Felling a 62” diameter oak with a chainsaw

[@hawkman4374]

Video's of you cutting trees like this was my final decision to buy a 572. I absolutely love this saw. Thanks for all the videos I enjoy watching them. I am also looking forward to cutting down a 52" oak next spring when I can afford to rent the proper equipment to do it safely.

[@southeastohiooutdoor]

Unbelievable no rot on a tree of that size people can say what they want those oaks needed cut especially since it was cleared. In my experience if there was any root disturbance during the clear cut the oaks would die anyway. Thanks for the videos loved your reviews on the 572xp

[@byronglover490]

Tim, you literally laid the wood down! That was a hunk of tree. Both those trees will make thousands of board feet flooring, cabinet stock etc. Keep up the great videos.

[@derrickpettit3489]

Life span just like humans, exactly right, you did a heck of a job Tim, great content yesterday and today, them trees are so cool to watch fall, just the sound from leaves when it's falling and when it hits the ground, holy smokes, sounds awesome. Thanks for sharing Tim, 🚜🌳💪🌲

[@randycarpenter2914]

Thanks for sharing. Massive trees you cut and as you said when you clear cut the root system on timber is more shallow than people know and they depend on other timber to help hold them in place. I learned that watching Chris clear timber with the excavator. I did not know the growth rings were so large in them. I like that you pointed out that you never know when you will need money and it is the reason I sold some land. Being disabled I can not do anything with the property I own and each year it gets harder to pay the taxes on it. God bless.

[@xpslinger8171]

Nice cut brother! Good to see that even a pro gets an adrenaline rush from dumping a monster.

[@michaelruppert4030]

Yep it was there time to come out. Much longer they would get struck by lightning ,windbroke, etc. Iam going to have to get me a 572 or a 576 maybe both. I'm currently running a 372 and a 395. But I'm really thinking about that 572.

[@johnwhicks8687]

Awesome video.

[@brentmedders]

I forgot you said it was getting dark while cutting this, even checked the quality of the stream. Then I saw the sparks and it all came back!!! That thing sounded swweeeeeetttttt falling and landing!!!!

[@BKD70]

That's a biggun' there Tim! My biggest one was the same size, a Red Oak about 63 inches, but it was more round at the butt than yours, it didn't have all those "wings" to work around. It got hit by lightning after those woods were logged... it was too big for their equipment to cut as well, so they left it standing. Anyway, it only lived 1 year after the woods were logged, it was standing dead for 2 years when we cut it. Never seen sparks off the chain on Oak... but I see them all the time on Hickory. We counted the rings, it was about 89 years old if I remember. I cut my big one with my 395xp with 32" bar... and I have the same problem with the chips getting under the chain.... I was wondering if the skip tooth chain would clear the chips better and prevent that problem?

[@chuckpreston4981]

What a tree! Both of the trees you cut were monsters. A very good point on the hazards of leaving those two standing - it would be sad to see one of them being the starting point for a disastrous fire among young trees that will be planted in the future. Man, I wish that I could come down to the expo to meet up with you and your beautiful wife, but I just can't justify the expense of the flights from Seattle. You, young man, have become a very big influence in my - and my family's - life as far as your work ethic and gracious manner. Thanks for making these wonderful videos and sharing your life. Best regards from Washington state, Chuck.

[@galedurant6372]

very good job I will be cutting my last tree on sat . I have to climb it and rope it down it is a big locust . the size on the but is almost 6 foot the reason I say it will be my last cause of I have a heart aneurysm it makes me sad but at 55 years old its time .passing the torch to my son in law been training him doing good so far

[@MatthewHoag77]

Pro Bono tree felling! Now that's a real sticker pecking out kind of feeling when that tree came back to earth. No cash required. Satisfaction guaranteed.

[@grimthenoble]

Anybody else see the timber wolf at 1:26?? becareful out there in the woods tim!

[@robertcurry9496]

u are exactly right on the cutting of those trees,god didnt put then here to grow old and rot to the ground,the are a renewable resource that should be used not wasted! good job Tim

[@stevencroon]

And who said felling timber isn't a workout? Good job Tim!

[@mikedakiwihunter]

What size chain sprocket are you using on that saw with the 36in bar on it? as i do a lot of firewood here in New Zealand and i have a 32in bar on my saw using a 8 tooth rim sprocket and i do not have the problem that you were having with the sawdust that you were having

[@firechief828]

You were talking about the dust catching in the chain by you running that long if a bar I bet a skiptooth chain would help in that case, but heck of a job not busting those you are the man!

[@shawnschoppert8540]

Great video as always Tim, and good timing to go over to Georgia since we are getting a lot of much needed rain here in Mississippi

[@shakeyballs4526]

Those are some of those big oaks you rarely find anymore unless it's virgin timber

[@agrifurb]

Nicely done.

[@flatbedhaulingwithscottn6111]

Did you hit and metal?. Not sure but I thought I seen a small Amount of sparks coming of the blade. Just curious?.

[@Jameson4327]

You made a good point on cutting it down

[@bigjoesburgers]

Impressive cut. Lightning 3:35 min

[@josephluke9902]

We really appreciate and enjoy your videos very much

[@stoffes]

is the sparks from the saw or from the wood itself or metal in the wood? ive seen spark as i use the saw on my wood here home too at it was no nails

[@brandonglass589]

No he said it was when the river gets high the sand and dirt gets in the bark and that is what the spark was from.

[@johnwilloughby9712]

Great video Tim another massive tree and some great sawing enjoy the show be safe and have a blessed day !

[@jasonking2943]

That dog was like hold up with the hell was that. Tim where you are now down on Moultrie if you were to go to your north a bit to Albany there are some huge oak trees there and then a little to your west in iron city Georgia there is a saw mill there that cuts huge live oak trees. There are some live oak trees on our farm which is about an hour west of moultrie that ate huge I'm 44 and have pics of me when I was a baby taken by some of those trees and it don't look like any of them have grown. Now that I'm here in Birmingham I miss seeing those big trees

[@mikemuniak4711]

Man nice job ,I would love to see that in real life,,the sound alone had to be awesome

[@tinysworld1749]

How did you make out on bar oil? Messing around bucking firewood on the factory oiler setting the oil tank on mine looks pretty dry when it runs out of gas

[@zjorvis95]

That was a massive oak! Hope I'll be able to make it down today! I'm 30min north of Moultrie in Tifton!

[@cynthiaherr9029]

Great video Tim..Take care..

[@Jameson4327]

Was that sparks coming from blade?

[@juniorraines1042]

Awesome video Tim hope y’all have fun in Ga

[@dmalloy96]

Thought that dog was a wolf going to eat you nice part two

[@FastEddie123]

Let’s get those Mo-Town Expo videos!

[@06lbzduramax3500]

I’m surprised you didn’t break out the 395 for those hogs! It’s good to get those big trees out they have reached there financial maturity at that size now there’s room for new growth

[@SirFatboy97]

So what was making the sparks fly off the chain? Is that oak that hard? Usually when you see sparks it means you've run the chain into something metallic or into the ground on a rock or something. (Don't ask how I know this. Lol.)

[@mikehornsby599]

Great job enjoyed that!!!!

[@baitammo4652]

That was fun to watch!!

[@BagwellFarms]

Man I didn’t think that thing was going to come down for a minute that was a beast of a tree! 😳

[@cotontop3]

I seen you comment that some of your audio wasn’t there, was you able to get it off the card?

[@BagwellFarms]

cotontop3 no for some reason it didn’t record any audio. When we did mine an your video for some reason. I don’t know if the mic got wet from the rain or what happened.

[@nathanbrodeur]

Tim would a .050 gauge bar and 3/8 pitch full chisel chain have cut those trees down?

[@Jameson4327]

It’s sad you couldn’t leave it. How old do think it was?

[@wymershandymanservice9965]

We the willing have done so much with so little for so long, We are now qualified to attempt the impossible with nothing ! Great content 👍👍👍

[@jerryhicks95]

Will need some good food plots with that much mast gone!

[@marco74austin62]

Wade would have that on the ground b4 u got ur saw started...lol...j/k

[@JayKayKay7]

8:35 Like you were cutting its final 'spark of life' and then the mighty oak fell. You started to look like an Orange blob with no legs. Lot of minerals in oak. Like Eucalyptus trees in SoCal. Harder than rocks and blunt your saws. ( Story I heard the trees were brought into California to grow wood for railroad ties but they imported from Australia the wrong curly species, not the straight one they thought they were getting.) 9:09 Nice doggy...Shepard or Malinois?

[@jg413]

That your dog running for the skidder safe zone? Thanks for sharing!

[@jasonboyce424]

Great video today Tim have a great time

[@josephluke9902]

Tim I was hoping to get down there and speak with you but medical reasons I can't make it but I will catch up with you later GOD Bless you and your family have a wonderful time and safe travels

[@keithhughesheritagelogging6888]

Where do you find those chains at

[@cotontop3]

I had Husqvarna send them to me

[@chrisfleming5033]

I know where a pine tree is that is that big beside a dirt road and Akron Alabama Close to the river at lock gate

[@mismas81]

Nice job. I would probably split it.

[@chipsofstihl7538]

Hotsaws can lay em down soft Tree like that deserves it. By golly

[@Макс-в6и6н]

Super video

[@jeffseaton5193]

Be nice if you said what kind of tree it was.

[@remb9614]

Jeff Seaton pine I believe 😁

[@jeffseaton5193]

@@remb9614 Haha, oak was in the title just wondering if it was a red or white

[@remb9614]

@@jeffseaton5193 oh I thought you were joking because he says oak tree alot

[@johnnymurphy7779]

it raining in Georgia lol

[@malevolent_70]

Yeah he brought it with him and Georgia ain't letting him leave cause we need the rain! LOL

[@steelydan42]

Sad. Nothing left anymore it's all about the mighty Dollar.

[@jeffschaefer4579]

And when it's struck by lightning or blown down as he said I suppose it will be man wasting resources to right? Nothing made out of it to benefit

[@steamfan7147]

The lifespan of that Oak species is only 50-60 years, soon those trees would have lost limbs at the top, the scars would have allowed water into the heart of the tree and rotted it out. Death usually comes within 10 years and they rot away into nothing less than 5 years after hitting the ground. This way they get put to use and live on, there will be more, trees grow back.

[@jeffschaefer4579]

Reminds me of Yellowstone in 88 on trip out west, couldn't step foot off of pavement at main Lodge due to no harvest. 8 weeks past being there the forest was ablaze due to all the deadfall as fuel from years of missmanagement , didn't turn out to well

[@theopautsch2311]

Too bad they. Couldn't go to a person that does live edge a 5 or 8 foot live edge would be cool

[@MRKUE]

30th LIKE! LOL