Clearing Forest for New Buildings, The Chainsaws I Use and Preparing for Maple Sugar Season
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- An unseasonably warm and dry December allows me to clear massive beech trees to prepare for my next major building projects. I explain what chainsaws I use and I use a tractor to move a heavy maple syrup boiler into place. I explain why I'm building three more structures in this location and how I plan on keeping busy and productive when it's time to shelter in place.
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It is wild seeing absolutely zero snow up there at this time of year. I'm sure that it'll be coming soon though. All of the best for you and your family for 2024 Shawn. Cheers!
it's a green New Years over here on the Canadian side of the Pacific Northwest as well! :D
All the best to you Shawn, your family and Cali for 2024! Looking forward to seeing your vision further develop.
Being in the woods is pure therapy. I do it all the time. Best thing for PTSD and such 👍
HNY '24 to you and yours and of course the star of the shows Cali. Cheers from Scotland.
Great video as always! Epic tree fall. I was listening to hear the popping sound to see if you would have to cut any more but, no it worked out perfectly. Callie's love and devotion to you is obvious. She has to make sure that you're ok. I'm looking forward to maple syrup making time on your new stove.
I hope your wife is feeling better soon.
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and skills Shawn. I wish you and the family a healthy, prosperous and happy New Year. ❤
I still love your videos. Thank you for sharing 🙏 your family's journey. Hugs to 🐕 Cali.
The aucoustics of that tree falling are wonderful!
Shawn James ,ich wünsche Dir und deiner Familie und den lieben Calli Gesundheit und alles Gute im Neuen Jahr 😀🐶🎆
Happy new year to you and your family and that includes Cali of course
Love the new intro. Also I enjoy seeing you doing the less romantic things like moving the logs for a possible future space for a new setup, and seeing that sometimes you just move forward on tedious tasks without being perfectly sure of all outcomes. Makes you seem more human and relatable. Thanks for the video, which I know will get me off my duff afterward to do likewise here at our place. Happy New Year's Eve to you and yours🎉
Travel between these two properties could change dramatically if hard times include fuel scarcity.
Happy New Year to you and family. Much love to Cali for her in the New Year too! ❤
I am blown away by your hard work and dedication to your vision.
lovely sound of the tree
Glad you brought that tractor. As we get older we need a helping hand with some things.
Happy New Year to the James family & sweet Cali❤
The answer is, if a tree falls in the forest, does it make a sound? YES, absolutely!!💥
shawn I know as a former contractor you knew what a full days work was ! and now as older Men we pittle and You have allied yourself with nature who never rests..It expresses a desire to contribute to your family freedom and is a mighty force! Great allies to bring to the fight for freedom...I hope you acknowledge the God who made nature and are allied with Him as well...I refuse to put my brain on the hook of evolution it is far to organized to be random...This way of life you present to others is therefore the only LOGICAL option! Kudos and happy new year!
The first 8 notes of that opening track - Copperhead Road! Hell yeah! Happy New Year to you and your family, Shawn, from the Welsh mountains, Wales, UK
You are one of the strongest people I know and your outlook on life is amazing, wishing you and your family the best for the upcoming new year.
Happy New Year to you and your family Shawn.
I hope you find that middle between work and play so you don’t burn out! I think I speak for a lot of people when I say that we love to see what you come up with while wood working. I’m sure that the same love, craftsmanship and attention to detail that you’ve put into the cabin so far will continue into your future projects.
Take care and we’ll see you in 2024. 🎉
I love the new appraoch to your channels. It's clear understanding of what to find and where to find it. I love both of your channels!
Thank you Shawn for posting life done the James way including all James. I enjoyed the tree felling, motion of as well the sound. Always looking forward to the next post. Also thank you for interviewing interesting people , more life lessons to learn.
The way he slings the toys for Cali could you imagine asking him to pass the salt at the dinner table
I hope your wife feels better soon, and I hope you don't get the flu as well. If it's anything like the one I have that's been going around BC, you'll have about a week of splitting headaches to look forward to. I am not the type to go to the doctor, but I've definitely been downing the Sinus DayQuils like they're candy - my kidneys probably hate me by now.
It's good to hear the noise trees make before falling, giving people a heads up on what to listen for.
Pretty sure Shawn buys the stove first and then designs all of his structures around the stove he bought. Which I think is fantastic.
Listening to the tree popping and cracking was so cool. I have never heard that before. Thank you
Happy New Year to you and your family. Look forward to following along with you in 2024.
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Bonus video 👍
J admire ton choix de vie de quitter la civilisation pour vivre comme nos ancêtres ,il faut beaucoup de courage,,je suis en admiration devant toutes tes connaissances .Je te souhaite a toi et toute ta famille une bonne année et surtout la santé et un gros bisou à ton chien qui me fait à chaque fois craqué tellement il est mignon❤❤❤
SHAWN & OUR CALI !!! will be back I got to sleep now !!! Well got awake after 8 more hours of sleep !!! Pray to God Your Wife & you don't have the flu like I do !!! I keep up with the bills and dishes but don't feel like eating but make clear soups for my self that is the best thing for a person with mash potatoes also !!! Take Care of the pup & yourselves 11204!!!
I started taking eichinacia for flu years ago! Everyone around me gets sick in my family, but I don't!! They tried to take it for one day and didn't get better right away so they decided it didn't work for them! And refuse to take it again! My wife and daughters family have been sick for a couple months now!
I too take echinacea pills daily. They do make a difference in the immune system when taken as a daily vitamin.
That was one of the slowest falling trees I've seen...lol Yay, success! Have peaceful and prosperous New Year.
Happy New Year!! You are so blessed.
Happy New Year Shawn and Cali! Cheers!!
First I have seen the tractor that should make your life a little easier!! Happy new year and god bless you
Beech are dying around here too. I find this time of year is the best to get it cut and split. Cover it right away with tin and you won’t have problems with rot/fungus. I do see a proper sugar shack with evaporator and blower in your future.
Snap crackle pop oh what a relief it is when it finally hits the ground 🎉I am watching this 12 am happy new year 🎊 🎉😊
I have 2 Stihls that my father left me, he processed Australian sandelwood around Kalgoorlie, Western Australia for 40 years. Sandelwood is a hardwood in Oz. He had 8 Stihl's and 2 Huskie's all great chainsaw's. Of the 2 Stihl's I have 1 is now 45 years old and the other is 32 years old, both were realy well looked after and still have great compression and I use them both every winter, though they are a lot heavier than the latest models.
Szczęśliwego Nowego Roku dla całej waszej rodziny!
An excellent idea to do your syrup and you do a great deal of planning before you tackle the job. Good luck with the project and have a great year for you and your family and lets not forget Calie too. Stay safe.
Thank you , Shawn .
🐺Loupis Canis .
@myselfreliance have you thought about what you are doing with your workshop yet? Taking a part and moving ? or clear a path with your new tractor and drag on skids or even over logs. The tractor is an amazing tool once you learn what you can do with it and operate it safely and skillfully.
Happy New Year to you and your family 🎊🕛🎊.
Shawn, Looking forward to 2024 with you and Cali! Happy New Year!!
All the best to you all for 2024. Hope Mrs James feels better soon.
Happy New Year Shawn and Cali :)
Hi Shaun now you're got a powerful work machine in that 35 hp tractor should be much easier on yourself 😊
That has to be the slowest falling tree I have seen!
Almost had time to make a coffee and drink it!
LOL
I enjoy the land maintenance/ terraforming videos the most.
Lifting a 15 lb powerhead all day will burn the extra calories quick..
Happy 2024 thx for the vid
Happy New Year to You & Cali, Thanks for this past year's video's, very nice. Take Care Brother
Happy and blessed 2024 for you, Shawn, and your family.
I used to saw at a sawmill in Minnesota 40 years ago! That maple will make beautiful lumber and furniture! It discolors pretty quickly, so saw it and sticker soon!
Happy NewYear Shawn, wife, and family from the Land Down Under, may you find Christ as your Saviour & Lord and fulfil Gis will and purpose in the remaining years you have on this earth. 🇦🇺🤗🙏💞👌👍✌️👏👊🇨🇦
as usual and fantastic................Namaste
Happy New Year Shawn & to the family
Happy New Year to you and your family
cross the Yonge and Queen street..in Toronto..I used to live not very far from it..that was 30 years ago..
WOW no snow what a great time to work.
Happy New Year Shawn and family!🎊
Happy New Year~❤
Like I said the tractor good job and happy new year Shawn and family❤
Happy New Year! Thank you for sharing Shawn. God Bless you and your family.
All the best to you, your family and Cali, Happy New Year.
Happy new year to you and your family
I used to work at the bear trap resort in Northern Minnesota and they used to make maple syrup every spring.the shed they made it in was called the sugar shack which had a cupola on a pull which raised up when in use to let out all the steam we had a cast iron stove with a stainless steel evaporator vat built on top with old stainless milking line going from the vat to a small milk bulk tank to hold the unprocessed sap and we hauled the sap in small plastic tanks on the back rack of 4x4 atv that held sap from several trees and we dumped that through a filter on the bulk tank with a 3inch detachable hose to the atv tank
Happy and blessed New Year to you and yours, Shawn. Nice to see you back in my feed - haven't seen your content in several months.
you should subscribe 😊😊
im counting the days till spring Shawn..yep,,that nasty cough is going around here again,,i had it,,but took meds to get rid of it...the flu shot dont help one bit,,,you still get it....when it gets down under 25,,i stay out of it...nose just keeps dripping...yes tomorrow is 2024...i hope it gets better..im saving more for each month now,,depends on how cold it gets,,,there calling for a real cold week this week..made a big pot of chili,,that will last me a week....stay warm man
That was the slowest tree falling that I have ever seen! Love all your work Shawn!
Yeah, must have been a government tree, really slow moving.
Happy New Year to you and your family Mr.James! Blessings!
For controlling tree growth/ thinning , you should checkout the hack n squirt method
Have a safe & prosperous new year!
Happy New thanks for sharing this year,All the best too you and your family in 2024.
Happy New Year to you and all your family may each year forward be better then the last
SHAWN AND FAMILY I WISH U THE BEST FOR THE NEW YEAR , GIVE BEAUTIFUL CALI A HUG
Dear friend..
Happy new year
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I heard your comments on your other channel about the future. I don’t come here to get any tricks or ideas from you. I appreciate very much listening to your videos. I come here to get away from all of the non sense of this time. Thank you for providing some hope and peace in this old world. I appreciate you and want to say thank you. Happy new year to you and your family
Here here, I second this comment
Thanks for the chain saw info Shawn, very helpful!
Thank you for entertaining us like only you can. Over the years, I have enjoyed watching from central Florida, as you progress on your many projects and look forward to seeing them come to fruition. Best wishes for the New Year to you, your family and all who follow you on your journey.
I wish we had maple forests in my neck of the woods, love your new setup you're developing! Best I can do is tap birch trees here but you'll see in my video that it takes a lot more sap to yield a tiny bit of syrup! Still, a great skill to know!
Happy New Year
You need plans and goals especially in a retirement situation. Something to get out of bed. You get anxious at all when you start clearing for a new build? I know I do. I feel anxious and the only way to solve it is to put your head down and work towards the task at hand. Realizing there's a lot of work ahead of you it is somewhat motivating but also discouraging when you look at the big picture. Small steps you can move a mountain
Happy New Year, Shawn to you and your family in 2024!!!
Happy 2024 to you and yours. Very happy to find out that your branching out. I have been watching you and Jean Claude for years. Looking forward to the show. ❤😊
Happy New Year Shawn
Cali, hope you get many treats in 2024. Happy New Year !
Love it!
I hope your wife feels better quickly and that you don't get it. Can't wait to see how much more sufficient that evaporator is going to be. I hope you have a good year for syrup. It will be here sooner than you know...unless we finally get a real winter. Happy New Year!
Another enjoyable video. All the best for the new year for you, Cali, and the family.
happy new year to you, your wife, girls, and cali!!
Happy New Year! For you and your family. A fan from Australia❤
Happy new Year and many blessing for you and your family from Norway.
I hope you and your family had a wonderful holiday season, a great New Year, but I think you had better throw a level on that stove cause from my perspective it's not even close to level.
Thanks Shawn, what you’re doing is appreciated and awesome. Happy New Year!🎆 🤩🤩🤩💯💯💯🎄🎄🎄
happy new year ✨ 新年 明けましておめでとうございます🎍世界が 平和で あります様に 🌏
Happy New Year 2024 Shawn James. Creative success in your business. Health and well-being.
Tolles Video 👏🏻👍😉
Great intro. Happy New Years
Good video, Happy New Year Shawn and family! And all you wonderful people in internet world :)
Hi Shawn - you forgot to give details of your other saw - I'm a Husqvarna loyalist too and like you I have the 390 XP which is a cracking unit. I use it for work daily and it's got plenty of grunt as and where you need it. Super reliable and rarely have problems. If they're maintained well you'll have a trusty friend for life. A chain kept sharp and a bar regularly dressed and you can't go wrong. Kickback is the constant threat of course and you're no doubt particularly wary of it being as isolated as you are out there. I'd be interested in your choice of second saw - I keep a 345 XP for any lighter work which is an amazing, powerful little saw and a bit easier on the arms. But it still packs a fearful punch! I'm wondering if you make up your own chains being as multi-talented as you are?
Really good to see you're doing so well - all the best for '24.