The Biggest Tree I've Ever Felled 

I don't know what's better - watching you take the tree down or the useful little tidbits you drop along the way.

You are like a internet dad that teaches real good stuff. Love it!

Not bored! I don't watch TV; I watch YT in the evening! I have been using the bowline, clove hitch, half-hitch and square knot since I was kid almost seventy years ago! My Dad was Chief Botswain's Mate in the Navy. He taught me the standard bowline and had many more knots that he used. I'll be using that bowling on a bite 23:26 tomorrow, cutting about 20 hemlocks. Excellent video production and content. Thanks!

I was watching you coil the rope or maybe a drop cord, I'm 70 and nothing boring about watching that. I still enjoy learning. Thank you!

I know I will never need the information from this video, however, I sat fascinated by your narrative and how you so skillfully cut down that monster tree. And, to boot, you even made use of the wood.! I am also very impressed with your teaching skills. Thank you for taking the time to make these videos and sharing your expertise. Much admiration from a NYC apartment dweller.

After watching you with your boom lift, I rented one to clean up my property. That was SO much easier than climbing or using a ladder, and a lot safer. Thanks for all the life pro tips!

Everything you produce is just top notch! It's educational, entertaining, and just really high quality. The camera work and editing is wonderful and it's crazy to think you're doing all of this yourself. You're highly appreciated!

You truly can fix anything. Just found your channel and am binge watching all your videos. You have a very diversified skill set that I’m sure you learnt over many years. I’ve yet to watch a video I haven’t enjoyed! On a side note your filming style is out of this world, multiple angles and replays are wicked! Keep it up from Canada!

I’m amazed at how knowledgeable you are on so many different jobs.

I'm a certified arborist, and id say anywhere between 3 to 5k is fair game for this removal. Especially if the tree is being hauled away that really factors into the price.

Love the rope tutorial at the end. Don’t second guess your viewers interest- if we can watch you cut down a tree for an hour we would love to watch knots for hours as well! Keep it up!!

Anything you turn into a video I’m watching. HVAC is always educational. I look forward to it. Thanks for your hard work.

Aside from the tree, your editing skills are superior and are the main reason for keeping eyes on the video. Any RU-vid channel (baking cakes to motorcycle stunting), would learn a lot from this production.

If I could give you a couple of tips in case you are ever going to fell another tree that is bigger than the length of your bar they would be 1 use a thin straight edge to check your scarf/hinge is straight. It was slightly convex and gave the hinge extra geometry to fight you. 2 before you start your back cut plunge the center of the hinge removing the middle of the tree so you don't have to notch the back when the back cut is already made. Also less important is that a 28in full house chain is a big step up from a 20in bar with skip tooth chain. You're obviously a lateral thinker and hard worker I hope these couple of points can help save you time and effort in future endeavors.

Great entertaining video, from start to finish. No way I would be up in a JLG at 60'. My most was at 40' fabricating metal buildings ! LOL ! Many years ago. Thoughtful, safe and slow. No hospital visits. You did good. And that remaining Beech truly is a jewel ! The knot class was appreciated ! Thank you !

I would very much like to see the geothermal/HVAC setup you put together with your brother-in-law! I have enjoyed and learned so much from your videos I’ve seen so far. I’m sure I’ll learn more. Can’t wait to see them all.

Teaching us how to properly keep rope and the 2nd way to finish it was really neat and helpful. I've never seen that done and I'll now be using that a lot more often.

I wish I were your neighbor. I’d be over at your house every day volunteering and soaking up your knowledge. Your videos are the next best thing. Thank you for sharing your vast experience!

Truly appreciate the time and effort you put into explaining how you coil your rope/extension cords. Very enlightening information!!

That's a called a mountaineers coil. You can do it with the rope doubled in exactly the same way you did. Then when you're done you can take the two ends and make the whole bundle into a "backpack" that you can easily carry. Great when you're hiking in to go climbing. Enjoyed your video!

All I can say is bravo, you did a very good job in cutting and let the viewers learn a lot about cautions. Wishing you stay well and safe.

This channel is one of the greatest on RU-vid. The moment the algorithm pushes it, it'll be one of the biggest. Great work as usual, John. Given your skills, I believe a good series in addition to the black smithing press would be a wood splitter.

Nothing like watching Farmcraft and eating pizza! I'd definitely want to see the video on the HVAC systems!

I really like all your videos because you explain everything you are doing and why you do things the way you do, sure would be nice to have a boom lift like that, made that job easer and safer. Keep the video coming.

This was such a great video! To see you safely take down this tree all by yourself was really informative and inspirational. Thank you.

You collapsing when it finally fell was well deserved! She fought all the way what a great ole 200 plus tree !

I'm retired and not long for this..... I watch RU-vid videos on hundreds of subjects. This is one of the greatest videos I have seen. Explains EVERYTHING, all about the process and never about himself. My new hero. What a shame that beech could not be utilized in anything other than firewood. Think of the amount of great mulch you could make out of that last healthy beech.

Never bored watching your stories. Good job and done safely! Thanks for teaching me.

Always cool to go back and watch an older video of yours. Always something to learn everyday. 😢 great job.

I'm not an expert. I really appreciate all that you do. One comment worth making is that I believe some people look at putting a line on the tree pulling it in one direction. My opinion is that unless you have a constant INCREASED and rapid tension on the line, the tree initially will start to move in the direction of the line, but after moving 6" and taking the tension out of the line, it is going to move in whatever direction it wants.

Rapidly becoming my favorite channel, I learn all sorts of stuff from you that unfortunately I will probably never need

There you go again reinforcing what you've taught us. That's the mark of an excellent teacher! I saw Fireball Tools video about the files. I love stuff like that. And of course I would love to watch any video that you want to make. So that's one vote for me. ☺️

Great video! You’re about right on the price to clean up the tree. I worked for a tree service for 2 years and we would charge roughly $3,000-$3,500 if there wasn’t obstacles to remove trees that size. Slightly cheaper if are dump spot was close.

Lovin' your videos! Thank you for sharing your expertise and taking the time to set up, film, and edit multiple-camera angle footage--such a major undertaking besides the actual tree-felling. A class act! I once spent a weekend taking down 23 trees at my girlfriend's property, but while pretty tall, they were skinny rails (1-2 feet in diameter) compared to the behemoths you took down, and that work I did was nothing to what you're able to accomplish. Major Kudos!

nice and concise my friend.been 45 years working saws now.I do take an extra bit off my rakers myself(running on my husky395xp,as she's got the brute force to keep cutting.very jealous of all your machinery.cherry pickers are a great extra level of security working rotten trees,as sometimes it's near on impossible to get any good trustworthy anchor points for ropes and straps.I am blessed to be doing work that I enjoy immensely,and can see you're enthusiasm in your mannersisms.so thanks again.stay safe and lucky, and blessings be upon you and yours.with respect.maddog.off grid in West cork,eire

The more content you put out, the more I learn. It would be great to see the work you and your brother-in-law did with the HVAC system. Thanks for sharing your skills. God bless you and yours.

I have been at sea nearly all my life and know knots but your flaking that rope was awesome. Thank you for teaching us that. Well done with tree too.

I loved it when you explained a bowline knot. Right before you did, I thought. "I hope you say the bunny out of the hole and around the tree. That is how I learned it when I was 9 years old learning how to sail. Love all your content :) :) :)

I want to thank you for sharing what you know. I grew up in the country, learning about hard work, and I hated it when I was a kid. I live in a city now, and I miss being able to enjoy good hard work. As I watched your video, I found myself wanting to help out, and to learn what you know. Thanks again, from this old fart.

At one time in your video as you battled that big trunk, I couldn't help but catch myself singing the oldie, "I fought the log and the log won...." But like the Phoenix you rose to meet the challenge and you laid the old man down. Enjoyed it!

Never bored here and always enjoy the great camera and editing skills. Oh, would love to see a video on that HVAC system. You do an excellent job teaching and explaining what you are doing 👍👍👍👍

I'd love to see a video on your HVAC as well as one on climbing tips and procedure.

I worked for a arborist in Texas. Your looking at 4600 to cut it down and haul it off. If you want to keep the wood for fire wood, take off 250. The liability alone is worth having someone do it. Now remember if there is a out building near add 200, and if there is a house within 100 feet, add another $1000. Texas has a lot of pecan trees that can be 80 inches around and 120 feet tall. Great video!

My first time here and love watching you cutting the tree down. It’s an amazing video and learning experience..!

I always stay to the end and never mind learning things from you. You're a great teacher!

Farmcraft 101, the go to channel when you want good hard working entertainment. Man, is there anything you can't do? Love your channel and how you explain everything.

Here in New Zealand, our very benevolent climate creates phenomenal growing conditions, especially for exotic (introduced) species of trees such as Monterey Pine and Monterey Cypress. They can easily grow to 30 or 40 tonnes in only 50 or 60 years. I have processed single Monterey Pines (Pinus Radiata) that were over a complete logging truck and trailer load in one tree!

I'm surprised I remember how to cut down a large tree- haven't had to do it or even help out since around 1991. But watching your process and thinking, I was anticipating and matching your decisions, so I'm fairly confident I can still do it if I need to. Also, I do like how you showed the rope knots and "coils"- my father showed me when I was a kid, but he wasn't near as good as explaining, or maybe I was just not paying enough attention at the time to remember after several years, until I needed to know and realized I had no clue. I've gone at least 35 years causing myself a lot of aggravation, so at least I can go the rest of my years- hopefully another 30 at least- doing it a much easier way. Thanks!

I just found your videos and have watch only 2 so far but WILL watch more. Your way of teaching is very easy to understand and follow. You remind me of one of my brothers. :)

Excellent and educational as always. Never bored. One of the best “how to” channels on RU-vid.

The last 6 minutes was an education👨‍🎓👨‍🎓👨‍🎓. Thank you Professor

That was fun, thanks for sharing! One thing that I have done differently, is to cut a void out to insert a hydraulic jack on the back side. When done carefully with flat surfaces, it saves quite a lot of wedge and hammer work...I'm an old guy and that matters lol!

I've been cutting trees since before my teens and I learned a thing or two about cutting watching this video. I'm 78 years old. The best done video I've ever seen. Like the chain saw tips too. I sharpen with a multi tool now , though. If you have more videos, I'll be looking for them. One thing everyone needs to learn about is the danger of a storm downed tree that has a root ball. Don't get behind it while cutting or after cutting the tree into at the stump end. That stump will sit up in a flash and anyone back there is buried under tons of tree and earth . It also can happen a month or more after cutting. So, don't play around where the roots were blown over and pulled out of the ground

Love to see Geothermal / HVAC install, when you get to its presentation. Thanks for all the content to date!

Being taught something new is never boring 👍

I enjoyed watching you fell the huge tree and all that followed. Great to see how to "coil" a rope or extension cord. I always had trouble with extension cords coming loose. You explain everything well. Thanks!!

I have absolutely enjoyed watching this video. It reminded me so much of our life living in the country years ago. What a great life!!!

Just found your channel a month ago. Absolutely love it!! Binging all your videos & can't get enough of them. So interesting! Wish I had a fraction of your talent 😪 Thanks for amazing videos...

definitely want to see the hvac system!! thx for the tree cutting info and skills!

Absolutely would love a video on the geothermal! Your videos are always so helpful!

The way you wrapped your rope the first time reminded me of the way I used to wrap halyards and sheets on my dad's 40-foot sailing boat. The second way you showed to tie off the wrap reminded me of how to whip a rope end, and/or make a tassel! You'd make a great deck hand! Thanks for a fascinating video! ❤️

Awesome… rope work at the end was awesome. I love that sort of practical knowledge.😊

Very nice job on quite a massive tree. You did an excellent job and were safety conscious removing the upper limbs and sections with the lift. The tie off to the sycamore tree was excellent. It was surprising to see how hard it was to drop the trunk despite all the visible rot. But with a tree showing signs of rot you can never be too conservative!

Great video! The knot tying and rope coiling were my favorite bits.

Excellent! Good example to make the case that farmers were the world's first engineers going back thousands of years and yet today, still requires a lot of engineering/know how to get things done.

Did not realise how hard beach wood actually is opened my eyes.. great video production 👍🏻

As a retired land clearing guy, you nailed the price that I'd quote you for that job, without removing the debris from the property or stump removal.

Everything about this video is fantastic. So full of good, useful information. Thanks for creating it.

Your property is so beautiful! Enjoy watching!

Great video! I have two huge ash-trees on my property way too close to an old house. I’ve been wondering if I could take em down myself, and how I should go about it. You really inspire me. Thanks a lot. Keep ‘em coming. ❤ from Norway.

The tree removal would of cost you $3000.00 at the minimum. Great job on the video. I am interested in watching the HVAC video as well. Whatever you film ends up great. I accidentally found a gun video you did several years ago. I hope you start posting them again. Thank you again for all your teachings!!!

When i did my City & Guilds Amenity Horticulture in 1982, it included a chainsaw course. You had to tie yourself off at least 10 feet above the ladder and safely using rope, take three branches down. A lift like that would have made life very easy. Three people had an immediate fail because they wouldn't leave the ladder. The whole point was to show us to learn the safe way to do it. ( 🇬🇧 ). My file had a guide plate on it so it was impossible to grind at wrong angle. If you chalk your file it doesn't clog up or ruin the file.

Everything looks so good around the place.out west here we are having a drought situation.It’s very bad in places farmers and ranchers have no grass for grazing or hay.The granddaughters are growing fast.What a wonderful place for the young folks.I remember my formative years on the farm.the best years of my life.Your grand daughters will grow strong and healthy and knowledgeable for their time with you.

Thanks for the tips on securing the ropes for storage. As a weekend sailor I already use the Bowline knot for securing the Jib Sheet to the Clew of the Jib, this attachment gets put under a lot of tension particularly in high wind situations. Also your method of coiling the rope/line for storage,, I've just learned another way, great for those long lines such as the Main Halyard. I always pick up something new from your video's so please keep on keeping on, really enjoy you're channel. Don

Great video! I have a brother-in-law that was in the wood cutting business...He had a wood processor for years and did many mountains of wood.

Watched all the way to the end. Not bored. Just entertained. Amazing channel amazing creator.

Loved the rope lesson. I’ve learned about a lot of knots over my years and the bowline I being one of my favorite. Have you heard of the turkey knot? Used a lot to tie hay loads and even lumber. Learned something new from this video and that’s the way you store rope. So easy and I will use that method from here on. Thanks!

Awesome work, amazing skills. Very educational, good teacher.

Fantastic video! Enjoyed every second of it, and appreciate the lesson at the end. Now I know how I'm gonna handle long extension cords from this day onwards. No more tangled mess from circular looping! 🙌 After all the work (and awesome videos) that you've put into repairing the lift and excavator, it's great to see them team up together on this project. 😎👍

Every video from you have so many little things for me to learn 🙂 My whole live I was thinking about a better way to wrap up a rope and you show it to me so easy. Please go on with this little tips and tricks beside the main topic!

I'm so jealous of your land, tools and home. Good on ya mate!! I look forward to the day I have my homestead.

I have often said when you are up in a latter and you cut a branch when it hits the ground man that's bigger than I thought. The branches from the drone footage looks super cool the way there layout down on the ground great tip on the rope i love different ways to wrap up ropes thanks GODSPEED

TThanks for the rope instruction, no more screwed up extention cords!!

Thank YOU... You are BLESSED with an absolutely beautiful historic home and fantastic farm property...!!

John I’ve watched every video and absolutely love and ‘get’ your sense of humor. You’re a truly amazing man I learn something every time. Look forward to your videos like a kid on Christmas morning! Thanks keep it up bro!!

I love the bowline! It was one of the first things my Grandad taught me. He said I had be able to tie it blindfolded, upside-down, and underwater! Ha And I'd also like to see the geothermal video!

Never worry about booring us! You do you and we will watch along! For me at least, your videos confirm that i would have loved to live the more rural kind of life! At least at this point of life I get to experience it a little! Thank you!

Wow you did an excellent job and played it very safe Good for you.

Skills and care get a job done safely - well done. I've been a fan of the bowline since I was 12 in the Scouts. An excellent knot.

Amazing work, great cuts and explanations!

Just found your channel with this vid and you're bloody brilliant. Love the way you explain things. Stuck around for the rope "coiling" and REALLY glad I did - love it when I learn something useful. Thanks!!

Howdy folks! Power puller here: amzn.to/3A9QDFL. Rope here: amzn.to/3Uy7IBE. How to fell DEAD trees here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-iZUqw302dRg.html. A BIG thank you to my patrons and folks contributing to the channel! Have an awesome weekend!

Awesome job on taking that HUGE tree down. Thank you for 2 bowline knots and the wrapping/coiling your rope for storage.

This 46 year old gal isn’t bored! I enjoyed every minute

That rope coiling tutorial at the end was really interesting, it'll help me out a lot with my longest extension cord. I wonder if that technique works on hoses, too? I have a 100' hose that's always ended up being a pain to coil properly...

What an interesting video, thanks so much for this, loved every minute and the scenery is astounding. Well done on finding out the age of the tree, I thought about 160 years old but was older than that, sad to see a beautiful tree cut down but as you said it was really becoming dangerous. Thanks very much for this, absolutely brilliant.

I came here for your Johnson (videos) and stay for the content like this. Not only are you skilled, you're entertaining and educational. Appreciate all the work you put into your craft, and videos here!

My first time here and love watching you cutting the tree down.

I appreciate the tips on rope coiling. I learned a lot. Thanks!

I had a similar size water oak in my backyard in Montgomery Alabama (Water oaks grow really fast it was a little over 50 years old). Small yard, difficult access, dead tree, they removed all the wood, and they left the stump at about 3’ high. $3500.