Where I'm from in Nebraska, we don't have trees this big, so to me it's pretty big. It's all a matter of perspective. I know there's trees well over 4 times that big in some places...but not where i'm from.
It looks like a Sand Pine, but it falls way short of being huge, I have cut pines here in Florida with a 4 foot diameter, and Oaks with a 10 foot diameter, and upwards of a 120 feet tall. The saw used in this video is rather small. I use only Husky saws, and hand sharpen them.
to some guys just trying to get some firewood, it's in the pine family. The only rule is that the tree has to be 100ft away from any road and completely dead.
There's a rule with the firewood permits that the sections taken off the mountain can't be more than 8ft long, so, we cut them 8 ft long after the tree was down.
what happens if some tree hugger or environmental law person seen this and prosecuted you for it through posting the video, dont put comments like that up, could easily happen...
@chriscorfe, theres nothing wrong with using an old chainsaw. I love running my xl-12. Built to last and starts on 4 pulls,cold. Not bad for a forty year old saw!
@chriscorfe defiantly a non professional, though I rarely wear chaps myself they are meant to protect the industry from those who lack experience. It is all about knowledge, and skill. I have cut and trimmed continuously for 25 years, and never cut myself. Or anyone that I have trained. Contractors mass produce armatures these days, where is their pride and honor..
@wolfeman181 Sorry but i have to disagree STUPIDITY kills you may have been lucky so far but it will eventually come back and bite you in the ass! EVERYONE needs to wear chaps PRO or NONPRO logger, or weekend firewood cutter. Its just like shooting a gun once you pull that trigger you can NEVER take that back.
Do you know how long it takes you to bleed out if you hit an artery?? You wouldnt stand a chance even if you were a block from the best hospital in the world youd be DEAD
@Mitch95100 I have noticed that most cut legs come from not using the chain break while starting a saw. There are safe methods to stand and start a saw, ( not drop starting ). Place the brake on, put the handle between your legs, and pull. The bar is flat side down by the way, this is an approved method in the industry.
People have a lot of exposed areas to cut besides the legs, face, neck, chest, and the ole arms. Any cut is terrible, so knowing how to operate a chainsaw is the key.
@Mitch95100 Most underbrush leg cuts come from dull saws, and partial throttle. Keep the equipment sharp, and cut with a wide open throttle. I use the pro chains, these are very aggressive and grab a lot of wood. I have worked multitudes of storms, and I never rush.
At the time when this video was taken I wouldn't have even known what PPE meant. Just needed to cut some wood for the fireplace for heating the apartment. Safety stuff was indeed missing.
i have a poulan pro 34cc 16'' chainsaw
MegaDerek2011 5 months ago
you should do a sculpture with a chainsaw and bring to life the tree instead of using as firewood,
davearias 1 year ago
Where I'm from in Nebraska, we don't have trees this big, so to me it's pretty big. It's all a matter of perspective. I know there's trees well over 4 times that big in some places...but not where i'm from.
radiatorflui 1 year ago
thats not a huge tree
MegaDylan19 1 year ago
It looks like a Sand Pine, but it falls way short of being huge, I have cut pines here in Florida with a 4 foot diameter, and Oaks with a 10 foot diameter, and upwards of a 120 feet tall. The saw used in this video is rather small. I use only Husky saws, and hand sharpen them.
wolfeman181 1 year ago
that saw does not sound good man. i think your idle speed is screwed up
joshuarugg 1 year ago
Are you basing your definition of "huge" on your personal equipment? I've cut bigger limbs off of trees I've felled.
cowpoke1000 1 year ago
that tree is ridiculously small!! how can you call it huge?
mrzryder06 1 year ago
god dude whenever i want these im like "ooo fall on the guy"
WillSmithCleanRap 1 year ago
I think for an amateur you did a good job, but you shouldn´t run the chainsaw with the wedge in your hand.
HomoGnosticus 1 year ago
The tree he should have fallen upon you.
NRX800 2 years ago
That's not a pine tree. It kinda looks like a black spruce or something similar.
transdrole 2 years ago
to some guys just trying to get some firewood, it's in the pine family. The only rule is that the tree has to be 100ft away from any road and completely dead.
radiatorflui 2 years ago
@transdrole Cypress?
cbond99 10 months ago
Loved the tape measure, made it seem very professional somehow.
Teorispa 2 years ago
There's a rule with the firewood permits that the sections taken off the mountain can't be more than 8ft long, so, we cut them 8 ft long after the tree was down.
radiatorflui 2 years ago
what happens if some tree hugger or environmental law person seen this and prosecuted you for it through posting the video, dont put comments like that up, could easily happen...
NewYankee01 2 years ago
you guys that dont live in the mountains and see the beetle kill thats why it was cut down
mattyz426 2 years ago
he clearly has no idea!
no hat
no ear protection
no eye protection
no chaps
no boots
wen he cut with his 1906 saw he was holding a wedge!
he walked bakwards straight behind the tree as it fell not 45 degrees! the list gos on!
chriscorfe 2 years ago
what's that on his head? oh, smart one, you meant a hard hat.
in the video you don't get a good look at his feet, but guess what, there's boots on them
The chainsaw is a commercial grade RedMax from about 2003...and we can't see the direction he walks away from the tree.
Clearly he/we had some idea, not no idea. The tree fell straight away from us, we had no scratches on us.
Now that I have experienced working in a safety conscience environment, I will agree...lot of safety stuff missing.
radiatorflui 2 years ago
@chriscorfe, theres nothing wrong with using an old chainsaw. I love running my xl-12. Built to last and starts on 4 pulls,cold. Not bad for a forty year old saw!
4inches4u 2 years ago 4
@chriscorfe Can you please post a video on how to properly and safely cut down a tree. You sound like an expert, and I would like to learn how.
MainStreetSimon 1 year ago
@chriscorfe defiantly a non professional, though I rarely wear chaps myself they are meant to protect the industry from those who lack experience. It is all about knowledge, and skill. I have cut and trimmed continuously for 25 years, and never cut myself. Or anyone that I have trained. Contractors mass produce armatures these days, where is their pride and honor..
wolfeman181 1 year ago
@wolfeman181 Sorry but i have to disagree STUPIDITY kills you may have been lucky so far but it will eventually come back and bite you in the ass! EVERYONE needs to wear chaps PRO or NONPRO logger, or weekend firewood cutter. Its just like shooting a gun once you pull that trigger you can NEVER take that back.
Do you know how long it takes you to bleed out if you hit an artery?? You wouldnt stand a chance even if you were a block from the best hospital in the world youd be DEAD
BY wife&family
Mitch95100 8 months ago
@Mitch95100 I have noticed that most cut legs come from not using the chain break while starting a saw. There are safe methods to stand and start a saw, ( not drop starting ). Place the brake on, put the handle between your legs, and pull. The bar is flat side down by the way, this is an approved method in the industry.
People have a lot of exposed areas to cut besides the legs, face, neck, chest, and the ole arms. Any cut is terrible, so knowing how to operate a chainsaw is the key.
wolfeman181 8 months ago
@Mitch95100 Most underbrush leg cuts come from dull saws, and partial throttle. Keep the equipment sharp, and cut with a wide open throttle. I use the pro chains, these are very aggressive and grab a lot of wood. I have worked multitudes of storms, and I never rush.
wolfeman181 8 months ago
Where's ur PPE?
Huttah123 2 years ago 2
At the time when this video was taken I wouldn't have even known what PPE meant. Just needed to cut some wood for the fireplace for heating the apartment. Safety stuff was indeed missing.
radiatorflui 2 years ago
haha what type of fireplace do you have! most lumber places in the uk give small offcuts for free
NewYankee01 2 years ago
Why did you chop the tree down? theres no point!
iloverugby3 2 years ago
was that rotten in the middle
jimbob123412 3 years ago
puto ¬¬
eXonLZC 3 years ago
wow
timbercutter51 3 years ago
Y QUE SIENTES AL SUBIr esa pendejada
pinche negro de mierda
videodlcapitulonegro 3 years ago
great video.
plentze 3 years ago
maldito hijo del pito como no le cae ensima el arbol
neptupno 3 years ago
Why'd you cut that beast down?
Gamelegend3 4 years ago
then what? lol nice
doug06 4 years ago
then we cut it into 8ft sections, used some rope/tow straps, and pulled the sections down the mountain to the truck....about 150ft away...not fun.
radiatorflui 4 years ago