Knocking down big trees and pulling stumps

Clearing some land with the Samsung 130 and Gehl CTL60
Music in video:
50:30 - Arcis : City Life
56:11 - Sub Morphine : Motions
1:24:33 - Sub Morphine : Space Colony
1:35:53 - Neffex : Ruthless

[@mikeknoll1130]

Thanks for giving us pricing details it adds a lot, you were very light for that much work. It looks like you hit the jackpot with that Gehl skid steer that has turned into quite a work horse.

[@galewinds7696]

I tell you Jesse, you are a go-getter, I remember that energy when I was younger, you do excellent work.

[@JJ-gd7gf]

You have some happy children. Feel blessed and proud about that.

[@wileycoyotesr8623]

Good to see the hauler still working so well for you. 👍 All of the 1/2 circle arched tubing looks like a future greenhouse. Am liking how you use fast forward.

[@seansysig]

$10K job

[@mdmoni8314]

পড়া 😅😊😊😊

[@rockeerockey6941]

Jesse, your content is always interesting 😊 Thanks

[@sydneymcconnaughhay5947]

Nice vid ,You and Pat work really good together.

[@donnal.oglesby4806]

Jesse, you and Pat did an awesome job at this site, considering it took 3 days to get all done. I was watching where you pushed over that one rotted tree by the tree stand, and all I could see was it going the wrong way, and you stopping it at the last seconds form hitting that tree stand, and all my husband could hear out of me was OMG!!! Husband Paul looked up and I replayed it for him, and he just looked at me, and said, Close!. Look forward to the log cabin build, after you finish your home. Be interesting to see how you plan to update the small cemetery there, and keep it [ Which I feel you should out of respect for those buried and laid to rest there. Sure you can come up with a beautiful way to up date it. You really lost money doing this job, but didn't figure on two day clean up either. WOW!! Video was Amazing, but all of yours are. The work on this, and also the sharing of this, appreicated. Thank you. Look forward to the next one.

[@jmuller86]

thanks, yea I wont be disturbing that cemetary. The cabin build will be up in the adirondacks, but it wont be a log cabin just all sawmill material

[@robertironside3166]

Love seeing that new Thumb in action on the big girl there :-) Great stuff!😎👍👍

[@keithdalton3004]

Need learn how to use the thumb 😊

[@derrillbalshaw1199]

That was a good save at 1:18:43. The tree house was going to be a direct hit, but you just nudge it enough at the last second to divert it. Phew that was lucky.

[@Watchyn_Yarwood]

It started when he let off pressure on the tree. He backed off just a tiny bit which let the tree decide where it wanted to go. Steady unrelenting pressure would keep it under control.

[@markbrown6236]

That was experience that turned a disaster into a save. Well done.

[@IGDZILLA]

@@markbrown6236 I think the take away experience from that is to not risk it again. Luck is fine until it runs out.

[@robtorino]

Keep up the great content, always look out for my favourite channels next content and you’re one of them 👌🏻

[@randallcaldwell4611]

Wow! It is always so great to see someone who actually knows what their doing and how to do it correctly! Thank you Jamie for the video.😀🇨🇦

[@jackwalker3582]

Jesse Jamie, close enough.

[@quixstation145]

nice work on the 4 ft. stump , came out easy, amazing how machinery can make a weeks work into a few hours work loved it , great vid

[@Poppi2006]

Even for an armchair supervisor, this was a very satisfying video.

[@AW-Services]

Teamwork makes the Muller dream work. Another impressive video Jesse

[@timbo1961]

That Samsung is a beast! Tackled that big stump with ease.

[@PaulHigginbothamSr]

That Samy is great. Maybe the best you have had to do this work. Huge rootballs. The helper has an orange shirt in the shade. Your camera turns it slightly green in the sunlight. I thought for a while you had two helpers till I kept track of them. You just caught that tree in time. Good job. Too bad for the bees durn it. So this job would be 5800 dollars.

[@harrytaylor6854]

Yes a lot of work looks good well done guy's thank you for sharing

[@williamedwards3546]

Hey Jesse I enjoyed the old school 70s music, keep up the good work.

[@tonygriffiths2485]

I have watched you for five hours today and loved every minuye of it. Good job you don't charge me for it, or I would be broke now :) Talk about reasonable when you tote it all up .... WOW. Great value for money, am sure the customer is very happy, but then again you are virtually part of the estate anyway with all the work you and your excellent crew have put into it. All the best on the next job. Still singing "got yourself a thumb" :) (The Sopranos)

[@edgarplummer6750]

This is some of the sharpest video I've seen on YT - nice job, nice camera.

[@scoobydoo5925]

This job was harder than it would seem with the proximity to the other trees and buildings, you made it look easy!

[@robertn2813]

Great video J . The customer got a sweet deal . Very lucky on that boom rub on that tree too huh , never mind saving the tree stand . Could have been very costly .

[@jdgibs3446]

I continue to enjoy the time lapse. The job was costly for you. The customer hopefully was satisfied with the end result. Finished product looks good and perhaps some perpetual future work. Keep the videos coming. Praying for your wisdom, peace, health, strength, safety and success. Blessings to you, family, employees and customers. ☝️🙏🙌💪🎯... my final addendum would be...😲 G O O D! 😀👍

[@DavidGawel]

When Pat says "GOOD!" Always makes my daughter and me laugh. Thank you for the vid.

[@25vrd48]

The customer got a great deal and the outcome looks great . You work too cheap but you have a repeat customer that will continue to have work for you . Possibly when you need the money coming in . Rule of thumb , don't burn the bridges behind you . Great video . I remember the house job , thought y'all would never get through such a cold hard job . Great video .

[@daddybob6096]

Just love that gearbox Jesse, split changing takes me back to when i was 18 to 20yo. I'm 83 now. Admire your get up and just do it, nothing is impossible. Uncle Bob. NZ.

[@rhondasweeney7271]

I absolutely love the clean-up Thank you for sharing 😊

[@131dyana]

You and that machine did excellent work. thanks for sharing.

[@how_to_hallagon1]

It's nice that you care enough about the customer to fill in the stump holes with dirt. My dad hired a guy to do 2 acres of stumps and us kids had to go out with hand shovels and fill in all the holes with dirt.

[@Domaineforetduchateau]

Nice work! hello from France Good luck

[@mykalmcb]

That new thumb came in handy for this job. One of the things I have always admired about you and Andrew is how well you clean up your worksite.

[@jrehtil1494]

Great job Jesse and Pat

[@DeirdreHickey-nx8nt]

Jesse, you are the man.👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@johnb.2936]

That Samsung excavator has some power. Not bad for an older excavator.

[@billyhaddock5540]

Congrats Jesse, on knocking down alot of trees and cleaned-up ur customers place.

[@SciPunk215]

Hopefully there's some good value in the lumber from some of those logs.

[@blackbuttecruizr]

Great work! Might be time to add a stump grinder to your stable!!!

[@barryrollins2728]

The little Ford closed cab backhoe is like l had in late 70s and early 80s . I did with it what you're doing in this video. Your trackhoe seems to work well .

[@FarmCraft101]

Nice work. Man I want that excavator. What year/model is it? What would the price tag on something like that be? Exciting at 1:19:00 when that rotted tree tried to fight back.

[@jmuller86]

I bought that machine for 20k and it came with a parts excavator too. Both were delivered to me for 20k and it really didnt need anything other than a bucket. Its been a good machine. It really is a volvo, and its got the cummins 4bt 3.9 turbo in it

[@FarmCraft101]

@@jmuller86 Man, how do you find a deal like that?? I'll keep looking...

[@jmuller86]

​@@FarmCraft101i look on marketplace every night. I am looking for another excavator about the same size to bring up north into the adirondacks and leave on a 32 acre piece of property I plan to build an off grid homestead on. This samsung is a 130 se LC2. Around 28,000 lbs. It is like a 2001 I think

[@pshodean]

Great video ad thanks for talking about billing. I don't know that I'll hire out much, there is plenty of excavator / skid steer work to do on my farm. Maybe one day.

[@magnumardent]

Really hope that you, Andrew or Matt could get a shredder...great upload, outstanding channel, thanks, man!

[@Interviewc]

If you’re doing a lot of tree work you might want to consider a Drum Mulcher attachment it would allow the clean up work to be the quick part of the job and it provides nice mulch instead of leaving large piles.

[@howardcorgnell7282]

Especially for pine People don't have a clue what your overhead costs is even if it's all paid for between maintenance repairs fuel and labor and what always surprised Me is a lot People overlook the fact you have to draw a pay Check yourself so if you under big a job that really hurts because it gets deducted from You every one else still gets paid l it is shocking How many customers overlook that nice job it looks great !!!

[@zachtaylor8309]

Good video. Any small business is gonna come out making less than they should on most jobs. Just part of it and what it takes to keep customers and get work.

[@ocean1233]

MASSIVE STUMP!! STEEP SLOPE‼️ EXCELLENT JOB 💯

[@ocean1233]

Where are you located??

[@sylviaprudhomme5417]

Really looks nice. Really cleaned up well😊😊😊😊

[@allanpeters4403]

Interesting video Jesse - Thank You!!

[@randallcaldwell4611]

What an amazing video!😀🇨🇦

[@barryrollins2728]

Those pines should you a fair amount of board ft of lumber! 😂🎉

[@josephking6515]

1:18:43 _No no no no_ ............................... *Jesse for the save!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!* 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳 Nicely done! 👍

[@marclandry638]

quick reaction catching that falling tree at 1:19:00. Great job!

[@gilbertofuentas9883]

I wish you tagged the songs. Always like the music you use.

[@jmuller86]

50:30 - Arcis : City Life, 56:11 - Sub Morphine : Motions 1:24:33 - Sub Morphine : Space Colony 1:35:53 - Neffex : Ruthless

[@gingerkeith]

Jesse, The bucket is almost a ballet performer with your skill.

[@8056443232]

Watching you drop the trailer to get to the ramps to load the exc - dawns on me you should be able to build a simple ramp to side load and save a ton of work. Pile of dirt packed down, gravel, even some logs. Pull truck and trailer next to it, roll right on and go! Just a thought.

[@josianrodriguez1249]

SALUDOS JESSE FROM DELTONA FLORIDA ANOTHER GREAT VIDEO AS ALWAYS. G.B.Y.A.

[@annechristiansen941]

Tusen takk for god underholdning 👍🤗👍

[@AdelinoGambiarras]

Nice work it was a bit of intense moment with wok three.

[@grahammctygue724]

Had to start over to get audio thanks for upload great day to you and your s

[@paulm.6437]

You gave him a really good deal. Hope he appreciates it!

[@stevehaken]

The thumb is paying off. ;-)

[@its9429]

Something satisfying about watching hydraulics at work.

[@Bluecollarspartan92]

Thanks for the awesome video and info.

[@adrianhowley7754]

Power plant in the Samsung a 12 valve Cummins??love the content! Also in Hudson Valley plumber by trade but ❤️heavy equipment

[@leonvdm]

the big stump looked big.

[@The-Deadbolt-Deputy]

Awesome to see the thumb get put to work.

[@TheKajunkat]

Your buddy (Pat I believe you finally called him after multiple years of wondering his name, haha) cutting off that 30 inch pine with that makita battery saw was impressive. Did he actually cut the whole stump off with it or are you doing a little hollywood magic?

[@paddyroach]

I did. Although the saw kept stopping because the batteries were getting pretty warm but it did manage cut the whole thing. I was very surprised how it cut

[@pmiller7886]

​@@paddyroachalways good to see you in the videos Pat!

[@stevehaken]

The Samsung is a beast!

[@uncle_moose]

Yay, sunglasses and trucking. 👍

[@hillbillyfranks]

Good job on Knock them down them trees You did a heck of a job It's a nice point I wouldn't mind having them from myself now you know what I'm saying Again nice job enjoy the video so stay safe have a good day

[@rirebel6029]

Jake sounding mint on the old girl!!!

[@johnkranz4004]

Nice work Jesse Looks good

[@jjohnson2553]

As I was watching the video I was thinking about the amount of work and equipment involved and guessing at what you might charge on a job like this. I've been retired for several years and am not at all familiar with how prices have gone up with time and inflation so I figured I'd likely be way off. My final estimation was 3-4 thousand. I was way off on my estimation of what a skid steer and excavator with operators would cost per hr. Thanks for including that info on the job. Most youtube channels don't discuss that part of the job and I know a lot of people are curious about that sort of thing.

[@csehszlovakze]

looks like you had fun!

[@flir67man84]

All your hard work has paid off on keeping your equipment up to date. That forest seriously needs to be thinned out.. alot of dead wood . 3000 grand is money in your pocket. He’s very thankful for your hard word. how much diesel did you burn?

[@kevineleven5610]

Lots of work, well done

[@lancemitchell7883]

That machine is a beast!

[@rogertucker6662]

You have it alot easier where you live with the rocky ground . We don't have any rocks here in Illinois just black dirt and clay. Our stumps are really in there with deep roots.

[@poo2764]

Thank you, great video as always.☘🍀

[@BWIL2515]

Thanks for the pricing info I was thinking about how much you charge per man and machine hell split the difference with him 8 grand and the original 3 final 5500 seems very fair to me

[@Guysm1l3y]

Is the differential steering for the tracks messed up on that excavator? Or are you just doing the "lift and pivot" turning to avoid making ruts?

[@jmuller86]

saving on ruts but also it reduces wear on all the undercarriage components

[@fastsetinthewest]

I'm on a Jesse binge watching day. I'd ask a stupid question, but I'd probably get shunned like the old dude with the D3 and Jesse never would wave at me again. Hahahaha

[@jmuller86]

what dude with the D3 did I yell at? I dont remember that. stupid questions are not always bad, only the ones that are meant to be destructive. I am always open for constructive debates

[@pmiller7886]

Yikes on the low bid, sorry to hear that Jesse.😮 Sometimes it works that way, but you knew that.

[@OkanganMadViking250]

Nice job but personally id grab or keep a chainsaw on hand so that way if need be u can limb off as many branches off so that way its less damaging to surrounding live trees and easier to pull the deads out and wear and tear on equipment.

[@markreetz1001]

Good work Jesse.

[@SWResto]

Building brush up against garage hill is a inviting place for rats , mice ect.

[@timgoodliffe]

not sure if youve painted the lowboy yet, I think its earned its keep tho!

[@johnpyle8027]

That was totally $8k worth of work and throw a few more in for the tree save! In this day and age if I was in your line of work I wouldn't even load my equipment for two or three grand with fuel and time.

[@freetolook3727]

Just imagine two hundred years ago this all had to be done by hand!

[@Sjanzo]

My family bought their own horse in 1958, had to sell it in 1959 due to a terrible drought. Before that, they borrowed a horse for the cart, but they developed the last acres of forest into farm in the 30s by hand. Only contractors who worked on large governmental construction projects could afford dozers and draglines, though the canal near my house was still dug in the 50s by shovels and rail trolleys.

[@3cl1]

Another great video, stay safe.

[@willgriffin5647]

I love how you use older equipment. Have you ever bought anything brand new or do you always use older equipment and just repair them? I love seeing older trucks get the love they deserve.

[@समाजसुधारभटकाइन्सान]

गजगगछषसढञ

[@robertlane3513]

if you use Diesel fuel in place of water on your mill it will keep the pine sap at bay better and help your blade out. halifax Nova scotia canada

[@Wrenchen-with-Darren]

Well done 👍

[@LisaMedeiros-tr2lz]

Was hard to tell, but I think you harvested the pine logs on the low-boy for your mill. You said you don't use the oak and it is slow because it's hard, but the oak has become stupid expensive at the box stores. I know it would be a lot more work and blades, but you might have left quite a few thousands on the table there. Yeah, might have created another 40 hrs mill work and then you have to sell it, but you might have gotten the overall job up to the $8K. I don't know though. HD wants $12 a board foot here. So they would want $120 for a 10', so maybe you could get $80. Comes out to maybe $3K/tree.

[@peteysquirrelchaser9028]

Does anyone else find it odd that this guy you were working for collects random brush and stump piles and just leaves them there? There was more than enough brush to get the stumps going. There was more than enough space for a burn.

[@briansierzega]

Agree 100%. Whole job seems cluttered w piles and unfinished.

[@terrancesnyder9323]

GOOD MORNING

[@jamesdiffily8389]

Thanks Jesse, great video.

[@2491kridge]

Do you ever do any currier work with your truck? Like out of curiosity what would you charge someone to pick up an excavator of this size and transport it 20 miles for them?

[@jmuller86]

I dont do any work like this but I have a guy that does transport and it is usually $400 minimum , its $150/hr from his shop back to his shop. so probably 500 for 20 miles

[@erikcourtney1834]

I’m really Surprised you didn’t side load the excavator since the trailer was hooked up and all ready. I know I would’ve. Might be a little hard on rollers and the trailer but a few 6x6’s will fix that.

[@jmuller86]

I am tempted to sometimes but I have heard alot of guys saying you should never do it

[@antoniocrisafulli4177]

You should find a cat 36 inch bucket for that Samsung it’s will work a bit better with a pared bucket

[@morgansword]

Sometimes its not all about the money. That said, what you learned is value as well. I hope you get something from it all down the road

[@Green_House]

Soooo many things need to work and function correctly to even get started ! ! !

[@mobilexcavator2323]

Amazing 👍