Sir, your explanations are just what we, the layperson, are needing to understand your job. Please continue with the teachings. This is science and math that I do not understand. So thanks for the entertainment and for being a teacher. Also, language is clean and calm. Thank you.
After watching your videos for months now, I finally believe that I now possess the skills and knowledge to take on any tree felling job out there...with one finger. I'll just call you. Thanks again.
Thank you for helping viewers understand why you used the deeper notch. It moves the center of gravity forward (in your favor) when you try to pull it over. Let the haters hate, the ones who understand really appreciate what you did there. This is an AWESOME video, and it took a lot of time and extra work to make it. Much appreciated that you share the knowledge.
fine work! Anecdote: 40 years ago, my father-in-law was in charge. We had to cut a heavy back-leaner oak, near a fence. We hooked up a 3/4 ton F-250 with firewood on it as a puller, on the driveway. He always cut the same,1/4 face cut, back cut until it broke. He did that because that's what he was told to do 60 years ago...... Now that I relive the memories, I know what happened - he did just what you cited, too shallow on the face cut. And no cripple cut, he cut till it broke. So when it started going, there was a lot of backweight that was not over the face cut. It pulled the truck 20 feet down the driveway. And went 90 degrees from the face cut, the truck pull re-directed it somewhat.. And the fence lost some 'footage'. Luckily it was just a decorative fence, could be replaced easily. So hey YT, August knoweth of whateth he speaketh...... Thanks for the explanation and the 'details'!
"It's not rocket science. It's just somethin' that we do." As an electrical engineer I can say there's a heck of a lot of science baked into your trade augmented by many years of practical experience that extends beyond science and into an art.
Nicely done August! Do NOT defend yourself. You are the bonified expert. You owe us no apologies for doing things safely and the right way. Amazing videos! Thank you good sir!
I’ve been climbing since 2003. I’ve always said we use applied science but 99% of the time it’s subconscious or gut that gets it right. It will go wrong sometimes but that’s all part of gaining experience.
@@christopherderycke3603 You are right, but I like that August explains what he is doing and why. Then he backs it saying experience tells him it will work. Like when he was sighting up the hinge, or laying out protection for the footpath, chucking sawdust in the air to see the wind. The rest of us get to learn a lot watching him work.
Do I like it? Damned right I like it. It is great to see experts at work on difficult tasks, thinking, assessing, planning, drawing on a huge knowledge built up from experience. Men at work. Love it. Well done guys.
It was a beautiful and expert job as always. 😀👍💕 I understand the economics and timing of taking it down now rather than after a house is on the lot... but my heart hurts to see that beautiful and healthy (seems to be?) tree taken down. The price of progress and a new housing development. 🤔
No it wasn’t. They chose the unsafest way to cut down this tree. Too macho. They have a crane and bucket truck on site. The could have taken it down piece by piece but wanted a YT video. I do this for a living
I love the way he brushes off the RU-vid haters! We could all learn a lesson from August. Do your work safely the way you decide and don’t worry about what other people say or think!
Just been on a big poplar felling job with lots of back learners, undermine the centre of gravity definitely makes for a less stressful pull especially on dubious hingewood species. Brilliant explanation.
August, I don't see why you have haters. You and your crew know what you are doing. The only reason I can think of is jealousy, people just can't handle it. I think you do an excellent job and you have the equipment to do it.
As always, this 59 yr old guy should be out in his wood shop making my honey "do" stuff she wants, but i am spending my day kickin back with August, Great tree job Sir, Blessings to you and your Family.. Just Junebug and I livin life in Beaumont Cally
I used to pull over trees, then my 3/8" cable broke. Thankfully, nothing happened. Failure on my part to inspect my equipment. I no longer pull trees over. I use wedges and a 22 ton jack. You guys made it work. Good job. Stay safe.
That deep notch also provided 100% diameter width of hinge which also provides more control. Of course that all changes with decay. I have had to use the outer 6” of a tree for the hinge on a 40” stem. We adjusted the weight to compensate. Nicely done Buckin’ 😆😆😆 Be Well MB family happy Independence Day!❤️
it's nice to see somebody actually has a REAL powersaw......I'm 75, and know what big timber is, and it neat to see that big OL' saw.....oh, and for those of you who DON'T actually KNOW how this is supposed to be done, THAT'S HOW IT's DONE ! good job August.
The only complaint I will make is, early in the video you said "It's not science" ........It's a hell of a lot of science and physics. Very impressive,, Very impressive!
Yes sir!! You are worth your weight in gold.. I wish we had the equipment you have when i was coming up. Now the usual tree man ailments like tendonitis and back problems are my norm waking up. Also you are giving away knowledge to all those in the game. after i worked for a few great climbers i went on my own. So most of my knowledge was self taught. Most climbers will not train someone who may take their job. I started in 92/93 and i still learn from pros like your team.
Great video August. All the RU-vid videos I have ever seen always have dislikes, maybe 5% of the viewers don't know what that thumbs down means. I always learn something from your videos as do all the viewers, thank you.
Topsaw Who says you even know what the thumbs down means? Some use it to tell the algorithm not to recommend things. Some are just contrarian, some genuinely didn't like either the content or the editing style or the audio. Way too much is read into the "intent" by other viewers who'll never know why a choice was made. How far in the viewer hit the thumb is also noted, but it's not something you'll ever know or judge. Thumb up or thumb down is all "viewer interaction", it's essentially neutral.
the physics are apparent to anyone with an ounce of sense and it is really obvious that you know what you are doing. The back seat drivers should just shut up and let you get on with it. Excellent work, yet again August. Go for it. You rock.
Okay, you guys are great. Don't get caught up in negative comments. Your common sense and experience is is very helpful to us DIY folks. You save us so many fails. How did we exist without RU-vid? Stay safe and consider a rocket science degree...'cause you need one.
That opening scene... with that HUGE ASS chainsaw...and Mr. Hunicke cutting DEEP into that old tree while wearing a "I LOVE TREES" T-shirt made me smile.
Whoever says Dumb comments or what you do with your company has no idea about tree work you guys are on point I've been doing tree work for 18 years you guys are good excellent.
Great job glad to see someone else felling residential monsters. Most companies here won’t touch fell anything let alone a leaner so we get all the tight drops
Thanks for the explanation of deep notches. My boss has questioned my use of them for years and challenged me to show him documentation that it is an approved felling technique under certain circumstances. I will only use deep notches without a rope on trees that are large enough to still allow the insertion of a wedge behind the bar in the back cut. In addition to using a deep notch for large back leaning trees, as you did on the Oak, I use them on large trunks, without branches, that are neutrally balanced, as it would be difficult to get a rope up in them without climbing and I’m too old to exhaust myself beating on wedges.
We're here at a big Oak Tree, August will go ahead and describe what's going on, August: No, no..no And with that being said: We've got this big massive Oak Tree, it's super wide spread as you can see. Watched it maybe 15 times, cracked me up ! Happy 4th, thumbs up !!
Good call. You had a solid trunk, 50% notch is fine even on a heavy backlean. Every inch you move your hinge back you are moving weigh forward. Same as moving the fulcrum in a see-saw. Personally I prefer to have a few wedges handy and pop one or two in just in case a line slips to prevent a jolt backwards. With the bucket you could always take off some back weight if needed, but if its not necessary, its not necessary. Nice one. well planned and executed.
Hey August it’s Dakota. It was awesome to see you pull up next to us yesterday and really appreciate the shout out. The little maple we did out there was a baby compared to that monster!
Outstanding vid thanks. In no particular order, bright, clear, multi angle, funny as all get out, full of love, passion for physics, art, grace, adaptability & humanity in your team. I felt as proud of you all as if you were my kids when you banged out the wedge so clean. We all were brought along with it going to go big & go well. 😃👍
That happens to me and my boss all the time. They say they want to clean it themselves and still end up asking us to bring out the chipper and big dump truck because they don’t realize how much it actually is when it’s on the ground lol
Its america 5 guys from home depot parking lot with trailers would pick that up and sell the wood a firewood in a heartbeat. Once word get out free wood any tom dick and willy would be coming over. All that's left is sawdust, a stump and branches. Nothing a 40 yard dumpster cant handle
@@13eckerlosmuerte shit. Have you seen the prices for firewood lately lmao. I had to cut back a big pin oak to make room for some remodel coming up and noticed the neighbor had a big smoker on a trailer so went and knocked on his door. 10 minutes later there he was with his son and a wheel barrow lmao
I think you are the best I've seen. Just do it brother don't explain yourself to anyone. I've been around 50 + years. Trust me on this you are the best.....period!!
August, one of my coworkers ran heavy equipment all day and also had a tree service that he ran on weekends. Whenever we had down time on the job he would be looking at trees. He would size up the tree, the houses, the street, the utilities, possible drop areas etc, and then when I'd ask him he'd say "That's a two thousand dollar tree. That other one's more like three." Whenever friends ask me why their estimates for tree removals seem so expensive, I ask them how bad or good an experience they want to have. Love your channel and all the great footage and editing!
Gotta say, I love living in a municipality that tends to favor the life of the tree versus size of a home. I get it, the roots would have taken a beating with the building of the foundation, but still sucks to lose an oak of that size, health and weight bias away from the structure. Perfect flop regardless!
Love it August and crew! Thank you so much for taking the time to share. We all apply the shared knowledge from those who have walked the walk! Absolutely love it. Thank you👊😎
You are my spirit animal my dude. I would work for you for free. I love the constant inner struggle you have with using your Crane , it truly shows your old school still in a new world. Please keep making your videos they facking rock and you sir are a freaking artist and I have learned so much from you , you have probably saved like 5 houses from destruction, 15 lives and countless homes from losing power for days back here in Illinois. So on behalf of them ,the people of Galesburg Illinois ,we thank you for helping me not ruin their day 😂🤘🏼💪🏼
Please stop defending yourself for adopting the safest means possible of achieving your objective. Let the morons do their thing and let them them live with their mistakes. If you retire with no harmed or killed employees you win the right to sleep without nightmares. You can't demonstrate commonsense to morons who don't want to learn. The opinions of lesser humans (see what I did there?...) are immaterial.
To be honest I like it when professionals defend and explain their techniques, because when they do they're sharing knowledge or skill that separates pros and amateurs.
Just got around to watching this one..... with my 1 year old grandson. He was captivated for about 12 minutes and almost made it through the whole video stopping and starting. Really good one! Thanks for all the explanations and talking! Best regards to August and his team!
We do love your work guys! Don’t give the critics a second thought. You can read the comments if you want, but when you hear the “RU-vid know-it-all” voice, just let it be water off a ducks back. You can’t judge someone by what they say, only by what they do, so unless it’s in a video, just let it wash over you. Keep showing us your art and having fun. Thanks!
More like "we're doing it this way becuase we run a reputable buissness and don't want to leave anything to chance" The guys who bitch about it don't have the fancy equipment and they're just jealous.
Never came across a bear but found out real quick how well I could ascend up a tree without gear when a 10ft mama alligator came after me lmao. Those bitches are fast fast too lmao
You guys are pretty awesome! August is always spot on with how things are gonna go. He seems like he’s a good guy to work for. You can learn a lot from him!
Internet tree work trolls are just jealous of your expertise. They will never achieve your level of competency because they are incapable of critically analyzing their own.
Thanks for the coffee. The gun sights being off a few degrees is probably only noticed by experienced (perhaps I'm getting old) fallers. For guys starting out looking for increased accuracy, try inserting a framing square into the cut. It's good to be able to walk into the drop zone and check the lean of the tree with your aim. Most of the time the gun is within 3 degrees, but that means the saw could be pointing as much as 6 degrees off from flipping it over, and a large tree can offset the sights a few feet as well. It totally makes sense that the big saw was 10 feet off target. Excellent placement of the sidewalk protection, and great job overall.
If’n you was a real pro you would have pulled that over with an old hemp rope tied to the bumper of a F150 and had trained beavers che it off at the base.
Sitting in bed, in London, UK, I’m a complete amateur and know nothing about felling trees. The way I see it is this: you used the enormous weight of the tree and the fact that gravity would pull it directly in a downward direction. The tree would naturally slip down and forward because of the 45 degree cut you made. This, coupled to the cables exerting a pulling force and therefore turning the tree into a huge lever. Nicely done. Tragic to kill a magnificent tree which possibly pre-dated the rights and freedoms you hinted at.
An old guy I respect greatly said to me, “work hard when you have to and work smart when you can.” And, “Always use the right tool for the right job.” I think a little added insurance with minimal work is a great thing.
Well August i am well impressed by your videos and expertise. I live on a narrow boat in Kings Bromley Staffordshire England. This job of yours on the oak tree is close to home in that if you have ever heard of The Royal Oak it was about twenty miles from me at Boscobel in Staffs. Its where King Charles hid from the roundheads. Thats why so many pubs in England are called the Royal Oak. Cheers matey. Stay safe.
For these lads to take the time to show people there skills is amazing ..."WHY" would anyone not see the the good in that ...i personally love showing my little boy the trees falling he 4 and love it .. Fan from IRELAND
Experience and intelligence. What a combination! Used some of the same tricks on some ash trees yesterday, but was limited by my tow straps and hand powered ratchet winches. And trunks that a 18” bar went through. Never the less, same results. Thanks August and Crew- yer da best!
Thanks for describing the why as well as the how! I am an amateur firewood cutter(+/- 10 cords a year), love the felling aspect, the challenge of reading the tree and laying it down safely where I want it to go. Next time I'm in the woods, I'll be looking for an opportunities to pull leaners (where I can do so safely)! Perhaps someday that will be a good skill to have! You and your team make it look easy (as pros often do)! Thanks for posting.
The best part of course is the experience you and your crew show when taking this tree out and seeing the tree hit the mark without damage to the sidewalk. It was very professional but, the part that always makes me smile is the little guy at the end telling the audience Monkey Beaver dot dom. Gotta love that little guy!
A sign of a true professional no drama, even if you could edit it out. Thanks for the demonstration of skill and patience. It's like science, physics and philosophy all wrapped in one secession. Love the BUFF also.
Wise choices, safe outcomes, good job. Nice having the crew that completely understand all the moves and reasons to get the job done. Hats off to all of those involved. Love the video.
Thanks for the video. What impressed me the most August is your not arrogant, and your down to earth. The same for your crew. I could go on but I think you know what I mean.
That was quite impressive. You and your team demonstrate experience, sound judgement, and very effective communication. The latter of those cost an old friend of mine his life when one of his ground guys had a misstep and things went very bad. Awesome video production as well.
Excellent job,,although we had no such large trees. But as a BOY SCOUT @A boarding school in JAMAICA BWI as it was then , we learned to size up the tree, decided , where YOU expected it to go then did it. with AXES , there were no such things as chain saws, so we had an area of 30 trees to fell, it was amazing just how bad some went , no ropes , geometry & mechanics as math , Cheers 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
G’day August, I’ve been watching your videos in Australia for a while now and want to say thanks for the awesome tips and the fun you guys have out on the job. When I work around at my mates farm, I’ve been able to take some of the things you’ve taught me to work safer and more efficiently. Love watching you guys on the crane, Damien has some epic picks up in those tops. All the best guys, Cheers!
Love watching you guys work. There are plenty of cowboys with chainsaws but it takes real skill and experience to drop with precision. Worth every penny.
This video is just perfect, the content, the editing, the info, the charisma of you guys. It's pure cinema, well probably only for the ones who like to watch trees go down 😅
Nice job, no clean up just gives you more time to spend on being precise. I like the way you explained everything as you went, and even after your job was done👍🏻👍🏻
I can't believe my first comment to you August is... Beards looking strong! Was a chef for 30 years. Just getting into this. Started climbing at 45. But you know what? I was made for this. Great poetry by the way
