Big redwood sequoia felled with 72" bar big Stihl 880 and Manitou 420 buggyscopic.

[alaskanmilluk]

Oh dear - yet another person who does not have the faintest idea of what conservation and environmental management are about. Please spend more time gaining knowledge of sustainability and how this works as you do our planet no good with comments like this.

[rockcorryman]

Get down to the gym you were like a 2yr old trying to lift that saw

[alaskanmilluk]

Woooooo!! Someone thinks they're a tough play by their own rules kinda guy don't they! Not tough or intelligent enough to post your own videos though I notice.....

[KingSolomon343]

I bet the people who are dissing the cutting down of trees are posting this from wood frame houses...

[ianloganturner]

i like the kart that bar had to have been really heavy

[wiscoondog02]

murderer!! what the hell is wrong with u?......haha i respect the ancent trees too, but unsafe is unsafe. great vid, and sweet saw. avid feller myself. Id be really mad if my house was built out of dead rotten wood. Your houses and garages came from healthy, live trees people. and same with all that paper you use! alot of good men and women risk their lives every day for you!!!! Keep up the good work. America and the rest of the world depend on you. be safe my friend

[StampysChannel]

How do you find the Makita saw to use?

[Mitch95100]

@toomuchpetrol- what a waste of a good fuck they should of shot you in the sheets god damn tree hugger.

[alaskanmilluk]

Perhaps a little strong.... we are all after all entitled to an opinion....

[snowman3856]

i bet the bar weighs more than the powerhead

[alaskanmilluk]

Yep!

[Husqvarnapro12]

people are so stupid all them tree huggers think trees get cut down for the fun of it! second growth needs a chance to grow! most of this wood gets cut into wood to make ur houses!

[alaskanmilluk]

Yes - there's middle ground between the 2 extremes. Posting comments of 'why you cut good tree down' does not mean you are environmentally friendly and helping the planet. Get the facts first, what was the situation? Where did the wood go? etc.

[alaskanmilluk]

Not wasted milled into quality planks.

[Ranger0024]

Nice video. Great technique looks like it went right where you wanted it.

[crssct10]

Why you so stupid?. By the way nice job with that tree.

[GRANDPAGANJA]

damn man took yrs to grow and took it out :( grrr

[Sonic5yndicate]

@GRANDPAGANJA

trees grow old and die just like humans and if the tree is deemed unsafe then it's taken out simple as that. stop whinging. :)

[BikinDan95]

@GRANDPAGANJA would u have rather had the tree fall on this guy's house, truck, wife, kids, dog, let alone himself

[alaskanmilluk]

I expect you took years to grow and one day you will die.... All part of the rich cycle of life. Come on do some research and learn your subject.

[tec498]

Enjoyed the vid, thanks for the upload :)

[ApeTreks]

Nice job - professional work

[theBLC420]

Y U CUT TREE DOWN??

[alaskanmilluk]

READ THE PREVIOUS COMMENTS!?

Are people that lazy they just fire off a comment - clearly they are. Ignorance like this is inexcusable.

[adriaan880121958]

@theBLC420 Read the description you dumb. The tree is dead or dying and in danger of falling down and killing an ignorant stupid no common sense tree hugger. When and if you have a loved one die you don't bury the dead body? Or do you leave it at your house to rot?At least a tree is put to good use.

[mitza1126]

how do you cut down a tree that nice ? its older than your grandparents. you suck

[alaskanmilluk]

Please read the below comments. Tree was struck by lightening 10 years ago and had started to split. Why don't you research things first before posting such an ignorant and poorly informed comment?

[thekettle2]

@mitza1126 if its dangerous it needs to go!!

He said it was struck by lightning and had split this = lost of dead wood falling off it, and a tree that size will drop some huge branches

[xrecorder]

what a beautiful tree, why are you cutting it down?

[alaskanmilluk]

Please see other comments.

[TheJonathancarver]

looks like a ceder tree to me sorry

[alaskanmilluk]

Why are you sorry? You can clearly see that it's a redwood. You're a carver and you can't see the difference?!

[appleintosh]

You forgot to say timber

[alaskanmilluk]

Yep I did!

[00RUSH00]

what a nice house behind

[adamkatz81]

Actually, whether you're in the south of England or anywhere else in the world, "felling" is the right word for making a tree "fall" down

[hickstylez]

so that back cut looks to be pretty much all the way through how much gas did u put on that desiel what year/type of truck and or hp/torque does it have? i know u were hittin about 3.5 rpm at the end before it snapped. i do alot of ground work for my buddy and am curious what diamter rope/material/rated lbs or in metric did u you use. we have felled lots of stuff nothing Quite as large diamter as this but u never know i am eager to hear your answers thanks.. wall of text for the win nice fell!

[alaskanmilluk]

Whoa! Lot of questions! It's a Manitou Buggy BT420. Ropewise 16mm bullrope.Not sure of rating on the rope.....

[localcrew]

I think you did a first-rate job there. A 72 inch bar? are you kidding me? I have a friend and business associate who has some Stihl 084s with 48 inch bars and I don't even like to carry those saws! Nice work and nice vid.

[kreigsmann]

corrected spelling fallen

[alaskanmilluk]

Not in the south of England it ain't buddy!

[kreigsmann]

@alaskanmilluk theres redwoods in south england?

thought that was only the west coast.

[MrJesspatrick]

@kreigsmann Nope...It is actually felled or felling.

[chris030185]

you look lost....

[alaskanmilluk]

Looking at your videos I'd say you need to apply this comment to yourself.

[chris030185]

@alaskanmilluk sorry for the embarassment, but I have no videos.... still trying to figure out computers?

[gettingahandle]

Do you walk into Mc donald's with that chainsaw?

[alaskanmilluk]

Yes but I always take my helmet off before ordering!

[StefanStihl]

how much does that bar weigh?? as i got a 6 footer i run on my 090s and it is a lot more solid and has less bend than that bar but it weighs nearly 30 pounds

[alaskanmilluk]

Bar weighs around 20 lbs

[bigredkx500]

Might not be a West Coast operation, but you did get the job done and the tree came down safely. Good Job.

[JPhillips979]

Looks pretty fun really. Just recently went out to cut some oak on my family's ranch and its not as easy as it looks on these logging shows to get the tree to lay down where you want it to. Nice job. I wish we had trees the one in the video here in Texas.

[kinghowie8]

grapple buckets are awesome, they save alot of time

[alaskanmilluk]

I understand what you're saying. However there was plenty of planning as to where the sink/gob cut was to be placed. And there is plenty of holding wood in the hinge. The tree came down exactly as planned. The smaller saw would in no way be capable of completing the sink cut by itself. The tree was to be milled and the person wanting the timber wanted the buttresses intact. This meant the sink cut had to be placed where the tree measured more than 6ft across.

[MrMeanderthal]

@alaskanmilluk you don't need a super long bar to fall big trees.. on the coast of British Columbia, we fall trees over 10 feet in diameter with a 42" bar all the time.. lots of videos on here that show it done..

[alaskanmilluk]

I appreciate that you can use smaller bars. The long bar was used here more for an experiment rather than practicality. There is too much flex in this long a bar to use for felling.

[highcountrytimber]

Looks like an amauter chainsaw user. Seems to be no real planning as to the face and back cut.

[alaskanmilluk]

Can you explain in more detail why I look like an amateur? Always up for some constructive critism.

[highcountrytimber]

@alaskanmilluk

You need to keep the bottom of dead level, not sloping toward the holding wood. Face would have been cut better cut with the smaller saw. With un know core wood a large hinge is needed. I see no use of any hinge wood to keep the tree from sliping off the stump prematurely.

[highcountrytimber]

@highcountrytimber

As to what I mean pertaining to this tree is uneven slopy face. Also lacking any sort of solid holding wood.

[stihl460bertha]

@highcountrytimber 72 inch bar plus the other saw to help pre-cut before diving in with a 50lb saw. seems well placed and all cuts looked very thought out and it landed excactly were they placed the brush (as planned) so what the heck else would there be that might of not been right?. i missed it you south border now tree at all left wana be high-cunt-try "timber" guy

[TheOldCrankyWorkshop]

I always hate to cut a living tree, but if it's unsafe and has to come down, then so be it.

And I want that big Stihl!

[beerbaron101]

watching this gave me a hard on the size of that bar

[ironlionkalo]

was the tree dead or something

[alaskanmilluk]

Not dead but had been struck by lightening 10 years ago and now unsafe.

[alaskanmilluk]

I don't know whether to be pleased with the comment or a little scared.... as you prob live a long way from me I'm pleased with the comment!

[RivenBloak]

My arms were aching just watching you wield that bar.