I still got anxiety watching that video Never in my life have I put that many wedges in a tree and I don’t condone stacking wedges three high Luckily everything worked out and we learned a lot from this situation
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I like the Tube Salad Commentary felt like I was watching surgery or golf 🤣 "Real Calm not rushing"... "so glad I brought Gordy" great job to the both of you!! Note to self add Gordy to what I need to bring when Felling Trees.
Madsens called and wants their Spring inventory of wedges back. That's pucker factor right there, Nicely done with deliberate actions and staying level headed. I bet the beer tasted good after that.
The best part of the whole video was Gordys' exit when it started to go over, that looked allot like me last week. Hemlock 3' at the butt snapped like a toothpick 25' up in high wind one year. With my 20' Maculla I felt OK with downing it, leaning the rite way, 2 safe exits planned I started. First cut did nothing so I went around again and thump, it was pefectly balanced with the limbs and lean. Having no knowadge of wedges at the time I figured I would pull it over with the truck, while shinching the rope up it started tetering, so green to trees I looked like envy, I started pulling. Now it's a pissin contest so when I fell flat on my back, I gave it one more pull and sure enough here it comes. Left a 6" divot in the ground with a big thud, talk about doing the Dieing Cockrouch getting out of the way. I love you guys, Gordy's jack is awsome, doesn't matter what you do just do it safe, take care.
Gordy is a great person to have around to keep an eye on things!!!!! I like his sense of calm.....you are super calm hanging from a crane 150 feet in the air!! You guys are a great team and fun to watch!! Looking forward to the next one!! 😛
Whenever I've had to cut-in and use a bottle jack, I've always been 100% convinced that the hinge will explode apart, but the wood holds every time. Never ceases to amaze me. Be safe out there! -Andy
Great to see everything went the way y’all wanted. Sometimes it just takes a little more time and effort to get there nice to see patients and proper equipment save the day!
Gordy: "Do you have any more wedges" Jacob: "Yes, I have a lot" *after he bought a 100 pack of wedges right after he filmed "IDIOTS WITH CHAINSAWS!!! My First Tree Job as a Business Owner"*
Great Video. You can see the experience as Gordy works. What a great guy to have in your corner. Loved the jack - classic. Thanks for bringing us all along.
Hi Jacob, not saying this would of done it but next time you're dealing with a stubborn hemlock(most of them) try tickling the middle of your holding wood out, from the front, with a couple wedges in. Just don't cut off your corners ;) Thanks! Enjoy your videos, from B.C
Yeah, that's a thing that happens! That kind of thing is why on my parents tree farm, we put a winch cable on anything that looks like it might want on hang up, so it's already there just in case. Most of what we end up dropping is emerald ash bore killed ash that's standing dead and pretty brittle.
I come across it often Its amazing what small tiny braches will hold a big tree ..the pressure is on the stump 😉 that was some tons..Glad you saved the cedar !!
Man, I fell a large Ash that had rot and was a bit punky at the base today. It had my novice little heart going. I did what all you guys have taught me. Slow down and pay attention to every thing. My dad (good at everything) being there didn’t help my nerves… 😅 fell 5’ further to the left then planned. Had a wide birth so… I’m happy. Thank you both.
Buying Gordy lunch is the LEAST that Jacob could do for Gordy bringing all of those day saving tools (toys) so that the Hemlock didn’t EVENTUALLY go into a BAAAAAAD place, like on that customers house! THAT would have been some bad juju AND it might have taken Jacob a long time to get his mojo back.
After watching husband 592xp vs huge leaning cedar. I think you should hastarted with some wedges on the sides. Then wedges from the back. And possibly taken a bit more of the center of the tree out,. Cut the guts out, leave the holding wood edges. But you got it
The video content was terrific as we saw the work from a number of angles, but what was best for me was the explanation as you went of why each decision was made. Thank you!
It's somehow kind of nice to see these types of scenarios aren't limited to just me and my crew. Sometimes the most "routine" jobs present some challenging situations. Good work gentlemen!
I learned long ago that when structures (or other “targets”) are nearby, it never hurts to spend 5 or 10 minutes with a throw line to get a rope in a tree like this…you can sweat it out pounding in numerous wedges, hoping the whole time it all works, or you could have a rope in it and REALLY use some leverage to get that thing to go! Using a rope doesn’t mean you don’t know how to fell a tree, it just means you know the safest and easiest way to get that tree on the ground!
You sure could have used a breeze from any direction to wiggle those branches. That was crazy! I learned a lesson about getting the holding wood right and then protecting it. Even wedges could be used incorrectly to compromise holding wood integrity and I had never thought about that before. Oh and Gordy rocks!
great video, love when you and Gordy work together. hope to see more videos with you guys together! this video was super fun to watch i learn so much from your videos.
Unbelievably impressive. Great example of multiple eyes, and brains, working together to overcome an unanticipated obstacle. Thanks so much for sharing.
Kudos to you both. I have never had the confidence or teaching to fell trees. Especially in tight quarters or next to buildings. I'll stay back and watch. :)
tree work is absolutely awesome and rewarding it takes skill and a bit of muscle alot to learn greatest aspect of youtube is learning from professionals like jacob and gordy and then giving it a try
I I don’t know about you other guys, but I absolutely love watching Jacobs older videos from a week or two ago all the way back to the beginning! Jump in here and wind up spending a couple hours watching some of his videos. And other good people like him. Like his close buddy, August Hunicke.
Could’ve probably helped having the cut angle level with the ground and not so much perpendicular to the tree trunk. It was pushing itself into the tree next to it as much is up and away. Tricky one for sure!
@@eggertakerlie7320 probably because it’s symmetric to the trunk at a right angle which is pretty normal but in this case it allowed the low side to lean into the adjacent tree more.
Wow that was an intense cut! To see you and Gordy work to get that hemlock to fall. Crazy tree! The way it twisted as it fell was weird too. Great teamwork and cool tools! Stay warm and safe out there!
Never underestimate Branches and needles Every needle holds an ounce and 1000 Needles ... You can't controll with wedges If there would be Wind from the other side it might have fallen to another direction. Would been better to climb or set a Line and pull When the jack breaks out or the would , so good night When you don't want to climb so I would have waited until the wind is right on a day ...
That's the power of leverage, kids. 100,000 lbs 6 inches from the fulcrum, 5 branches 100 feet up holding 100 lbs each. Glad you guys were able to knock it out without taking the cedar though. I do wonder, could you throw a sling line and pull the cedar back, or shake it loose? Or maybe throw it over the Hemlock and try to force it over?
Nice. Haven't seen anyone fell this way, using a plunge cut across your scaff. The scaff gives your general direction of the fall. Your plunge cut eliminates your ability to control that direction with your holding wood. But with the damaged tree, I think it was a good method.
Just like Tree Work , Some Of Them Can Be A Bear!!! Get--""R"""-- Done Gordy!!!!!!! I Kept Thinking Fish A Line Way Up High Were You Have Some Leverage To Pull On The Tree To Get It Down. The Higher The Better!!! Those Little Limbs Had The Leverage To Hold The Tree Back, Because they were So High Up !!!!! A High Tie In, Snatch Block, And Your Truck To Give It A Little Pull!!! Real Good Video!!! 🙂👍👍🤗🤗.
Gatorade bottles were my preferred gas jugs cuttin row….little for oil big for gas and wide mouths to pour fast…we tried washin soap jugs off edge of tailgate buts to slow…I never doubted you boys 1 bit…good job.
Yea u would think a call or two and they would have found someone who could have gotten up there lol. The comments that made me really laugh are the ones who don’t get ur humorous post.
Here's an idea that will help you in the future, cut out a much bigger wedge on the side you want it to fall and then on the other side cut it all the way through cause that thick section in the middle that wasn't cut was holding it up and so if you just kept cutting then it would have fell within 8 minutes.
We use to use what was nick names quackers jack,basicly it was like a duck bill opened bout 8 inches and was rated at 25 tons, worked good once a couple wedges were sunk deep. Glad it wenrt safely.
thank god you guys are alright. You know its stressful when you sit at home watching this tree. gordys is as cool as a cucumber... Guys got nerves of steel. So much so im going to place an order to WCS For a bark box and dogs for my 661.
Hey - GREAT job !!! Really good to watch a pro like Gordy in action on a problematic tree. I watch every one one of your vids - dedicated loyal fan. My wife and I live in Willits, CA and if you and Gordy ever back in this area again - like when you went to cut with Schlafer Logging (if I remember name correctly) - I have a couple fir (32" base) trees right next to my house I need removed, probably need to chunk them out. It's a fire prevention thing, trees are alive and well. I will clean-up ... I have STIHL equipment for that.
Gordy has so much confidence and stays so calm. Man I would of been nervous especially sense the Jack was almost maxed out. I like using ropes to pull just because I'm not confident enough just using wedges. I'm no logger lol. Keep up the good content Jacob, and be safe.
Gordy definitely has a lot of experience and is great to work with. Using ropes can definitely be a good option, especially if you're not as confident with wedges. Thanks for watching and commenting!
I'm not a professional tree cutter by any means, just a guy with a big yard and a chainsaw. When I need to cut down a tree, I always put a strong (5000lb) rope on it as high as I can, and attach it to the base of another tree in the safety zone with a come along and tow strap. That way I'm not getting in this situation where I'm out of wedges with it hung up and no other option (again). Just don't stand near the base as you apply tension and it seems safe to me. I came up with this method on my own, I'd like to hear feedback on what other people think, I see tree jacks but never come alongs for felling.
I’m curious how close the face cut was to closing up before she broke free. That tree really had some angle on it, I bet you guys were wishing you had gone for a big open face in hindsight🍺
Next time set a line up where it's hung up. You see how much a couple limbs will hold everything up. Lil tug up top, where it was sitting on the limbs, it would've gone. Use some throw line.
Rotten hemlock is the worst. In 1959 my dad was falling about a 60” diameter rotten hemlock with a 125 McCulloch with a 48” bar that broke off the stump and kicked back, hit him in the hip as he was running away, shattered it. He was in the hospital for two weeks as they put it back together. He returned to the woods in a few months, but was never the same.
Had a guy cut a dead hemlock down for me on my parent's property near Port Orchard. Bark was literally falling off it as it was rotting and had termites under the bark. He cut it into pieces as he came down the tree so that I could haul them myself. And that's after having to blast a bald face hornet's nest about three times with wasp killer. Limit Less Tree service. He rocked it. I always look for a professional to lay it down on the ground safely. Sketchy is a good word for being up a rotten tree.
In the future would you take the cedar with it from the beginning? (if they’re tied together they go together kinda thing?) hindsight is 2020. Way to stick with a plan and get it done! Some sappy supplies custom K&H wedges would be sick!
I think next time we would put a line in it For sher That tree through us for a loop for sher I could see the branches slowing moving letting the hemlock to get weight further ahead Once we started having problems I really was trying save that cedar and not have to cut it , would of made a mess and destroyed the poor guys yard And possibly hung in the next tree ahead of it If that was in a logging unit I would of cut the cedar first and if trees get hung up I just launch others into it and never jacked but residential you don’t have that option I like going with Jacob on these jobs I am learning new things all the time it’s great 👌
Awesome! Line is smart. I agree save as much as you can. Yard restoration is no fun. Hope you guys don’t get too many “from the hip” comments on this one. Always happy the work gets shared, even though the camera only shows so much. Helps me learn too. RIP GoPro 😂 17:19
I’ve had this happen to me several times but with much smaller trees…. It’s scary the further the tree leans and just won’t drop… can spook you into mistakes…
Would tacking a peice of 1/4 steel just above cut and using a hand held hammer drill with a short metal rod then bounce it on the steel. Like in a tall building the vibrations will be felt top and bottom. WHAT will happen is the tree will act as a tuning fork and slowly move.
Snap a dead spruce branch and then try to snap an equal diameter dead cedar branch. The difference is crazy. The cedar is like sinew. It wants to tear vertically and not horizontally. That's why they make great hunting bows and arrows.
Hemlock branches are no joke. Hemlock in general are no joke. Weigh so much. I was falling on a fire in Idaho. When those branches get heat treated they are so strong and flexible. You gotta fall the tree perfect or else it's like velcro to other trees.
I had a similar situation with a small birch tree ~35 cm in diameter. It got stuck on one very dry oak limb, I'd say almost rotten. 5 cm in diameter maximum. 3 wedges stacked up, birch tree already in a heavy lean. No way. Eventually we had to throw up a rope and pull the birch tree a little bit sideways. Then the oak limb finally cracked.
In case you didn't know, you can connect to the camera from your phone, go to the tool icon, and then enable "locate camera" and it'll start beeping :)
I still got anxiety watching that video
Never in my life have I put that many wedges in a tree and I don’t condone stacking wedges three high
Luckily everything worked out and we learned a lot from this situation
Ordered some shirts from you yesterday. Made a mistake with my order. When I phoned to correct it the lady helping me was super awesome and straightened it out in no time. Great service
I like the Tube Salad Commentary felt like I was watching surgery or golf 🤣 "Real Calm not rushing"... "so glad I brought Gordy" great job to the both of you!! Note to self add Gordy to what I need to bring when Felling Trees.
In hindsight, since it's 20/20, what would you guys have done differently?
The man the myth the legend
Madsens called and wants their Spring inventory of wedges back. That's pucker factor right there, Nicely done with deliberate actions and staying level headed. I bet the beer tasted good after that.
The best part of the whole video was Gordys' exit when it started to go over, that looked allot like me last week. Hemlock 3' at the butt snapped like a toothpick 25' up in high wind one year. With my 20' Maculla I felt OK with downing it, leaning the rite way, 2 safe exits planned I started. First cut did nothing so I went around again and thump, it was pefectly balanced with the limbs and lean. Having no knowadge of wedges at the time I figured I would pull it over with the truck, while shinching the rope up it started tetering, so green to trees I looked like envy, I started pulling. Now it's a pissin contest so when I fell flat on my back, I gave it one more pull and sure enough here it comes. Left a 6" divot in the ground with a big thud, talk about doing the Dieing Cockrouch getting out of the way. I love you guys, Gordy's jack is awsome, doesn't matter what you do just do it safe, take care.
Having Ol’ Gogdy and his awesome restored jack saves the day!!! Hip hip hooray, for Gordy!!!
Gordy is a great person to have around to keep an eye on things!!!!! I like his sense of calm.....you are super calm hanging from a crane 150 feet in the air!! You guys are a great team and fun to watch!! Looking forward to the next one!! 😛
Whenever I've had to cut-in and use a bottle jack, I've always been 100% convinced that the hinge will explode apart, but the wood holds every time. Never ceases to amaze me. Be safe out there! -Andy
That leather yoke on Gordy's suspenders is pretty awesome.
It's like u cutting soft butter and finding out part of it was frozen
Fireman 🔥🔥🔥
Cedar branch…, “None Shall Pass!!”
Great to see everything went the way y’all wanted. Sometimes it just takes a little more time and effort to get there nice to see patients and proper equipment save the day!
Gordy: "Do you have any more wedges"
Jacob: "Yes, I have a lot"
*after he bought a 100 pack of wedges right after he filmed "IDIOTS WITH CHAINSAWS!!! My First Tree Job as a Business Owner"*
Tiny twigs stuck together can be a lot of friction to overcome. It reminds me of two phone books stuck together.
The logger strikes again.🤣 Nice work guys.
I had to redeem myself from the fence last job🤣
@@westcoastsaw1368 Your comment to Jake was the funniest thing I had heard in a while. Cracked me right up.
Great Video. You can see the experience as Gordy works. What a great guy to have in your corner. Loved the jack - classic. Thanks for bringing us all along.
Glad you enjoyed it
Gordy is definitely a pro, and it's great to have him as a partner. Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for watching!
Hi Jacob, not saying this would of done it but next time you're dealing with a stubborn hemlock(most of them) try tickling the middle of your holding wood out, from the front, with a couple wedges in. Just don't cut off your corners ;) Thanks! Enjoy your videos, from B.C
Yeah, that's a thing that happens! That kind of thing is why on my parents tree farm, we put a winch cable on anything that looks like it might want on hang up, so it's already there just in case. Most of what we end up dropping is emerald ash bore killed ash that's standing dead and pretty brittle.
I come across it often Its amazing what small tiny braches will hold a big tree ..the pressure is on the stump 😉 that was some tons..Glad you saved the cedar !!
Thats a wonderful saw I hear, what a great Fortune your an inspiration you inspire many keep up the good work 💪
Man, I fell a large Ash that had rot and was a bit punky at the base today. It had my novice little heart going. I did what all you guys have taught me. Slow down and pay attention to every thing. My dad (good at everything) being there didn’t help my nerves… 😅 fell 5’ further to the left then planned. Had a wide birth so… I’m happy.
Thank you both.
I feel like Gordy has done 83.6 percent of the work. I guess that makes you the foreman on this one Jacob. You should but him lunch.
😂
Buying Gordy lunch is the LEAST that Jacob could do for Gordy bringing all of those day saving tools (toys) so that the Hemlock didn’t EVENTUALLY go into a BAAAAAAD place, like on that customers house! THAT would have been some bad juju AND it might have taken Jacob a long time to get his mojo back.
Buy him lunch? Tube salad I believe it's called
@@ToddAdams1234 that's what friends are for. Help each other out
@@ChrisLascari Beats getting tube steak.
After watching husband 592xp vs huge leaning cedar. I think you should hastarted with some wedges on the sides. Then wedges from the back.
And possibly taken a bit more of the center of the tree out,. Cut the guts out, leave the holding wood edges.
But you got it
Clued up guys, these! The noise of the fibres breaking as the tree finally went was awesome!
Quality!!
Pete 🇬🇧
You find the best people to collaborate with. Thanks for bringing us along.
The video content was terrific as we saw the work from a number of angles, but what was best for me was the explanation as you went of why each decision was made. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Glad Gordy was along, he does good work as well.
It's somehow kind of nice to see these types of scenarios aren't limited to just me and my crew. Sometimes the most "routine" jobs present some challenging situations. Good work gentlemen!
What's funny is forgetting just how much this happens, until you watch someone else going thru it.
I learned long ago that when structures (or other “targets”) are nearby, it never hurts to spend 5 or 10 minutes with a throw line to get a rope in a tree like this…you can sweat it out pounding in numerous wedges, hoping the whole time it all works, or you could have a rope in it and REALLY use some leverage to get that thing to go! Using a rope doesn’t mean you don’t know how to fell a tree, it just means you know the safest and easiest way to get that tree on the ground!
You sure could have used a breeze from any direction to wiggle those branches. That was crazy! I learned a lesson about getting the holding wood right and then protecting it. Even wedges could be used incorrectly to compromise holding wood integrity and I had never thought about that before. Oh and Gordy rocks!
great video, love when you and Gordy work together. hope to see more videos with you guys together! this video was super fun to watch i learn so much from your videos.
Unbelievably impressive. Great example of multiple eyes, and brains, working together to overcome an unanticipated obstacle. Thanks so much for sharing.
Kudos to you both. I have never had the confidence or teaching to fell trees. Especially in tight quarters or next to buildings. I'll stay back and watch. :)
tree work is absolutely awesome and rewarding it takes skill and a bit of muscle alot to learn greatest aspect of youtube is learning from professionals like jacob and gordy and then giving it a try
Only the 2nd video and it is amazing work.
I I don’t know about you other guys, but I absolutely love watching Jacobs older videos from a week or two ago all the way back to the beginning! Jump in here and wind up spending a couple hours watching some of his videos. And other good people like him. Like his close buddy, August Hunicke.
Yeah all the way back to his days at Eastside Treeworks. Tremendous video and tutorials for people who have an interest.
Man I love love the way you fell trees and I have been watching you sense you started and I would watch you with my grandpa❤
Could’ve probably helped having the cut angle level with the ground and not so much perpendicular to the tree trunk. It was pushing itself into the tree next to it as much is up and away. Tricky one for sure!
I was going to ask about that. Why is the cut not horisontal ?
@@eggertakerlie7320 probably because it’s symmetric to the trunk at a right angle which is pretty normal but in this case it allowed the low side to lean into the adjacent tree more.
I can't believe the hinge wood did not break. Looking forward to seeing your handle selection.
Wow that was an intense cut! To see you and Gordy work to get that hemlock to fall. Crazy tree! The way it twisted as it fell was weird too. Great teamwork and cool tools! Stay warm and safe out there!
Now I know where all the K&H wedges are! Really appreciate the way you guys didn't rush it!
What a great video. I'm learning...you never quite know how things go with tree work! Thanks for sharing
Great work staying calm and coming up with alternates as you went.
Thanks 👍
Dang. I would have been mad if I showed up alone and that happened. Great job guys. Saw sounds great by the way
I can’t believe I have never seen your channel! This is great content and I look forward to more!!
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Never underestimate Branches and needles
Every needle holds an ounce and 1000 Needles ...
You can't controll with wedges
If there would be Wind from the other side it might have fallen to another direction.
Would been better to climb or set a Line and pull
When the jack breaks out or the would , so good night
When you don't want to climb so I would have waited until the wind is right on a day ...
That's the power of leverage, kids. 100,000 lbs 6 inches from the fulcrum, 5 branches 100 feet up holding 100 lbs each.
Glad you guys were able to knock it out without taking the cedar though. I do wonder, could you throw a sling line and pull the cedar back, or shake it loose? Or maybe throw it over the Hemlock and try to force it over?
Nice. Haven't seen anyone fell this way, using a plunge cut across your scaff. The scaff gives your general direction of the fall. Your plunge cut eliminates your ability to control that direction with your holding wood. But with the damaged tree, I think it was a good method.
Wow. Without Gordy and his giant bottle jack, I don't think that would have happened. Not without a bost load of other trees having to get felled.
That was an exciting video! Great job, well done!❤😊
Just like Tree Work , Some Of Them Can Be A Bear!!! Get--""R"""-- Done Gordy!!!!!!! I Kept Thinking Fish A Line Way Up High Were You Have Some Leverage To Pull On The Tree To Get It Down. The Higher The Better!!! Those Little Limbs Had The Leverage To Hold The Tree Back, Because they were So High Up !!!!! A High Tie In, Snatch Block, And Your Truck To Give It A Little Pull!!! Real Good Video!!! 🙂👍👍🤗🤗.
Gatorade bottles were my preferred gas jugs cuttin row….little for oil big for gas and wide mouths to pour fast…we tried washin soap jugs off edge of tailgate buts to slow…I never doubted you boys 1 bit…good job.
Dead hemlock is always tricky. Sometimes they hold on, sometimes they don't.
Great job fellas!
Thanks Mitch!
Thanks! Dead trees can definitely be unpredictable, but Gordy and I have worked together long enough to anticipate some of the risks.
Jake I did my first crane pick last week. Thanks man you definitely helped me get to where I am today
We had a similar problem where wedges weren´t enough. Got it down by throwing a line high up and pulling it down.
Another simple felling Jacob. You have a habit of finding those 😂 always two hours or more away😃 nice work both of you.
Jacob do you know when Gordy is gonna have those axe handles up on his website?
Wow!
She was sure limb locked.
Great work
If only someone knew an experienced climber who could of zipped off a few of those branches ahead of time 😁
No
Not worth climbing. These fallers are very experienced.
Totally worth climbing especially when structures are near. Bet if you ask him today he’d have zipped up and cut a few.
Yea u would think a call or two and they would have found someone who could have gotten up there lol. The comments that made me really laugh are the ones who don’t get ur humorous post.
could have*
Here's an idea that will help you in the future, cut out a much bigger wedge on the side you want it to fall and then on the other side cut it all the way through cause that thick section in the middle that wasn't cut was holding it up and so if you just kept cutting then it would have fell within 8 minutes.
We use to use what was nick names quackers jack,basicly it was like a duck bill opened bout 8 inches and was rated at 25 tons, worked good once a couple wedges were sunk deep. Glad it wenrt safely.
That was a lot of wedges !
I would have been puckered to no end looking and trying to get that down.
Cool heads prevail.
These length videos are nice, but keep the longer ones 🙂
This looks like a profession you have to learn real early in life.
These guys are freaking hardcore.
thank god you guys are alright. You know its stressful when you sit at home watching this tree. gordys is as cool as a cucumber... Guys got nerves of steel. So much so im going to place an order to WCS For a bark box and dogs for my 661.
Getting that 661 ported and modified would be awesome.
You bet it is! Ported by Gordy himself in the early days
Hey - GREAT job !!! Really good to watch a pro like Gordy in action on a problematic tree.
I watch every one one of your vids - dedicated loyal fan.
My wife and I live in Willits, CA and if you and Gordy ever back in this area again - like when you went to cut with Schlafer Logging (if I remember name correctly) - I have a couple fir (32" base) trees right next to my house I need removed, probably need to chunk them out. It's a fire prevention thing, trees are alive and well. I will clean-up ... I have STIHL equipment for that.
Love watching Gordy working with you Jacob! Great video! I still say you need to start your own business together,
out western red cedar grows like 15-20 left tall max & 30ft wide. big old bush
It's all about leverage... The wedges were 1 foot from the hinge, but the branches were 100 foot from the hinge... And there was over twelve of them.
Gordy has so much confidence and stays so calm. Man I would of been nervous especially sense the Jack was almost maxed out. I like using ropes to pull just because I'm not confident enough just using wedges. I'm no logger lol. Keep up the good content Jacob, and be safe.
Gordy definitely has a lot of experience and is great to work with. Using ropes can definitely be a good option, especially if you're not as confident with wedges. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Those Milwaukee bags are awesome bags for the money. I use a smaller one for my wedges as well.
Yes they are!
The ole easy job lol! Pictures never give you the feel for the job. I think the Lord gives us these "easy ones" to humble us once in a while 😉
So true!
I'm not a professional tree cutter by any means, just a guy with a big yard and a chainsaw. When I need to cut down a tree, I always put a strong (5000lb) rope on it as high as I can, and attach it to the base of another tree in the safety zone with a come along and tow strap. That way I'm not getting in this situation where I'm out of wedges with it hung up and no other option (again). Just don't stand near the base as you apply tension and it seems safe to me. I came up with this method on my own, I'd like to hear feedback on what other people think, I see tree jacks but never come alongs for felling.
That's why it took a lot of beating to get it over. 4in is alot of holding wood
I’m curious how close the face cut was to closing up before she broke free. That tree really had some angle on it, I bet you guys were wishing you had gone for a big open face in hindsight🍺
Next time set a line up where it's hung up. You see how much a couple limbs will hold everything up. Lil tug up top, where it was sitting on the limbs, it would've gone. Use some throw line.
This is the video I was impatiently waiting for!
Nice work, tough tree to to take down!
Rotten hemlock is the worst. In 1959 my dad was falling about a 60” diameter rotten hemlock with a 125 McCulloch with a 48” bar that broke off the stump and kicked back, hit him in the hip as he was running away, shattered it. He was in the hospital for two weeks as they put it back together. He returned to the woods in a few months, but was never the same.
Had a guy cut a dead hemlock down for me on my parent's property near Port Orchard. Bark was literally falling off it as it was rotting and had termites under the bark. He cut it into pieces as he came down the tree so that I could haul them myself. And that's after having to blast a bald face hornet's nest about three times with wasp killer. Limit Less Tree service. He rocked it. I always look for a professional to lay it down on the ground safely. Sketchy is a good word for being up a rotten tree.
Great video, very informative. Thanks for sharing your knowledge 👍
I spit my drink out whenever he knocked the GoPro out 😂😂
Slow and steady wins the race! Beauty!
W0W. That was an amazing drop. PATIENCE galore. And saf ely done
Nice to see a hick up, it all usually looks like it’s so smooth
Nothing like how my days go, often
Wow, that was awesome Jake and Gordy !
In the future would you take the cedar with it from the beginning? (if they’re tied together they go together kinda thing?) hindsight is 2020. Way to stick with a plan and get it done! Some sappy supplies custom K&H wedges would be sick!
I think next time we would put a line in it
For sher
That tree through us for a loop for sher I could see the branches slowing moving letting the hemlock to get weight further ahead
Once we started having problems I really was trying save that cedar and not have to cut it , would of made a mess and destroyed the poor guys yard And possibly hung in the next tree ahead of it
If that was in a logging unit I would of cut the cedar first and if trees get hung up I just launch others into it and never jacked but residential you don’t have that option
I like going with Jacob on these jobs I am learning new things all the time it’s great 👌
Awesome! Line is smart. I agree save as much as you can. Yard restoration is no fun. Hope you guys don’t get too many “from the hip” comments on this one. Always happy the work gets shared, even though the camera only shows so much. Helps me learn too. RIP GoPro 😂 17:19
I’ve had this happen to me several times but with much smaller trees…. It’s scary the further the tree leans and just won’t drop… can spook you into mistakes…
Would tacking a peice of 1/4 steel just above cut and using a hand held hammer drill with a short metal rod then bounce it on the steel. Like in a tall building the vibrations will be felt top and bottom. WHAT will happen is the tree will act as a tuning fork and slowly move.
I love how after all that, just Gordy _touching_ the tree is when it decides it's done.
Snap a dead spruce branch and then try to snap an equal diameter dead cedar branch. The difference is crazy. The cedar is like sinew. It wants to tear vertically and not horizontally. That's why they make great hunting bows and arrows.
Worried about safety. But not for Gordy's eyes.. 🤔 I appreciate the work. It was like watching a thriller..
I have seen branches hold an entire tree up in the air. (Smaller trees, but still a lot of weight).
Hemlock branches are no joke. Hemlock in general are no joke. Weigh so much. I was falling on a fire in Idaho. When those branches get heat treated they are so strong and flexible. You gotta fall the tree perfect or else it's like velcro to other trees.
I'm curious why they don't make 2, 3, or 4 inch thick wedges?
Cause usually two stacked is plenty. It would be awkward to carry a bunch of different wedges when you can just stack them.
I had a similar situation with a small birch tree ~35 cm in diameter. It got stuck on one very dry oak limb, I'd say almost rotten. 5 cm in diameter maximum. 3 wedges stacked up, birch tree already in a heavy lean. No way. Eventually we had to throw up a rope and pull the birch tree a little bit sideways. Then the oak limb finally cracked.
Cedar limbs have those hooked branch ends. A little wind would have been helpful to work those branches loose.
tough, real tough. Glad your both safe
20 minutes setting a pull line would've been nice on this one lol
New drinking game. Take a shot for every time Jacob says it's just those limbs 🤣🤣. Nah all in all good job mate these things happen!!
Great job! Very technical
Great job guys
In case you didn't know, you can connect to the camera from your phone, go to the tool icon, and then enable "locate camera" and it'll start beeping :)
Having Geordie there was fortuitous. Great video.