Attempting to take out one massive tree. Not for sure we brought enough horse power to the battle.

[@farmerchris1]

Hello everyone, this is a popular tree. No I won’t grow much corn where tree come from, but the roots sucking water and shade can affect about 150’ radius around tree. For efficiency with our larger equipment it needed to go, the landowner sold timber to logger Wade and they will be here this fall after harvest and I would bet they won’t touch this tree. This farm has been in CRP program for over 20 years, landowner decided to pull out and take bids from local farmers to rent it for production ag, which at this point needed a lot of trees cleaned up and tucked away.

[@steptdnit9776]

If it don't make cents(sense) it won't make dollars. Let's put it in the ground boys.

[@markalexander5124]

Toy have the right and the ability to clear the land to plant corn and beans in monocultured rows to sell to the Chinese to feed their hogs... you sold out, you deal with the consequences. even Aaron who is not the sharpest tool in the shed could see that you destroyed a place where your kids and grandkids could have played. Tiu tear the trees out and then spend a fortune putting in tile to drain water that that tree would have dealt with naturally. Dont cry over spilt milk. The deed is done in the name of efficiency. Something I say with respect: just because you are able and have the right to do something, doesn't make it right and proper.

[@stevenr8606]

⬆️ no kid is going to walk all the way to that tree to just swing. 🙄 come on.

[@idadho]

Hey FC, It is a poplar tree or as they are called in New Hampshire Popple trees. They are not popular because they are not much use except for pulp. We grow them in Idaho to 6 feet diameter in just 20 years. They are dangerous. They can drop large limbs without warning. Never camp near them.

[@johnwarren-649]

Chris I agree I've removed more than one tree like this just to make my life easier planting an stuff. I really hate getting my equipment scratch up from trees

[@josword7602]

"You shoulda seen it Farmer Chris! a couple of Deere came along and knocked it down!!!!!"

[@stevenr8606]

A huff & a puff and just two 🦌's took her down. The short guy took video for proof 😉

[@kevinkenyon7045]

Mike, Jerry and Aaron what a tree to take down! Hard work determination and stubbornness got it down and tucked away! Thanks for sharing. Kevin

[@bluegrallis]

It sure looks like a cottonwood tree when you can see the bark. Yes that is a type of poplar. There were 2 BIG cottonwoods on the family farm. One had been hit by lighting, probably 100 years ago, and Dad said he used to play INSIDE the hollowed out trunk when he was a kid. I have a picture of him standing in front of the healed up crack in the trunk, from back in the 1980's, when Dad was about 70 years old.

[@DirtPerfect]

Yup

[@Fatamus]

how cool

[@randallsmerna384]

Cottonwoods, Poplars and Aspen's are all in the same family. If I'm correct, cottonwoods are the most broad like this tree in this video while poplars are much more narrow and grow to great heights. Aspen's also grow to great heights but they only have a tuft of limbs at the top typically and they have a white bark. It's kind of hard to mistake them.

[@pdm1289]

Thank you MBTS! Great videographer!

[@charlesmiller7861]

Opening music, PERFECT. The 120 looked tiny next to that tree.

[@laceitup1]

Nothing better than teamwork to get a job done! The respect you give Jerry is a true testament to who you are Mike. And you two work wonders together!

[@michaelleblanc3363]

I think that MBTS did a great video of Dirt Perfect and Jerry.

[@OmarLopez-yr8bs]

It's awe inspiring to watch men operate heavy equipment with such precision and skill. It's like you are one with the machine

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks

[@bobvernon8925]

That is an absolutely top notch video, men and machines working as a team, pushing both machines to the limit, and of course not forgetting the video master in charge of filming it all, loved it.

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks bob

[@gungadinn]

When the audio started, the sound of the cicadas was deafening. Nice capture if that's what I was hearing. Big honking tree. Poplar burns pretty well. It burn hot, but also burns fast. If I were closer, I wouldn't mind having that for the fireplace.

[@matthewhburch6198]

Might have been a homestead once, sure, but it used to be very common practice to leave one big shade tree in every major field so there would be a cool place for taking a break in the days before tractors with air conditioners.

[@garydillon3960]

Amazing job Mike, Aaron. and Jerry. That tree had one huge root ball on it. Everything down and nothing or no one hurt makes for a good day. Great video. God Bless and Good Health.

[@I_must_get_a_van]

MBTS with some good commentary and excellent standing in front of the stump. Well done. 😀

[@corycourneyea6802]

Though even with big boots on he isnt even 5 ft 🤷‍♂️

[@dahwulf1228]

That big ole tree made the equipment look like toys. LOL 😂

[@DirtPerfect]

Yup was a big one

[@lastplacetrophy3821]

Again with the music. Love it man. Get up in there with a metal detector, see if there's any relics from a old homestead MBTS!

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks

[@patrickkelly7085]

I had to take down a Oak tree here on my land in England and when it finally topled amongst the roots i found a Roman radio left by the Romans who lived here.

[@johnquinn3899]

Quite a project. Split screen & time lapse were done in a great sequence. Thanks, John

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks

[@rodneyskinner7741]

Wow big tree Mike! Great job taking care of it! Stay safe!🙏❤️🇺🇸

[@Gen_X_Jimmy]

Awesome video Aaron you did amazing job making Jerry and DP look as good as they did

[@tylerbroeckaert8758]

A tree alone in a field is said to be good luck, a lot of farmer in the old days would keep a tree alone in field for superstitious reasons

[@Fatamus]

Hummm sounds good and I never knew an old farmer to be superstitious ....😁

[@geraldmartin5016]

@@Fatamus They aren't superstitious. They're just a little stitious. -Michael Scott

[@bellstransmission2911]

You know it's bad luck to be superstitious!

[@Fatamus]

@@bellstransmission2911 WOW and all these years I’ve been in fear of all those things and Big Foot 🦶 too.

[@9856CB]

I think I’d have brought along a chain saw. Aaron did a fantastic job filming. It never could have happened without Aron👍

[@keithhill9138]

Your sense of humor is great in this video.

[@markalexander5124]

Beautiful tree... wonder how long it has stood there? Amazing that it takes no time to destroy.

[@wardcollins9574]

I can remember cutting up logs from a tree about that size, the water just ran out as we cut through it, it made good pallet lumber for one time use pallets.

[@Chris-jh3tg]

On the opening drone shot I thought "sycamore." Then I saw the bark and thought "Eastern Cottonwood." Then I saw the leaves and thought, "Tulip tree," which is also called yellow poplar. Tulip poplars typically grow very straight off a single stump though.

[@garys9694]

I have one in my backyard (very big also). At times it will have orange flowers on it that look like tulips, but the leaf is where it gets it's nickname. Mine is very tall and grows on one stump which is about 60' tall before it branches out.

[@mcgoojr]

Definitely my thought progression too. Liriodendron tulipifera

[@bobfromtheband1]

What a TEAM! Especially 'Man Behind The Scenes'! That man is Incredible.

[@jeffbailey7765]

It’s not longer Dirt Perfect, it’s Jerry “ Dozer Perfect” show. Lol good job as always Mike, and Jerry and I guess Aaron also.

[@michaelkoop5380]

Nice big damn tree. U all did great. At least u had Jerry there to help u. U guys made a great team. Thanks for sharing.

[@hastingshayandtreefarm4402]

Run what brung for sure I don't think it would've come out without Jerry lifting on it for sure. Good job MBTS doing what you do best supervising lol.

[@morgansword]

I worked it that size trees in alaska every day. Spruce that was fifteen feet straight across the stump when fell. Hardwood trees are seldom solid inside going all different directions plus a few gallons per foot of growth. No sign of a underground spring feeding it. We bored holes into the base of them and would put a lot of dynomite in them so to split them. Once in a while lucky with steep ground to get moving until it would take off on its own, down the bank it would roll taking small trees that looked like small bushes in comparison to it. Nice work and see where more of them in the dense overgrown forest is. Do they log in that area? Those little lumber mills might of sawed the branches up . Our big mills couldn't handle trees that size even back in my day without splitting into quarters and then sawn up .... great video, ok

[@randallnottingham799]

The deer’s knocked it out of the park DP

[@c50ge]

When I was in Boy Scouts 50 years ago there was a pile of large dead trees at the edge of a farmer’s field where we camped. We played tag,capture the flag, King of the hill on and around the trees. Running across them,climbing under them, jumping from limb to limb. We played for hours and hours. I don’t remember any broken bones but a lot of bumps and bruises and I think we all had the wind knocked out of us a time or two or three. I learned a lot about how to fall, also how to balance, not to be afraid of heights. On my 30s and 40s did quite a bit of tree removal. All those days are over for me but the memories aren’t. Beautiful country and the drone videos are great. Thanks. Greg

[@SirBoden]

My grandfather would’ve just said “git me my chainsaw and dynamite” When I was little he’d have me dig out up underneath the stumps. Then launch em.

[@Fatamus]

yeah, too bad Chainsaws are harder to come by these days... LOL

[@randyclyde4939]

Wow, LOVE the music you set this video to! A most welcome change. Be well, be safe!

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks

[@thomasdesmond2248]

Man that tree makes the 120 look like a toy. Lol God bless

[@davoupnya3202]

And Aaron look like a dwarf ! Lol !

[@thomasdesmond2248]

You pushing on that tree with the 120 was a suggestion. Lol God bless

[@rons3103]

OMG, they took down the AVATAR Tree...again, but with less horsepower and no missiles! For a second, thought we may needed to call a shout out to LetsDig18, but don't worry, MBTS to the rescue, He got JERRY!

[@trevorvanbremen4718]

In a croc dundee voice... "HA! That's not a Jerry... THIS is a Jerry"

[@garybyrnes4496]

You have to break as many roots as you can. If that doesn't work, call Let's dig 18! Lol

[@robertironside3166]

That tree looks healthy and I'd venture to say... Majestic? Sure why not.. majestic. A Wolf tree we used to call them alone and thicker for the extra sunshine it got. Sad to see those go if they don't neet to be wiped out... should plant another somewhere else to mitigate the act. Saving the timber for furniture? Most be some fantastic wood in that old brute eh?

[@justinmills8084]

FYI There is an app that you take a picture of the leaves and are bark and it tells you what tree are plant it is. Good luck 👍

[@WatchWesWork]

Next time you'll have to borrow Kleenman's log arch. Should make moving it a lot easier...

[@michiganengineer8621]

I think the log arch would have collapsed in terror at the sight of that monster lol

[@DirtPerfect]

lol

[@CaptKirk1701]

😂😂😂😂

[@paulhricovec9177]

Poor kleeman!

[@richardmartin6533]

I like the new format... where you go straight to the project. It's so much better than the one with the red subtitles explaining what's going on in the video clip.

[@DirtPerfect]

Hmm thanks but same I have always done

[@AuctionIndiana]

DP you should have thrown up a Rope swing in the tree for MBTS to swing in while you dug around on Time lapse...😏

[@aaronbummmanbehindthescene4931]

I would have lol 😆

[@justinmills8084]

Greatest video yet.

[@KevinCoop1]

After the tree fell, three words kept coming to my mind. “GET A CHAINSAW”

[@DirtPerfect]

Hell no

[@MrJkozik]

I said the same thing. $2 worth of gas would've same time and wear. Work smarter.

[@DirtPerfect]

Exactly what I did keep in mind that’s how my dad was killed will stay in my machine sorry 🤷‍♂️

[@KevinCoop1]

@@DirtPerfect Very sorry! My mother was head on collision in car with a person we knew.

[@davidbeachy8398]

@@DirtPerfect So sorry your dad was killed that way, but once the tree is on the ground it's much easier to control what limbs will do vs the entire tree while its standing. Limbs could even be secured with the hoe before cuts are made.

[@bertrutledge4546]

Awesome job, good thing Jerry was there. That tree was done in by a couple of Deere. Good video.

[@dansevern3291]

Looks like y'all were getting rain like we were a couple of months ago.

[@DirtPerfect]

Yup was a wet day

[@kentfronek5049]

Good Operators and good Machines work wonders

[@sassafrasvalley1939]

Mikey… you went from tree to pond in one fell swoop! Good thing it was a poplar… if it had been a white oak, you would have to call in someone who had two 850’s to even wiggle the leaves! Nice job all the way around… although you and Jerry did the grunt work, it looked to me like MBTS actually talked it down!

[@lloydwilliams8715]

Hoodie DP from Jamaica 🇯🇲🇯🇲. Let's get the show on the road. Lights , Camera , Action 💪💪💪💪

[@rogerwilliams6426]

The Tree Is A "Yellow Popular" :-)

[@kthemi10]

Had I not seen the drone sequence at the end I would have thought, that's so sacrilegious to take down such a beautiful tree. HOWEVER, I now believe that the decision to take it down was the right one. To grow and harvest corn etc would be a nightmare. You wouldn't be able to plant anywhere near the tree as you would have machines snagging their hoses, to go around it and taking valuable water from the ground. To see the vast number of trees in the local vicinity, they more than compensate for the loss of this one tree. But if Farmer Chris were to plant a tree near his homestead, say a fruit tree? Then that would benefit the family as well as the environment 😊👍

[@Jacked97Ram]

Tree put up a good fight, kinda shame to see an old beauty come down

[@wuz2do]

I'm sorry but that was so funny watching the little dozer compared to the stump.it looked like a baby Beatle trying to push it's first ball uphill to lay an egg in 🚜😂. Good Job enjoyed it thanks for sharing

[@TheGreatdane56]

Such a beautiful old tree. Shame it was killed ( I'm not a tree hugger) Wade should have been called to take it down and save the trunk for like Aaron said table slabs You should have had a chainsaw to de limb the branches to roll it easier Farmer Chris will be fighting roots for years

[@lastplacetrophy3821]

If its cottonwood, which it looks like, its not worth crap for lumber or anything else. I heat with wood here in Minnesota and I'll burn anything except cottonwood. It grows huge, but is so light and rots so fast its not good for anything.

[@farmerchris1]

Planted corn right thru it.

[@crazygsxr1]

Boy that 850 love it!! has no def garbage, just pure 🏀 ⚽️ that was just what you needed you’re the only one that thought it would go!! Dinner is on them!! Think if that was oak wood it would go 😬 lol

[@DirtPerfect]

Good old machine

[@IR-nq4qv]

Right now the tree isn't very Poplar , I say it looks like a son of a Beech

[@cathiwim]

It was a pain in the ash to take down!,

[@firecatsrt]

@@cathiwim no need to pine over it

[@trevorvanbremen4718]

Well, it was pretty old, but I'm sure you could have spruced it up a bit if ya tried enough

[@Phil_86]

Now thats a big tree!! Nice job taking it down and clearing the area.

[@DirtPerfect]

Yes it was

[@lkirsch85]

It looks like it used to be a “hitching tree”. The farmers used to tie a second team of draft animals to them while they worked the first set of them.

[@samcowart7564]

I thought the MBTS was going to try to push it through vet when he bear hugged it great video and that was a huge tree you and the 120 earned your money on this one

[@samcowart7564]

I forget about to put the 850 in there great job

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks

[@jasonwakefield5513]

Trees don’t talk, they just wave and leave

[@DirtPerfect]

Lol

[@aaronbummmanbehindthescene4931]

😂😂😂

[@cyndikarp3368]

Mighty big old tree. You accomplished to get it down with team work.

[@keithmatthews1673]

I'm always interested in trees particularly as in the UK we use different names for some trees. Oaks are not a problem as they are pretty much the same here but most of what you call poplars we probably would call aspen though this one looks a bit different. We have 4 types on poplars ( Black, white, grey and Lombardy) none of which I seem to see on USA videos. For ID purposes of trees please show us a close up of a leaf and any fruit if there is some alone with a shot of the bark. By the way, by UK standards that is not a particularly big tree - we have bigger trees in nearly every public park and in most deciduous woods, We are a small country with big trees! Actually I'm surprised that farmer could not work around that tree once it was cleared around the base.

[@Sheikh_Yerbouti]

This is Liriodendron tulipifera or American (Yellow) Poplar... also known as a tuliptree.

[@johnblake3863]

I never would have thought that was a Poplar until I saw the leaves. Ours (nw mountains of NC) are slim and tall but I guess when a tree survives that long it will branch out more. Nice job.

[@wallacejeffery5786]

They make really nice cabinet wood. Light and strong

[@iceman7541]

is it not easier when the tree is on the ground to cut it in to pieces???

[@jaquigreenlees]

yup that would have made getting it off the field a lot easier.

[@davoupnya3202]

@@jaquigreenlees But would have taken longer !

[@houndsmanone4563]

Enjoyed a full-watch. Nice work by the whole team. Excellent video work. (Yep, man behind the scenes deserves the credit b/c he did a fine job. 👍🏽🙂

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks

[@daveschmidt5713]

My thoughts on the tree: if this was a city park the tree should be left standing; this is a working farm, time for it to go.

[@DirtPerfect]

Yup good point

[@Tb-go1lx]

😴

[@sammathews7891]

Those two machines together is unstoppable for sure.... oh and the support guy filming did great job catching the action... mbs...

[@DirtPerfect]

Lol thanks

[@waynetharp]

I watched Ax Men and you just pushed Farmer Chris retirement check over the hill!! That was easily a 50,000 dollar tree!😃 Team Work makes the Dream Work!👍👍👍

[@farmerchris1]

HaHa!!

[@waynetharp]

@@farmerchris1 Keep your chin up! I will message ya my lawyers info...Saul Goodman!👍

[@seeleykellogg133]

You need a igger boat! I had a double trunk popular tree about 25’ from my house with high voltage power lines 40’ on the other side and my house feed about 10’ on the diagonal. I hired an arborist to take it down because it was showing some rot and did a lot of squeaking when the wind blew. He showed up with a 120’ crane setup raised the crane and said I’ll be back, I need a bigger crane. He went and got his 160’ crane and his 3 man crew took it down in 10’ sections. His crew rode slings from the crane up to do the cutting.

[@tdimccullough]

i know there is plenty of trees but it's almost a shame to knock it down

[@dragbikedemon]

Jerry is a dozer operating beast!

[@kennysteele8074]

2 words Logger wade

[@andrewjacques3960]

I got to agree, logger Wade...lol

[@DirtPerfect]

Not for sure what help you think he well be but ok 😁

[@johntolbert4566]

im impressed that is a lot of tree them deers got guts

[@dalejohns2758]

Come On Dude. I'll take that down with my 580C an the Wench on my 1Ton

[@DirtPerfect]

lol good for you plz send link to you video of doing so would love to watch

[@dalejohns2758]

@@DirtPerfect have no idea how to send or post videos, my son has pics an some videos of some monster Doug Firs I've taken out. I'll see if he can send some.

[@idadho]

Please post pictures of the Wench. She must be a power house. Did you marry her? I'd probably use a winch and give the lady a break. LOL

[@criticalevent]

Is she a good cook too?

[@dalejohns2758]

@@JP-hr7ch awesome machine. Were talking about taking dow a large tree, there's more than one way to do it. You can run 2 machines like DP did, or I cut cut it down with a 1/2 gallon of gas, use my Root knife on my 580C then anchor my Truck and Wench out the Stump. Been doing it for 30+ yrs.

[@Handle4477]

Should make a tree house out of that tree, it’s huge enough for a 1 bed, kitchen, bath and a porch.

[@bobbydawson7706]

I enjoyed this video too. Glad to see MBTS is back 🎉

[@DirtPerfect]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Fatamus]

Cottonwood ... love the sweet smell of cottonwood smoke ... under the bark is a sweet tasting gum fiber that is a treat in the woods.

[@bump6469]

Excellent dude the guy with the 580 is crazy anyway that dang thing was bigger then the mountain behind it. Love to watch yall work it just makes my day. Keep up the hard work and thank you for your time 👍👍👍👍👍

[@DirtPerfect]

Lol thanks

[@alvinhess2556]

You take down trees like that often you need a 346 cat excavator lol

[@raycochran8907]

Good job that’s a massive tree guys

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks

[@alexosborne5629]

One tree, two Deeres and a cameraman...... nice footage of the drop 😁😎 Aaron, you sized up against the tree like a Lego figure, didn't matter which way you tried to do it 🤣🤣 I liked Jerry's comments, is a Sequoia or a giant redwood?? Think it made his brain kick into a different gear to give you an assist, you both seem to know what each other was doing without saying too much, sign of a good working relationship right there 👍😎💪👏

[@janskoropinski10]

There were a couple of good views of the leaves. This was a tulip tree, they can be a very massive tree.

[@barrywise7701]

The dozer was the hero. What a tree! Huge

[@larryvisser1086]

LMAO. Lover the intro music. That tree really dwarfed the 120.

[@ScottPlude]

So just to recap: Jerry did all the work and everybody else was just moral support!

[@paulhricovec9177]

Video does no justice, that is a huge tree! Nice work boys!

[@mischef18]

Sure made for great viewing bro. Safe travels

[@mrsamzero1]

Awesome intro music. Need more.

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks

[@MrDakoda62]

that was probably a sapling when the Rebs and Yankee's were there lol

[@dennisrcole]

That is Beautiful Country !

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks

[@hollandduck79]

from the Netherlands thanks for the video DP

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks for watching

[@garybyrnes4496]

Let's dig 18 would not have a problem. Come on DP! LOL

[@jwg19444]

👍Nice production with the epic sound and flyover combo. Thanks for sharing.

[@DirtPerfect]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@tanyaknight8197]

Check the growth rings for age. Where we live a cottonwood attains that size in 30 years. They grow large enough to challenge a mid size excavator and the stumps take 3 seasons to burn. If you have cottonwoods around it is constant warfare with them.

[@SuperIanjohnson]

A great video again, DP. Nothing gonna stop the A team in action. Love the music, btw.

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks

[@jonathanlanglois2742]

I've seen trees that big get overturned in the woods by wind. One of them was literally snapped about at the height you were pushing on that tree. Makes a heck of a mess when they come down.

[@dannykennedy1259]

That was ossum but it was a strain. Loved it. Thanks

[@mikedobson2988]

Nice job guys, Run watcha brung and git er done!

[@greggb1416]

Team work always wins out... Some cool camera shots (good work MBTS), split screen, close up of the base of the stump going over, and appropriate music... Thank you gents...

[@DirtPerfect]

Thanks 👍