Removing The LARGEST Sycamore Tree I've Ever Climbed!

[@coldblue9mm]

The industry I worked in for 40 years didn't allow us to wear our wedding rings. Then we merged with another company and they didn't care, but I was so used to not wearing mine, I never changed. It simply wasn't a good idea to have something that could get hooked on something and rip your finger off. Also, I love the conversations you have with the ground guy. You guys are professionals and to be able to do your job and still have a good time talking while doing the work is awesome. You do your work very safely!

[@Nicolas1685_]

Maybe your boss had an unconscius bad feeling about marriage . Seeing a wedding ring make him unconfortable .

[@coldblue9mm]

@@Nicolas1685_ If you're talking to me, the answer is NO, it was company policy. You ever see a finger that's been degloved? When you work with heavy items, and or climb up and down on equipment, all it takes is one time of getting your ring hung up on something and I guarantee you won't like the results. I

[@troyledbetter6597]

I enjoy watching an experienced crew work together. Everything flows smoothly.

[@galebrassell2842]

The pink dogwood is gorgeous!

[@rudymedina5450]

The pink dogwood is beautiful. I live in southeast Texas and it’s to hot for these trees, besides we have gumbo soil. 😢

[@nozzledrich]

It needed to be trained years ago, single trunk with an umbrella

[@TrunkstoStumpsLLC]

The owner seems real cool and chill. Awesome work to everyone!

[@simplymeconnie4003]

I was laughing at the wedding ring talk! My husband has lost 3 rings. We were broke when we got married so his ring was just a cheap one. When we got in a better situation, he bought an expensive one. It was stolen. He replaced it. Stolen. Replaced it again, lost it. He now still wears the cheap ring when he goes somewhere. He doesn't wear it to work as he is an electrician. My rings? I still have the same set. They're too small now, so I don't wear them. A ring is just a symbol. Trust, faith, and communication is the key to a good marriage. We were the couple that no one thought would make it and it's been 20 years now!

[@TremaineLea]

Aside from some quick assists on a farm, I've never really used a chainsaw. The lady my wife and I live with and assist with the house just bought me a Husqvarna 460 (after doing a boatload of research myself) with both a 18" and 24" bar and spare chains. While there's no replacement for experience, I've been watching a lot of your videos along with others, and just being able to see you and the crew tackling multiple different challenges is so informative, and gives me a base of professional knowledge to pick up from. I feel comfortable that I can tackle the simple stuff in our yard, and at least moderately comfortable that when I get asked to help out with the pines and birch out at the farm that I won't be an utter novice. Thank you for sharing your work!

[@jakejasonread980]

The owner was a very interesting Dude to listen to talking about his home country!

[@RRC6490]

I’ve always found it interesting how residential arborists are nervous around power lines but do the most insane stuff you can do in a tree, yet I’ve only ever done commercial power line clearance and was very comfortable around power lines and 275kv transmission lines. The stuff residential guys do gives me anxiety 🤣. Y’all are crazy

[@DrTubeman]

Raoul was a awesome guy to work with, he's a really chill guy, it was quite interesting hearing Raoul talk about the costs of living in Mexico compared to what it is in the US, and how relaxed it is living in Mexico. The whole crew did an excellent job, working with a great bunch of guys like this would make the entire job go so much more easy and pleasant to do. Cheers for a mighty fine reel, Jake.

[@ronaldbrown7780]

Great Video Jake and the rest of the guys

[@homeguardster]

Hes not wrong on mexico, what he is missing is the corruption and cartels.

[@ryemacdougall9716]

You think it's hard to live in the US try living in Canada way more expensive then the US as they get stuff cheaper then Canada

[@curmudgeon1933]

@@ryemacdougall9716 ...except healthcare. Don't get sick in the US, unless you want to go bankrupt.

[@ryemacdougall9716]

@@curmudgeon1933 oh I know that it's bullshit that the rich keep getting rich and yet the poor are just expected to roll over and die like really look at the streets of every major city and town how many people you see living in tents and on drugs because the rich want it that way

[@daymeianrichardson6239]

You gotta love a crew where boss man can take a fall and just start laughing

[@jakejohnson7388]

Start laughing but say " I pulled a jake". Taking a dig at Jake to take the attention off him. Ya that's cool

[@LeeTillbury]

A movie length video Jacob? You're spoiling us dude!❤️

[@jameshancock18]

Just need a Randy version now

[@OriginalMomo]

That hidden tank in the trailer is pretty slick.

[@I_Am_Your_Problem]

Timestamps are soooooooooooo difficult.

[@WholeSomeHomie]

It's in the beginning of the video....​@@I_Am_Your_Problem

[@newholland68]

I live in an area with a lot of heavy hardwood. Oak, hickory, Osage orange. It’s all heavy, but the heaviest wood I’ve ever messed with by far is sycamore. Tons of water weight, the tree was right next to a creek though. Nice video Jake!

[@chichitex1252]

That pink tree out front was glorious!❤❤❤

[@jbsimmons54]

Dogwood tree.

[@My_cat_is_so_cute]

Lookin like that Minecraft biome

[@1d1hamby]

I love the Cornus Florida tree.

[@OldsmobileCutlass1969Va]

That tree is easily over 100 years old! They grow extremely slow in size!

[@farwindowusa]

@@OldsmobileCutlass1969Va 3 generations man, at least 300 years, I've been here

[@kevinvarga9207]

Please don’t wear your wedding rings. You know you’re married. I speak from experience, I lost my finger when the ring caught on a nail as I fell 10”..don’t kid yourself about the silicon ones either. Stay safe.

[@pieiieggg]

I don’t know if i believe this or not but if it’s real then i am sorry for you.

[@joshuapaul349]

I had my index finger degloved, not from a wedding ring but it's the same result. That was 2020, it's still getting the feeling back after they put it back together. (Edit) I've also never been married or engaged and almost lost 4 fingers, 2 on each hand. Shake hands with danger & you'll be singing the blues.

[@prestonluscher776]

Silicone rings do work

[@earndoggy]

I know someone who lost his finger falling off a truck he was loading too. When my husband had a warehouse job I always made sure he took his off.

[@mattshaffer5935]

Good advice I know I should heed but stupidly continue not to.

[@chichitex1252]

This was a great, LONG video! The crew you were working with were great too! I loved the stories about winters in Mexico! ❤❤❤

[@DavidJones-smiley]

Long one but held my attention from start to finish! Great job guys

[@userunknown-bf6oo]

Enjoyed this video very much. It was educational and so refreshing not to hear any "foul" language. Thank you for that. My children also enjoyed it after I watched it through just in case there were any slip ups. LOL Blessings to all the crew!

[@jodipokorski4354]

We just finished two sycamore logs on our sawmill. They were very heavy. A 2" by 6" by 9' weighed 33 lbs! The biggest log yielded 48 2 by 6's. It smells sweet and is a pale orange.

[@joshlower1]

Looks like cinnamon

[@thomasteeter-cs3sl]

Warps so bad in Missouri it's considered trash not good for lumber

[@Woodrats272xp]

@@thomasteeter-cs3sl wood smells nasty

[@wilahinely]

This guy is golden like your other guy Randy?…. The back and forth conversation is great.

[@namewithheld8115]

I've finally used a chainsaw for some small work around the house, and the experience showed me how incredibly skilled you are. I could see your expertise before trying small work myself, but the ease with which you do the basics (things that require a novice to concentrate and still mess up) is awe inspiring.

[@andrews3137]

I liked that he tried to explain tortas without ever mentioning the fact that it was a type of sandwich

[@ClellWise]

Awesome Jacob. Working with Big R's, y'all function as a great team. that was a beast!

[@woodworker3122]

Really nice job. Big tree! You even dug the customer a new fresh water natural spring. 😅 Great video, thanks.

[@alfredomarotta6604]

Nice Dogwood, never seen one that big here in Ohio....looks like there is another one down the street, about the same size. Judging from their size, the Sycamore was planted at same time, Dogwoods grow real slow. Kool trick @17:38👍👍be safe Jacob.

[@BissellMapleFarm]

It's amazing how well this has gone for you, Jacob. Im happy for you.

[@saltymofo5870]

Thumbs for Big R s Fords!!

[@mike5805]

My grandad never wore a ring. He worked on the railroad for 30 plus years. Back in the 70s he watched a guy jump off the side of a rail car. His ring hooked on something and yanked his ring finger off. That could happen in your profession also. Keep the videos coming brother.

[@stephenfriday1352]

Raoul is a Great around guy, Great eyes on the ground Great to see you working together again shame it's only now & then

[@Cats_and_Tats]

Hi from Virginia, that was one beautiful dogwood there. Flowering dogwood is Virginia's state tree. Greatly enjoying your channel. Stay safe!

[@GuiltyofTreeson]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@OldsmobileCutlass1969Va]

Someday I want to braid a yellow and pink dogwood tree to grow together!

[@pierrelachance123]

I like that you talked putting up a climbing line before getting too high. Though not absolutely necessary, I found it helped going up a big tree. Well done.

[@markespich8574]

Jake you gotta be making it partner, most commercials I’ve ever seen on a video. Great job and many blessings to you and yours.

[@yanstev]

Very educational and strangely satisfying for a non-pro. The climbing and rigging was particularly interesting; as was the planning and technique for lowering cut branches in a tight situation. I'm glad that you can supplement your pay with KZbin videos. I'd like to hear more narration on problem solving and considerations prior to rigging and cutting. Thanks.

[@Ripplelabs.Xrparmy]

That joke about not eating in days is hilarious

[@Yo_AB_Breaks]

Well that's a top 10 vid. gd, great job. Shout out to Raul and crew for that well-oiled ground crew machine and getting me learnt on tortes.

[@popeyevang]

I watched a couple of your episodes and I like to say that you guys are awesome with your works.

[@patrickswagger]

Zacchaeus Was a wee little man a wee little man was he, he climbed up in a sycamore tree to see what he could see, for the Lord he wanted to see, and as that Savior came that way he looked up in that tree and said Zacchaeus, you come down for I'm going to your house today. A wonderful song for children small and large! Great tree work mate.

[@throwawaypt2throwawaypt2-xp8nx]

first thing I thought of when I saw sycamore in the title :)

[@janesheridan5632]

You all worked together nicely and felled that tree like a well choreographed ballet. Loved the chatter back and forth.

[@jamescheever7982]

Yall work together well and enjoy the conversation ... very cool great relationship

[@barbaraaldam204]

The swaying to and fro made me feel sick and I'm sat in my armchair,heaven only knows what it feels like when you're up the tree. Great work and whatever you get paid isn't enough

[@mute7116]

Censor Saw...gotta get me one of those 😂

[@woodworker3122]

Thanks for the censor saw. My kids watch this show.

[@billrobbins5874]

The neighborhood may have lost their favororite shade tree. My oh my, that was an awesome job all the way around! Mesmerized by the entire crews ability of making a tree removal of this huge size look easy! ♥️👍 Impressive to say the least.

[@TreesusClimber]

Sadly I'm in a bad situation right now and could use a blessing! I love your videos, you have taught me a lot in our way of making a living! I lost alot and could use some help to get back to my family and in the trees. May God keep us safe and bless us all! Your fellow Tree man from Texas! ❤

[@tymesho]

GREAT job yanking on the ropes here! Strategic cuts made so the chunk will slowed/stopped by another stem, but buddy, those ropes need timed even more. Cat's a climber's dream. Hope you made sure he had belly of beer for protecting you! Any GOOD climbers' gonna take care of his insurance, don't cheap out fella's.

[@sporranheid]

Nearly 90mins! Like a Saturday night movie! Normally I'd baulk at that but enjoyed every minute. Fascinating to hear about Mexico. Been on my bucket list a long time. Love the food, the culture, the people but have never been there. Tasty big tree. Hope someone makes something nice out of the wood. The Stein RC - I believe the RC stands for Reg Coates who had a major hand its design. Best, Mark

[@reficwitte5771]

I love Raul's tree service, awesome job!

[@pealerjoe]

"You guys have a lot of ash in Idaho?" "Yeah tons." "It seems like that's all he cuts over there." "Oh yeah, dead ash." Jake is quick with the jokes.

[@iffykidmn8170]

We had a shit ton of Ash in Mn and Wi sadly it is disappearing quick with the Emerald Ash bore.

[@DonMiller-no8qd]

Raoul needs to have a sock puppet on his right hand when he narrates on camera

[@GEORGEFIRE777]

Please continue with contract climbing ,its great entertainment an a good changeup from regular stuff.

[@itzOLE3]

Raul is a solid dude!

[@fanosoX]

Hell yeah Jake nice rigging! We craned out a similar size sycamore last week and we couldn’t believe how heavy the picks were. Good thing we were being conservative with the load chart!

[@roygbiv5164]

"I like the way you have your saws locked up, like they havent paid their dues!" Thats awesome!

[@Sailor376also]

Ash is one of the easiest splitting woods and huge BTUs when you burn it. Michigan. But,, all the ash trees are dead, emerald ash borer from China.

[@CoolGames012]

I’m young, but I’ve seen the death of many ash trees, I was on google street view and saw all the beautiful ash trees before they died and it made me sad knowing I’ve seen so many beautiful trees that died from darned bugs that shouldn’t even be here!

[@AllRightsReservedNoSurndr]

You are so lucky. I saw it touch the wire. I was roping for my boss like 20 years ago and he cut a top out,a double leader about 35 or 40ft. And as soon as the top fell and 45° straight out it touch the top wire and he had his hand on the butt preparing to sling ,as to miss the metal shed below. But he let out a horrible creepy scream right after the limb made this brrrrrgp sound which was so load. I thought seriously his hands had to be blown to bits,but he didnt grip the tree it was leaving his hands when it touched the line. Dude i was all shook up. He was like dangling and freaking out screaming ,i froze me up for a second. But he recovered and was able to get out the tree and onto the house. Were he sat and just shook for like 30 mins. But yeah you are so lucky.. always trust your gut.. you called it from the start. You said they looked close.. you was right.. dont let the ground men tell you shit.. your up their,they are down there.. ive been climbing and cutting 30 years. One day your gunna look at this job on a whole other level. If you stay in it you got a long way to go. But im cheering for ya. You kinda remind me of me. I could always be put into a good mood after cutting with a sharp saw.. i still love that feel. And the sound. I 100% have sap running thru my veins.. there is no other job that can compare to tree work. And i was worked like a slave the first 10 years. But im so glad they did what they did. It made me feel like a warrior. You know i just was looking at some of my old stuff and i found my 2004 SHERRILL TREE MAGAZINE...TIME IS MOVING SO FAST. I WISH I COULD GO BACK TO THEM DAYS. SUCH A GREAT TIME IT WAS..LIFE GIVES US THIS ONE SHOT. I HOPE IVE MADE A DIFFERANCE.. THANKS FOR POSTING ,, START PAYING MORE ATTENTION.. THERE IS NO TREE WORTH LOSING YOUR LIFE OVER. DONT EVER LET YOUR PRIDE GET TO ENVOLED. ITS VERY DEADLY AROUND A TREE CITE/ JOB...THANKS AGAIN FOR UPLOAD, GREAT JOB..

[@chuckymystic]

"IDK how Issac does it in short sleeves..." "He actually wants to wear long sleeves, but he's not allow too" lolol

[@rethaverwey1537]

Hi there, my husband is a electrician, and he also can't were a wedding ring. Better to be safe than sorry. Good gob on cutting the trees.

[@zacholmes1532]

Wow, I learned something new today. I didn't realize some dogwoods have pink flowers. All of our dogwoods here in Arkansas have white flowers.

[@grahamfairbanks3407]

Starting the saw by dropping it and holding the starting cord, then flicking it up into your hand! That's called experience.

[@iffykidmn8170]

and yet others would call it a short lived starter cord.

[@rickstafford5316]

Love that trailer. What a tree. Great work team. Enjoyed listening to the banter.

[@h-dinosaur-machine]

"A masterpiece of nature painted in shades of rose and blush - a pink tree standing tall, its beauty a feast for the senses."

[@martinriley106]

I agree about not wearing a wedding ring at work, I nearly lost my finger after catching my wedding ring on a door handle.

[@OBGjoeennis69]

The American sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) is a North American tree with many common names, including: American sycamore, Western plane, Water beech, and Buttonball tree.

[@davidmoffitt7297]

Oh!

[@TomtheloggerAgee]

I've cut down some monster sycamores here in Kentucky. Last year on a timber plot we got we cut one a little under 8 1/2 foot though. Always love the content and would love to invite you to our logging jobs anytime in Kentucky you like to visit.

[@SandyHawkins-f3t]

Great job guys! Lots of hard work. Love how all the guys get experience, even little Caleb. Also like how you brag on and encourage your young men. They’re amazing!

[@NancyDarcy-q9r]

I really enjoyed this video, I was raised in the true country on a farm with a big house to heat and every fall we went out in the woods to make fuel for the winter. Our father would fall a tree ( the whole tree) and cut it up and it was up to us kids to load the trailer. I have always loved the smell of fresh cut wood. I realize you are in town but the way you DISECT a tree is amazing. Stay safe. 👏👏👍👍🧑🏻‍🦳

[@douglasr.c.5622]

You don't realize how nice and quiet the battery-operated is, until they fire up the gas model.

[@andreww6738]

MAN...that was amazing watching you guys do this beast! Your skill set is awesome. You guys work amazingly well together. that battery saw was also pretty amazing. Keep up the great work and have a safe summer.

[@dogit1840]

Fried pastelitos I put everything in them steak and cheese. hamburger and cheese onion. apples. peaches. my daughter taught me to make them but it was my idea to put different stuff in them

[@MamaJArk]

Hasn’t been enough of you lately. Really enjoyed this long one.

[@joeglenn262]

Good stuff guys, love the banter 🤣, Josie on the ground is pretty smart, Jos b in the tree could learn a lot from him 👍,,, sorry I didn't hear your guys's names 🥴

[@granmabern5283]

Absolutely stellar video! Thanks so much! Love the running commentary!!!

[@thebombcat]

That's tiny compared to sycamores in Indiana...still very big around, good work! :)

[@kelvingrebert7315]

another super video Jake. awesome job with BigR & Isaac

[@heckenkacker]

please more footage from the external camera if available😉

[@98grand5point9]

One gnarly tree. You are really brave to get up there not knowing if one of those trunks will just snap off.

[@shermanhofacker4428]

I guess bottom land in the hollers and valleys of Arkansas and Oklahoma grow much larger Sycamore trees, because that tree wouldn't even be an average size Sycamore for here!

[@firesurfer]

Geeze! That was one massive tree. 1:20: 45 That was an iconic shot!

[@reganmahoney8264]

Love that you are back with this crew! Do they have their own channel?

[@Rogster559]

Great job once again love your vlogs best wishes from Tasmania Australia 🇦🇺

[@swagtech_]

This video is truly amazing, it made me happy! 😊

[@SpaceRanger187]

You could have made some tables out the base of the tree. People will buy those big pieces. Even with some rot you can epoxy etc

[@racerx9223]

I love trees like that, my very first climb was a 62" pecan literally as my first legal job after just getting licensed and insured. I had only done bucket work beforehand, it was exciting but took a while!

[@karengarrett1606]

Loved all the information regarding Mexico. I’ll subscribe so I can learn more in upcoming videos. I grew up in St. Louis across from Lafayette Park and it’s surrounded by sycamore trees. One of my favorite trees.

[@barbaratheillustrator02484]

cool video men! Loved hearing about Mexico and the comparisons to the US. I'm from US but live in Australia. Trees here grow SO fast!!

[@charlestravis9798]

We had a telephone company guy climbing a relatively easy climb up a pole, slip and grab for a handhold on the pole and snagged his wedding ring. It severed the ring finger where the ring was. None of us wore our rings for a while after that!

[@Huzzunga]

Thanks for the video, I have three spars (?) or boughs on this oak hold several big limbs each. Nothing as dramatic an overhang as this one but one third towards the house anyway. These videos really help

[@acidxburn125]

1st time watching anything like this (tree felling) and now i`m addicted, that looked so much fun. :)

[@sea-ferring]

Raul is a cool guy. I enjoyed him talking about Mexico.

[@jeromeknasinski3862]

Big Sycamore...Great video.

[@Jcozz]

Great job, great video, great team!

[@AudunWangen]

Fun fact: In Norway, if trees are close to electrical wires, you just call Elvia (the company responsible for the power grid), and they will remove the tree for free.

[@ednastacey5816]

Love the pink Dogwood. Great job on the tree 🎉

[@randallmacdonald4851]

This was a LOT of work. I thoroughly enjoyed watching you guys work. May I suggest that you show more of how you maneuver up and set up the anchors, etc?

[@andrews3137]

I agree typically dogwoods don't get very big, I have a condo (was built in the 1920's) that's on the third floor here in Atlanta and there's a beautiful dogwood out in the courtyard that shades my patio as its a bit taller than the building ( actually Googling the tallest dogwood tree I should probably reach out to Tree Atlanta and have it officially measured).

[@PerpetuaILearning]

Happy to see that even a professional like you still pinches a chain every now and then

[@131dyana]

What a smooth well done job. Thank you for sharing. God bless you guys.

[@veterantechus]

Wow, that must have been an epic climb! Thanks for sharing!

[@sandraburke1258]

Great video, she was a monster sycamore, here in Ky. I've actually seen a few bigger when I was out diggin ginseng root. Watched from start to finish, ya'll kept my attention. I agree a man wearing a wedding band can be dangerous when doing any kind of physical labor, it truly could end up being a life threatening situation. Women should appreciate what their husbands do to keep the roof over their heads.

[@loriwoloshyn7266]

Wow. You certainly know what your doing. That chainsaw maneuver there with the pull cord dangling, so neat and professional.

[@michaelhansen6977]

I love the thin curfew battery chainsaws. I was not happy to get one for Christmas until I used it and everything cut like butter. Now that little thing is my go to saw.