Massive Tree Crashes | Wrong Direction!
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- Cutting down a huge dead tree. The final stem didn't fall exactly where I wanted it. This was an epic fail. Residential Tree Removal, Arborist, Stihl, dangerous work, interesting job, tree service company, West Coast arborist, emergency tree removal, logging, dirty jobs, small business, easy money, How to #treefelling #life #treeservice #arborist
I'm an old guy with a short attention span.
I watched this start to finish.
REALLY well narrated and explained. Damn good job!
Thanks. I appreciate it.
I 💯 percent agree..I actually watched it all top..it's gotta be interesting to keep my attention that long..I guess I'm a lot like this guy. Be safe Brother and May God Bless All!!!
I don't know, I work fast. I've seen guys and friends that do this all their lives, and they would have dropped that tree much faster without climbing, wedges, and hit the spot. We are close to 70 years old self taught and that tree is not that big. But we live in the high forest, dropping trees is what we do. I'm not bragging we just drop tress all the time for rual people that can't and man there a lot of dead pines up here. Maybe it's just different in resadential areas ?
@@moepow8160 Take a video of any of those trees and watch it. The tree will look half the size.
@@moepow8160 Much faster? Really?
Make a video and post it. Please!
I'd LOVE to see that.
I appreciate your humility to show it and tell it like it is.
My nerves were shot watching you climb that monster tree! Hats off to you!
And this is nothing! I climbed way more sketchy trees last year before I started this RUclips channel. 😀
Block facecut. The tree had developed so much momentum and downward angle by the time it closed the block face that the "swing" side of the face could not actually swing the tree, maybe only spin it a little. But if you hadn't said you were going to swing it, and instead said you were going to put it right in that skinny little gap between the two trees, I would have been very impressed!
Wonderful video. Thanks!
The only blocks I mess around with are in Minecraft. 🤷♂️🤪
NO FAILS, anyone that’s never worked trees, especially that size and want to criticize, they’re idiots. You know your craft and can’t take anything away from that. Awesome, start to finish. Nice work, man.
Yeah, nobody was hurt and no damage = no fail 👍👍
It dropped the way the holding wood dictated as usual. Its not a fail but he could have done better obviously.
Looked like a beaver with a toothache made that face cut.
He knew the notch was cut at the wrong angle & did not straighten it properly. If he does something that simple again it should be a 'quit'.
Things do not always go as planned. BUT- No one hurt, no significant property damage, threat posed by dead tree eliminated. Win-win in my book.
Not to nerd-out too much but your eye for storytelling, visual framing and tight editing is noteworthy. The _keeping-the-audience-on-tinterhooks_ part is icing on the cake. 😊
Well said.
For a lumberjack and a tree feller, there's nothing totally certain except uncertainty. Trees don't always behave like you want them to and the taller and the bigger the diameter can quickly expotentiate the uncertainty. You may be a little too modest, you have nothing to be ashamed of in the least. I have a little experience but my older brother is the expert with nearly 60 years experience and still cuts trees in his 80s and having worked with him and watched him that long I think I'm qualified to rate your performance. You had great control over where things landed with minimal collateral damage. AAA-1 job!
100% agree. I'm a climber/arborist in training and from what I have experienced, the only certainty with tree work is that trees are unpredictable. Everything can be set up perfectly, escape routes mapped, good cuts, solid holding wood, clear communication, pretty much everything is perfectly set up, and the tree still might decide to say, "Nope. Not doing what you want". Always be prepared for things to go wrong. Although I will say the one-handing the saw makes me nervous. I almost lost my thumb to a saw a few years ago (injured by someone being an idiot, not b my own hand), severed both tendons in it. Since then, I am a stickler for two-handing saws. Your humility is appreciated. Thank you for sharing the video.
@@maseyado2123 I come from a long line of sea captains and loggers. You mentioned your thumb reminds me of one of my uncles who had lost half his thumb and I remember so vividly him and his "rat tail" file sharpening his chainsaws. He was a tree cutting fool, when he was felling trees you had to stay the heck out of the way.
Great video Everybody walks away no gas pipes broken no structures destroyed It's a good day. Thank you
For sure
He has such strength in his arms and legs! I appreciate his expertise and skills! God protect him and his team!
Dude, looking down from that tree gave me the eeby jeebys almost like I was the one up there. My hat is off to you. Great video.
Your candor is so refreshing. It does NOT always go as planned.
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I was getting sick watching this video..i have 100% respect for you and all climbers..
Geez, am I that ugly? Rude! 😅😉
Ha! I agree…my stomach was rolling because of the space from where you were to where the branches seemed to splatter on the ground below. AND I was a tree pruning landscaper. I climbed trees all the time but never that high!
Ha! Ha! I’m with ya! Honestly, heights never used to bother me, but aparently they do now! ;-)
Couldn't agree with you more. Can't handle Heights.
Why trust these high up limbs as your tying point? you could’ve gone around the tree for your tying point way up there. The integrity of those bicep size limbs wasn’t assured, and that was risky.
That was a gollywhopper of a tree...and you had me worried when you were at the top!....great job.
I would not worry about what people say in the comments you done a fantastic job, at the end of the day it's about going home ALIVE you done every thing right.
Excellent work. Good to see someone who is very good at their job. I like what you said about cowboys! Always err on caution and do it right and safe! Didn't go as you expected at the end but still a very good job. Worth all the money that is charged. Keep uo the great work and having the video footage is a bonus.
Dude you’re crazy as hell! I did the same thing for 20+ years without incident and then one day I just knew it was time to quit.Watching you top this tree made me reaLise how crazy I was!
Haha. Nah, just make logical decisions. It's just like any other labor job at height.
How tall was the tree.@@VeteranTreeService
@@christophertaylor2464 not super tall maybe 110-120ft. I can't honestly remember.
@@VeteranTreeService I was thinking it was 200 or 250 ft tall.
I live in central Texas and we have up to 120 ft pine trees here.
My Stomach was turning from my couch! You Sir, Are one Bad Ass! I know it didnt fall exactly where you wanted it to go, But its down, There is no damage and you are not hurt. That is a Massive Win in my book! Be safe Brother!
A true professional job! Well Done!
I’ve been self employed for 36 years as a landscaper now I’ve downsized as a gardener, respect mate you are excellent at your job!
I would recommend you without hesitation but I’m from the uk!
Respect, excellent work !
Back in the day we used to have to Buck for two years before he ever got to cut a tree. So Buck her up. Bucking is just about if not harder than falling 101 my friend good luck and God bless you 🇺🇸
It is certainly a lot of work.
You fell victim to trying to rationalize a face cut that was simply pointed in the wrong direction. You talked yourself into believing that snipe cut would pull it to the left, but that was never going to happen. This was a good opportunity to experiment, and you learned a lesson, so it’s a win. Nice work.
I didn't know i could get sick watching a video.
Great skill.
My heart is still beating fast 3 minutes after the video.
I felt nauseous for the entire video.
Same here! The only way I could get through it without having a heart attack was by saying, "he makes it out fine, he makes it out fine" over and over again. Man, I hope he gets paid a lot for his trade; it takes courage and tremendous skill.
That was great from start to finish. When the title said wrong direction, I thought the tree would fall on the house or something major! You did an excellent job. If you had a bigger, straight hinge, you could’ve put it exactly where you wanted it. 👍
Hey man, absolutely no points deducted from where I sit. You did a great job!
Thanks
You could have cut out the part where you talked about the tree not needing to go there and I would have believed your a sniper with tree trunks 😂
But thanks for being humble and honest 👍
Haha. Ya, most people would have.
1:50sec in and you just skim over the magic machine that just lifted you up the tree like it was no big deal!!! I had no idea that existed!!!
Amazing. Thanks for the constant commentary. I actually became quite tense at the end.
Wow! Bro you're Awesome! You're indeed a professional tree cutter. Looking at you operate at such great height my heart is pounding and worried about your safety. To me you did a great job. May God blessand protect you and your team I pray. (Viewing from the Caribbean Twin Island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago)
That was really cool to see, And to hear you speaking your mind. my palms were sweating and i thought i was gonna puke when the tree was moving. And here i am in my comfortable chair.
Lol. 👍
Not a fail in my book! Down safely!!!!!! You're awesome! I'm not afraid of heights but that's ridiculous!! Great job!! You're the man for the job!! WOW!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey....no one got hurt....and all property saved....great job
Wow no problem with heights I see. Great landing and thank you for video.
Dude, that was a good job. Lovely climbing and de-limbing. A good learning opportunity, well-taken when v small chance of genuine issues from a fail. 👍
Nice technical work bud. Proud of ya.
Retired Safety Engineer
Thank god for people like you guys. I feel sick when you look down
Great video 📹 👍, I like the comments, it makes the videos more interesting. Thank you 😊. Bless you. Keep up the good work.
Comments are the best
"Wrong direction"...OK, *slightly*, but still excellent. "Epic fail"...LOL barely even a fail at all. That was very well done, and while I'm sure there are plenty of guys in the comments who have cut down several trees themselves, and have tips for you, I'll just admire a job well done. If I owned that property, I'd be entirely pleased with the results, and relieved at the risks mitigated by felling that monster. Nice job with the filming and narration, too. I wandered onto this video, but I'm subscribing now. I could tell you about a real fail, from a home-gamer "helping out" parents with a couple of trees.
The top of the tree reminded me of Charlie Brown Christmas tree. Great Work 👍
Hey brother, not sure if you are already there but SDVOSB certification through the SBA would really open up some larger opportunities for you post military. If you are already doing gov contracts this will set you apart even further. Very few “tree companies” in the federal market. Goldmine of opportunity in that niche, VA campuses alone. Speaking from experience. God bless you and your company
Thanks for the tip. 👍
I was a Gardener for a big City in Ontario Canada . We had an Arborist Crew which we worked with on occasion. I really loved to watch these guys climb it was amazing the expertise and precision in which they felled trees . There were no cowboys only trained professionals that respected their craft . You remind me of those men . You are humble and have the greatest respect for your profession. Love watching your video , reminds me of those days . Thanks
We are glad that you are safe 🙏 and your friends that was walking the floor man glad y'all are safe
Safe and sound.
Spell bounding video. Job well done. As unpredictable tree jobs go your ability to direct branches with great precision and then the stem as much as possible was fantastic.
How do you get the big rope up there in the first place to be able to use the pulley machine?
Nothing you do 100ft up a DEAD fir can be described as "easy" money - you earn every cent. Some excellent rope work - love yer motorised uplifter - saves a lot of arm ache.
I once took on a tree started by someone who'd bottled out as we say here in England - storm damaged Black Poplar, a beast - 60ft of clear trunk with crotch and three smash limbs above. Even with a 36" the crotch needed a double bite and lower down cuts had to be reduced to 6" and even then needed rollers to push them off.
Leave that to you young'uns now - glad I found your channel.
Nice to have you watching. Thanks!
Bro. You've definitely got BALLS OF STEEL...
Damn... and thank yall for sharing that video. And its allways fun to see other men having fun at work....
And again. Thanks for the video.
Mad love. And Respect
Look at you shopping at sappy supplies with those new wedges. Lol
@guiltyoftreeson
Lol
Looked really Awesome from our Vantage Point. NO Harm, NO Foul. 👍🙏
👍 It was awesome!
Thanks for the awesome video. You did an outstanding job. So great.. wow.
Couple feet off doesn't seem so bad to me. That place is familiar. Hubby and I were stationed there for three years in the late 90s. Pretty place.
Awesome place. Love it here!
Never seen that climbing tool before. How do you get the first rope up for it to climb up?
Mighty fine bovine spongiform, all good perfectly not perfect, your a braver for doing what your doing and loving it at the same time, safe and go home at night in one piece with happy customers and dollars in the jeans, timberland onward 🌴👍thanks for the show.
You, sir have balls that go clank! Great job and excellent video.😊
Great video, no property damage, very mild tree damage. WIN!!
It must be tough to work on-base. (USAF MSgt ret.)
It's nice. They clean everything up. I just posted a new video working on base.
Love the Mr. T clip!
PAIN!
😁
Seven or eight years ago, my sister had a tree removed that was way too close to her house. It was big enough to have four of the men shoulder to shoulder and the stump blocked them. Her two story house was dwarfed by the tree. It looked like a toy house next to the tree. It was going pretty well until part of the tree fell on the corner of the house. Thank goodness for good insurance. The company made all repairs. Their boss was not happy.
With that large of a tree, its momentum is huge. Once it starts moving, it's nearly impossible for a closing hinge to change its direction of fall. The hinge in a dead pine or very mature pine will basically be failed after about five degrees.
Nice job! Got my heart pumping!
Mad respect for this man! For sure 100% a tree climbing animal!!
No damage, no injuries, tools intact & great climb. All sleep well.
Very interesting video. So skilled.
Good job, if I could offer some advice about the face-cut? Since you were a little bit concerned about it going to far in the direction you didn't want it to go? Since you had a rope up in it for leverage pulling, you might have been able to use the pull to your advantage by holding more hinge wood in the direction that you wanted it to go in and pulling it harder with the rope in the direction that you wanted it to go in using the holding wood to guide it more that way? If that makes sense to you?
Thank you for sharing this video.
You Sir are a Master at your Craft . Not A Home Depot Week End Warrior
Nice job
I did not see it how did you get the rope that pulled you up in the top of the pineal??
1st time watching a video like this, it was wild. I can't believe how calm you sound up there.
Nothing ‘wild’ about it. This young man is a skillful tree cutter. He’s very intelligent and careful, making calculated decisions, not guesses. He knows what to do and is doing it. Any man can buy a chainsaw, but that doesn’t qualify them to be expert tree cutters.
@@e.conboy4286 Different meaning of wild. It was very wild in the way I'm using the world. It was also a cool video, but I'm not talking about temperature.
Hinge wood is everything. Glad youre safe! Great video!
Thanks
If you were relying on some rotation based on a contact point in the wedge area, I'm afraid the reason it didn't rotate is because of the amount of rotational energy needed to initiate the rotation is much higher than you realize. The mass of the tree causes the amount of energy to be too high... so the tree just went straight according to the cut. To impart a rotation you need to input more than just a short impulse.
This is awesome just watching the video. I can imagine what it's like to actually be the cutter/cameraman.
Great video and balls of steel climbing this thing
And the longest username award goes to you!
Kia Ora & Good Evening from Unsworth Heights, North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand ... Another Great Video Bro.
Hello!
You did not fail the tree fell precisely between two other trees, not harming anything all your toppings felt precisely that’s a A+ you did not fail😊
I'll start off by saying I know nothing. Could you have replaced a part of the wedge of the tree you cut out to leverage or encourage the tree to fall in the direction you wanted it to go.?
Humboldt cut when you took your bit out?
We strive for perfection, knowing that we are human and doomed to fail.
All in all, you did good.
Was lumber made from the tree? Or just firewood?
I was stationed a Ft Lewis for 12 years (around 1995-2007), loved it there! But too expensive to move back and live around there.
This would scare the daylights outa me. you did a great job.....no kidding!
At the start
“ uh oh “ 😂
The higher you get the more time they have to go places!!!!
This statement just topped off and iconic day for me what a way to end the day
Good night
People like to fall asleep watching these videos. So funny to me.
The way you want to swing it needs a thicker hinge so that when the tree starts to fall the thicker holding wood pulls it over that way before dropping. I had plenty of practice on this when clearing up the trees around power lines after a storm and paid off by dropping a large Pear tree that was hanging and leaning toward a 10-foot-tall tennis court fence.
Man, pear trees get big lol. You seem like just the professional to educate these guys.
The pear tree was a mature tree that wasn't massive but probably around 18 inches across but it was leaning right over a tennis court fence and was in a difficult position to get at it being inside a walled garden on an estate.As I've said, I had already swung a lot of trees along a forest that was Scots pines and they were overhanging mains 132000 volt power lines.
@@shanek6582: oh yeah! Yuck! Yuck!
@@BarryFlo58: Power company should have been notified in advance so it could cut off the power so nobody got electrocuted, or houses or buildings or highway right of way were damaged and observe the process of a gentleman such as yourself, cutting trees. They might have hired you!
@@e.conboy4286 lol, someone finally got it.
Did the homeowner have any issue with the damage to the other tree?
I love everything about how you work. Save energy for the cutting. The skill is in the cutting. This isn’t rock climbing.
What a magnificent tree..A king in its time.
As Maxwell Smart said, "you missed it by that much".
that was still a good job man! I was wondering if the tree being dead didn't allow the hinge to hold as long as they normally do? I noticed that the hinge seemed to just break instead of holding and pulling the wood fibers like normal.
Looked good to me. Maybe not perfect but no property damage and no injury. Sort of like the old axiom, "Any plane landing you can walk away from is a good one".
having done the same type of tree, my call would be..and assuming you did not need to save the long log..once you saw the undercut and hinge was aimed wrong, you could have recut a new wedge above the messed up one, or even change the aim of the hinge you had, if you could go a bit farther into the diameter. (which you can do because the stem has been really lightened up and would stay standing even if you took half the diameter away)..The other much safer option would have been to keep chunking the stem down to a distance where it would not reach the standing trees..(not even think about doing an under cut till after that).you may need to tie the chunks with a rope down to the ground crew, and have them pull the chunks off (as they get heavy).. the redirecting fancy cut you were trying requires a much earlier redirect.. the first wedge would be thin, just to get the tree moving, then the second wedge would be a bit wider, and you would leave a lot of hinge wood/holding wood over the second wedge....try practicing on smaller trees .
Respect, my friend!
Hey man, teaching myself to cut and climb on my property and a buddies. Gonna start contract climbing for him soon, and I retire from being a nasty girl in 3 years. No idea how you do AD and climb, but my hats off to you. Can’t wait to see you become one of the greats
Heck, your fail would be a win in my book of life's failures! lol Job well done.
Good job keep up the good work! Appreciate the video
Thanks
Excellent job guys.
Well done amigo
You have balls of steel.
The Widbey Island air base near Anacortes Wa. has “Growler” airplanes. When the atmospheric conditions are right we can hear them take off in Victoria BC. I heard at least three take off yesterday. Fortunately, McCord is much further away. 😊 🇨🇦
That's neat
Awesome job... You guys nailed it ! Remember trees have a mind of their own at times 😃
What a hollow thump sound when you banged out the facecut.
Wow.. absolutely professional. This guy knows what he's doing. Very dangerous job and what ever they changed, well worth it. Great job!
My Magnolia tree is only about 30' high. It's a potential fall hazard in the event of a hurricane, drops cones all over the lawn in the fall, and has roots in the main sewer line out to the street as the pipe goes right under it. I'll use an extension ladder to get up to the lowest branches and wearing a harness with a lanyard will trim what I can with a bow saw and sickle saw. I'll get my neighbors to help with tying off and felling the trunk. They all had their magnolia trees cut down long ago as we have hurricanes here and trees tend to fall on houses.