Falling & Bucking Old Growth Trees for the Helicopter | Working alongside a Rock Bluff

[@georgecalder5175]

Thanks for sharing your Awesome Videos with us Bjarne

[@sierrashere6957]

The back drop , ain't half bad : )

[@JS-oy6nn]

You knock it outta the park every time.

[@MrMartinious]

That was so cool, I didn’t think it was going to go! Awesome 🙌

[@sierrashere6957]

Wow !!!! A true superior " Tree Faller " , to the max.

[@BjarneButler]

Thanks but all the fallers I work with here on the coast are just as good. They just don’t post on KZbin

[@sierrashere6957]

@@BjarneButler thank you, of course co-workers just as talented : ) !!!

[@sierrashere6957]

@@BjarneButler my Ex is a tree faller, just saying , much respect 🙏

[@charlesphipps992]

tHE EDGE OF NO WHERE IN THE MIDDLE OF SOMEWHERE SO BEAUTIFUL !

[@joewelder6780]

Thanks for the great videos!

[@mentalsid3701]

I'm on catch up mode mate! Been a bit on the busy side! Awsome watch as always!!! Stay safe mate , cheers

[@bradwinfield3594]

I noticed that you and bucking Billy Ray always have the giggles, it must be a Canadian thing, fun times though as always

[@rjildhGraham]

We all got to work for a living. But today your in the best setting you lucky guy 😎😉 .

[@Mike-vt6nc]

I freaking love the sound that was crazy when the second one fell sweet as hell !!!!

[@mainehouse3789]

I've been cutting hardwood for over a week straight. It makes my day to tune into your content. Thanks!

[@zyojijackson6405]

Thanks for taking the time to explain things. When that tree sat back hard, you recognize that setting the wedges could’ve happened a little differently, then you were focused on a solution, in that case finding a good pusher. I love the quick analysis then focus on moving forward safely. Love to see a new video on some gear for us gearheads. Maybe take us through your boot choices?

[@BjarneButler]

Ok I’ll make a video on that. I have a few videos backed up right now though. I also have a video I posted couple years ago about my belt and axe. Titled: Belt and Axe

[@crowlers6]

You are good! Love watching and listening to a tree fall and hit the ground, and the chain saw!

[@legolisp]

I thought the tree on the cliff would fail for sure! That steep angle on the hanger just deflected it out perfectly, that’s a win!

[@bchdsailor]

There is no doubt, five star tre-feller and superb wedge control

[@AaronTheViking250]

Morning buddy hope you are having a great day today surprised u didn't go to Bunyan. But anywho be safe be kind and as always happy cutting brother and nice job with leaving little waste 👍👍

[@BjarneButler]

Hi Aaron. Didn’t know anything about the Bunyan? thing until Buckin Billy posted a video about it.

[@AaronTheViking250]

@@BjarneButler gotcha gotcha

[@paulkiehne7618]

Love to watch your videos used to cut aerial 🚡 cedar salvage in Washington state on the peninsula brings back some great memories of taking down some huge cedars in beautiful country great footage

[@fillola7]

Hello Bjarne , I see you from France thank 's for your video it's a real pleasure to see you, you have a chirurgical practice on your trees, sorry for my bad English!!! Good continuation.

[@taztaz6539]

Glad to see you got your axe fixed Another beautiful day on the hill Bjarne 😊

[@ToddAdams1234]

And I was JUST ABOUT to comment about his axe. I’m glad that he has his axe/tool as well. It’s a VERY needed tool in that particular trade ALONGSIDE his chainsaw/powersaw.

[@taztaz6539]

A know I broke mine in the timber not long back only where I'm cutting is nowhere near as sweet as where Bjarne works

[@ToddAdams1234]

@@taztaz6539 it IS a sweet office that Bjarne works in isn’t it! 😊 it’s SO much better than the retail that I worked in for 30yr until my Crohn’s and MS showed up 🤬 But it’s not going to keep me from being jealous but in a good way for Bjarne. Taz Taz, what’s your working location?

[@donprater2754]

I have never seen that much water flow out of a tree? Impressive!

[@MrHuntermikey]

Thanks Bjarne. That 572 pulls the long bar really good

[@BjarneButler]

Ya I’m impressed with the power with that little saw

[@markfleming9073]

As I watch you work I can recognise how you work it is fantastic footage brilliantly filmed scenery is fantastic I wonder how high you are think I could sit there all day looking at it thank you for sharing your day absolutely breath taking stay safe

[@BjarneButler]

Thanks for watching Mark. I checked the altitude on the helicopter control panel(Bell 206), I’m at 2100ft

[@jbthor9032]

It's cool to see them drop. Crash boom bang. Echos through out the valley. 👍🙌

[@BjarneButler]

Yes the big ones certainly have an echo across the valley, it’s pretty cool

[@2990rick]

👍👍 Thanks Bjarne for another good video 👍👍 Just what I needed to finish off my Saturday

[@d-railfpv9315]

Great video as always! Cheers from the east koots!!

[@MrMok70]

Great work Bjarne !!!

[@peteacher52]

Your thinking out loud is most informative and your sheer strength and stamina is extraordinary - and you still have the energy to smile at the camera! Top marks, Mr Butler!

[@BjarneButler]

Thanks Colin 🤙

[@fredscheerle7592]

that tree had a full bladder! New 500 series Chainsaw.

[@asimplierlife3104]

BB, ma dude, you're killing me here. Anyone else would just smash tf out of that runaway, and you're concerned about how it's going to lay out. Perfect illustration of why they pay you. Normies like me would just nope tf out of that :D

[@stihlnz]

I'm having breakfast down here in New Zealand ... Just about to go out and get into some big ugly old man pines for firewood...its been very valuable watching you do your thing, thanks for your time and effort filming your day. It's not as though i'm new to this but I've taken yours skills and gone out and cut down some pretty big trees.

[@BjarneButler]

Thanks for watching Tom, it’s firewood season here with summer over now. Can’t beat free heat

[@nodaklojack]

Really appreciate the videos. Entertaining.

[@justinweaver8787]

Be safe have a good weekend sir.

[@bryanbradford2742]

I've been an Arborist for 18 years and I've watched plenty of tree falling and logging videos on KZbin but this is the most entertaining and most aesthetically pleasing one I've ever seen!! Seriously impressive - hats off to you sir. Never seen a location quite like that either😲 BTW - any idea what's the average/oldest age and biggest diameter on those trees?

[@BjarneButler]

Hi Bryan. Thanks for watching. The oldest hemlock on this job probably 300-350. Oldest Douglas Fir 500-600. But most probably 400yrs. 3-4ft average diameter fir. 2-3.5ft/dia for hemlock & Balsam. These are just guesstimates

[@bryanbradford2742]

@@BjarneButler Awesome!! Thanks for the info and the awesome content Bjarne!! You're doing great!! Keep up the great work and I hope things just keep getting better for you!! You definitely deserve it :)

[@ronland1821]

Another outstanding video sir. Thank you

[@jcc3999]

Axe back in action new handle

[@secondgear6079]

Damn dude thought u might nother pusher, damn couple those r sizeable stay safe boss its always a learning experience watching u brother

[@joegreenwood1443]

Very nice indeed.

[@claudiopinchiaroli2672]

Molto rischioso con la pianta in appoggio alla parete Bravo

[@IRONHORSE427RACING]

we call those that pee water like that Peeing Spruce or piss fir.....lol

[@fredscheerle7592]

When you swung that axe at 59.38 min mark, had to move my head accordingly! Just imagine the Public liability, better not too.

[@Steve-eu5rv]

At the 33:20 I thought I heard the Tequila song I was expecting some Pee Wee dancing on a log

[@HHBCustoms]

You really need to let Donny Walker give your saw some extra kick

[@BjarneButler]

The 592 should be out in a couple videos. I’m planning on posting Wednesday and Saturday’s now. At least until I run out of good wood to cut

[@oldpete3153]

By the sounds of your saw I'd guess you file up a pretty aggressive chain.

[@BjarneButler]

Ya I have a habit of taking the rakers down too much

[@navydogsadventures3500]

I thought for a second that the second tree wasn't going to go down. I was like yikes!

[@BjarneButler]

Ya me too haha

[@navydogsadventures3500]

@@BjarneButler 😂😂

[@longlowdog]

I'm curious to know if there is a hierarchy that you have worked through from rigging crew to faller or if you have been a faller all your days. If there is a career progression I'd love to know how it works. Thanks for another great video. Regards from Scotland.

[@jamesburke5709]

I'd say that they'll hire someone basically by their experience in the woods if they know what they are doing and can cut it then they'll start as a timber feller from the start but if they don't have any previous experience in the woods then they'll start them in the rigging crews and let them work themselves up to become a feller and it just depends upon what they want to do for the company too now cause some people can't do certain stuff out there either and stay safe about doing it too

[@BjarneButler]

40-50 years ago you used to have to work your way up from chokerman or landing bucker but that was before my time. Nowadays you have to take a training course but that’s the easy part. Then you have to try to find someone to hire you and no one wants to hire a rookie. Costs too much to train and most people quit before making the company money back from the (on the job) training. Some companies still hire rookies but having prior logging experience or even something like arborist experience goes a long ways. Also having a First aid level 3 certification is a big help. I’m only talking about how it is on the BC coast. Don’t know what it’s like in the US or rest of Canada

[@jamesburke5709]

@@BjarneButler what does the training course learn someone specifically for doing the job particularly

[@longlowdog]

@@BjarneButler thanks Bjarne, I greatly appreciate you taking the time to answer questions. I'm 55 and having a slow waltz with cancer but your videos take me back to my youth felling and hauling (much smaller) timber in Scotland. You live in a beautiful place doing rewarding work, life doesn't get much better than that. I hope safety and prosperity are your daily companions for many years.

[@garengtutorial8923]

👍👍👍👍

[@curlywood]

nice ,,it would be nice if you could show the helicopter working as well?

[@BjarneButler]

I got a few shots of the big chopper but only when I was flying in the 206. I do have footage on tomorrow’s video of the 61 knocking over a snag with a log. It’s pretty cool

[@jamesburke5709]

Bjarnes I'm curious how many trees have setback on the stump that you had to keep backing up and trying to find a pusher tree to knock them on the ground myself here I've had upto three to do it and the forth one was the one that took them all down for me now I remember my old bossman asking me wth are you trying to do fall all of them at once and I told they kept setting back until I found one to take care of them too awesome day on the mountain out there now too

[@BjarneButler]

Hi James. 3 maybe 4 pusher trees but it’s rare when that happens. Sometimes I’ll have a clump of trees limb tied or in a spot with no good escape route so I’ll have to push them all together

[@alanwatts9232]

Another great video, thanks Bjarne. I was wondering at 56:30 if you had put half a back cut in that leaning log before dropping the tree on it would it have got rid of some of the hazards, or not made any difference?

[@BjarneButler]

Wouldn’t have made a difference. That log was a runaway from a previous heli job about 10yrs ago so it was still very solid. More than I initially thought

[@rmiller2179]

jeebus Bjarne you are scaring me turning you back on that cut-up tree. you cant count on them to stay put even if you got em wedged.

[@BjarneButler]

Ya I know what you mean. I knew I had sufficient holding wood and I hadn’t planned on needing to push. Still need to get that undercut in that pusher though.

[@GlobalistJuice]

👍

[@BjarneButler]

👋🤙

[@johnbrowning741]

can you tell what the composit your wedge's are made from>?

[@BjarneButler]

High impact ABS I think

[@uncleputz5792]

Bjarne, I enjoy watching your videos I find them very entertaining. I have a question for you, when your putting your undercut in sometimes it sounds like your saw is very hungry and that the rakers have really been filed down, then the next second sounds like the saw is just pegged and isn't cutting anything ..just screaming, what causes that. I think it would drive me nuts after a while.

[@BjarneButler]

Ya it annoys me too. Usually I means I need to file the chain. It can also happen if the bar is worn. This hemlock old growth is tough, it’s high elevation so the rings are tight.

[@apospical2648]

Question about your face shield, often see you flip it up once you have got the cut started. Is that just a visibility thing or is it because the risk you are protecting against goes away once the blade is in the cut? what would that risk be?

[@BjarneButler]

A bit of both. On a sunny day the sunlight hits the screen and it can be hard to see past the screen. And when I first start a cut like a back cut the sawdust sprays up in my face more until the bar is in the tree(if that makes sense)

[@markwright7357]

Do some of the logs get used for wood pellets only. Good or diseased trees.

[@BjarneButler]

Not on this job. This is a helicopter logging job so only high grade wood gets flown off the hill

[@keithdixon3913]

Hi Bjarne can i ask you a question does one chain last you all day

[@BjarneButler]

I usually file 1-3 times a day

[@krystianaleksandrowicz7132]

Pozdro Poland 🐗💪👏 572xpg sthil light es 👍

[@BjarneButler]

👋🤙

[@frankz1125]

Do you have any old saws you want to get rid of. Id buy if you do. In Ont. Cheers

[@BjarneButler]

I only have parts saws

[@frankz1125]

@@BjarneButler I would buy 2 similar non working saws to make one if you had them. Cheaper the better. Shipping will probably cost a bit as well. Let me know . Cheers

[@MountainCuban]

Those kinky trees Larch? Sorry if you mentioned and I missed it...

[@BjarneButler]

They’re Douglas Fir

[@MountainCuban]

@@BjarneButler You get much Larch up there? Seems like the moisture would be prime for them.

[@51spook70]

could of precut the one leaning on the cliff, precut, but not all the way through, as you do with ones leaning the wrong way.

[@sethfusari8429]

The saw needs more power

[@BjarneButler]

Ya it’s a bit under powered. I recently got a 592. It has a lot more power

[@jcc3999]

Don't see a first aid kit on your belt or harness/suspenders

[@BjarneButler]

I have a pressure bandage on my left leg pocket and a first aid kit in my bag

[@jcc3999]

@@BjarneButler How far is the bag from you rather see a kit on belt with a tourniquet in it better to be close then far away accidents happen fast as you know time is everything Stay safe love the view

[@jamesspinks716]

That poor saw.

[@BjarneButler]

Ya I know it’s getting worked pretty hard. I have my new 592 coming in a couple videos

[@danielmiddleton8173]

Nice falling. Show us that swimming honey hole from a few posts back. Or are you saving it for the last post on this block? 98% of us will never be able to find it and the 2% better not wreck it. C'mon.

[@BjarneButler]

I didn’t end up going back there but I think I’ll have to make a special trip for the viewers that keep asking about it haha

[@terrileslie1777]

At first glance, I thought I was watching someone in training, taking a long time to aim (there's being cautious and there's experience) stop look, stop look, etc. etc. man, notch and drop. You'd think you were dropping between 2 houses 30 foot apart. "fifty plus years here". Strange wedging, the tares that come out of the stump (as a sawyer, I could tell who was my logger) to much waste at some of the best wood. "Clean Break", should be no break, again a lot of waste. Where it breaks, add a few more feet of stretched logs, "trust me" a ran circular and band saws (parallel & perpendicular.) Never (if avoidable) drop a tree on a stump, rock, or whatever. Flat as possible. YES I did it all even climbed and repelled around hundreds of thousands of volts, in excess of over 100 to 150 foot. Chainsaw blades 9 inches to 72 inches. You have it made out there, that's for sure.

[@BjarneButler]

Hi Terri. You say you fell trees for 50 years? Where did you work? US? Yes I look up lots, so what? Does looking up less mean your more experienced? A 150ft tree covers a lot of ground, there’s a lot of stumps in that 150ft stretch of ground. The stump pull on the stump is normal you should know that if you’ve actually fell for 50 years. A 150ft, 5ft diameter high grade old growth tree can be worth thousands of dollars. So ya I’m gunna take a couple extra minutes if needed to make sure my aim is spot on. It’s not uncommon to take a couple extra minutes to shave down a stump or two to avoid breakage. So if you worked around power lines and climbed trees then you weren’t falling then. Here on the coast a full time faller is considered 200+ days a year falling trees all day not climbing trees. Did you fall all year for 50 years? I’m sure your a good faller and have lots of experience but experience on what, second growth pecker poles? or massive pipes on a hill side? I really am curious. I know nothing about milling. I have though about getting a portable mill and do some cedar salvage but I don’t have a big enough property.

[@joegreenwood1443]

Lmao

[@janam1082]

​@@BjarneButler

[@rustysteel8714]

@@BjarneButler Ignore that BLOW HARD Terri, Bjarne! He's not on site! Probably a button pusher in a saw mill for 49 of those 50 years. 🤣

[@terrileslie1777]

@@rustysteel8714 Obviously a Co-worker, or someone that doesn't have a life and reads all the posts. There's a lot

[@jcuttin8245]

Awesome stuff BJ! We should catch up one day, talk KZbin :)

[@BjarneButler]

Sure. I just followed you on Instagram

[@rustysteel8714]

A bit LONGER on the new AX HANDLE, Bjarne? 🪓😉

[@BjarneButler]

Same length. 28”