Will always be known as the Bunyan saw to me. That was the first time I was able to watch you live bucking logs. The memories are priceless. You too can see, come to the Bunyan October 4th 5th and 6th. 🙂
Hello from Eastern Kentucky buckin billy, I'm 33 years old and my papaw had me out in the cold winter splitting wood when I was just a 10 year old pup. I sure do miss those days working my grandpa. Keep on keepin on friend.
Buckin, I really needed to hear that bit on the intro today. Last night we lost my cousin and his wife in an accident. They left behind two beautiful baby girls and we’re starting to pull ourselves together. Thank you for being the person that you are.
Hey Buckin.Ive only come across your vids lately and am so glad I did.we all have bad times in our lives and its my turn at the moment.Watching someone so genuine ,thoughtful and entertaining keeps me strong.Thanks so much mate
To be honest I have a 28”bar on my echo 620 and with a woods port muffler mod and carb mod and tune it is a beast but as buckin mentions it saves your back for sure I go home after a long day of cutting with no back pain even us east coasters can be wise to the words of you western elders I always think of your saying of not judging because someone does something different but to be curious and took that and ran with it with a good hand filed chain and the previous mentioned modifications I have no trouble cutting oak maple hickory ect thanks for all the wisdom over the years buckin we love ya man, god bless you and yours !
I’m so grateful for the internet. I’m an east coast guy, and I had no idea they made full wraps before I found your channel. And I’ve since learned the Humboldt. I don’t use it all the time, but sometimes I want high stump and the butt to slide off first. Thanks
Man everytime I watch this channel seeing all the axes and saws give me the fizz. I wish I could find/afford some of the axes you have in that amazing collection.
I use a long bar no matter what the location, East, or West. Two main reasons. My back, Like Buckin said and it is safer. I find long bars to be the cats meow on step hills like West Virginia and nothing better for fat stumps on the West Coast. Only time I do not use a long bar is when I am climbing. If I could only pick two bars. It would be a 16" and a 32" and the 32" would see 90% of the work.
Hello Buckin that saw definitely has the goods thanks for sharing 👍 once again long bar on the saw most definitely saves the lower back 👍 Johno Darwin NT
That 266 is NICE!!! sounds amazing❤ yessir it is hot as heck here in Indiana, I went out for a few hours to split some wood, at a slow pace, and plenty of water to boot...always a good time on here!! Love to all from the Barth family❤💪❤️🪓🌳🪵
Any other great video Buckin . I love the sound of this saw Buckin. I understand the use of the longer bar to stand up Buck. Exspecially if you have back issues.
I got in a tangled mess helping someone out yesterday. It was scary, until, I said too myself that I wasn't in a hurry and thought about tension and compression. Thanks to you Buckin and your channel. ❤
Bucking dude good to see you still going and dude the long bar is the best never used it before till i started watching you along time ago and your right on man God never will give you more then you can handle i pray Jesus Christ keeps you safe out there God bess you man
If you or anyone else recommends someone to "lose the ego"... You are telling them to be less of the person that they are. The ego is important for health of any individual. I watched this whole video and did not see any indication of too much ego. My curiosity wood be, how many Buckin Billy videos have you seen and how long have you been involved in physical work in your lifetime...?
The Husky 266 was a great all around saw, I sawed with those for years, I was excited when the 268XP Special came out, then it was the 272XP, all excellent saws for any sized timber.
You’re the man with the know how ! I’ve watched many guys doing tree work, but none compare and get so in depth of actually how to use the tools and let them do the work for you ! After years of this work the body takes a toll and if you want to keep doing it! Then use your tools wisely . Excellent information brother .
Man o man that Ironhorse can build a saw!! What a joyful video. Great looking firewood too. Hope you are going to hand split that Buckin, that'd be icing on the cake. Cheers from HB NZ
Ive told everyone i can this…i have 42” bars on 592’s…but the most fun i have running a saw is the echo 2511t speedcut nano, with wcs muffler and ported…i swear to everything…i smile ear to ear every single time i start that saw up…little 12” bar…it sounds amazing and is just lite and fun…i find myself laughing and i feel like a big kid when i run it…and that speaks to exactly what you were saying…its all about the feeling of running a power saw…why does everything have to a competition? I feel that way with guys who are loyal to one brand…its like…life is full of amazing choices…why not enjoy them all?
Billy have you ever cut a tree down and have 20 or so feet of the bark just fall off as it hits the ground tree was solid and didn't look to be dead was cut in middle of winter
Husqvarna 572xp Husqvarna 32 inch light bar with full house full chisel and sister c hand file is my go to these days no matter what size I'm cutting because I never have to bend over and it's not to heavy to run all day cutting oak hickory and cherry
Do you know what the white fungus growing on the dead standing fir is? Iv learned that it’s always ready to burn when covered in it, and rotten when it has the orange fungus
Love what do brother l am having hard time with time with body l have smashed a lot of bones in my spine so l know how you feel l have good days and bad days my three sons work with me in the foresty in new Zealand you have a great day brother
When the engine comes to a stop before the compression stroke, it can rotate backwards, and it will grab the recoil. This pulls on the rope against the pull handle and can break off the cord. Pulling it out as it stops prevents damage to the cord and recoil. You can see the cord pull against his hand as the motor stops
Nothern new yorker here no not the city ive never been there and hope to never have the need to im about ten minutes from the Canadian border. I dont buy into the east coast wetcoast thing. To me we're all just woodsman and woodswomen. I do however i wish that every west coast woodsmen some day gets the experience of swinging an ax on a piece of frozen staight grain ash on a sunny 30 degree day
@Becky-zi7fo : I must have missed that detail. I did see they were both on a trip, so if buckin said he is in Oregon, then he is in Oregon. Guess that would explain why he didn't go live today, too 🤔
When will you be traveling to Oregon? Are you driving? I live in Woodland, Washington right next to the I-5 freeway. I would love to meet you for a quick stop and give you some drinks and snacks for your trip.
@@BuckinBillyRaySmith I am a middle school principal. I can easily sneak out, say hi, and provide you with some nourishment. I have been watching for years and am a huge fan. Several of my life habits have been positively influenced by your modeling and words.
As far as I know, there are no ticks on Vancouver Island... the warming up of climate could change that soon. Here in Western Pennsylvania is an infestation of ticks over the past 20 years or so. I've pulled many ticks from me and animals. Had the bullseye, took antibiotics etc. Numerous people are suffering with severe symptoms for long periods of time due to Lyme disease, a few other bacteria are also causing illnesses related to black legged deer ticks. And different ticks are now being identified as disease spreading. They are migrating from South to north and west to east. I started my using peppermint oil last year and had good results. Depending on the density of the wooded areas that i am working in and brush piles that I'm picking up and carrying close to my body...i will re apply one drop of peppermint oil almost every 45 minutes. Started ingesting one drop of the oil in my super coffee daily. Have used the chemical Permethrin that was once only available to the military. You can look that up if you are not familiar with it. Prevention is the key. If you take off your shirt and put it on the ground and then put it back on when leaving... you're asking for trouble ( my first tick experience 10 years ago)
@@jirusjirus9322 i ask as i have had lyme myself here in the uk, trying to do a little research in to tick issues and what works to repel them, we have something in the uk called rovince clothing made for hunters and outdoorsmen but it is mega expensive ! so looking for alternatives across the word that works against them
@@jirusjirus9322 Vancouver Island has almost identical weather temps to here in Scotland where i am, we have real tick problems in some areas, i myself have had lyme and the doxy antibiotics for a month, trying to do a little research on what people use across the globe to combat them ?
Not to step in where I wasn't asked, but a saw such as a 395 Husky or 660 Stihl with a 24" bar is commonplace in the bed of a faller's truck. I'm no pro, but a 28" is a "long bar" for me and my area. Might find a 36 or bigger on a cleanup crew's/tree removal crew's saw for a last ground-level cut of a stump on a yard tree.
@@HayChaffandSawdust1 hey step away man! Helpful answers are always appreciated! So the east coast guys really go for the 90cc saws eh? They must be worth the weight for how much they chew through that hardwood?
@@nervfps I reckon so; I prefer 70cc, but I'm just a hack cutting firewood, running sawmill, and cutting trees as needed; I have no experience with west coast or northern wood; I see one HUGE difference in the size of bar needed/used actually has far more to do with limbing than with felling. Logging (here), there may be 40" before the first limb; if the limbs are much lower on older growth, sometimes the limbs are big enough to yield saw-logs of their own. It always helpful to remember, but hard to understand (sometimes) how the "other half" lives. First time I ever heard of anyone baling hay at night, it threw my little pea brain into a tizzy; I couldn't comprehend humidity in the teens during the day and only reaching 50-60% at night. Heck, I'm hoping that humidity gets DOWN to 50 here tomorrow. With all of the limbs and how low we cut a stump on hardwoods, there's not at much need to hold the weight of the saw and therefore not as much need to rest the saw on a hip and fulcrum the bar around. Don't get me wrong, I long bar works here too... it's just not as common.
@@HayChaffandSawdust1 Ah okay I understand! If you don't mind sharing, what saw/bar is your go-to these days? Been looking around and I'm leaning towards something like a 661 with a 20" bar on it.
@@nervfps I may not be a good example?? I have a 661 (stock clone); haven't even started it in couple of years; power-to-weight just not there for me; I have a stock MS440 (stock) that I like to run a 28" bar and a MS310 (fairly warm port work) that I also run a 28" bar; a pretty spicy Stihl 026 will run 20 or 28 and a little Stihl MS250 (also ported) that I run a 20" modified Husky bar (longest Stihl bar for that saw's mount is a 16 or 18". Those are my personal favorites; and again, I may not be the best example... I'm actually one of the ones with a bad back (injured in second grade...some days I literally can't reach my feet to put my socks on) that likes a "long bar" in our hardwood. I was just merely trying to give insight of why "we" run shorter saws with bigger power heads in our hardwood without attempting to exclude my own bias towards liking a long bar.
❤❤VIDEO ❤❤ what’s up with you not wearing safety shield ❤ it’s non of my business when or what your wearing when using a chainsaw ❤ you already have a bad back❤ it’s your business I wasn’t going to say anything ❤ then I thought about it … you’re a person set in his ways.. friend.. everyone has a choice.. be safe regardless of how busy you are ❤safety first ❤❤
Hello Buckin ive been warching youre Channel for a few weeks now , and i thought about buying an us american axe-head , because i only have german and scandinavian ones , so i wanted to ask you what do you think about the collins legitimus jersey pattern axe head is it a good one ? It would be nice if you could answer , greetings from germany and have a nice day👍
I gotta a big longer's ax. Now I'm getting into the axes. Now, um bucking, I just built mine completely custom made, but i'm still working on it, though
The key understanding Billy is the process employed by a power saw user, nothing can be divorced from that (I'm coming 'at things' from a point of view of a tree and hedge guy with a bow saw and a slash hook). That's what we had got, but we were still legitimate tree people, it just took us ten times as long to do anything (and I could only look at guys with 12 inch chain saw bars withenvy). The thing is though, tree care is tree care at the end of the day. And graduation to power saws for me, has only enabled me to continue what I always did at an older age, and yet become ten times as productive. Occassionally though, I do look back to my earlier 'before' power saw days, and marvel at how little that one needed to get work done. Adding two stroke engines to it, has added all kinds of new logistical things to think about. However, it also allows me to operate at amazing speed compared to before.
The Bahco modern bow saw is an implement of quite impressive functionality, for what it is. And that's a tool that comes completely out of the tree care world. The thing with tree care always is the tidy up, the sweeping of the floor, is where a majority of the work happens (there's no 'follow up' skid steer machinery, although I wish there was to help). One has to become one's own follow up machine. And that's precisely where though small saws and small bars come in, the .325 inch chain pitch and mini 3/8 inch tools and the rest.
One thing that Billy Ray's footage demonstrates in his process, is one in which his modified 372 or 365 equipment just enables Billy to have run times with his power saws, that just can't be extracted out of larger equipment. And on top of that, larger power heads also have to be man-handled and physically carried by a human being. Where if you go much beyond 70cc chassis on your saw, you're not going to carry it all day long (and remained focusedenough upon safe work practices from start of day to end). You risk becoming sloppy and complacent, so Billy's smaller power heads can be carried with more ease and comfort. Which in turn folds itself into safer and more disciplined working practice (i.e. peripheral vision and awareness, rather than tunnelled vision and riskier work practice).
The only thing I would add in closing. It's the same reason to carry a modified 70cc Husqvarna tool chassis and long bar 3/8 inch chain. The reduction of fatigue over the course of a day (and yeah, things such as heat and climate all do feed into this equation to do maintenance of safe work practices at all times). I've often had to consume over four liters, or eight pints of water back in the days on bow saws and slashing tools (and don't assume because it's hand tools there aren't risks). It's probably the experience and knowledge of safety risk mitigation and reduction obtained on tree work where it was all hand tool work, more than anything has fed into my approach with power saws today. This why I carry small saws and big ones. It's only partly because the small saws are handy for ground clearance and clean-up (you are you're own skid steer machine often). You break down brush, timber, vegetation and bundle it to physically move it. A lot of walking. It's because of that long day endurance aspect, where one doesn't physically have the ability to carry an 85cc chassis by the middle or end part of the day. Is when you can start to reach for those 40 and 50cc tool chassis at that point (what the larger 80 to 90cc chassis enables you to do often, is progress earlier or 'roll' into tidy-up phase of your tree-care assignment more quickly. Because you have 'the saw' and chain you need, the tools that you need to get a lot of timber on the floor a lot quicker. Than if I was out there using 365 or 372 tool chassis, and taking me further into my day, to get my timber down.
That's a lot of information there my friend...📜✍️ Good reading I started climbing with no ropes and no power saw. Used to climb trees as a child growing up. Then i carried a little folding hand saw to prune out dead limbs of my favorite climbing trees. Then bought an electric chainsaw and ran an extension cord into the trees. Wow what a great way to get lots of branches cut. Offering help to friends and neighbors with tree work...🌲 been busy ever since.
@@jirusjirus9322 Folding hand saws are what I carried for years into the back country. For purposes of pathway maintenance for the river anglers and sports people. I adapted pruning saw blades of more robust type to long timber staff poles, to add to folding hand saw types. And what I've realized now are mini 3/8 and mini .325 inch are being used out there on poles for this purpose today. I have to be honest though, it took me too long to admit that I needed things like brushcutters, especially when it came to stream bank and river channel maintenance. A lot of it in agricultural context related directly to fencing and fence repair. However, it's always a hybrid. It could be fencing construction, part shelter belt and tree planting, part habitat maintenance and restoration, and often purely gardening, landscaping, decorative or property visual enhancement purpose driven. I tend to find that out there in rural areas one has to carry a lot of different hats with one. I've done a lot of 'landscape' reclamation using drainage pipe and heavy excavator equipment. Because that is what was going on at that time in eighties and nineties. Nowadays, at least six or seven days a week I'm on lawn mover equipment (and thats equipment I used to avoid, but now I'm finding it does link up with my top-handle saw, and small power saw work for property grounds enhancement). A lot of badly neglected property and real estate out there. I'd just as soon become selfish and go fly fishing, as I created lures and baits for lots of anglers at one point. But I have to admit, the tree care is different in that it makes a direct, tangible difference to peoples' living space and perception of that living space, and their abilities to manage same. Long story short, I think I backed from wilderness and agricultural habitats back into residential grounds keeping and suburban (the main point being, that when you come from the wild habitats back into human created ones, you get it more readily than the guys who focus on man-made habitat exclusively).
I prefer a short bar simply because they are lighter AND run a shorter chain, obviously. The shorter chain means less time hand filing teeth, which is a win in my book.
I think that was the point of the video; what works for you and is best for you is the perfect combination for your style. I run both/either and it depends on the task at-hand. If a long bar was best for everyone, the manufacturers wouldn't even offer a short bar... and t'other way 'round. (no snarkiness intended; I'm agreeing that you know what's best for you and your situation.)
"Don't puff up, and don't shrink down. You're on sacred ground." That's the fountain of youth right there, brother. Right on.
Love it
Will always be known as the Bunyan saw to me. That was the first time I was able to watch you live bucking logs. The memories are priceless. You too can see, come to the Bunyan October 4th 5th and 6th. 🙂
See you there Marty
Good times
Hello from Eastern Kentucky buckin billy, I'm 33 years old and my papaw had me out in the cold winter splitting wood when I was just a 10 year old pup. I sure do miss those days working my grandpa. Keep on keepin on friend.
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Buckin, I really needed to hear that bit on the intro today. Last night we lost my cousin and his wife in an accident. They left behind two beautiful baby girls and we’re starting to pull ourselves together. Thank you for being the person that you are.
Condolences from Australia mate, all the best to you and everyone you care for.
Sorrow and sadness comes in many forms... this is a big one. 😔
Let your love be the fuel to help the children work through the tragedy. ❤️🩹
Wow ... that's very sad news 😢 ..
Hey Buckin.Ive only come across your vids lately and am so glad I did.we all have bad times in our lives and its my turn at the moment.Watching someone so genuine ,thoughtful and entertaining keeps me strong.Thanks so much mate
Glad you found us David
To be honest I have a 28”bar on my echo 620 and with a woods port muffler mod and carb mod and tune it is a beast but as buckin mentions it saves your back for sure I go home after a long day of cutting with no back pain even us east coasters can be wise to the words of you western elders I always think of your saying of not judging because someone does something different but to be curious and took that and ran with it with a good hand filed chain and the previous mentioned modifications I have no trouble cutting oak maple hickory ect thanks for all the wisdom over the years buckin we love ya man, god bless you and yours !
I watch a lot of your videos and have learned so much. Thank you
Coffee and Buckin. Yes indeed 🤠
Thank you for providing valuable information and a wonderful culture for all of us who follow you. You're the man Buckin. ✊️
Glad yer here friend
I’m so grateful for the internet. I’m an east coast guy, and I had no idea they made full wraps before I found your channel. And I’ve since learned the Humboldt. I don’t use it all the time, but sometimes I want high stump and the butt to slide off first. Thanks
That saw is ridiculous. Sounds so good.
Man everytime I watch this channel seeing all the axes and saws give me the fizz. I wish I could find/afford some of the axes you have in that amazing collection.
If you can't afford the more expensive, I would start with a Fiskars axe.
Dang Bill that thang sounds mean and tight.sounds like a motor cross..God bless buddy
Thats some beautiful firewood. Love the way it sounds when it splits. Has a nice crack to it.
I use a long bar no matter what the location, East, or West.
Two main reasons. My back, Like Buckin said and it is safer.
I find long bars to be the cats meow on step hills like West Virginia and nothing better for fat stumps on the West Coast.
Only time I do not use a long bar is when I am climbing.
If I could only pick two bars. It would be a 16" and a 32" and the 32" would see 90% of the work.
Hello Buckin that saw definitely has the goods thanks for sharing 👍 once again long bar on the saw most definitely saves the lower back 👍
Johno Darwin NT
Looked like a nice sawlog,I have 2 266, they both start and run exactly the same,badass saws, 42 years old
That 266 is NICE!!! sounds amazing❤ yessir it is hot as heck here in Indiana, I went out for a few hours to split some wood, at a slow pace, and plenty of water to boot...always a good time on here!! Love to all from the Barth family❤💪❤️🪓🌳🪵
Any other great video Buckin . I love the sound of this saw Buckin. I understand the use of the longer bar to stand up Buck. Exspecially if you have back issues.
I got in a tangled mess helping someone out yesterday. It was scary, until, I said too myself that I wasn't in a hurry and thought about tension and compression. Thanks to you Buckin and your channel. ❤
Good stuff glad we could help
Love ya too man
Your so honest and simple!!!!
All those years with the 16 inch bar i would think i dont need a longer bar, my back thanks you now! Love the 28 inch bar. Thanks Buckin!
Great news brother
Glad you are back in the zone. Thank you for reminding and encouraging me to not squander and to listen.. Thank you. Oh!, and... love the vortex!
You are so welcome
Bucking dude good to see you still going and dude the long bar is the best never used it before till i started watching you along time ago and your right on man God never will give you more then you can handle i pray Jesus Christ keeps you safe out there God bess you man
❤ Greetings from Germany Peter 😎
Boneless & Skinless. Doug fir is hard to beat. Around here we call it "Buckskin Red". Trophy Wood!!!
Yip
Practice what you preach, lose the ego
If you or anyone else recommends someone to "lose the ego"... You are telling them to be less of the person that they are.
The ego is important for health of any individual.
I watched this whole video and did not see any indication of too much ego.
My curiosity wood be, how many Buckin Billy videos have you seen and how long have you been involved in physical work in your lifetime...?
That saw sounds like a 500cc Honda dirt bike. 😊
That chainsaws just walking the dog right through the wood easy peasy😅❤
A saw pulling you into the wood, must have the power to start with, then the filing of course will have an impact.
That sound 🤤 ported Stihl nice too 😅
Hey Buckin. that 266 is a screamer! she has no problem pulling a long bar/chain. sounds wicked!
David from Kansas City here, I call that stuff "firewood on the hoof" !
The Husky 266 was a great all around saw, I sawed with those for years, I was excited when the 268XP Special came out, then it was the 272XP, all excellent saws for any sized timber.
You’re the man with the know how ! I’ve watched many guys doing tree work, but none compare and get so in depth of actually how to use the tools and let them do the work for you ! After years of this work the body takes a toll and if you want to keep doing it! Then use your tools wisely . Excellent information brother .
That the stage I’m at the body is not what use to be but I love the craft
Man o man that Ironhorse can build a saw!! What a joyful video. Great looking firewood too. Hope you are going to hand split that Buckin, that'd be icing on the cake. Cheers from HB NZ
That's the plan!
No the good Lord doesn't and he's always there. Great seeing you again.
Good sounding saw!!! The wet fart sound with some bark
That ole saw has of junking power love the shirt turned tank top !!
Ive told everyone i can this…i have 42” bars on 592’s…but the most fun i have running a saw is the echo 2511t speedcut nano, with wcs muffler and ported…i swear to everything…i smile ear to ear every single time i start that saw up…little 12” bar…it sounds amazing and is just lite and fun…i find myself laughing and i feel like a big kid when i run it…and that speaks to exactly what you were saying…its all about the feeling of running a power saw…why does everything have to a competition? I feel that way with guys who are loyal to one brand…its like…life is full of amazing choices…why not enjoy them all?
Buckin,beautiful piece of work and video love the shirt you have on in this video 😮😊❤
Seems like it's been very hot in the mid Atlantic states.
Billy have you ever cut a tree down and have 20 or so feet of the bark just fall off as it hits the ground tree was solid and didn't look to be dead was cut in middle of winter
You work hard and skillfully
G’day Buckin and top of the day to you and your family 👍From Jazza the Junk man Tasmania ✌️
I love stand up buckin ❤
Glad to see you using a maul Buckin, I had to go to a 6 pounder but still enjoy using it. A maul has its place but I know it’s not your go to choice
What happen to the blacksmith that was building that axe for the masses? Just wandering. Not trying to bring up a bad past thing or something
I hope life is treating you kindly, friends 😊
Have a good week, love you all 🌳🌲🪵🪓❤
Primowood ❤
When texss chainsaw 2 relsses all rights. I nominate Bucking billy ray to be the next Lefty Enright.
Coooool
Buckin having fun with is masterpiece
Woodbullet
More chopping vids buckin just the best ❤❤❤
Husqvarna 572xp Husqvarna 32 inch light bar with full house full chisel and sister c hand file is my go to these days no matter what size I'm cutting because I never have to bend over and it's not to heavy to run all day cutting oak hickory and cherry
That s how we roll
Do you know what the white fungus growing on the dead standing fir is? Iv learned that it’s always ready to burn when covered in it, and rotten when it has the orange fungus
Love what do brother l am having hard time with time with body l have smashed a lot of bones in my spine so l know how you feel l have good days and bad days my three sons work with me in the foresty in new Zealand you have a great day brother
Hey Buckin'...why do you pull the recoil cord right before shutting down the saw?
When the engine comes to a stop before the compression stroke, it can rotate backwards, and it will grab the recoil. This pulls on the rope against the pull handle and can break off the cord.
Pulling it out as it stops prevents damage to the cord and recoil. You can see the cord pull against his hand as the motor stops
That wood getting chopped sounds like it’s scared
Nothern new yorker here no not the city ive never been there and hope to never have the need to im about ten minutes from the Canadian border. I dont buy into the east coast wetcoast thing. To me we're all just woodsman and woodswomen. I do however i wish that every west coast woodsmen some day gets the experience of swinging an ax on a piece of frozen staight grain ash on a sunny 30 degree day
Are you in Oregon? I’m confused? ❤
Good question, but Buckin is in Canada on Vancouver Island
@@DanielAtkinsFirewood Said on video he’s in Oregon fixing his truck What’s going on ?
@Becky-zi7fo : I must have missed that detail. I did see they were both on a trip, so if buckin said he is in Oregon, then he is in Oregon.
Guess that would explain why he didn't go live today, too 🤔
@@DanielAtkinsFirewood there is an Oregon in Canada.
I run an 28" on my dyno joe ported 395, its pretty ridiculous. I live in iowa
Oh the 266xp. She's a ripper.
That's right keep the faith brother 🤘. Are your trees mostly a fir type or cedar type? Hardwood looks a little bit rare.
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Greetings from Germany Peter 😎
got one of those saws doesn’t get much exercise with it anymore but great saw
When will you be traveling to Oregon? Are you driving? I live in Woodland, Washington right next to the I-5 freeway. I would love to meet you for a quick stop and give you some drinks and snacks for your trip.
Thank for these kind words
@@BuckinBillyRaySmith I am a middle school principal. I can easily sneak out, say hi, and provide you with some nourishment. I have been watching for years and am a huge fan. Several of my life habits have been positively influenced by your modeling and words.
That rips
No more axe building videos? Those were my favorite
Have a great day everyone
What do you think about the Ochsenkopf Axe 🪓?
Hey Buckin, you spent your whole life in the woods , have you ever found anything to keep the ticks at bay ?
As far as I know, there are no ticks on Vancouver Island... the warming up of climate could change that soon.
Here in Western Pennsylvania is an infestation of ticks over the past 20 years or so.
I've pulled many ticks from me and animals. Had the bullseye, took antibiotics etc.
Numerous people are suffering with severe symptoms for long periods of time due to Lyme disease, a few other bacteria are also causing illnesses related to black legged deer ticks. And different ticks are now being identified as disease spreading.
They are migrating from South to north and west to east.
I started my using peppermint oil last year and had good results.
Depending on the density of the wooded areas that i am working in and brush piles that I'm picking up and carrying close to my body...i will re apply one drop of peppermint oil almost every 45 minutes.
Started ingesting one drop of the oil in my super coffee daily.
Have used the chemical Permethrin that was once only available to the military.
You can look that up if you are not familiar with it.
Prevention is the key.
If you take off your shirt and put it on the ground and then put it back on when leaving... you're asking for trouble ( my first tick experience 10 years ago)
Tick don’t like me
@@jirusjirus9322 i ask as i have had lyme myself here in the uk, trying to do a little research in to tick issues and what works to repel them, we have something in the uk called rovince clothing made for hunters and outdoorsmen but it is mega expensive ! so looking for alternatives across the word that works against them
@@jirusjirus9322 Vancouver Island has almost identical weather temps to here in Scotland where i am, we have real tick problems in some areas, i myself have had lyme and the doxy antibiotics for a month, trying to do a little research on what people use across the globe to combat them ?
Hey buckin whats the best bar and chain oil in you're opinion
Nice
How often should you sharpen a chain, after one big tree?
When you're cutting slower than before and no longer throwing wood chips
be kind
Not familiar with east coast loggers as much, what saws and short bars are they running like Buckin mentioned?
Not to step in where I wasn't asked, but a saw such as a 395 Husky or 660 Stihl with a 24" bar is commonplace in the bed of a faller's truck. I'm no pro, but a 28" is a "long bar" for me and my area. Might find a 36 or bigger on a cleanup crew's/tree removal crew's saw for a last ground-level cut of a stump on a yard tree.
@@HayChaffandSawdust1 hey step away man! Helpful answers are always appreciated! So the east coast guys really go for the 90cc saws eh? They must be worth the weight for how much they chew through that hardwood?
@@nervfps I reckon so; I prefer 70cc, but I'm just a hack cutting firewood, running sawmill, and cutting trees as needed; I have no experience with west coast or northern wood; I see one HUGE difference in the size of bar needed/used actually has far more to do with limbing than with felling. Logging (here), there may be 40" before the first limb; if the limbs are much lower on older growth, sometimes the limbs are big enough to yield saw-logs of their own. It always helpful to remember, but hard to understand (sometimes) how the "other half" lives. First time I ever heard of anyone baling hay at night, it threw my little pea brain into a tizzy; I couldn't comprehend humidity in the teens during the day and only reaching 50-60% at night. Heck, I'm hoping that humidity gets DOWN to 50 here tomorrow. With all of the limbs and how low we cut a stump on hardwoods, there's not at much need to hold the weight of the saw and therefore not as much need to rest the saw on a hip and fulcrum the bar around. Don't get me wrong, I long bar works here too... it's just not as common.
@@HayChaffandSawdust1 Ah okay I understand! If you don't mind sharing, what saw/bar is your go-to these days? Been looking around and I'm leaning towards something like a 661 with a 20" bar on it.
@@nervfps I may not be a good example?? I have a 661 (stock clone); haven't even started it in couple of years; power-to-weight just not there for me; I have a stock MS440 (stock) that I like to run a 28" bar and a MS310 (fairly warm port work) that I also run a 28" bar; a pretty spicy Stihl 026 will run 20 or 28 and a little Stihl MS250 (also ported) that I run a 20" modified Husky bar (longest Stihl bar for that saw's mount is a 16 or 18". Those are my personal favorites; and again, I may not be the best example... I'm actually one of the ones with a bad back (injured in second grade...some days I literally can't reach my feet to put my socks on) that likes a "long bar" in our hardwood. I was just merely trying to give insight of why "we" run shorter saws with bigger power heads in our hardwood without attempting to exclude my own bias towards liking a long bar.
Do you plan on coming to bunyan this year buckin?
Yes sir
❤❤VIDEO ❤❤ what’s up with you not wearing safety shield ❤ it’s non of my business when or what your wearing when using a chainsaw ❤ you already have a bad back❤ it’s your business I wasn’t going to say anything ❤ then I thought about it … you’re a person set in his ways.. friend.. everyone has a choice.. be safe regardless of how busy you are ❤safety first ❤❤
Your bars long cause you have back problems, and that's the way you roll and are a custom to, as well along with a smart cookie in ur head
I see you on the bc ferry
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Hello Buckin ive been warching youre Channel for a few weeks now , and i thought about buying an us american axe-head , because i only have german and scandinavian ones , so i wanted to ask you what do you think about the collins legitimus jersey pattern axe head is it a good one ? It would be nice if you could answer , greetings from germany and have a nice day👍
It all depends on what profile you’re after . But the jersey is a nice pattern
@@BuckinBillyRaySmith ok thanks
AHWOOOO love it get one 👍❤️
I gotta a big longer's ax. Now I'm getting into the axes. Now, um bucking, I just built mine completely custom made, but i'm still working on it, though
How is the Iron Horse going?
LETS GO!!
Yes Sir 😎
Greetings from Germany 👍 😅
Why ever use a full house on any bar lengths beyond 24 inches???
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I split ash hickory and all with a dull double bit....peaple who don't no how to split complain
The key understanding Billy is the process employed by a power saw user, nothing can be divorced from that (I'm coming 'at things' from a point of view of a tree and hedge guy with a bow saw and a slash hook). That's what we had got, but we were still legitimate tree people, it just took us ten times as long to do anything (and I could only look at guys with 12 inch chain saw bars withenvy). The thing is though, tree care is tree care at the end of the day. And graduation to power saws for me, has only enabled me to continue what I always did at an older age, and yet become ten times as productive. Occassionally though, I do look back to my earlier 'before' power saw days, and marvel at how little that one needed to get work done. Adding two stroke engines to it, has added all kinds of new logistical things to think about. However, it also allows me to operate at amazing speed compared to before.
The Bahco modern bow saw is an implement of quite impressive functionality, for what it is. And that's a tool that comes completely out of the tree care world. The thing with tree care always is the tidy up, the sweeping of the floor, is where a majority of the work happens (there's no 'follow up' skid steer machinery, although I wish there was to help). One has to become one's own follow up machine. And that's precisely where though small saws and small bars come in, the .325 inch chain pitch and mini 3/8 inch tools and the rest.
One thing that Billy Ray's footage demonstrates in his process, is one in which his modified 372 or 365 equipment just enables Billy to have run times with his power saws, that just can't be extracted out of larger equipment. And on top of that, larger power heads also have to be man-handled and physically carried by a human being. Where if you go much beyond 70cc chassis on your saw, you're not going to carry it all day long (and remained focusedenough upon safe work practices from start of day to end). You risk becoming sloppy and complacent, so Billy's smaller power heads can be carried with more ease and comfort. Which in turn folds itself into safer and more disciplined working practice (i.e. peripheral vision and awareness, rather than tunnelled vision and riskier work practice).
The only thing I would add in closing. It's the same reason to carry a modified 70cc Husqvarna tool chassis and long bar 3/8 inch chain. The reduction of fatigue over the course of a day (and yeah, things such as heat and climate all do feed into this equation to do maintenance of safe work practices at all times). I've often had to consume over four liters, or eight pints of water back in the days on bow saws and slashing tools (and don't assume because it's hand tools there aren't risks). It's probably the experience and knowledge of safety risk mitigation and reduction obtained on tree work where it was all hand tool work, more than anything has fed into my approach with power saws today. This why I carry small saws and big ones. It's only partly because the small saws are handy for ground clearance and clean-up (you are you're own skid steer machine often). You break down brush, timber, vegetation and bundle it to physically move it. A lot of walking. It's because of that long day endurance aspect, where one doesn't physically have the ability to carry an 85cc chassis by the middle or end part of the day. Is when you can start to reach for those 40 and 50cc tool chassis at that point (what the larger 80 to 90cc chassis enables you to do often, is progress earlier or 'roll' into tidy-up phase of your tree-care assignment more quickly. Because you have 'the saw' and chain you need, the tools that you need to get a lot of timber on the floor a lot quicker. Than if I was out there using 365 or 372 tool chassis, and taking me further into my day, to get my timber down.
That's a lot of information there my friend...📜✍️
Good reading
I started climbing with no ropes and no power saw. Used to climb trees as a child growing up.
Then i carried a little folding hand saw to prune out dead limbs of my favorite climbing trees.
Then bought an electric chainsaw and ran an extension cord into the trees. Wow what a great way to get lots of branches cut.
Offering help to friends and neighbors with tree work...🌲
been busy ever since.
@@jirusjirus9322 Folding hand saws are what I carried for years into the back country. For purposes of pathway maintenance for the river anglers and sports people. I adapted pruning saw blades of more robust type to long timber staff poles, to add to folding hand saw types. And what I've realized now are mini 3/8 and mini .325 inch are being used out there on poles for this purpose today. I have to be honest though, it took me too long to admit that I needed things like brushcutters, especially when it came to stream bank and river channel maintenance. A lot of it in agricultural context related directly to fencing and fence repair. However, it's always a hybrid. It could be fencing construction, part shelter belt and tree planting, part habitat maintenance and restoration, and often purely gardening, landscaping, decorative or property visual enhancement purpose driven. I tend to find that out there in rural areas one has to carry a lot of different hats with one. I've done a lot of 'landscape' reclamation using drainage pipe and heavy excavator equipment. Because that is what was going on at that time in eighties and nineties. Nowadays, at least six or seven days a week I'm on lawn mover equipment (and thats equipment I used to avoid, but now I'm finding it does link up with my top-handle saw, and small power saw work for property grounds enhancement). A lot of badly neglected property and real estate out there. I'd just as soon become selfish and go fly fishing, as I created lures and baits for lots of anglers at one point. But I have to admit, the tree care is different in that it makes a direct, tangible difference to peoples' living space and perception of that living space, and their abilities to manage same. Long story short, I think I backed from wilderness and agricultural habitats back into residential grounds keeping and suburban (the main point being, that when you come from the wild habitats back into human created ones, you get it more readily than the guys who focus on man-made habitat exclusively).
I'd love to become a member but i just cant afford it right now... no offence mate if im not on the member list ... 😢
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I watch this video and I see back pain.
I prefer a short bar simply because they are lighter AND run a shorter chain, obviously. The shorter chain means less time hand filing teeth, which is a win in my book.
No. The bending over is NOT worth it for your back plus you can let the log support the weight of a bigger saw
I think that was the point of the video; what works for you and is best for you is the perfect combination for your style. I run both/either and it depends on the task at-hand. If a long bar was best for everyone, the manufacturers wouldn't even offer a short bar... and t'other way 'round. (no snarkiness intended; I'm agreeing that you know what's best for you and your situation.)