I've been a Faller for most of my adult life and that's about as good a video for someone who wants to do things the safe and right way as I have seen period.
Thank you very much! Lots of pretty shaky information on RUclips about falling. I worked pretty hard on this video to help educate those who want to cut trees, but don't know the basics. I'm glad you liked it.
@@thecinnabar8442 Yes Sir I thought you did an excellent job. We use the Work Safe British Columbia series of training videos for new fallers before they can ever carry a saw to the timber. What you did was cover a lot of ground in one video and supplied all the important information.
Greetings...Always good to respect our elder's, and listen and watch a Man who's comfortable and knowledgeable in there Trade. Very enjoyable and thank you. This video will be re-watched when needed! Kindness from Australia.
First thing I noticed is real wedges, real axe, as in k&h and a rail splitter. Then I can look at the stump and see his chain cuts like butter and his cuts are matched perfectly. 1/3 face. Flawless!
Thank you. Great video. You certainly covered the basics. Best video I have seen on this subject. I reckon that you are going to save plenty of death and injury from occurring. I am a carpenter but worked for a while with a mate who is a registered arborist. I tend to use an open notch for bigger trees and I do most of the tree felling on our construction sites. On one arborist job we felled some pines (p. radiata) at the top of a property that were apparently planted by the developer about thirty years earlier. My mate climbed up, using spikes (later on I took over that task) in order to set the ropes. We ran the pull rope via a snatch block to his 70 series Landcruiser for the bigger trees, I would reverse the vehicle to the point where we had tension (after the notch had been cut) and start reversing further, either when I got the radio call or the tree started to fall. The home owner decided to save some money by bucking the logs himself. He ignored my mate’s advice to tie the fallen timber to nearby trees; and managed to break both his leg and the glass ranch slider to his lounge. We also did some pruning work up a little side street where a neighbour had some pine trees on the unbuilt side of the street. We were told that he did not want to pay an arborist so he bought some gear, read a book and proceeded to break his leg whilst felling his first tree!
After watching I was delighted to see he explained the use of a larger face. And explained everything very well. Prob for you fellas dumping trees on your homes and stuff. Pay attention boys. Be safe god bless!
Thanks CJ! This video was a bit of a departure from the normal content on my channel, but I'd just seen too much dangerous misinformation about timber falling on RUclips from amateur fallers. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Great video.....for newbies I am a fan of teaching Bore cuts because it slows you to set your hinge first then put wedges in on both sides of the tree where you made your bore then reliease the tree at the back of the tree ....great content.!!!
i normally do the conventional with a bore cut but thats just how i was taught and most ppl in my parts bore cut. u cant steer the tree mid cut with a bore cut but with how wide the canopy is on alot of the trees i cut its nice to have a trigger to release then get out of the way. that being said this is a really thorough video that covers basically everything you need to know for a standard tree. when u get forward lean , weird weight distribution and snags is when the risks dramatically rise. i think above all the most important thing is a properly sharpened chain and a good bar so it cuts straight which sadly for alot of people seems to be an impossible task without using new chains and bars. i struggled with it at first but once i took the time to actually learn how a chain cuts and what each part of the chain does it made it alot easier. loved the video though i really enjoyed it. thank you
Very good looking Humboldt cut. Your hinge wood is very even- nice. Yeah, it's neat how the bar with fallers can seen and felt. Like the bar is an extension of your body. I love the 044, 046 n 066's. Good job- FUN too.
Didnt know you could still move that fast mark. The falling part was excellent example for some rookie out there to see and it may just keep them safe someday. Some of us were just lucky and some had good teachers .
Thanks Traves! There are quite a few sketchy falling videos out there. I was out cutting firewood and thought it would good to, at least, show the basics. I sure miss falling timber. Was in the best shape of my life back then.
I worked with a father and son logging company back in 1990 , we cut timber in eastern Kentucky , boss said if its leans just a little plunge cut it , just about everything leans in Appalachia! So we done a lot of it .
Felled quite a few trees on my property many years ago in rural NJ before moving to NC, but nothing that size. Loved watching you do it. Missed the variety of tree? Redwood?
I burn it in my shop stove where it's easy to take the stovepipe apart and clean it when needed. I keep a hot fire going to try to heat my large shop. As long as it isn't dampered down, I only have to clean the chimney annually. I burn juniper in the house. It burns much cleaner, so I can damper it down at night and not get the resin buildup.
Stump shot good. Dutchman bad. Walking the dog bad. Wide face good. If you had used the same era as your rifles, you would have used an axe and whip saw. You must be in good shape and strong. You made that saw look lite. Good job.
Grew up logging in Forks. One of the first saws I used was a Homelite 2100 with a 6' bar. Lost a good 066 in a divorce. Was sent over to Olives in Orofina and modified for fallen in Alaska. The 460 magnum is good, but isn't a 066!
In this area, we burn primarily juniper and lodgepole pine for firewood. Lodgepole pine has far less pitch and resin than other species of pine and doesn't cause problems with build up in the chimneys. I only burn Ponderosa pine like the one in the video in the shop where the chimney only comes in contact with metal roofing and is easy to clean from time to time.
Mix it with juniper and keep a hot fire, clean the chimney a couple of times a year. Beats letting it rot. Only burn it in the shop where the stove pipe is in the open and easy to take apart and easily cleaned. Never burn it in our homes on the ranch. Owned large portable mills for nearly 20 years and have all the lumber stockpiled I'll ever need. If I still had a mill, I'd definitely cut it for lumber.
@@thecinnabar8442 I thought It looked like familiar country. I'm from Burns. My partner and I cut on the brattain fire in paisley as a falling module this year.
@@jakemesa3211 Thanks for coming over and helping out. I was on a dozer and helped out on a couple of engine crews. I have a couple of videos from the fire on my channel.
@@thecinnabar8442 no problem, I was happy to help. What division where you on? We where with lima division. We worked the government harvey road up to what they called the cut off road. I have a few videos and lots of pictures. I just haven't put them on my channel yet. I'll go watch your vids.
As a local volunteer firefighter, I moved around where needed. Spent time doing structure protection on engines and time on dozers building firelines. Did some line construction at the base of Govt. Harvey. Our ranch is just North of there.
I've been a Faller for most of my adult life and that's about as good a video for someone who wants to do things the safe and right way as I have seen period.
Thank you very much! Lots of pretty shaky information on RUclips about falling. I worked pretty hard on this video to help educate those who want to cut trees, but don't know the basics. I'm glad you liked it.
@@thecinnabar8442
Yes Sir I thought you did an excellent job. We use the Work Safe British Columbia series of training videos for new fallers before they can ever carry a saw to the timber.
What you did was cover a lot of ground in one video and supplied all the important information.
Greetings...Always good to respect our elder's, and listen and watch a Man who's comfortable and knowledgeable in there Trade. Very enjoyable and thank you.
This video will be re-watched when needed!
Kindness from Australia.
First thing I noticed is real wedges, real axe, as in k&h and a rail splitter. Then I can look at the stump and see his chain cuts like butter and his cuts are matched perfectly. 1/3 face. Flawless!
When experience talks, you listen. Very good video Mark. Thanks!
You're very welcome, Andre'
You never cease to amaze, that was a text book fall.
Beautiful job by a master. Being able to do it and teach it in a way that’s easy to understand.
A lot of good knowledge is passed along without attitude. Excellent video, thank you for taking the time to make this for us.
Thank you. Great video. You certainly covered the basics. Best video I have seen on this subject. I reckon that you are going to save plenty of death and injury from occurring. I am a carpenter but worked for a while with a mate who is a registered arborist. I tend to use an open notch for bigger trees and I do most of the tree felling on our construction sites.
On one arborist job we felled some pines (p. radiata) at the top of a property that were apparently planted by the developer about thirty years earlier. My mate climbed up, using spikes (later on I took over that task) in order to set the ropes. We ran the pull rope via a snatch block to his 70 series Landcruiser for the bigger trees, I would reverse the vehicle to the point where we had tension (after the notch had been cut) and start reversing further, either when I got the radio call or the tree started to fall. The home owner decided to save some money by bucking the logs himself. He ignored my mate’s advice to tie the fallen timber to nearby trees; and managed to break both his leg and the glass ranch slider to his lounge.
We also did some pruning work up a little side street where a neighbour had some pine trees on the unbuilt side of the street. We were told that he did not want to pay an arborist so he bought some gear, read a book and proceeded to break his leg whilst felling his first tree!
Thanks Michael. I really wanted to get a little better info out there than what I was seeing on most videos on the subject.
After watching I was delighted to see he explained the use of a larger face. And explained everything very well. Prob for you fellas dumping trees on your homes and stuff. Pay attention boys. Be safe god bless!
Thanks CJ! This video was a bit of a departure from the normal content on my channel, but I'd just seen too much dangerous misinformation about timber falling on RUclips from amateur fallers. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Great video.....for newbies I am a fan of teaching Bore cuts because it slows you to set your hinge first then put wedges in on both sides of the tree where you made your bore then reliease the tree at the back of the tree ....great content.!!!
Very satisfying to see a good cutting technique. Keep warm with all that timber Mark!
Thanks Jason! I'm putting some of that wood to good use today.
Great video. Learnt a lot from this one, like all your videos.
Great video...very solid instruction and beautiful scenery.
Thank you very much for posting!
Thanks so much, Ronald! Glad you enjoyed it.
i normally do the conventional with a bore cut but thats just how i was taught and most ppl in my parts bore cut. u cant steer the tree mid cut with a bore cut but with how wide the canopy is on alot of the trees i cut its nice to have a trigger to release then get out of the way. that being said this is a really thorough video that covers basically everything you need to know for a standard tree. when u get forward lean , weird weight distribution and snags is when the risks dramatically rise. i think above all the most important thing is a properly sharpened chain and a good bar so it cuts straight which sadly for alot of people seems to be an impossible task without using new chains and bars. i struggled with it at first but once i took the time to actually learn how a chain cuts and what each part of the chain does it made it alot easier. loved the video though i really enjoyed it. thank you
Thanks! After seeing so much really bad information on RUclips, I wanted to show the basic concepts. I'm glad you liked it.
A Man of many Talents, Awesome Video 🙂👍☕
Very good looking Humboldt cut. Your hinge wood is very even- nice. Yeah, it's neat how the bar with fallers can seen and felt. Like the bar is an extension of your body. I love the 044, 046 n 066's. Good job- FUN too.
Thanks J.R. I'm a big fan of the Stihl falling saws too.
Didnt know you could still move that fast mark. The falling part was excellent example for some rookie out there to see and it may just keep them safe someday. Some of us were just lucky and some had good teachers .
Thanks Traves! There are quite a few sketchy falling videos out there. I was out cutting firewood and thought it would good to, at least, show the basics. I sure miss falling timber. Was in the best shape of my life back then.
@@thecinnabar8442 I bet. I know know a few fallers, and they are strong!!!
An exceptionally interesting video, thsnk you very much! Happy trails from South Africa.
Thanks for watching!
@@thecinnabar8442 my pleasure!
Great job! Liked your “little “ skidder.
I’ve never done a humboldt cut but that sure is a nice pondo, great video!
Thanks Tristan!
I have to admit: as I heard the limbs breaking as it fell I first thought it was applause 👏 from us the audience on such a nice job. Lol.
Now that is how you bring the wood in! 👍🏾😀❤️🇺🇸
It helps to have the right equipment for the job! :)
I was a faller for 15 years in Washington state. I ran a 3 foot Cannon bar on a hot rodded Stihl 066 wih 404 chain.
Nice video! good information properly displayed.
That is some beautiful country!!
We love it here. Thanks for watching Jacob!
I worked with a father and son logging company back in 1990 , we cut timber in eastern Kentucky , boss said if its leans just a little plunge cut it , just about everything leans in Appalachia! So we done a lot of it .
Great job. Mark
Thanks Melissa!
Felled quite a few trees on my property many years ago in rural NJ before moving to NC, but nothing that size. Loved watching you do it. Missed the variety of tree? Redwood?
This one was a Ponderosa Pine.
@@thecinnabar8442 Thought pine wasn’t good to burn? Too much resin. Clogs the chimney?
I burn it in my shop stove where it's easy to take the stovepipe apart and clean it when needed. I keep a hot fire going to try to heat my large shop. As long as it isn't dampered down, I only have to clean the chimney annually. I burn juniper in the house. It burns much cleaner, so I can damper it down at night and not get the resin buildup.
Very nice video well done
Good information I'm still working run brushpileing cat sence I retired from my saw repair business thanks
Good, honest work!
Beautiful Ponderosa pines
Perfect falling tutorial.
Thanks, Guapo!
5:12 If I wasn't jealous of the vintage Winchesters I am jealous of the bulldozer 😉
When I got out of logging and sold most of the equipment, I couldn't stand to part with that dozer, so I retired it to ranch and firefighting duty.
@@thecinnabar8442 I can't blame you, I grew up around bulldozers and even though I may not have a use for one right now I'd still like to have one 🤠
Definitely a man I would like to hunt with, share a campfire with, trade recipes with.
Thanks.
DOUGout
Stump shot good. Dutchman bad. Walking the dog bad. Wide face good.
If you had used the same era as your rifles, you would have used an axe and whip saw.
You must be in good shape and strong. You made that saw look lite. Good job.
We still have a bunch of the falling axes and whip saws here on the ranch, and even a couple of early motorized drag saws for bucking big timber.
@@thecinnabar8442 Now That Would Be Another Great Video Old West Forestry Tools and Winchester & Lightning Rifles 😀
Thank you
😀👍🏼 That’s Axe Men Skill Mark 😀
Thanks Chris! We're like Axe Men, but without the screaming and various other drama.😀
Grew up logging in Forks. One of the first saws I used was a Homelite 2100 with a 6' bar.
Lost a good 066 in a divorce. Was sent over to Olives in Orofina and modified for fallen in Alaska. The 460 magnum is good, but isn't a 066!
I'm very surprised you guys use pine for firewood. Is that just for the shop or your house also .
In this area, we burn primarily juniper and lodgepole pine for firewood. Lodgepole pine has far less pitch and resin than other species of pine and doesn't cause problems with build up in the chimneys. I only burn Ponderosa pine like the one in the video in the shop where the chimney only comes in contact with metal roofing and is easy to clean from time to time.
Ponderosa Pine for firewood ?, saw some lumber out of that, who burns "yellow" Pine ?...
Mix it with juniper and keep a hot fire, clean the chimney a couple of times a year. Beats letting it rot. Only burn it in the shop where the stove pipe is in the open and easy to take apart and easily cleaned. Never burn it in our homes on the ranch. Owned large portable mills for nearly 20 years and have all the lumber stockpiled I'll ever need. If I still had a mill, I'd definitely cut it for lumber.
I'm not a professional so thank you for the help
You're very welcome! Take your time and be safe.
Good pointers! This sure looks like eastern oregon.
Thanks Jake! We're in Lake County in southeastern Oregon.
@@thecinnabar8442 I thought It looked like familiar country. I'm from Burns. My partner and I cut on the brattain fire in paisley as a falling module this year.
@@jakemesa3211 Thanks for coming over and helping out. I was on a dozer and helped out on a couple of engine crews. I have a couple of videos from the fire on my channel.
@@thecinnabar8442 no problem, I was happy to help. What division where you on? We where with lima division. We worked the government harvey road up to what they called the cut off road. I have a few videos and lots of pictures. I just haven't put them on my channel yet. I'll go watch your vids.
As a local volunteer firefighter, I moved around where needed. Spent time doing structure protection on engines and time on dozers building firelines. Did some line construction at the base of Govt. Harvey. Our ranch is just North of there.
Sounds like a 066...
Look up more often top moves before curve
Good advise. Thanks for the tip, Kara
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I hate spell check....slows is allows....
Guess its helps the have a scidder!
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