I'm that guy Billy Ray. At 51 yo on Dec. 23rd, 2014 I had a horse come down on my shoulder and crush my lower back. During all the MRI's and x-rays they discovered that my spinal canal was all most closed off. A simple surgery left me paralyzed and in a wheelchair. About to reach the 8th year anniversary and they still haven't done anything for my lower back. But back in early 2015 when I couldn't get out of bed I discovered this thing called You Tube. Buckin' Billy Ray Smith was one of the first channels I subscribed to. Your attitude is infectious and for that alone is why I watch. All the saw, drums, ax hanging and tree cutting is like sprinkles on top. I always feel a little better after watching your video. Keep it up my friend and thank you for the inspiration.
I’m a 74 year old widow living in AZ. I’ve never used a chain saw but I love watching your videos. Your enthusiasm is infectious. Thank you for sharing the message of love and kindness.
Billy, I have always been the type of man that never hires a professional to do anything I can figure out on my own. Reality makes me aware of the dangers of tree felling so when I had the opportunity to drop 45 cypress I went back and watched a few more of your videos and decided to go for it. I dropped all and with wedges I was able to drop most exactly where I intended. Your videos and morality are a gem and much appreciated. Thank you for your time 🙏
Similar boat here, though definitely dropped far less than 45. Have yet to have one veer off where I don't want though, so that's the exciting point. It will happen eventually I am sure.
See that's the difference right there I work for a tree service I would have put a rope in that tree and pulled it over I'm just not experienced enough pounding wedges with a tree leaning like that now I do drop trees all the time with just wedges but a tree like that where they want it in a certain spot and it has a nice Lean to it and it's big I would have put a rope that's the difference bucking is a faller he's been doing them situations his whole entire life I would love to work besides somebody with his experience for a month or two just to learn a little bit more it would be amazing God bless
First time commenting on your video. I'm not a logger or big time woodsman or anything like that. I've always enjoyed working with saws. But, I'm into vintage saws myself. But, you have taught me a lot about sharpening your saws. I have two saws one is a Lombard Comango and the other is a Sachs Dolmar 110. After watching your videos I have done a lot of tweaking on my saws and it has improved them both tremendously. Thank you and keep sending out videos.
Hello Buckin! You're an inspiration to me. I now (at 15 almost 16) own 2 Jonsered 2071's (well one's a 2065 with a big bore) and you are one of my greatest inspirations in this journey. It's an addiction isn't it? Thanks Buckin, have a great day
Good morning Buckin'! Good morning from the east coast Welcome, NC. Yes, the name of our small town is "Welcome!" Anyway, new subscriber, love your channel. I am NOT a FELLER! (Hope that's how you word that) I've probably cut down a total of 10 or less trees in my life and I'm 48 years of age. However, I am a wood lover! I am a wood worker / wood artist. I design and hand make "live edge" tables and wooden wall art! I'm commenting because I am a man who likes to give credit where and when it's due. You're a good and decent man Buckin', doing what ya know and DAMN GOOD at it I have to say! But it's not just the fact that you're good at your profession, it's another factor. You're being a great role model and inspiration for a lot of people. You preach messages of kindness, professionalism, honesty and simply being a man. So, I praise you for that. The world needs more men like you. Love your part of the country, seen a lot of it when I was stationed in Bremerton, Washington while in the U.S. Navy. Good day to ya Brother!
I cut firewood for years but I haven't run a power saw in years. You looking me eye to eye on your camera and telling me I love you brother and I care about you and that love and kindness is a great option....you were just speaking to me weren't you Buckin? That is how it felt. It was personal and it hit me in the heart. Then you told me your life story and how you fought your way back and it hit me in the heart. Over and over again you have lifted my spirit.....especially on those days when I was racked with pain. You have been a force in my life that is hard to truly explain. It has been quite some time since I came across Buckin Billy Ray but I count you as a friend and I love you brother. You indeed are a woodman but I think you have just scratched the surface when you call Buckin a woodman. There is much more to this man and I DON'T BELIEVE FOR A MOMENT THAT 424,000 people are firing up their power saws every day and going for it. Folks are looking for something more.....it is a message of hope and it is one that you can share with others. That is my story and I am sticking to it. Love you my friend!
In my younger days, I travelled Northern Wisconsin and the UP of Michigan insuring the forest products industry. I’ve met many great stump jumpers in the early-mid 80’s. Just the smell of sawmills and logging camps is etched into my mind. But I must admit, the trees you have in the west are much larger. I’ve never seen western cedars until your videos. I subscribed just for the love of the industry. Now I’m 68 and had two pretty big (to me) trees fall in subsequent thunderstorms. They missed my tiny house by inches! God saved my house, my dog and me. Now I’m doing cleanup of the mess with a borrowed Stihl chainsaw from my pastor. It’s a bit tricky for me and I’m being as careful as I can. Your tips are very helpful. One of the trees that fell split and both halves are still attached. One side is hung in an oak while the other is lying next to my house. What scares me is the twisted half still attached and loaded, plus the half stuck in the oak.
Hi Buckin’ Billy Ray! I’ve been watching your videos quite a bit recently and enjoy them. Watching today’s tree felling was very interesting and informative. I have some tricky trees on my property and your videos help give me confidence to practice more and do it! I’m 64 and have taken a fair number of trees down over the years but you are the Jedi Master when it comes to tree felling! Thanks for the kind messages also and keep up the good work!
Buckin! The pleasure is all ours! It’s a lot easier to watch a video than to make one and do all that cutting and prep work! You are a national treasure!
Never used a saw that big. That Husky and the similar sized Stihl sure have enough power to spare. Almost forgot, one of the best "how to's" on a leaning tree I've seen. Not just how to do it but the explanation as to why your doing it. Great stuff, Buckin'
Buckin my dad was a faller back in the 30-40is with crosscut saws I don't fall or nothing I'm retired now and I do love watching you the art of falling is being lost except for men like you and to everyone it is and art that's Bueatiful thanks Buckin
Last Week a Friend gave me a 372xpg non Xtorq as Present from 2001 with blown Cylinder. Now i do a complete Rebuild inspired of your Work with these Saws! i´m Searching for a Fullwrap but you could not get them here in Germany. Now i cant wait to get her back in business! Nice Cedar you put down!Good Job
Hej there Billy I,am an Swedish Instructor on forestry machines from sweden, and your technique about how to read trees, is the same with harvesters , it,s all about "make" it simple and work with mother nature.👍
I love you tooooo. Ever since I lost my right eye I have given up on tree work because of depth perception, your videos give me hope as a breath of fresh air. I will never climb again so now I have to rely on ground work when falling these big fires in Northern Humboldt County California. God bless you Brother.
Brother Buckin, thank you! The wedges in the crease makes perfect sense, the grain is denser there! Our shagbark cedars are very similar in that they break like glass, but if the stump is four feet it's only that big for five feet or so lol. Thanks Billy Ray, every episode is appreciated by me and my family!
Growing up most folks around here used a traditional wedge. My pa would do an "upside down" wedge (humbolt) and he always said that if you wanted to keep a tree from getting hung up you better make it run off the stump. Big angles, and he would use a gap face cut on one like that to get it to pick up speed to drive through the other trees. Back then we didn't know the real names of cuts or really how to do a lot of stuff but we got things done. After I grew up I learned a lot more, and honestly I have learned a lot more stuff here on the internet, mostly how well I was taught and why a lot of it works the way it does.
I come here to gain knowledge. Watching you helps me in the wildland fire arena. Not everything directly applies, but the princples of working on and around trees are very useful when i need to push my skill level.
I’ve had hemlocks tops break off and the top remained in the limbs of the neighbouring trees , 6” stem . Always look up , stay safe Billy . Another interesting video , THANKS ! 👍🇨🇦
I have dropped some fir that with the help of your videos I would have never tried. Great info I never worked in the woods when I was young. Would have loved to but never had the chance. Worked in a mill for 11 years. The wedge thing is like a super power. Thank you so much love the videos and the explanations on what is happening, from Castle Rock Wa.
Around 96,I did tree service in NJ,I love the memories,I'm willing to do it again, the biggest was oak, using a crain,,one of my coworkers almost lost a leg,
Billy i am not a logger i only have a Husqvarna 120 with a 14in bar and just cut small trees on my property. But i have learned alot from your videos. And just love watching you cut trees. Seeing that chip fly on the big cuts you do and the big trees fall so perfect is awesome and enjoyable to watch.
Great job, good explanation, beautiful cedar. You are a wedgeman of the finest caliper. Love when it gets cold outside, mosquitoes and ticks go dormant. 👍
Thanks to your videos I was comfortable falling a neighbors tree right next to the house which had a nice back lean and used wedges and it landed exactly where i asked it to, so much gratitude for what you share as I only bought my first 3 saws this year and the amount of knowledge ive gained from your channel is incredible!
I’m nearly 53, and yes I’m not a faller, I’m a west coast boy originally from murrayville/Langley though so I really appreciate seeing this….pretty cool….and I picked up a Mac 1-51 without a carb as it turns out but what I really love is the positivity..breath of fresh air it is!! God bless! I picked up
I love your channel, I love soaking up the knowledge of your experience, and I love the sound of your saws, it's therapy for me when I'm all stressed out 😊
hi Buckin I am a 67-year-old first-time chainsaw owner i bought it to do some work at my golf club, a few trees needed trimming and a few that were brought down by bad weather needed cutting and removed, so I needed to understand how to cut that's where you come in found you on youtube, man some of the felling I saw you do unbelievable you are a joy to watch,the lean on some of the trees you cut blow my mind, trees overhanging holmes boy how you can take that cut awesome, respect and good wishes from here in Scotland look forward to your video's stay sharp Buckin
Hey Buckin, I watched the one about squirting gas into the carb. I tried that trick and thought it didn't work, it would run and die. After a few days of this, I pulled the gas line and out came gas. I gave it a couple pulls without squirting gas and the saw started on one pull. This saw sat on the shelf for a good 20 years. Thank you for the teachings and this was my second time watching this one.
Thank you so much. I have saved alot of energy throughout the day not to mention and my back just by watching how you maneuver and use things around you when handling the saws. For example. At the first cut you left the tip in and walked the saw around instead of pulling the saw out and packing it around with you.
I had to cut down a number of trees that were dying around my property. Buckin has been my go to for all the things I needed to know but didn't now I needed to know them. As I fell out of a tree trying to climb up and top one, my wife asked what I was doing and I said......Buckin showed me this one....he didn't and she didn't know what I was talking about...but I was laughing until she go the ladder and I could climb down. Keep them coming Buckin. Keep em coming.
Ur Awesome, Amazingly Skilled, An U Read Trees Like I've Never Seen An Truly Amazed An Impressed By. Keep Making Videos Please Keep Sharing Ur Amazing Gift. Stay Safe And Thank U So Very Much.
Man would i love to spend an afternoon with this man and just soak up any and all knowledge and wisdom possible. I love the passion and the willingness to share this with us.🙏
A famous song writer and singer once stated that "Love is all we need". He didn't care about drama and his life reflected his love of life. Keep the faith and chill with the drama!
I cut a dead ash recently where the undercut closed up, and the tree got caught in the canopy of other trees and stayed stuck on the stump. That was a hassle! Opening up the undercut wider like you taught would have prevented my problem. Great stuff. thanks JP
Another lesson from the master. Awesome job again. No better way to enjoy my tea after work watching Billy at work. Fantastic job my friend. I hope the buckin army 🪖 is well. A Hugh welcome to the new folks joining a army of love, we're happy you pressed the subscribe button 🔘. love and best regards from across the pond
@@MATT.MAN-PEACE-LOVE lol neither did I until I was having lunch on one of the farm tractors while having lunch. Boy I'm sad lol. Well I'll look forward to seeing you use it lol. Tally ho over and out friend 🪖
@@BuckinBillyRaySmith Good morning Billy. As ever great hearing from you. Strange that Mrs B calls me general!!!! Yes general,,,, general nuisance lol. We All on the farm send our love, best wishes, and respect. Love to all
I know its an old video and there might be no activity here BUT I can see youre being very conscious of your work. You dont do unnecessary lifting or heavy swinging, keep the saw running and inside the tree so you dont have to lift it out every time, move fluidly everywhere and hit the wedges with a relaxed rhythm and not a 2handed fast bang. Gotta love it :) Minor details keep the body in good shape to work another day!
That's so funny bucking when you made your first cut I thought he has to open that up and I learned that from your channel you shut yourself off and you said yep I'm going to open it up so it has time to travel I've been cutting for 20 years I'm 39 now I started when I was 18 I'm a tree climber and I learned a lot from your channel falling trees definitely I wish I could work by you for a month or two man it would be a dream come true
I'm one of those that doesn't run a power saw or have anything to do with logging. I DO come here for your message and every time I watch your videos, I'm uplifted! Thanks for all of the hard work you put into filming and editing just to share your adventures with us. You do make a difference and Blessings to you and your family!!
I seen Bjarne Butler was running a 592 from walkers. Do you cross paths with Bjarne. What a great attitude from a guy that looks like he is having a blast in the Bush
Bjarne would like to do a vid with bucking well atleast I heard him talk about in one of his vids. Tbh tho I wonder if Logan would run into him since he goin out to camps nowadays .
You are a blessing to this 59 year old medical office manager who likes to play around with my MS 251 on the weekend, pretending I’m you, lol!!! I love watching your videos my brother!!! Thank you & keep up the great job(s)!!!
B . . . You're a brother in the greatest way. What you do is just amazing... I can't enjoy or learn cuz I'm so not into working/falling trees... But that you are is the greatest!!!
45 seconds in and all I can think is I wanna see a video about that truck....so nice. Also, thank you for saying to stick around and watch it through and not skip around. This was a great video!
Buckin, i been watching your videos the last few weeks now. I really touch base with how you started your cutting and firewood path. I myself was down a bad path woth drinking ect. I got introduced into falling a little over 2 years ago and it helped change my life around. Im from the StockBridge-Munsee Band of the Mohican Tribe in Wisconsin. I been sober and love going to work everyday. Ive been cutting with my 592 for the last year and i love it. I had a few minor issues like intake boot, coil, but other than that i love the saw. I cut differently than you but your videos are very helpful and help me out quite often.Thanks for your up beat spirit!
Big ole red cedar, just waiting for you to bring it down the right way. Friends use your wedges and watch what happens. It'll go just where it needs to go. That is one big cedar. Yeah, Buckin, the science of felling a leaner. Nice job.
Enjoy your videos! I’m 77 and my brother in law has me drop his dead trees on his property. Hayden Idaho. I’m in Sagle not far from the Canada border. You’ve been a great help in my tree cutting.
Thanks for being you. I have followed you for many years now on and of. Now a days more again sins i hade a accident and it good too see and hear you. I got threw up when the belt chipper fall off the trailer. I smashed my head in the trailer and got a brain bleed and a neck injury. 3 months ago now and i work maby 15 hours a week now. The physical therapists said that i will be back but it will take longer time. Thanks again for making so many wonderful videos
Buckin. Thanks for all you have shown us in the videos. I am in the middle of clearing out almost an acre of woods. Clearing out the down and leaning trees. And thinning out some of the trees. I have used several things you have shown. I am currently using a small Stihl power saw. But will be getting a Husqvarna with at least a 24 inch bar soon. I enjoy all the videos. Thank you for everything.
I have no clue about what you do. My kids and I just love to see how your skill is worked. We must say you make it look easy. and we know its from years of experience. we thank you for all you do showing us the adventures.
That axe around the 5 to 6 min mark looks kinda like a Omish handle or a really old school job to myself. Really enjoy these videos. Thanks again and keep it up
Good cut Buckin!!! I see your finally using the 592xp which I think is the best 90cc saw on the market its a beast of a saw for sure and hopefully you add one to your arsenal
Buckin iv been watching your vids for years now iv learned so much watching you I was a joiner 4 years ago I changed my hole lifestyle job and started my own company doing tree work in the wild hills of north wales 🏴 so I thank you and love ya buddy..LOVE WINS…
First shot cutting out that notch with the tip dove in the tree somewhere. Good show. I'd have been goofing around with that for 10 minutes. I don't care what everyone says about you, Bucky - I think you're pretty OK. 😃
Hey Buckin'! Its a bit off topic, but it seems to me that you have lost quite a noticable bit of weight in a few months. I hope you just went on a cleaner diet, and nothing is wrong with your health. Keep up the good work, greetings from Hungary!
If I was on an island stuck with a saw. My old 044 Stihl. Just put on tons of new parts. 28 ok inch bar. 1 happy wood getter now . Love your show. From Malakwa BC .
Another great and inspiring video Buckin and you're right they don't make things to last anymore. I really appreciate your upbeat attitude and honesty. Stay safe and God bless you and your family
Love your videos and your positive vibe. I am a retired wildland firefighter who ran a saw on a Hotshot crew for many years. We were called Sawyers. We weren't fallers but we we were well trained by the US Forest Service to be high performance teams that cut whatever was in from of us. Your videos tickles some fond memories that only comes from experience. I wish I had videos like yours in the 80's, I would have been better for it. All we had then was Doug Dent, who was a skilled faller and instructor, but his videos were very dry. (Think 16mm film and a projector) I wrote all this to say there are Fallers, Tree Service and Sawyers, all of which gain from your videos. Take care a keep your head up.
Thanks man, for sharing all your hard won wisdom. Throughout. Being smart, heads up education in more than just the forest. And having fun to boot. I can almost smell the cedar from my family's farm in Oregon. Cheers.
I agree on loving the 5 series as I have them all including the 572XP you are missing which is great. I also have a 395XP as well and don’t understand why people love the 3 series especially the 372XP as all the screws rattle out of my 395XP and the 372XP looks like a dog when stock.
Like you said at the start, I don't do anything related to trees. I just come by to watch you do your job, and to listen to all the stories and advice you give. I don't understand much of the tree related advice, but I listen anyways, because it's fun to watch and learn! Happy holidays from Mississippi, Buckin!
That was the best lesson you could have taught me, although I have been running chainsaws for 42 years, I am very new to falling. A friend of mine was killed by a falling branch, "look up and let the crown settle".
