Complete Tree Removal with Vermeer Machines and Eterra Screw

[@billwood4039]

Good morning, I have several comments. First, your explanation of force vectors and the use of compensating pull lines is very interesting and informative. Second, your crews dedication to safety is outstanding. Third the Eterra Screw is amazing. That would be the way to make firewood quick. Finally, your commentary is welcome for understanding what you are planning / doing. Please keep the videos coming. Thank You, Bill Howe, Cerritos, CA

[@danclas5983]

Mad respect for you and your crew August. I'm not a professional tree guy at all , just a guy who love's to run his saw's and cut a lot of firewood. Love watching your vid's and even learn some thing's along the way that have helped my cutting. Keep up the good work, stay safe and ya'll have a great Thanksgiving.

[@maxximumb]

You guys are pretty amazing on the Vermeers.

[@dwaynemadsen964]

I love the footage at the chipper! The crew sure shows talent with the tools of their trade. I found the 12 foot parking lot sweeper by Vermeer very impressive! I think I saw it on the job at the new police station, as well! Y'all stay safe out there on the coast, and keep supplying your fan base with these quality videos! I actually stopped what I was doing (shopping for a new climbing line) to come watch this!

[@samuelluria4744]

Dwayne Madsen - Which type of line are you shopping for?

[@dwaynemadsen964]

@@samuelluria4744 I have a half inch 16 strand braided Polyester jacket over parallel stranded Nylon core. At the end of my climb today I rode down the last 15 feet or so to the ground. I went slowly, Blake's hitch DdRT. There seemed to be a lot of milking when I got down. It smoothed out just fine, but I'm wondering if something else might do better. If I had to go further than 15 feet, would the jacket bunch up in front of the hitch? Would I be able to get all the way down? So, I'm reading articles and looking for videos on performance of different rope types.

[@samuelluria4744]

Dwayne Madsen - Interesting. I have never been a fan of anything that milks. 😂 Love the solid braids! Hey, have a great Thanksgiving!

[@topsaw]

Great opener of the recap from previous video. Love watching those trees bend in slow motion when they fall.

[@TheJonsberg]

Getting really good on the Humboldt for sure !! Blessings in Christ from The middle of Norway

[@michaelwhiteoldtimer7648]

hope all is well with you and your family

[@firedtradesman]

Maybe give the ole green truck to Buckin's son Hogan? Worthy young man just starting out, no decent pickup to run his new biz with... Just a thought. I love giving a little unexpected "boost" to young folks when they're doing their part and trying to make a go of it. Sure would make for good footage showing up at the Smith estate with that special delivery for the aspiring woodsman. Much respect to you August. Thanks for sharing your life with us all.

[@terrystephens1102]

You run such a professional operation, August. 😃👌👏👏👏❤️

[@selfemployed1338]

With all that crain time, you have not lost any skills with the saw! Super smooth August.

[@InDisTREETV]

I just binge watched a bunch of your videos and it is so awesome to see the growth of the team and the company ...new gear and shiny toys are great but the your spending dollars that make sense....you have put together a helluva company 👊......oh and can you drill out stumps with that screw

[@63256325N]

Doin' the cottonwood shuffle. Can't give that crap away. A job well done with the great help of those awesome little machines. Thanks for the video.

[@63256325N]

@@8ftbed I did a bit of research and found the when properly seasoned it's not a bad firewood. I thought it was softwood but it's classified a hardwood, so I guess a hundred bucks a cord ain't bad. It's not the greatest for sure but it'll do in a pinch. Just don't burn it if it's not seasoned, I hear it stinks.

[@kevinburgess1019]

I was drinking a coke when the Sugar Plum Fairy started playing......I sprayed my keyboard a little bit. How often do you hear Tchaikovsky choreographed to tree felling?!? GENIUS!!!

[@DSiren]

Tchaikovsky goes with everything. Change my mind.

[@canalboating]

fantastic machinery you have plus the skills to go with it, thoroughly enjoyed watching

[@chadspadeace420]

You did a nice job on that truck wish I had the money to buy it and cant wait to see how the El Camino turns out! Love your videos as always and your out look on life!

[@skyrunr]

I'd like to see some early (blooper) videos of the Vermeer loading the chipper. You guys make it look real easy, but I'll bet that is a bit tricky first. Still fun to watch and better than standing in front of one for sure! Now that I think about it an entire blooper reel is in order!

[@joshvolak3357]

I wish I could come learn from you. You and your crew are great!

[@Pgcmoore]

outstanding!!! love the mobile splitter, what an ingenious idea someone had there

[@MrTruckerf]

It literally screws those logs up!

[@KennysTreeRemoval]

Amazing work as always August. Thanks for always sharing some of your days with us here on KZbin.

[@damien12309]

good job august I forgot to tell you that in the midst of everything, there was a couple tricky ones you could never see the complexity of on cam. you da boss

[@Josh.Straughn]

August Sir Your crew is poetry in motion.

[@altreemendousdaniels6245]

Happy to the giving of Thanks!! August and family.

[@borisb.]

I used to want Cottonwood as a shop-designer. We made wall panels for outdoor gear shops from it. sent em trough the planer and just cleaned the edges with a pulling knife. Beautiful, very subtle woodgrain, hardly changes color even untreated … not as heavy as other woods. If you know what you wanna do with it, it's a beautiful material! Cheers

[@borisb.]

forgot to mention the straight and wide slabs you get. Very efficient

[@AugustHunicke]

Ya, I actually look forward to milling nearly every kind of tree in the future.

[@borisb.]

@@AugustHunicke but beware: our planed boards were 1" thick (roughly 0,60 m x 2,5 meter) but some of them had inner tension that would jam a big table saw to a complete stop. Takes some getting used to, but as I said - with sharp tools a pleasure to work with.

[@sonnyblazer5504]

You are a totally unique individual for sure. You are an expert at what you do and so very little you can't do. Anyway, thanks for another one (21 loads) of chips! To YOU and the family, crew and your DAD, Happy Thanksgiving no matter what you do! Sonny (CT)

[@Donnie9by5]

Like using a log to sweep up the work area! Great idea!

[@jasonrorick5091]

That's one hell of chipper!!! Nice work.

[@augustreil]

What a great video August. Happy Thanksgiving to you and everyone else !

[@24680jru]

LOVE the plunge cut of the Humboldt notch!

[@backwoodsengineer]

Those little Vermeer skid-steers are just capable machines. Makes short work of processing that wood to feed the chipper.

[@markfletcher4605]

Glad to see that all of those wood chips were going to be put to good use probably as ground spread. I was thinking that was a waste of good firewood despite it being cottonwood. The movements with the log loaders was awesome.

[@McTree2013]

Great work you guys! I really enjoy the content you put out. Keep the vids coming!

[@danielbirkholz4059]

I love putting big wood through the chipper so much that even just watching it is satisfying

[@samuelluria4744]

Daniel Birkholz - I hate chipping ANYTHING, because it's always just that much closer to the next repair...or at the very least, an always sooner than later maintenance...💸💲💸

[@milskidato6574]

I can smell the Cottonwood through the screen. LOL

[@gumwap1]

It’s disgusting

[@Revellersaws]

Those look like poplars to me, are they similar?

[@scatoutdebutter]

Thanks for the careful and thorough explanations to make sure you get the point across! If those guys are sugarplum faeries then I'm a monkey's uncle! ... nice Christmas-y touch, though. Really like the way the Vermeers use the logs to sweep and corral the brush. Ha, enjoyable ramblings at the end. .... cool rear view mirror! Happy Thanksgiving!

[@samuelluria4744]

Didja ever have one of those climbs, where you are a hair's breadth away from swearing to not climb anymore? Anybody?? ....today was one of those days..... I am THANKFUL (🦃!!!) to be back on Terra Firma.

[@dwaynemadsen964]

We all say "Stay Safe" or "Climb Safe" to each other all the time. I know a lot of us really mean it. We've never met, but you're a tree brother I recognize from the comment sections. I'm glad to be reading your comment instead of a notice in a forum about your demise. Take this to heart, my brother, STAY SAFE!

[@bbigrocker1]

How about EVERY OTHER ONE? LOL. Sometimes you get the bear, sometimes the bear gets you. KEEP ROCKIN BABY

[@bbigrocker1]

Oh, and for the record, some scumbag ran off with a 660, 461 and 271. so YEAH, some days................did I mention the clutch is slipping on the Hurricane?

[@brushlife9426]

Yes I under stand 100% But how to you feel when you finish and you make it to the down Alive right it's like the best feeling

[@samuelluria4744]

bbigrocker1 - Yeah man. Been robbed a few times. Nothing worse than thieves. Except thieves who steal the tools that you use to put food on the table. Hope you get the Bear tomorrow on Thanksgiving!!!! 🐻🦃🍖🥧

[@juanitawatts3218]

You are so cute with your humor! “ you ok there camera?”

[@Mostlyonoff]

14:42 The TreeCracker Suite Synchronized Ballet on Skids

[@MonkeyJedi99]

Man, the canyons in that dashboard take me back to my childhood. Before child safety seats and shoulder belts in the back seat (I'm not old enough to remember pre-seat belts, even if my dad didn't wear them...).

[@nicholasthompson6682]

Man if I had 15000 I would love to own that truck just start up my own company and that one hell of a truck you have their brother keep the great tree stuff coming

[@speedlinetreeremoval6220]

Me and my wife joke around that I always drive up on the jobs cas we don't want people to think that I don't have a license. Lol

[@charlesward8196]

Love the Wink mirror in the old truck, had one in my ‘69 Valiant.

[@drewharlvorsen9322]

August long time viewer short time subscriber. Great videos learned a lot. Again super sense of humor.

[@AugustHunicke]

Thanks Drew

[@chamness964]

I wish I invented the mini skid! Those things are about as handy as a pocket on a t-shirt!

[@treebuzzard5796]

21 loads of chips is a long day & i'm sure you bid high too, lot of machinery on site & expertise which doesn't come cheap, good to see your dad playing with the Ranchero.

[@bucketinabag]

That twin at 2mins was a couple of cool cuts. Especially the second cut. And it mostly stayed attached.

[@zalmaflash]

16:05 = PERFECT CHOREOGRAPHY - - very well done.

[@stickshaker101]

And musical score!

[@ctblazer05]

Buckin Billy needs that truck, maybe little too clean for him but would be so perfect, even the nice stereo. Him and mama Buckin could jam!!!

[@dan-dan-da-treeman]

Awesome! Love to see y'all felling!

[@JimmysTractor]

I watched your "Rope in Chipper" safety video and thought- why not have a saftey lanyard for everyone on the crew? An emergency stop button that everyone could wear around their neck? It could have a "deadman mode' where you have to keep a button pushed when you are working at the mouth of the chipper, also if your dad threw yout rope in the chipper again, either of you could press the stop button- or anyone on the crew that saw it go in?

[@soaringeagle4718]

Love the content and quality of your videos. Wishing you and yours a very Happy Thanksgiving!

[@JuanVasquez-yh9wu]

I love the way u made them all fall,i cut trees from top to bottom.since one time i was cutting n it dint land how i want.now i climb.takes longer though

[@Human1337]

Not sentimental about equipment? What I hear you saying is that you want to sell me your 200t 😊😊👍

[@tylerwood7719]

Smooth sir 💪🏻

[@tylerwood7719]

@human

[@MrTruckerf]

Haha!

[@najeebm4129]

@@MrTruckerf ex., , _# #z z xz,

[@najeebm4129]

Cs x @@tylerwood7719

[@kencarp57]

Loved the "Dance Of The Sugar Plum Hairies"!

[@troytreeguy]

On some mission that didn't include responsibility......I'm pretty happy those days are gone for me..... mostly ;-) Responsibility though has been a savior. Be Well MB Crew and Family, Happy Thanksgiving!

[@johnfroese7158]

You are funny with the "back east" humor comment. Great job on the video and cutting.

[@andyd9199]

Big removal Stihl sounds damn good

[@maxair420]

Awesome video! U have some cool equipment. B safe n keep up the good work 👍🏽👍🏽

[@larrysmall3521]

How many yards of chips in each load?

[@munched55]

Is that a Ranchero with the 428 Cobra Jet?

[@richhiway]

Great work. Happy Thanksgiving.

[@jackwood8307]

You are the man August!👍

[@felixgarf]

The La Wzo of trees! Very nice.

[@jasonganoe6519]

Sounds like that country song. Outta date tags and no tale lights but there ain’t nothin wrong with the radio!

[@jfox9317]

Happy Thanksgiving buddy! Keep up the good work.

[@MultiNailbender]

Hey August , new sub , been watching for a while from the other side of the hill , here in Prineville . Good stuff , take care , Joe

[@bluesfreak1700]

Love the classical music during the vermeer dance

[@delanos53]

Cool little skidder I guess you call it. Much safer way to feed the chipper. That line feed creaps me out. Seen what happens when rope hit the blades.

[@oldscout2514]

Hey is that a 74 Ranchero, l had a nice l drove for 4 years. I’m in Tennessee, orange & white football, that was color of truck. Lots of good memories in that truck.

[@AugustHunicke]

Old Scout 73

[@lifeisgood070]

what do you guys do with all your chips? I need some mulch lol

[@christinepotter7295]

Do people use the chips as mulch on their gardens ?

[@mattgrover9562]

We got a morbark chipper 22 inch inlet with a perkins motor in it. We like it we ship entire leads of huge silver maples and ash trees

[@cannonball9478]

Beats messing about with timber no one wants. Really working smart. No running saws red hot. Less fuel, less double handing

[@andrewvoegtle6123]

You sir are outstanding dropping trees

[@MountainCrestFarm]

We don't need no stinkin' tools...just squirt a bit of dishwashing liquid on the belt and it will shut it right up...LOL.

[@adi7795]

Hi could you not use the three for fiere wood? Way the threes have to go?

[@orianhullinger7999]

How many mini skids do you have? Three? The captions label saw noises at "applause" and "music." Couldn't be more accurate.

[@samuelluria4744]

Orian Hullinger - He has one just for sweeping up sticks around the chipper with small logs. Pretty smart man, our August Hunicke, no?

[@elliotkramer2714]

How many days did that job take? I think the best I have done in 1 day was 4 loads of chip! 😳

[@robertperry1133]

August, you said this wood was cottonwood. Up here in the U.P. of Michigan, we have trees that look like that but these trees are called popol or aspen. Are they the same?

[@AugustHunicke]

I believe black cottonwood is in the poplar family

[@nytmare178]

Omg these are so satisfying please keep making more

[@AT-cn2gu]

Did you get a new vermeer mini skid? I don't see the black one around?

[@shanesouza4303]

Happy 🦃 Day to Joe Dirt w/ Ranchero and crew.😜

[@jameswilson322]

Great video men love the vermeer, very impressive machine for its size

[@RonOutdoors]

What happens to the wood chips after you dump it?

[@928DeathDealer]

Is cottonwood not good burning wood?

[@gaugebilliter847]

I would love that truck, I would every day drive it

[@SctyGrpPowers]

Do your guys know you were playing the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies to their clean up work?

[@YannR34]

Nobody never keep the tree to sell the wood or use it in the fireplace? is it not good for that?

[@localcrew]

Friggin’ cottonwood. Nice straight clear timbers and even pallet mills don’t want it. I made a bunch of scaffold boards from cottonwood once. That’s about it. Stuff even smells bad! Happy Thanksgiving.

[@triciap1874]

Thanks for answering a question I didn't have to ask. I can't identify trees, and wondered if there was any useful lumber. 👍

[@gumwap1]

@@triciap1874 cottonwood is widely regarded as a weed that grows to enormous proportions and provides shade

[@triciap1874]

@@gumwap1 I agree! Had a neighbor once with a humongous cottonwood tree that left our yards looking as if there was snow on the ground. They refused my offer to pay half to have it removed (it bordered my yard). Then the next season they paid to have it removed themselves. 😂😂

[@michaelfiore4921]

Do you not sell firewood?

[@joshmullinnex5113]

I love chipping cottonwood sticks like that. They make really nice quality chips. Do you know if that splitter will go on a Avant?

[@AugustHunicke]

Call ETerra 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@samuelluria4744]

Cottonwood, and "Quality"... don't belong in the same sentence, Lol.

[@joshmullinnex5113]

@@samuelluria4744 ha ha pretty much! but the chips are nice. Other than that cottonwood sucks

[@michaelwhiteoldtimer7648]

trust the old guy he knows what he is talking about

[@Revellersaws]

Can you explain the "back east" comment regarding the 28" bar?

[@PabloP169]

I liked the music for the dancing Vermers, was it Peer Gynt Suite?

[@AugustHunicke]

Sugar plum fairy.

[@joshharper1367]

I’m in the sane boat. But it’s a good boat to be in

[@Overkill06]

August, where (state) do you work? I noticed the full wrap around (west coast handle) on one of your saws? Also if you had too choose 3 saws what would they be? 1 falling, 1 bucking and 1 for liming ?

[@AugustHunicke]

OR USA felling/bucking 460 modified Climbing 200T

[@AndrexT]

Isn't Cottonwood any good for firewood? When the guys do trees on our complex, they slice them and leave them by the side of the road, they disappear within an hour.

[@AugustHunicke]

People are spoiled around here. Every other kind of tree so they don’t bother with the worst kind of tree.

[@davidhamilton7628]

Is cotton wood related to poplar?

[@ИванИванов-н2ж9н]

Привет парни! Классная работа 👍. Куда щепа потом пойдет?

[@lliamarden8560]

Why the humbolts?

[@vidili68]

Hi there You have a sawmill in towe ?

[@aj12271]

August, do you prefer disc or drum chipper & why? Thank you.

[@AugustHunicke]

I’ve no experience with disc chippers 🤷🏼‍♂️