A 80 foot Oak tree felled by Ben and freinds 176 years old.

[pigjubby1]

Great job!



[Lasselkv28]

Redneck wood chopping...... Not a good inspirantion.

[ralphcraddock]

very good but get some safety equipment next time.

gloves ?ever see what a chain saw can do to a mans fingers or when it kicks back and the blade of the saw catches you in the face (not in a movie but real life?),it can be and is often is lethal.

believe me? yes good ,no you are a fool.

[nikesb2406]

bro you weren't wearing the right underwear. its very unsafe to cut trees without the correct underwear. next time take my advice and it may save your life. i know everything because i cut my fathers firewood on saturday's................peop­le are fucking nerds lol. good job bro

[kittatinnytree]

Perfect notch, accurate back cut, and a nice landing! Great job.

[dougspair]

That's a pretty good hunk of tree with the limbs on it, good job! You get the thumbs up. Looks like you had things planned out well enough.

[GhoogleBlows]

Big tree. If it had wanted to go the other way, that Ranger with the drive wheels unloaded would have done absolutely nothing to stop it. A tree that size would easily pull a light tractor backwards if it had much weight on the far side. I won't lecture you about anything else; it's hard to judge these things on a screen, but it doesn't look that bad to me. You'd better get a bigger saw it you do many oaks that big though. I'll break out the 066 for trees a lot smaller than that bad boy. ;)

[GhoogleBlows]

On second thought, it sure does look like there's a lot of tree on the backside... Those wedges likely saved your ass.

[PATSICK]

@GhoogleBlows I was kinda going along with the program until the camera panned up; and I saw what had been left up there. I think that's why climbing spikes were invented so you could get up there and take that thing apart in manageable pieces. Scary project.

[PATSICK]

@GhoogleBlows Yes, that's what struck me most about the set-up. Rigging means looking at the angles of the lines. A wheeled vehicle that's expected to pull down on a line is like praying for rain to a blue sky. it ain't likely. The vehicle is condemned to pulling its own wheels up, lifting weight off them, and losing traction. The way you do this is with a screw anchor, screwed alll the way down and a block, so that the lead of the line to the vehicle is up to the hitch, not down.

[label1877]

To cut a rotten tree without a hard hat is insane. A landscape man here did that here 10 years ago...a rotten limb hit him on the head...he is now a retard. Lost his wife,lost his business. Now lives with his 80 year old parents. On a good day he can tell you his name.

[MrToiletface]

nnessessRYILY long piss off

[DasArab]

Jammy git!!!! LoL

[Sowerbybridgebloke]

So what about the root plate then?

[SurefireWoodsman]

It's always nerve racking to work around houses, power lines and fences. However, the tree was aimed properly so there was no need to make an all day job out of taking this down in pieces. In this case, the leverage was extreme. Could have easily pulled it over with a small come-along or just wedges. IMHO, having the tag line that high in the tree and wedges in the back cut there was never a doubt. The greatest risk here was that the truck might stall and fail to escape the topple. Well done!

[dougspair]

@SurefireWoodsman Yes, I've only fallen a few trees as I'm the welder guy, my brother has 30+ years as the logger/log truck driver, but can't get youtube on his dial-up, so no opinion from him, I give this guy the thumbs up, he seemed to have it all planned out pretty well. My bro' and I are in our mid-60's and still do this stuff all the time.

[marcusdolby1]

Good job.

[hawwwgjaw]

how much would a tree like that cost to be removed by a tree service

[tlcbear2]

hey it was a job well done it didnt fall on the house and no one got hurt so it was good.once you started on that you were committed to finish and there was a good out come.

[stihlman440mag]

well i have been called punchy some times, but I had done my sight line and checked the lean of the tree, I had taken a lot off the back side.. But thank you for not slamming me like many others..

[MrMixedGas]

@stihlman440mag I think you did a hell of a good job the tree fell in the direction that you wanted it to right........ Then the hell with what everybody else said I would have done it just the way you would have, plus that guy must have had a lot of trust in you cutting something that big 8 feet from his house when shit could have went bad real quick!!!! Congrats

[jd426999]

I think you guys did a GREAT job, however as was already pointed out, there was a LOT of weight on the house side which could potentially have caused a problem ,especially since there was ROT on the top. So you really had no idea where the weight was leaning to and a 4K lb truck is no match for a 15K lb Oak tree.. All in all it worked out well. The Wedges were DEFINITLY your life saver,without those and the plunge cut, I would have also have called you guys insane . Good job .

[dragoncustomcycles]

no hard hat, rubber boots, no ear pro...didnt look up once...no chaps and 7 minits to do a back cut. i dont think there is anything more to say.

[aurelius903]

With all that weight you had left on the house side, you cut that close.

[stihlman440mag]

@aurelius903 like I have said, from were it was filmed.. " by some body else' I had more to the yard side than to the house.. but I it was in my favor were I cut it and it was not as close as every body thinks but thank you for the input

[2Ken99M]

Good on ya, snwman91. Yup, those are the watchwords!

[slim7231]

that was good man, face was good, clean back and good tie off. I wouldn't have used a buds truck but still, you got to do what you got got to. Only thing I see you could have done is went with a steep back cut to make the wedge drive better. NICE JOB!!!

[Mitch95100]

I see you fought alot of shitty comments on this vid man, good job the face was pretty god and the back cut looked fine. None of these ass holes were there so don't bother to put up with their bull shit

[2Ken99M]

@Mitch95100 , if a guy is good enough to be willing to put his video of an operation online, and SPECIFICALLY ask for comments, it is pretty silly to then be profane towards commenters. It is fair game to dispute suggestions, and anyone who commented by insulting the sawyers wasn't playing fair, either.

Personally, I think it is great to see such videos, and hopefully people can learn by watching and reading. There is no reason for ANYONE to be nasty, but everyone should be honest

[2Ken99M]

For those readers who want to cut trees, at least read the USDA Forest Service training program on this, the S-212 course, easily found with google. Better yet, take a course from pros.

[snwman91]

@2Ken99M im taking that course right now, " if you think you can do it, dont "

[2Ken99M]

It appeared that there was a lot of backlean, VERY dangerous. It would have been FAR safer to take this down starting at the top, using controlled lowering of cut branches. A cherry picker would have been the safest way.

[2Ken99M]

Your brother should not be in proximity to the tree when you are cutting. You did not appear to have an escape route for when the tree fell, and you guys certainly did not get away and stay away for 30 seconds...stuff can continue to come down. Your saw was too small. You used a insufficiently advanced technique, you should have used a plunge cut for your backcut. You needed a lot more wedges. You should not have done this with any wind.

[2Ken99M]

I am a professionally certified sawyer for the US Forest Service. I dropped about 1,000 trees last summer, but this one scared me. I think you were lucky. You asked for comments. You are not wearing adequate safety gear (if your helmet was stolen, you get another before you start.)

[huskyjerk]

What did you charge for such a large tree removal?

[MoonbeamMama1]

I loved the video and I would let you come over and cut my tree any day. I'm trying to learn how to cut trees so I can do my own because I don't have extra money for cutting trees. Of course some dumb ass will say something about not having money for a new house either! A bunch of idiots on here. My kids loved it too, way cool!

[stihlman440mag]

you know I have not been big on all the stuff people say but when you help some body out and it makes some body unhappy they rant about it. But all they do is bitch, so I dont care but how many people do you all help and not ask for any thing in return..

[falouchelo]

wtf are you using? a home depot kid chainsaw? it didnt cut omg lolllll and what did you think the pick up dodge is gonna do? nothing if the oak want to got otherside it go for it lolllll jsut dont forgot your corners bro

[TheMatt1245]

@falouchelo that was a ford by the way

[falouchelo]

@TheMatt1245 i dont care, its a truck and no use lol

[TheMatt1245]

@falouchelo very true lol

[garyroulston7]

you're a clown! very lucky

[stihlman440mag]

I had cut most of the bad limbs out of the way I had a hard hat but it was stolen while we had lunch, I have 2 now and all the ppe but thank you for not slamming me..

[kenfo0]

if the top were rotten, you should have been wearing a hard hat. one of the most common causes of serious felling accidents concerns limbs hitting an operator during cutting...

[kenfo0]

really? "no one" wanted to do it? maybe not for free.

[Kurly8]

Ok it looked like the wind was blowing away from the houses. Now I know oak is a hard wood but that saw sure took a long time to make that back cut.. Next thing the dude on the saw should have had a hard hat on if the tree was dead or dying.. Widow makers and small stuff falling will find him first.

[richardcatdaddy]

And to the dumbass with the pole smoker comment,KISS MY ASS.

[richardcatdaddy]

Hey this is to the =smartass who said how you hit the house.When me and my brother do these trees we dont hit houses..SO FUCK YOU.

[Oasix21]

Skip to 6:27

[NoJokeVids]

I thought that truck was going airborne!!!!

[brox114]

Very good job.

[PInk77W1]

dam good job, very impressive

[sandshred25]

nice boots you pole smoker

[BuuSainsFiction]

Hope falied :( hmmmm but I still hate you what did at this tree :(  hehe

[BuuSainsFiction]

I still don't saw the end of this video but I hope he destroy your house :D wahaha ...

[stihlman440mag]

well that was the guy next door can help that didnt even know he did it untill he came over and showed us the vid

[joeb0]

please use a tripod next time

[stihlman440mag]

they are a poly plastic wedge you can get them just about any farm supply store

[huskyjerk]

What are those yellow wedges made out of?

[PInk77W1]

@huskyjerk plastic

[constipatedkangaroo]

Please never come west of the rocky mountains because that was fuckin dumb

[omega4chimp]

Thats guiy trying to help him is a fuckin fag.

[PoderAustral]

no offense, but i wished the tree fell on the house.

[cool1937]

@PoderAustral why would you wish something like that on someone? would you want to live next to a 10,000 pound plus tree thats dieing?

[PoderAustral]

if the TOP is rotting, why not just cut the top???

[4inches4u]

A ford ranger! What are you fuckin nuts!

[20817009]

This is VERY risky considering the poor notch, swirling winds (80ft tree), and 2 houses right there. I've seen a 2 1/2 ton dozer get pulled back by a smaller tree. Not to mention the lack of safety equipment. You deserve an accident for your stupidity...

[isamike]

@20817009 Nobody "deserves" and accident mate.

[hawaiiankillahulua]

@20817009 bro not to mention but the backcut was also absolutley pathetic..i thought for sure the tree was either gonna pinch the blade and just sit there until the wind blew the tree and the truck into the house..

[stihlman440mag]

SAWZILLA strikes again ! !

[BAMBOOM239]

did a dumbass type the title to this video?

[stihlman440mag]

thanks keep working and keep cutting safe

[2000F350powerstroke]

Wow that was a big tree. Good thing you did fell it, that was rotten to almost nothing.

[stihlman440mag]

it was rotton at the top and if you watched the vid you will see it fell apart when it hit the ground..

[paolino91racing]

good tree and good stihl!

[trailertrashrnr]

one little gust of wind and those wedges wouldn't of meant much. Next time take off the top first. You got lucky.

[steam0001]

Too bad there isn't a tractor that could grab hold of it, cut it off, & lay down safely on the ground. It would probably be a lot safer & faster then using a chain saw.

[25chinny]

i would of removed all the deadwood out of the tree and kept it. trimmed it nice. how could a solid oak log like that ever fall? I understand if it was rotten up the middle of the trunk or had a really bad major crotch. if the top was dead, take the top dead part out. leave the rest. you cut down a 176 year old tree dude. how many of those do you get to see each day? especially in a residential setting, in your backyard! That WAS a prize tree.

whatever, too late now. good job on the drop.

[stihlman440mag]

this tree was rotton at the top and it had bug and mold starting at the base.. I would have loved to let it be but it had to be done, It is not the only tree i have come across but didnt cut down. next time i will film it so you can see it too ok .

[25chinny]

what a shame.

[25chinny]

why did you cut it down? the inside looks healthy! 176 year old tree? that murder.

[stihlman440mag]

the top was dead and had fell on the house, most of the top when it hit the ground was dust .. So it was not a shame it was needed not murder

[Dukenukem155]

what is needed has be done

[richardcatdaddy]

I am the guy in the hardhat,Ben is my brother.he is telling you what had seen and we done what needed to be done.