Hedge Cutting With A Chainsaw (How to Carefully and Tactfully Prune Your Hedge with a Chainsaw)
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- Опубликовано: 22 мар 2017
- If, as in the case with this video, your hedge is out of control, and been severely left to it's own devices, then don't despair, you can still knock it back into shape and claim that much needed real-estate, that the hedge has occupied all these years, back, and once again, enjoy your property!
In this video I demonstrate how to carefully and tactfully prune your hedge with a chainsaw.
Please enjoy. 
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Great job! when i saw it when all cut back I didn't think would grow back but it even surprised me! nature is so hardy!
Nice video mate!
Thanks.
Next video: how to polish your car with a chain sawr.
I grew up on a farm, broadleaf hedges are pretty forgiving.I did the same to a broadleaf hedge I have, reduced it from about 10' down to about 5' . Some of my neighbours were "Oooh you'll kill it!" I said "Wait and see!" 2 years later it looks blood lovely. However had it been a Leylandii it would have murdered it .
Great, thats the way to do it, that lightens up the garden.
Jedad Ruled: Thanks for your comment... Another man who's obviously 'seen the light'!
Love the light. Evry time we moved to another house, I started with cutting down trees around the house. Folks protesting, but later they admit it was lighter and nicer.
I the comment section you also got lots of protesters. Will they ever see the light ?
Jedad Ruled: No mate, I'm afraid not. Confucius say "he who is too afraid to cut the hedge shall 'never' see the light of day". Thanks for your comment, have a good one.
for some reason this guy reminds me of Al Bundy.
How so Peg?
"Man I hate youtube!". Legend!
One question, just got some budget chainsaw (oregon cs1500), and while it does its job cutting wood, already cut dozen of decent sized walnut trees, I cant seem to make it cut hedge, since my chain keeps coming off. Only idea I got is buying new chain, but maybe my chainsaw isnt meant to do this type of job.
Thanks for your question.
Firstly, I'm not too familiar with budget gear, as I'm not really into it, and I'm not a full time chainsaw wielding hedge cutter for, if done correctly, you only really need to hit it 'once' with a chainsaw and from then on use a conventional hedge trimmer. Having said that I know enough to know that, things that are most liable to throw a chain are little branches, splinters if bark etc, that tend to get in under the chain and pry it off... I've had my share.
If we're being honest, probably NO chainsaw is actually 'meant' to do this type of job. The best I can offer is to keep persevering by putting the chain back on and make sure it isn't lose (keep reasonably tight, don't let it sag) and then keep a cutt'n till the beast (hedge) is finally tamed... you'll win out in the end!
Good Luck.
If your chain is coming off you need to adjust your tension and probably sharpen the chain while your at it 😉
Your chain isn't tight enough, get a different saw if it's not chain tightness
Chainsaws don't like thin twiggy stuff, the chain pulls it into where the drive sprocket lives and that can throw the chain off.
Nice job, Jack! How old is that hedge you thought gonna kill?
Stephen Balogh: Um, it was born in 1962, thanks.
Everyone is so negative. He gained like 4 feet of driveway and the new shrubs are growing in nice.
LeoPshop: Thanks Leo. I did gain 'literally' 4 feet, however, a surprising number don't actually see it our way. I think most people want a quick fix, which unfortunately in this case, doesn't exist. One thing's for sure, there's no way it could be left as it was! All the best, Jack.
@@SeriousSchitt but what’s that awful eyesore behind it, what on Earth is it? I wouldn’t want to see that from my house, I would want to screen it. That would be a priority for me, but if you’re used to eyesores well so be it.
I hear the hedge police at 8:30.
bobbelsekwol: Nah, it's the hedge ambo!
I don't think people know how to rejuvenate a tired old overgrown hedge. Thanks for the vid.
bobbelsekwol: Yeah, even after you've gone to pains to show them! Thanks for your comment.
That poor hedge looked so healthy in the beginning but now just wow
That "After jack" photo, had NO green on it at all, Ya should leave a couple leaves,, Sun light is where all the energy for new growth comes from..
ThomasTheSailor Chubby: I'd say you didn't watch the video right to the end? She's certainly more than green again now, only this time at a more manageable size. Thanks.
I guess this all about the amount of time you want to spend on the job, yes you could use good quality hand tools but it would take longer to complete the job. I've got to do a reduction on a beech hedge that is too thick for hedge trimmer and would take all day using hand tools. BTW your hedge looked like pittosporum from what I could see.
Mad Max videos
That’s where it originated from!
I need to do this. The hard part is finding a place that will take the cuttings.
burn it in your back garden
I wish I could. Burning is not allowed in my area.
Bloody well love this video, well done mate, it's nice to see a proper job done. Also like all the dickhead comments from those that haven't got a clue.....
Dickhead mate, you haven’t got a clue, get a life, lol,😂 You don’t have to read the comments if you don’t like them, bye 😂 👋.
Please remind me of some of the other things people like you say, Im struggling here.
Oh I know, “ is he your boyfriend”lol. Mate 😂
Lol! This guy is awesome!
Lmao , you should start the saw standing the other side of it and pull the starter with right hand not left. If the cord sticks the saw will be pulled to your leg when standing the wrong side of it. Also cutting at head height is a nono as if you get a kick back itll hit you in the head. Where possible you should be above the saw to keep a firm hold....Like on a set of tripod steps
Just get on with it!
I have an electric, wired, chainsaw. Is that useable?
Can’t see why not, just be careful not to cut the umbilical cord. Rip into it and enjoy, oh and don’t forget to post a video. 😉
@@SeriousSchittThanks.
How important are, next to eye and hearing protection, those special pants that jam a chainsaw when you accidentally cut your leg? Should I get those or a bit overkill?
Also, at 8:50 u seem to cut off all th green and are down to the bare wood. I was told if i do this, the hedge will never green there again. Is that untrue?
@@Stoffendous You are better off being overkill than finding out the hard way, by doing damage to your body. Always use PPE regardless if its petrol, electric or cordless. We all can get careless, complacent or even something; a branch or obstacle out of nowhere could fling the chainsaw somewhere to your body.
@@Stoffendous Most cases that is true. Other cases, some plants respond to a full hack and can re-grow in a matter of months. This is dependent on the plant and what time of the season you are cutting it too. Most plants prefer during dormancy; while others prefer after the cold frost period has ended during spring to stimulate growth.
Hahaaaaa my customers would flip they’re lid if I left a hedge looking like that. I’m sure it will regenerate but my oh my does that hedge looked initially butchered. I’ll stick to slow remedial cutting I think.
My wife's cousin couldn't believe her eyes when she saw me cut this hedge. She went straight out and ordered her regular hedge cutting professionals to duplicate it on her's. When they failed to deliver, yet still charged her $400.00, she sacked them and got me to cut it! Why she was just on the phone only yesterday wanting me to cut it some more.
Slow remedial cutting will only cause you to lose the battle against the hedge. What you need is to educate people, show them this video for example, oh, and don't forget to show them the hedge at 2:00 whereby that one was cut back that much you could walk right through it 'literally' and the then neighbour threatened to take me to court... he came back a couple of years later with his 'front tail' between his legs and actually apologized to me, if you please!
Thanks for your comment.
There's a strong comedic undercurrent to this lol, as well as low-key editing slickness.
Should never let a hedge get that 'woody'. Also, I have never seen a 'noisy neighbor', but have cut the side off of a hornets nest. They love hanging their large paper nests in hedges. Well done 'Jack of All Trades.'
+Patricia Baker: I'm not too sure what sparked your comment, but REALLY? OMG, you don't know how 'blessed' you are! My very name's synonymous with 'Noisy Neighbor', I've "seen" 'several' "life-time's" share's of them, that's the very reason my wife and I were forced to buy this house in the place, just to get rid of them. I could honestly show you video footage of the B'stards! (please pardon my French) Why I've even been on National TV regarding them! If you've "never seen a noisy neighbor" then that's a great thing, and long may that continue for you, I'm truly pleased for you, I really am!
Anyway, how do you stop a hedge from getting that 'woody'? I'm not a horticulturalist, however, I do consider myself fairly practical when it comes to reclaiming 'much needed' land that's been eaten up by years of neglect and growth! The hedge was born in about 1962ish, so it's 55 odd years old... every tree grows a trunk doesn't it?
The hedge shown at 1:59 is of the same era, and has had exactly the same treatment done to it some ten years or so earlier! It too, used to jut out about another 2 1/2 - 3 feet in width!
Thanks, Jack (of All Trades, Master of None! :))
Well, Jack was always fortunate to live, until recently, where I couldn't even see another house. But, like I said those hornets will make themselves neighbors, pretty quick.
As far as keeping a hedge from becoming so woody, well, with the deciduous types, those that drop their leaves in the winter. You just cut out the larger branches when you can see the 'bones' of the species in winter or early spring. Takes more time, to get the needed height. The one you pictured didn't seem like it had enough ground width to do its thing. Plus, it didn't look deciduous.
Keep up the good videos!
Ha, yes, you've certainly been fortunate alright and sometimes I think you're probably better off with hornets as neighbors.
Back to hedges, most of the hedges around here, where I live, are the non deciduous type, and people just let them get out of control. I've got one of the thickest, healthiest hedges in town, and it's no more than 1 foot wide, by contrast the neighbor's is one of the most untidiest and his is around 6 foot wide, still green and leafy on the outside, but untidy and 5 feet wider than it needs to be.
Anyway, thanks for your input and the compliments on the vids, pleased you're enjoying them.
I hate hedges, time to poison mine
In Europe, it's against the law to cut or trim hedges between March and September, on account of bird nesting season...
If that was the case here, I’d be pulling it out and putting a tin fence up.
This property is right next door to the home in which we live, and it had a wealth of trees which I removed for that very reason, all you heard was chirp, chirp, chirp in a morning, now it’s serene.
Thanks for your comment.
@@SeriousSchitt The natural world can be such a pain in the ass, can't it? People like yourself are fortunately a very small minority. If we're sent into this existence to learn lessons, as I believe we are, then you have a hell of a lot of class time to make up...
@@tonymcguinness3886 well accidents do happen, also illness hits. He seems to be obsessed with proving his power over nature, but nature will have the last laugh, and he will be tormented by birdsong for evermore. The hedge was an eyesore even two years later.
I live in Europe and this isn’t the case.
@@upover I live in the UK, and I can assure you that you are not allowed to cut between March and October. Do you consider the UK to be in Europe?
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i dont think u should have cut it back so much in the begining
.............................the british know their hedges...................
Great video of how to be a cowboy and risk your safety/job/life......this bloke needs to go on a course to learn how to use a chainsaw (and ladders!) safely and efficiently! And if it's a hard prune then really prune it hard. Generally the harder it's cut the more it grows, depending on the species. Decide the height then never cut it that height as your just asking it to grow above that! I feel sorry for the client.....
Geordie Wanderer: I must say that I'm rather flattered that you'd subtly suggest that I'm somehow a professional!
Let me tell you a quick little story. That place happens to be the house next door, it came up for sale one day and a young fella, with an imagination of about what appears to be typical of 'most' viewers of this video, looked at buying it and putting a double bay garage up the back of the house, only, he took one look at the size of the hedge and, knowing that he could 'never' get a car past it, simply farted and walked away.. dream's shattered!
Enter me, bought the house (for reason's I won't disclose) cut the hedge, put a double bay garage up the back and am renting it out! The young fella is now eating his heart out 'seeing in real time' what he only dreamed about but lacked the vision to do himself! I am the client, by the way, and very happy with what I hath created (and so are my tenants) and there is nothing wrong with the way I cut hedge provided you are competent enough to do it safely! Thanks for your comment.
SeriousSchitt Best of luck with the Stihl and ladders......hope you don't do it regular or your f##ked!
Geordie Wanderer: Thanks Geordie, no, not on a regular basis no.
hmmmm no chaps worn no chainsaw mitt left hand thumb not wrapped round handle and that drop start all not safe operating practices
I think it´s cool with a chainsaw
It's the only way to go with a hedge like that.
The finished product didn't look great either especially as this was post 2 years growth why not just remove the whole hedge and use the fence behind which is the same height and length that way all your future maintenance problems are sorted!
Craig Smith: Hmmn, there is no fence behind it! Thanks.
This is a joke right?
haha classic she'll be right kiwi mentality...watch out for OSH on that ladder bro....yeah nah.....hadafkha
Wtf. This is how not to prune a hedge in so many ways. Looks like shit now.
Wikkid Me: Really??? That's a rather short sighted naive attitude! You probably think the hedge shown at 1:59 is ugly too? When I cut that one in the same manner, ten years ago, you could walk right through it... Trust me, I did!
Wikkid Me LMFAO!!!