How To Cut Down A Tree

Is there a tree in your yard you want to cut down? Let us show you how to properly use a chainsaw to safely fell trees. For more details on chainsaw safety, visit: low.es/1hIJRf3
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[@gracelutheranchurch-elslin6242]

This is one of the best instructional videos about anything, ever. Thank you! I cut down a huge tree and nobody died! :)

[@user-dn8hz3vl3i]

0:11

[@millrat69]

Excellent brief, concise tutorial. I applied what I saw here and successfully felled 2 40' trees. Thanks, Lowes!

[@dimwitsadvocate6264]

Great job, MillRat!

[@migace5973]

What chain saw did you use?

[@2mozz]

Step one. Begin by saying " hold my beer ...”

[@fortress2270]

Tomas Flores lmao

[@martinmilbrandt5670]

@joselouis v

[@enricopallazzo3244]

Or just don’t be gay and saw with your beer in hand.

[@lpspinners8736]

Hold my beers...

[@mike_AD]

Beer my hold...

[@andrewchapman2024]

Although I am not a professional, I have successfully cut down trees that are at least 2 feet in diameter with a handsaw and some work gloves. Usually, I go with a different shape of wedge and I am almost always cutting trees at an angle. that being said, this is definitely a useful video for beginners and there is a lot of great information.

[@jimbradley727]

A handsaw...why?? 😮 Oh snap u almost got me! 😊

[@andrewchapman2024]

@@jimbradley727 I'm not joking. It was hard and took a long time. I was told to cut down two trees. Nobody told me what saw to use so I went for the trusted handsaw. It was hard work but I made it work.

[@andrewchapman2024]

@@dropndeal yes.

[@salazam]

cool story bro

[@andrewchapman2024]

@@salazam I've recently gotten a Sawzall so the process doesn't take nearly as long but I still whip out the good old hand saw from time to time.

[@DPoner]

Damn, Lowes has the fire home repair vids

[@i000_]

This is the best video for this. All the other videos just too long and have a bunch of blabbering. Good job👍🏽

[@EldaDXiloj]

stp this is bad for nature jus stoooop

[@clown3663]

@@EldaDXilojNah

[@lightning8872]

You guys deserves to go to hell exept that anime land dude

[@DiniRN]

T F y u yuh guy yy

[@i000_]

@summer Days fk you and your pathetic life!

[@100forks]

One thing I do, to ensure I am not injured in case the trunk decides to splinter, is I wrap the trunk, above where the cut is, with a tow strap. Tow straps are inexpensive, $20 or less, which is real cheap insurance, in case the trunk does decide to splinter. Yep, it takes a couple more minutes but it could save weeks in a hospital and thousands of dollars in medical costs.

[@RockyJayyy]

Above the notch? Or above the fell cut?

[@kyleheaser351boombaby]

@@RockyJayyy Not even remotely experienced at all, but after some thinking, I'd assume the splintering would be more likely to occur above, as it it beginning to lean in the direction it'll fall. Would like to see if this is correct if @100forks responds

[@salazam]

Imagine going to the hospital for a splinter.

[@leiatyndall8648]

Preferably your escape route is NOT DOWNHILL from the tree, as rolling can occur.

[@paulanzini]

they are not WEEDS, they are native plant species

[@jaytayray8369]

Listen yall.... I'm a graphic designer and idk how the hell I ended up here on a video about chopping down a tree 😂😂😂 I still very much enjoyed this video tho

[@LightGesture]

Learned something here. I like the staggered cut. Makes total sense now that I think of it! Thanks.

[@vertigobridge3024]

I totally agree. I've not cut down a tree yet, but I have had to cut up trees that fell themselves. That staggered cut is something I had never heard of, but it will be a game changer. That and having a couple wedges will help.

[@pakmatherdiverb]

Not recommended This is not a good place to learn about saw work

[@DoctorRickSanchez]

This was way more informative than the Home Depot version.

[@dimwitsadvocate6264]

Yes, and This Old House has videos on felling a tree which can be condensed down to "call an expensive professional".

[@salazam]

If I wanted to call a professional, I wouldn't be here on youtube.

[@datvid4866]

According to minecraft physics, you just have to punch it.

[@Blooming-delight]

Queebldebop Juice hahahahah

[@Datsun7705]

Queebldebop Juice true but not in real life

[@haydencurliss5142]

Queebldebop Juice 😂😂😂

[@sultanfayad74]

Queebldebop Juice best comment 2018

[@kevinrogers9756]

Brilliant Holmes

[@bnice2mepls]

The moment you realize people cut down bird houses to make bird houses

[@maxkewldude5964]

Panda_Cat 95 🤣😂

[@laneramsey1473]

So true, but also some of the ones we cut down aren’t as good looking as the ones we make, and it can be the other way around too!

[@JonesVenom]

We will always need wood for more axe handles also

[@DiscoverLens]

Thats Called Renovation

[@StrifeRixa]

Realistically speaking you can create more birdhouses than one tree can provide on its own.

[@1geniusparker]

Fell my first tree today and notched it perfectly. Thank you!

[@1Subcooling]

Not a bad video for those too impatient to learn it safely and slowly with an experienced tree feller on site... keep your head clear of the chainsaw path.

[@MasterKoala777]

Great tutorial. Easy to understand and direct to the point. Thanks. 🙂

[@BigWaveStudio]

Great job Lowes!! Appreciate the video!

[@jkileo]

thank you so much i just finished cutting a huge tree 🎄 in my front yard and i was able to make it fall right where i wanted, thank you for your instructions. i was given an estimate of 1500$ to do it, again thank you so much

[@lowes]

Glad to help!

[@paull2937]

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO DEFORESTER

[@Carmador]

Been getting tons of tree felling videos on my tiktok/reddit streams and everyone is a professional. I’m here so I can also comment like I know what I’m talking about 😊

[@frost1183]

So say I’m cutting into something soft and then I hit bones is there a good technique to keeping control of the saw while that happens? Also what do you do if the engine gets gummed up with red sticky liquid? Thanks for the help guys!

[@SaranjitDosanjh]

There's a documentary called Saw that covers all of that. It's quite long though.

[@kayagorzan]

Does that specific tree start to squeak and squeal loudly?

[@malcolmt7883]

There must be 50 ways to fell your lumber Just break out an axe, jack Whip out the saw, y'all Use a little wedge, sledge And set that tree free

[@lowes]

The answer is easy if you take it logically. :)

[@rossjoseph3844]

50 ways to fell your lumber. 49 are wrong.

[@ishaansinghsidhu3546]

- - -

[@nintran2356]

Ed Harley w

[@baileyfamily9916]

Pat and. Jen

[@garrettnelson2293]

Wow Lowe’s this is a very informative video. Impressed!

[@HangsLopsided]

A lot of good tips in a short, concise video.

[@cameron8364]

As a quadruple amputee I relate to that stump on another level

[@ToolMetrix]

Thanks! This is a great video! Nice careful, clear explanation. Why would someone give this a thumbs down?

[@mushroomtip9331]

ToolMetrix Because some people don’t like forest deforestation

[@AugustHunicke]

Because some people actually know how to cut down a tree for real.

[@passedtense436]

Home depot supporters

[@rm5282]

All three answers above are correct. And the fourth answer is that some lumberjack wannabe thinks he knows the best and only way.

[@shayseahawkraptorfan]

because its bad for the environment

[@entity5279]

this looks super satisfying

[@timewa851]

nice saw too. now I wanna go out, get a Husky & kill something green. Weird.

[@48956l]

It’s also super dangerous

[@benhodge8128]

Thanks lowes! And youtube For helping me show dad how i magically know stuff

[@cousinsquad7896]

This is gonna be useful for when my dad needs to get wood for the fire pit! Thanks

[@liamoconnor9017]

I can't believe this video is better than 98% of videos out there

[@nicholasallen2712]

Don’t go downhill of a falling tree gravity always wins

[@darlenehogan6637]

Skipped the most exciting part when the tree begins to crack and you have to quickly pull the chainsaw bar straight out as not to hit the wedge and then back away.

[@SooperTim]

what happens if you hit the wedge

[@bobojenkins5805]

The stock market crashes

[@dl4065]

Tried watching other videos and they were trying to hard. This one was great and straight to the point.

[@danielthompson5785]

Looks like the tree rolled onto him at 0:07 .. rip

[@thetruth3514]

Daniel Thompson hahaha. I want to see the unedited cut. No pun intended.

[@toms.4382]

1:50 he’s fine.

[@Walnutsofdoom]

Short and to the point. Thanks, chopped my first tree.

[@paull2937]

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO DEFORESTER

[@escapetherace1943]

@@paull2937 you realize we have millions of overplanted trees crowding out other trees, choking the forest and destroying biodiversity all along the states due to poor logging practices? We need more trees in non tree areas, and we need to thin out and get back to a healthy forest and ecosystem in many other places.

[@escapetherace1943]

@@dropndeal yes but it helps other people who may see the comment. Forests shouldn't naturally look like matchboxes you can barely walk through, normally there are trees of all different ages and that naturally causes SOME spacing but not on the level of how choked out a lot of national forests are

[@tomasprochazka6198]

​@@paull2937I'm gonna cut the tree very slowly, so it suffers for a looong time.

[@drkn9t]

This is best left to professionals period

[@severananthon5091]

I love operating chainsaw! Thanks for these KZbin videos

[@KrackerJack5586]

Great video and explanations The only thing I have against it is man that was one beautiful tree why in the world would you cut that one down :-(

[@r.mercado9737]

Great presentation!

[@devil_destructor]

Just curious to know why the escape path needs to be at 45 degree to the tree felling line in opposite direction?

[@Travis-7051]

Because that’s the safest place. It won’t roll towards that direction, it’s not falling in that direction, and it won’t kick back in that direction if the hinge fails.

[@jennifercolbert6581]

so far it,s been working great

[@danmilne4267]

step 1.put on flannel shirt, the rest will come naturally.

[@crawil143]

😂😂😂😂 show right

[@alexjones-qe5gc]

Thank you Lowe’s

[@Cyph3rX]

good job lowes

[@mytreeserviceduluth]

Really useful tips for individuals!

[@KolaKoka-pz1vm]

After having paid 4100 for 7 trees, I'm never doing that again. Unless it's a huge mother of all trees near my house.

[@amdl270]

What about the stomp and roots?

[@michaeldorego7313]

No trees were harmed in the making of this video.

[@generalspencer]

A great video. Thank you!

[@derekrudkin9978]

Ive been cutting trees down for about 6 months now, i know that doesn’t sound like experience but I’m usually at it 5-6 hours at a time, I never cut the face cut like that. I usually go in the width of the bar then for the top cut starting a few inches higher nothing like how high they did in this video. & the back cut, 2 inches above from the face cut & I go all the way till the tree starts to fall, I don’t see the need of wedges when you can just cut 85% through the tree & it’ll fall

[@mpp917]

you use wedges because the tree may sit back while performing the back cut, then you will be stuck and have to take the power head off and call a buddy in shame to come help. Or you will have to muscle the the tree over, which doesnt always work. use wedges. felling trees is serious business and far too many people take it lightly.

[@ilikesaws4068]

He brings loppers but no axe for banging the wedges!😂

[@brianbaker359]

Easier to use a second wedge he brought, steel on plastic can chip them. If he needed to use the second wedge then he might have had an issue though.

[@ilikesaws4068]

@@brianbaker359 yeah it can chip them. But a rubber mallet would be better if u were worried about that. On many trees a wedge would not have enough mass to drive wedges aswell. I think it's not near as good as an axe but it might work on small trees.

[@josh1549]

Thank you

[@mikethompson4854]

C-4 WORKS GREAT.

[@bornifacemphiri8101]

Best instruction video.

[@samschneider9524]

A professional sawer would never make a 70 degree notch cut on the face , it wastes to much wood by the time your done , that's how it was when I was in the woods or you were sent packing , wood is money

[@NiclasHorn]

the video was good, as your comments, cuz i need to take down a few trees, luckily not close any house or power-line´s and for me the tree´s needed to be cut down are not gonna give any money, only BBQ wood and space for the added runway for our club. But i appreciate comments from ppl within the trade. then i can plan better and are better prepared before i start the chainsaw.

[@yearginclarke]

I'm a logger from Northern CA and we use "Humboldt" undercuts here so as to minimize wood waste on the butt log. But for a homeowner/amateur these instructions are fine. The only thing I would add is for the undercut I personally do the horizontal cut first then the angled cut as I find it's easier to aim the direction of fall and the cuts seem to line up more accurately than doing the angle cut first. Everyone is different but most guys I've seen do the horizontal cut first.

[@nvg1526]

Dood this video is intended for home owners who will not be selling the wood...why do pros watch these videos anyway

[@yearginclarke]

@@nvg1526 Because it's interesting to see how other people do things and approach it.

[@ty-wrap8184]

understand the audience, and you'll realize your comment doesn't belong.

[@aymz3220]

3:17 thank you! Do you know what i mean?

[@Tam76776]

you make great sawing videos, I'm happy to learn from you 👍🏽

[@aliasgur3342]

Good video. I'm gonna need a bigger tree.

[@Shunto99]

They look like some good tree stand trees! Damn thats a sharp saw! and that guy knows how to deal with trees!

[@travissmith7471]

Very helpful... Thanks for sharing...

[@layla2fad3d]

Save the trees🌲🌳🌴

[@DTTimes]

I feel bad but this is so satisfying ugh

[@uydcfyjcyyjc]

His helmet/safety headpiece was hilarious. Good tips on cutting

[@datdudenosense]

Not quite as funny looking at someone's head after getting slapped with a branch...

[@trav2190]

@@datdudenosense ouch

[@georgelavallee9487]

Extension hose for Craftsman Chipper Vac

[@owenslawnandlandscaping9665]

This is why i shop at Home Depot

[@thehampsteadboys3713]

No professional lumber Jack cuts a wedge at 70 degrees all you need is 35

[@1Subcooling]

Right, that is a super pitched wedge

[@alpine5551]

Lol. No professional lumber jack watches a Lowe’s how to video on how to drop a tree!

[@stoner27th]

I don't have the land, the tree to cut down or even the chain saw.. but this is so amazing and so satisfying to watch.. LOL

[@keithsamuel1663]

Great tutorial.

[@iu2297]

Small sharp strikes

[@stevencraig1871]

What if the tree is leaning to one side ? The tree in the film looks straight up and down I think that would be easy enough.

[@EbruEnDavey]

Such nice lumber, should have tried to keep a long trunk.

[@ankurage]

Am I the only one who finds this satisfying

[@rossjonnes1582]

This video is very important for all chainsaw user for keeping safe himself.

[@hillbobaggins]

This is the best structured sentence I've ever read.

[@NadeemWolverine]

How dare you! You ruined my dreams! I should be at school on the other side of the ocean, How dare you!

[@youdagoob]

That was a really nice maple they cut down. Couldn't find a rotten boxelder or green ash somewhere???

[@evang6503]

This video is awesome... viewer dies trying...

[@william474]

Narrator: turn the log and finish the cut, ensure the "blade" doesnt touch the ground. Chainsaw Operator: (starts digging for potatoes)

[@martinfranke846]

Yeah, the same people that refer to chain saw "blades" instead of "bars" also call gun magazines "clips".

[@karlrussell727]

Great video

[@VideoNash]

thanks

[@leofreihofer]

Really good tips in this video. Well done.

[@ironhorsegladiator5034]

If you live on a large acre, just burn the tree down - LOL

[@KyrenaH]

That's how forest fires start.

[@AdamBond-mj7tg]

Which saw is that?

[@lowes]

Hi there, it's the Husqvarna Rancher Gas Chainsaw, check out the link below for more details🪚: www.lowes.com/pl/Husqvarna-Gas--Chainsaws-Chainsaws-pole-saws-Outdoor-tools-equipment-Outdoors/4294612757?refinement=4294965511,4294686342,4294553915

[@spoderman8414]

Help I’m stuck under the tree. I got a cramp and couldn’t get away in time.

[@nextstorming3908]

I find chopping a log with an axe more satisfying than sawing it

[@rivahkillah]

If you ever have a bunch of trees to remove, you might like having a saw.

[@mhks68]

Ok Paul.

[@user-sg7gg5gy6z]

IS JUST LIKE TO USE THE CHAINSAW TO CUT DOWN THE WOODLAND TREE MADE LIKE A LOG CABIN HOUSE.

[@mst9420]

Now replant those trees

[@seanothemanproductions253]

YES PLEASE

[@Tonekats]

Worked perfectly!

[@mongkulsan6768]

Me: **searches about deforestation** Also me : Sees this video O_O

[@andrewb722]

Is a flannel shirt mandatory?

[@michaelmorris6575]

Good video. Thank you.

[@potatopooter4071]

The opposite of HowToBasic

[@dipololo..nn909yhujmmuihhg4]

L£8

[@someoneelse7042]

lol i actully tryed it and it worked but escape plan didnt work out almost died but luckly it tiped other way

[@ICraneI]

Like to cut down 20,000,000 trees

[@rfdfire911]

That’s funny, how to cut down a big tree, then, up next “How to prune your hedges”.

[@jasonphillips6525]

LOL!

[@ohyeahyeahh9999]

Why r u doin this? (Not being a hater) trees are important

[@aperson4933]

Okay so by that logic then dead trees should be left up and thinning shouldn't happen.

[@EMAGA]

I thought you were supposed to do the horizontal cut first?

[@latouselatrec]

Whatever floats your boat

[@damianbrayden322]

great

[@benjamingroters2002]

vaaaaguely correct 😬

[@G0tT0es]

The Lorax is disappointed in you.

[@crumchyboi4972]

After you buck the tree, give me the logs so i can chop them into firewood. ;)