INSTANT DANGER! Timber Harvest Almost Got Me Today! (Bluetti Elite 200)

[@TheDrPopEye]

A friend of mine got killed when a tree kicked back and hit him in the chest.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Really gotta be careful for sure. Sorry to hear that!

[@kathrynbraun2073]

WOW that’s tragic.

[@maddmaxx6730]

I had a Giant cherry branch hit me in the left leg in 1998, ripped all the ligaments and created compartment syndrome, became an amputee 2 weeks later due to loss of blood flow. 🦿

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

ouch!!!

[@davidmc8110]

Sorry to hear that. A few years ago someone I knew got wacked from a tree he cut, that was bent over from a storm; he ended up in the hospital for a while. I was taught right away as a teen, your path away from the tree is off to the side, make sure your path is clear before you start cutting, don't stand behind the tree, and when the tree starts falling get out of there. It has kept me injury free over the decades.

[@NONE-Dd]

Great video and info

[@TheDutchGambit]

You may be able to make landscape timbers from some of the smaller tops (two flat sides) if you need them, or give them away so you don't have to burn so much. Another cool video production from the Stoney Ridge. Thanks.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

here's the rub....you could make landscape timbers with the tops but they'd rot in a year....funny thing about giving away good firewood and or the tree tops that could be used....I can't even give it away!! Crazy huh! I can't even give away hardwood that could be used for firewood.....folks just won't come and get it. Anytime ya have to deal with and depend on people they "no show" or come late, leave a mess and simply are more of a pain in the butt than it's worth. I hate to say that...but it's honestly the truth. Dear god don't let someone hunt your property....they'll try and run all over top of ya! Virtually every time I've let someone hunt it's ended in the loss of a friendship or drama! It's sad but true

[@alh9338]

Some might complain about sponsors. I prefer the ones you choose to endorse because quite frankly they are useful. That Chapin sprayer is a God send 🍻 Might get one of them batteries to.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

yeppers...I'm with ya. It's just part of doing business here on social media. If folks don't understand that it costs me about $10k per month to produce this content....then maybe this comment will enlighten them. This looks simple and it's fun...but it's time consuming and takes talent and money to get it done. This month alone I broke a $400 camera and a $1700 drone!! That's why I really encourage channel memberships

[@131dyana]

Lots of good wood there. Glad you did not get hurt. Great job.

[@connieguillot6999]

Great job ! Yes should always b weary of what could happen and move away to b safe 👍🏼👊🏻

[@lttl858]

New saws, new safety hat, new gloves......looks like modeling chainsaw apparel. Whooo Hooo!

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

hmm....I'll tell ya a funny story. Dad just got his stitches out....a $60 pair of chaps and he wouldn't have a $5k hospital bill from cutting his leg....and this is not the first time!!! He's been in the hospital multiple times for avoidable safety problems....I'll stick to my gear. As for new saws....yep....new farm...new saws!! Picking up a new stihl next week!

[@TimothyBrewer]

Josh, I have the same gas/oil can, great minds, lol. I had about 150 beautiful, huge pine trees on my property when I bought it several years ago. About 3 years ago some kind of beetle got to them and in about 6 months every one of them was dead and within the next few months they started breaking off about half way up. That was sad and I couldn't believe how fast it happened.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

yep....we've got them here too!! The biggest pine on the farm is dying....i bet it's 150 years old!

[@TimothyBrewer]

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer that's sad. I couldn't believe how fast they killed the trees.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

yep...it's a total bummer. My guess is you may have had white pines? Do ya know what kind of pine tree they were?

[@TimothyBrewer]

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer yup eastern white pine. Our place is in North West Missouri just south of the Iowa border. I have see several saplings maybe 3-4 feet tall in another area on our place they don't appear to have been affected. I haven't researched if there is a treatment for them or not but it would be nice to save them from the same same fate.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

yep...white pine is very susceptible to disease and bug infestation unfortunately

[@maddmaxx6730]

Gotta watch the kickback on a tree, lots of power in that cut.

[@ClickinChicken]

Oh sure, I'll go right out and get one! haha! Woo! Great chainsaw work. Glad there wasn't a near accident like the click bait title suggested! Wooo!

[@toddpacheco4748]

Josh,looking like 👍 you’re getting some good stuff for lumber lots of work for one ☝️ guy but you’re still getting it done ✅ 😮😊❤

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Thanks! It's hard work but it's what I love to do, and getting this timber out is a big job for sure!

[@KokoraLife]

Thanks for sharing your process!

[@bohammarberg4072]

Happy Friday !! 🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@scottsmith6846]

Hey Josh thank you for the video and I know that you wear chaps which is good but I seen that your arms were exposed and I know it has a chain guard on it but it still can snap back and cut you on your arms so I do not know but do they make chaps for your arms to and my suggestion I would say for you to go to off grid with Doug and Stacy on their website store that they have and buy yourself some herbal stitches woo

[@Paul-y7u5s]

Josh with so many crooks in those tree I'm surprised you have any trees

[@tireddad6541]

How long do you season the pine? We had mostly hard wood in Connecticut we bought. Pine was ok for kindling but burned so fast.

[@stuartgibson1896]

Looks like you are having fun with the saws. Old guy I used to work for always had a second vehicle in the field. Maybe Josh could haul a 4wheeler to the field with the tractor and grapple then ride the 4wheel back and get the tool wagon?

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

oh I can walk across the farm...no problem

[@stuartgibson1896]

@ The guy I used to work for was a WW2 vet. He said he got enough walking in the war.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

yeppers....I hear ya brother. I walk about 2-4 miles a day on the farm, staying active and getting outside is a passion of mine. Still hit the gym/mountain bike about 5 days a week too. Helps stretch out my back. Funny story....a good friend of mine that's the same age ran a body shop behind his house. It was about 200 feet from his back door and he'd drive back and forth.....poor fella is 46 years old, smokes at least a pack a day and can barely breath. He's my age and literally cannot walk across the farm with me....now that's sad isnt' it

[@stuartsplace100]

Hay Josh ,Edward from Vermont,your vids are awesome

[@davidgenthnerjr4995]

Had something similar happen except it was a large Maple tree and the wind caught the tree. Ended up landing on the 1992 Yamaha Big Bear 350 ATV.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

ouch!

[@kdegraa]

Best to park all vehicles out of range of a falling tree, in any direction. Easy said but takes effort to put into practice.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

unless you have a youtube channel lol...then it's internet gold! Bhahahha

[@patricksmith3316]

Josh, how is Eustace doing? Haven't heard anything about him in a very long time. I used to watch Mountsn Men all the time on youtube, but ran out of episodes.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

He's doing good!

[@brianhillis3701]

I spend a considerable amount of time pitting tools back where they belong. That is a major consideration in do I have enough time. I get them out of the weather and then getting them organized.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

I know exactly what you mean....it's a never ending battle!

[@westvirginiaminer3046]

I Believe tree rings are counted in pairs. One light ring is Spring, dark ring is fall or vice versa. So i think that Pine is 26 years. I could 100% be wrong though

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Yep count only the dark rings

[@JohnTalbot-k6xi]

A+

[@stuartsplace100]

I luv cutting wood 🪵

[@petermavus4131]

Still T shirt weather… snowing here…TIMBER…practice safety

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Got cold last night but I “run hot” for sure

[@ShortbusMooner]

You be careful!!! I really wish you always had a farm hand with you.. 😔

[@kathrynbraun2073]

Have you gotten rain?

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

yes finally!

[@tomhaser8696]

ftiend of mine died when saw kicked back right into his groin,,,,take these saws as serious business, be carefull

[@SharSuave]

You still do nursing in the day time?

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

No sir...I'm full time on the farm

[@sailpac]

You should have your left thumb under the handle. You need a better grip.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

I get this comment all the time...maybe I need to change my ways lol

[@Walter-ts1vu]

hey there. what website to go tobtonpurchase your products

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

I don't sell any products my brother...but there's a link to my amazon page down there in the video description if you'd like to see some of the most common tools I use on the farm

[@joesoutdoorexperience]

Josh that 500i is bad🫏. Have a great rest of your day.