Thanks for the video! I just got a place in the country and I’m new to bucking up logs. I found this very helpful, slowing getting more confident. I have a bunch of deadfall’s to buck up, I appreciate the tips 🙌
Glad to know I've had proper technique this whole time, especially since nobody ever taught me how to saw; I don't have a saw with a long enough bar to stand and buck(my Husqy 455 only has a 20" bar) but I make due, though I feel it in my back when the day is done.
That saw sounds super smooth. Thank you for reviewing the ‘basics’ I’ve always tried to operate like you showed, but don’t recall seeing it in a video.
Found your video bc I need fire wood for the winter and found some free seasoned logs and don’t know the first thing about using a chainsaw correctly. Thank you very informative video and after watching im ready to do the job
Thank You for this as always Billy, I'm doing my first tree job and I'm doing all the bucking and wanted to watch you before I head out. Love ya Billy, thank you
Morning Buckin and friends, just finishing up my Morning coffee and then I am out to the shed to touch up the chain on my 661 and getting out on the property. That flick technique has made me reconsider dropping the cash on a log spliter. Love you brother and keep spreading the love man.
Thank you so much for doing what you do🙏. I’m learning the chainsaw at work and still have trouble cutting up logs. I’m 19yrs and just now learning how to use it 😓
Buck three quarters and roll log. Also, quite often, after you roll log there'll be dirt on the log. If you can, take your axe and chop the dirt off where your cut is. If you have to cut a dirty log, back off on the throttle and skim the bark before going wide open. It's the high speed impacts that dull your chain. And trees that have been fell on a gravel road can have rocks pounded into the bark.
Brian, excellent comment! I had never given much thought to logs on a gravel road ? Excellent! It’s comments like yours that help the community! THANKS and Peace!
I think one of the things about bucking wood in the ground is to use your whole body, not just your back to get down to it if you don't have a really long bar. Get your knees and legs bent down, get those points of contact going whilst you're at it. With big enough logs I'll take a knee because I know I'll be there for a bit going through it so why not? I'd definitely rather get a dirty knee than put my back out bending down all day.
This Man is something else! That saw was running saaweeet! Watch Billy take the bar right down to the ground, without grounding the chain! That’s a sign of someone knows what they’re doing! Be Kind! Take care! 👍👍👍✌😊
hey bukin Indiana has the best white oak in the world! good black walnut too aka black gold! I'm glad to call it home. love the videos! keep up the hard work.
Wooooohoooooooo heck yeah Buckin that Mac is runnin and cuttin awesome. Great work BellHopper. That axe is a sweet one for sure. Love ya brother 🌲❤️🌲👊🪓
Enjoying your videos on chainsaws in general, and watched another video where you talk about longer bars for bucking on the ground. I used the bucking standing technique just today cleaning up a big blow down tulip poplar that almost took my house last week! At 5'5" it don't take much bar length..
My grandpa always taught me split wood from top to bottom as it was on the tree, it splits easier just some advice to make life easier that I am sure you know but some viewers may not.
He was right, especially when dealing with crotch sections. If you split from the wide side of the Y, it will split easily down the center. Even with a hydraulic splitter, a piece that won't easily split one way will easily split from the upper end. I learned that the hard way after fighting them for too long before the light came on. :)
@@markheintz1878 I didn't know it until I was in my twenties hand splitting wood with a maul that wouldn't split and I swung over and over, knotted red oak I think. They let me try over and over getting frustrated until he and my dad said it's upside down. I said who the F cares it's a round, then they explained it to me, split top to bottom, split first try even though I doubted them. I was humbled. Great lesson hope to learn many more from old timers.
You sure are having fun with those saws.. but man then again who doesn't just love letting those saws rip through wood. You really have some fine saws in your collection. And all tuned perfectly..
Hey Bellhopper thats a clean sounding Mac, definitely going to check out your channel brother 🙂 Hey Buckin its good to see your face this morning, thanks for all the solid gold content, positivity, and inspiration. ✊
Great helpful video Buckin! Bucking sure beats having to lift those logs up on a stand. I'm 6'3 run a 25" bar and yeah I just turn 'em over and finish the other side. Bending down really sucks especially when you have super long thighs like me. I've even seen sparks sometimes from the chain haha these are for WOOD not rocks and gravel!
Could you do a video on how to make perfect face cuts? I've dropped hundreds of trees and I still cant get my cuts to line up perfectly on the first shot. I'm always modifying and shaping my face cuts. No matter the technique or positioning I use I always seem to misalign my cuts. I just think it would really be great if you made an extensive video on all face cut techniques and best practices. Love your content friend. You're an amazing human being!
In my wood lot, most areas have two foot of moss so you can buck into the ground , no problem . Other spots it’s the Boulder patch and you constantly rock the saw . Skidded wood is the worst, so normally I just fall then buck , it’s the easiest way. Have a marvellous day Billy 👍🇨🇦
Those blue homelite coils can act up. A lot of times when they loose spark you can bake them in a toaster oven at 200f for about 8-10 hours and they work again. If you go online to leaons chainsaw parts and repair he has a Wright up on how to do it
I was gonna ask how you split y's and big knot bucks but then you answered it. Gotta work with the wood, not against it. Banged my guts out on those as a kid and finally learned to take what I can get. Don't use metal wedges to split folks! They can mushroom out and send shrapnel into your leg
Thanks mate, though do have a question for a future vid maybe.. what if you've got a big log you can't roll and it's sunken into the ground a good few inches over time. Just not sure how to finish the cut without chewing up chain in the ground
BELLHOPPER is a man of God love family and giving. You have a lot in common that's why I love to watch you both. I have spoken to him and taken advice from him. His is genuinely a great man as are you.
I came here for a safe way to cut rounds and the first thing I see is this guy 1 handing kickback with the tip. Wildland firefighter here from southern Oregon. And I approve this message. 😂
I love this but it hurts you see I am a Luthier I mill all the wood for my guitars on site maple being the most important.. using the chainsaw is my favorite part but to know this will be firewood makes my soul cry..lol but I can't stop watching I don't know about you guys but sometimes I have to watch one of these videos just to get my power saw fix lol
@ Jo boo, Where are you at? I cut alot of maple, it would be nice to see it someplace other than my firewood ranks. This year will be different, found out my cousin has a Lt 40Hd and an IDry kiln and he is close by. Hoping things will work out for both of us.
Nice work. Though no need to play with kickbacks. Keep your both hands on saw with proper thumb grab, and body position aside the blade, so if the kickback happens it wont (hopefully) hit you. It only takes just one time to go wrong, and then you will regret it. It's smart to focus also in safety, and remember to "respect the saw" Don't fool yourself to get too comfortable and careless.
Hi there Buckin', your grin makes me smile buddy. The issue I've been having is cutting trees off of the root plates. They're to go to the mill as "oversize" - above 600mm diameter @£60/ ton, so the guy wants the butt ends, they're a mixture of Corsican pine and Doug fir and larch, but when they've gone over in the storm, they kind of tilted around their own base, so half of the tree is in the hole and I've hit the ground a fair few times - 105 link chains take a lot of filing. I can't think of a way to be safer than just being real slow at the bottom of the cut. Anyone know better?
It's amazing how effortless that saw cuts, is that because of the porting? I have a Stihl MS271 & MS180. Would porting them make a big difference? Just wondering
There most likely ported. But they are also bigger saws than a 271. But most of all it’s the chain! Square grind and sharpened the correct way. Without a sharp chain it doesn’t matter how much power it has it won’t cut. But porting your saw with indeed increase the power
I have a big oak on the ground the power company took down. They don’t haul off, and the trunk pieces are too big to move. I’ll chip away at it, and burn it once I turn it into smaller pieces.
Howdy Buckin'.. don't know if I can get you to respond to this, but I am curious as to how you so quickly measure for 15 inch rounds? I too cut 15 inch (foot& a heel) rounds, but I start from the base of the tree *using my foot plus an imaginary heel, and score it every ~15". If I tried to just eyeball the whole 15 inches from one cut to the next, It would not work out nearly as neatly as you're doing there. Thanks😅
Got my dog, a coffee and a new buckin video. Lifes good!!
Yep, raining here right now, heading out when it clears to do a bit of cutting. Can't wait to run the ms251 I picked up 😆
Tinman!!! cheers from just outside of cranbrook bc!!
hey young fella
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Loved The Ax Tips Too!
The Angling For
Splitting Was Clutch 🪓
Don't give your dog coffee
morning Billy and army have a great day .Bellhoper i wish your boy a speedy recovery and wish him all the best
Thanks for the video! I just got a place in the country and I’m new to bucking up logs. I found this very helpful, slowing getting more confident. I have a bunch of deadfall’s to buck up, I appreciate the tips 🙌
Love your enthusiasm and watching your skills Bill. You make it look easy and give plenty of useful tips to the inexperienced . Thank you!
Glad to know I've had proper technique this whole time, especially since nobody ever taught me how to saw; I don't have a saw with a long enough bar to stand and buck(my Husqy 455 only has a 20" bar) but I make due, though I feel it in my back when the day is done.
I'm so making one of those saw/axe holders for the back of my ute. Genius!!
That saw sounds super smooth. Thank you for reviewing the ‘basics’ I’ve always tried to operate like you showed, but don’t recall seeing it in a video.
Found your video bc I need fire wood for the winter and found some free seasoned logs and don’t know the first thing about using a chainsaw correctly. Thank you very informative video and after watching im ready to do the job
Thank You for this as always Billy, I'm doing my first tree job and I'm doing all the bucking and wanted to watch you before I head out. Love ya Billy, thank you
That mac is nuts great job bellhopper
Morning Buckin and friends, just finishing up my Morning coffee and then I am out to the shed to touch up the chain on my 661 and getting out on the property. That flick technique has made me reconsider dropping the cash on a log spliter. Love you brother and keep spreading the love man.
When folks ask where’s my splitter I point at my two arms
Buy a splitter!! Still get a workout handling the wood but sooo much faster!!
Thank you so much for doing what you do🙏. I’m learning the chainsaw at work and still have trouble cutting up logs. I’m 19yrs and just now learning how to use it 😓
Always thought you'd go straight down. Turned into a workout everytime 😂 love the tips. Much appreciate it!
A buckin people love you ol bro you are a genuine dude and don't care to spred the knowledge
Boy, that 710 is cutting the maple like a hot knife through butter! Love it!
I’m new to chainsaws and I got a job at a tree service and need to learn the basics of using a chainsaw safely. Happy to land here and learn.
I’m not a Ford person, but I love your old Grey Ford Ranger, it’s probably one of my favourite trucks.
Nice wood Maple! Old School saws cool!
Buck three quarters and roll log. Also, quite often, after you roll log there'll be dirt on the log. If you can, take your axe and chop the dirt off where your cut is. If you have to cut a dirty log, back off on the throttle and skim the bark before going wide open. It's the high speed impacts that dull your chain. And trees that have been fell on a gravel road can have rocks pounded into the bark.
Brian, excellent comment! I had never given much thought to logs on a gravel road ? Excellent! It’s comments like yours that help the community! THANKS and Peace!
Thanks Billy Ray! All logs in my wood lot usually end up on the ground so I appriciate the education. You make this world a better place.
I think one of the things about bucking wood in the ground is to use your whole body, not just your back to get down to it if you don't have a really long bar.
Get your knees and legs bent down, get those points of contact going whilst you're at it. With big enough logs I'll take a knee because I know I'll be there for a bit going through it so why not? I'd definitely rather get a dirty knee than put my back out bending down all day.
Wished I could sharpen my chain to cut like this! Every time I go get wood it’s solid work
I like all the « this is dangerous : WATCH! »😂😂
This Man is something else! That saw was running saaweeet! Watch Billy take the bar right down to the ground, without grounding the chain! That’s a sign of someone knows what they’re doing! Be Kind! Take care! 👍👍👍✌😊
BellHopper made that Saw Cut ,so fast it looks like the Wood is thin air. It's all in the Filing. Love learning on this Channel .
hey bukin Indiana has the best white oak in the world! good black walnut too aka black gold! I'm glad to call it home. love the videos! keep up the hard work.
SE Ohio has some Amazing White oak and walnut as well there friend
Thankful to have you as a friend, can always learn something from your videos.
a friend indeed
Best running mac I've ever seen, you must be a surgeon with a file, nice noodles!
God your saws have so much “pop” to them on the combustion stroke it’s crazy. Like a top fuel dragster lol👌😄 What a ripper!
You make it look easy, this is hard work...
Buckin Johno another very enjoyable show
That Mc Culloch is a real weapon 👍
I dont think I've seen anyone so passionate about chopping wood.
That bellhopper can build a great saw. Thanks for the video sr. Have a great day.
Yes he can!
Wooooohoooooooo heck yeah Buckin that Mac is runnin and cuttin awesome. Great work BellHopper. That axe is a sweet one for sure. Love ya brother 🌲❤️🌲👊🪓
Enjoying your videos on chainsaws in general, and watched another video where you talk about longer bars for bucking on the ground. I used the bucking standing technique just today cleaning up a big blow down tulip poplar that almost took my house last week! At 5'5" it don't take much bar length..
Hey Buckin you having so much fun running that old Mac that you couldn't put it down, the saw sounding great. Mac's do sound great
Your videos are always awesome and educational at the same time, I love your work sir thank you
My grandpa always taught me split wood from top to bottom as it was on the tree, it splits easier just some advice to make life easier that I am sure you know but some viewers may not.
He was right, especially when dealing with crotch sections. If you split from the wide side of the Y, it will split easily down the center. Even with a hydraulic splitter, a piece that won't easily split one way will easily split from the upper end. I learned that the hard way after fighting them for too long before the light came on. :)
@@markheintz1878 I didn't know it until I was in my twenties hand splitting wood with a maul that wouldn't split and I swung over and over, knotted red oak I think. They let me try over and over getting frustrated until he and my dad said it's upside down. I said who the F cares it's a round, then they explained it to me, split top to bottom, split first try even though I doubted them. I was humbled. Great lesson hope to learn many more from old timers.
Good lesson on saving those sharp chains 👍👍🪵🪵 great running saw!!
Love the way you keep a screwdriver in your first aid kit, first aid for u and the saw, nice one !
You sure are having fun with those saws.. but man then again who doesn't just love letting those saws rip through wood. You really have some fine saws in your collection. And all tuned perfectly..
Hello Buck, wish you the best to you and your family
thank you
Hey Bellhopper thats a clean sounding Mac, definitely going to check out your channel brother 🙂 Hey Buckin its good to see your face this morning, thanks for all the solid gold content, positivity, and inspiration. ✊
Long time follower,Love the vids… Keep shining up peoples day and life.. Thanks
Great helpful video Buckin! Bucking sure beats having to lift those logs up on a stand. I'm 6'3 run a 25" bar and yeah I just turn 'em over and finish the other side. Bending down really sucks especially when you have super long thighs like me. I've even seen sparks sometimes from the chain haha these are for WOOD not rocks and gravel!
Thanks Buckin for a shout out for your fellow man. That's another reason I love your videos. Thanks to all you who keep this channel going.
Could you do a video on how to make perfect face cuts? I've dropped hundreds of trees and I still cant get my cuts to line up perfectly on the first shot. I'm always modifying and shaping my face cuts. No matter the technique or positioning I use I always seem to misalign my cuts. I just think it would really be great if you made an extensive video on all face cut techniques and best practices. Love your content friend. You're an amazing human being!
Cut your angle first
In my wood lot, most areas have two foot of moss so you can buck into the ground , no problem . Other spots it’s the Boulder patch and you constantly rock the saw . Skidded wood is the worst, so normally I just fall then buck , it’s the easiest way. Have a marvellous day Billy 👍🇨🇦
Nice set of saws sir an bellhopper builds amazingly strong Macs!
thank you sir. a lot learn from this to practise and be safe in doing it.
Cześć Billy, nie znam angielskiego (jestem Polakiem), ale uwielbiam oglądać Twoje filmy, Twoją radość, Twoje porady. Pozdrawiam.
Those blue homelite coils can act up. A lot of times when they loose spark you can bake them in a toaster oven at 200f for about 8-10 hours and they work again. If you go online to leaons chainsaw parts and repair he has a Wright up on how to do it
Learned that trick myself, have a toaster oven for just that cause.
Learned a lot from Mr. Leon.
That's a big wood saw for sure , good one Buckin !
You’re surgical with the tool! Nice teaching!
Really great information, watching you is good
Buckin I got the most beautiful view out my window right now. It’s a 100’ red oak ready to buck. Every mornings like Christmas.
Wow, Buck! Like a hot knife through a stick of butter.
Thank you
I was gonna ask how you split y's and big knot bucks but then you answered it. Gotta work with the wood, not against it. Banged my guts out on those as a kid and finally learned to take what I can get. Don't use metal wedges to split folks! They can mushroom out and send shrapnel into your leg
holy shit that chain is sharp!! 😮
Good stuff as always!
Very interesting that you were in Mishawaka IN. I grew up in South Bend Indiana. Small world Billy.
I’ve been working on my flick and it really is a game changer 👌
Thanks mate, though do have a question for a future vid maybe.. what if you've got a big log you can't roll and it's sunken into the ground a good few inches over time. Just not sure how to finish the cut without chewing up chain in the ground
BELLHOPPER is a man of God love family and giving. You have a lot in common that's why I love to watch you both. I have spoken to him and taken advice from him. His is genuinely a great man as are you.
I came here for a safe way to cut rounds and the first thing I see is this guy 1 handing kickback with the tip.
Wildland firefighter here from southern Oregon. And I approve this message. 😂
Love it! Got my mouse ears on my helmet, don't use 'em. Got my eye protection in a pouch, don't use it. Be safe, bro!
I love this but it hurts you see I am a Luthier I mill all the wood for my guitars on site maple being the most important.. using the chainsaw is my favorite part but to know this will be firewood makes my soul cry..lol but I can't stop watching I don't know about you guys but sometimes I have to watch one of these videos just to get my power saw fix lol
@ Jo boo,
Where are you at? I cut alot of maple, it would be nice to see it someplace other than my firewood ranks.
This year will be different, found out my cousin has a Lt 40Hd and an IDry kiln and he is close by. Hoping things will work out for both of us.
@Mark Heintz in Wichita, kansas and that would be so sweet if it worked out
great stuff buckin !
moring buckin and the army have a great day
brother how are you
@@BuckinBillyRaySmith good good and you
@@josepheagleplume2288 very well
She's definitely a runner!
Good video I like the to buck the second way that tip jumping around like that scares me I seen what it can do
Was that a log or a warm stick of butter you cut through with Bellhopper’s saw???? Wow!
Hey Buckin! I think it would be awesome to see some 10-10's out on a job again! Haven't seen one in a bit. Hope all is well on the coast!
I have an axe called a block splitter, it’s about three times as wide and heavy as an axe. Splits really easy never gets stuck.
I love Mr. Jereme "Bellhopper " Bell❤❤❤
Help! The video I see is a GREAT overview of chainsaw basics, but it does not cover bucking logs on the ground. I’ll keep looking.
I literally wrote on my hand yesterday OTT, outlast the temporary!
Buckin!!!! Picked up an old powerkraft 4.0 what fuel ratio do you use is the older saws?
I run a few of Bell Hoppers saws and I absolutely love them. I recently had a 2101 ported by Drews Creations and it is a beast.
Subscribed! I can't wait to get a chainsaw like this and cut my own firewood. 😁
That ol Mac is sharp....
Nice work. Though no need to play with kickbacks. Keep your both hands on saw with proper thumb grab, and body position aside the blade, so if the kickback happens it wont (hopefully) hit you. It only takes just one time to go wrong, and then you will regret it. It's smart to focus also in safety, and remember to "respect the saw" Don't fool yourself to get too comfortable and careless.
You was in Indiana and I missed you.
Hi there Buckin', your grin makes me smile buddy.
The issue I've been having is cutting trees off of the root plates. They're to go to the mill as "oversize" - above 600mm diameter @£60/ ton, so the guy wants the butt ends, they're a mixture of Corsican pine and Doug fir and larch, but when they've gone over in the storm, they kind of tilted around their own base, so half of the tree is in the hole and I've hit the ground a fair few times - 105 link chains take a lot of filing. I can't think of a way to be safer than just being real slow at the bottom of the cut. Anyone know better?
Great video. When you were cutting the logs on the ground using the saw tip. Isn't that a kick back zone? Cheers
How in the world do you get your chains that sharp that is awesome
Now are you doing the flick on everything, like tough splitting mall work or just the easier axe work?
1, 2,, 3,,, GOOOOOOOO!
Nice 7-10 buckin I have a real nice one , question where can I find a full wrap handle for a 7-10 .
gotta love this guy
I watch every video.... But I was wondering is there any update on the production of the Buckin Billy Ray... Wood bullet axe?
My 044 with 32" bar and brand new chain doesn't even come close to this cutting speed. What am I doing wrong? 😆
I love a 7 10 great video
kool
What is the magic gurgle? A little rich mixture?
about to buck with my new Remington RM4618. Never used a CS before, total newbie!
I Love Chainsaws!
ha ha freddi we love ya
@@BuckinBillyRaySmith,
We Love you Sir!
It's amazing how effortless that saw cuts, is that because of the porting? I have a Stihl MS271 & MS180. Would porting them make a big difference? Just wondering
There most likely ported. But they are also bigger saws than a 271. But most of all it’s the chain! Square grind and sharpened the correct way. Without a sharp chain it doesn’t matter how much power it has it won’t cut. But porting your saw with indeed increase the power
I have a big oak on the ground the power company took down. They don’t haul off, and the trunk pieces are too big to move. I’ll chip away at it, and burn it once I turn it into smaller pieces.
Howdy Buckin'.. don't know if I can get you to respond to this, but I am curious as to how you so quickly measure for 15 inch rounds? I too cut 15 inch (foot& a heel) rounds, but I start from the base of the tree *using my foot plus an imaginary heel, and score it every ~15". If I tried to just eyeball the whole 15 inches from one cut to the next, It would not work out nearly as neatly as you're doing there. Thanks😅
Good video
thx Stevo