MASSIVE 400 Year Old Fir Falls Over! (Almost Hits The House!)

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[@firesurfer]

I tried to count rings at 41:21. The best estimate I could come up with is well over 500 years old. Tight rings, slow grower. Possibly 600-700 yo. Btw, put a 6" c-clamp on your bar as a carry handle. 1'-2' from the end.

[@guiltyoftreesoneastsidetre4792]

Thanks for doing that! :)

[@BM74]

Is it time to change the title to "500+ tree"?

[@bustersmith5569]

What size stihl saw and bar ?

[@carsonbates2546]

@@bustersmith5569 stihl ms880. looks like a 7 foot bar

[@patduffy5710]

Good idea but might be worth welding a hand guard to that clamp too. I shudder to think......

[@DFPercush]

Imagine the irony of buying lumber to replace that hand rail.

[@ColinMcEvoy]

Imagine the price at current rates

[@danachappell3861]

There's still enough of that tree in the yard that could be used to replace the handrails, and all the other parts that are needed to replace the ramp too. Could be enough to build a whole new fence and gate too lol

[@ashleyfalcon125]

@@danachappell3861 exactly lol

[@footnotedrummer]

No doubt!

[@tannerramsay4574]

Especially when it’s almost 146$ a board 😂

[@willstephenson3443]

It’s mad to think about what the world was like when that tree first started growing .

[@crabinijig8403]

it witnessed the invasion of whites.

[@wilfdarr]

Columbus likely hadn't even discovered America...

[@ctrainbeats]

dude what the fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

[@ocsplc]

There were likely one or two extinction events during the life of this tree

[@EhmedCousCous]

@@ocsplc no

[@mikeremski2102]

Paraphrasing Crocodile Dundee: "That's not a tree, THIS is a TREE!" Sincere thanks for sharing this.

[@koolerking440]

All I’m thinking is how many nice table tops you could make.....

[@TheChaztor]

How many table tops have you made with fir?

[@jayzdialysisstrong8300]

Definitely don't need a bar that big ! Lumberjacks use smaller bars with trees that big or bigger I I would have tried to Salvage what would I could even if I had to rent equipmen still a shit ton of salvagable wood!! But I get it. You are just doing a job to get rid of tree for client

[@daraley1098]

Thought that too, I would die for a piece of wood for a table. So so beautiful

[@paavonurmi6054]

That part about the saw being out of gas just killed me

[@justingroff1823]

Nothing drinks gas like a 395

[@mfk12340]

I've rebuilt a saw and run it. Put it down and couldn't get it going again. I took the whole thing apart, and was like, what is wrong with this. And then I had an epiphany, and when I opened the gas tank it was dead empty.

[@andrew101678]

Rewatched the cutscene a few times

[@0623kaboom]

a treefeller and he cant tell the difference between the rasp and smoke of a flooded engine and the putter putter of a piston with no fuel to burn at all ... should have learned that sound the first day using a chainsaw ... the sounds are very much different

[@rhinorider121]

@@0623kaboom I picked up on that as he was pulling in frustration

[@HamiltonvilleFarm]

That saw and bar is insane! Great job guys!

[@kristmadsen]

How long does it take to sharpen 14' of chain ...

[@gt3jacoby]

@@kristmadsentoo damn long😵‍💫

[@meshaft]

It's sad, because that tree was older than our nation.

[@-L.S]

one of the last giants in america

[@dfoltz268]

It is but even trees get old and die.......If we don't cut them down first :P

[@butchpotato1804]

When the settlers got to it, it was already 100+ years old. Pretty cool that it lasted that long.

[@briankennedy1313]

Signing a document doesn’t actually signify the existence of a country. It was all here undisturbed until curious men claimed and began its long, slow destruction.

[@stevepasquarella823]

@@briankennedy1313 DOn't worry, still better than a bunch of savages running around cannibalizing the babies of opposing tribes in a eternal warfare.

[@oscarmarfori613]

You should have angled your saw and shaped those small sections like a wedge so that when the crane pulls it up it will not lock up with the other pieces

[@johnscott2849]

3 of those 1800 lb pieces would give me heat for a year.

[@donnaryland9976]

FoSho it’s a-shame it wasn’t used for at least 1 beautiful piece of furniture to show off it’s age. That kind of tree & it’s age comes once in an eternity!!!!

[@jaydunbar7538]

A 4" round would make for a nice dining room table.

[@jameswalker590]

That would only be a cord or a little more. You must not need much heat.

[@jgrenwod]

I havent yelled at a video in a long time.. I can't stand it when people dont listen to my suggestions.

[@sadwaifu]

??

[@apersonontheinternet8006]

Lmao thos comment is great

[@thecasper911]

Jake I imagine that there are people that would pay a fortune for a clean 6 inch ring of that for a natural table!

[@0623kaboom]

that would be one weak table ... the strength isin the length not across the diameter ... you cut slabs then glue together ... you dont cut rings and hope ... slabs carry more weight while slices are weak as ... proof ... push your fists together ask a friend to try and pull them apart ... they wont be able to ... BUT if they slap one hand up on one arm and one hand down on the other your hands part like the red sea ... THATS what a slice of the trunk would do .. break apart with any moderate force or weight

[@Kohler_Wood]

@@0623kaboom bru epoxy resin exists. It is used for countless wood projects to protect the wood from moisture and to strengthen it.

[@Aprilrainsss]

@@Kohler_Wood resin is really expensive tho

[@Kohler_Wood]

@@Aprilrainsss not really, you can get 1 quart of resin and 1 quart of hardener for like 50$ and compared to the resale value of a custom wood table like that, assuming you build it well (could be a few thousand dollars), isn’t much.

[@chillville5571]

@@Kohler_Wood try 5 to 10k on a nice epoxy ring slab.

[@morgang2385]

As an aspiring carpenter it really is a shame to have an incredible tree go to waste, but it was unavoidable. Also that tree is massive (obviously) but it’s tiny compared to a redwood tree.

[@corymauch779]

Do you know what kind it is?

[@vince52477]

@@corymauch779 Fir

[@stephenxburrage]

The saw running out of gas had me HOLLERING 😂

[@billk8780]

Makes us amateurs happy to hear we all make mistakes.

[@grthogan]

reminded me of bill wurtz editing style

[@carbonwolf1087]

@@grthogan it seems like his type of editing

[@filmaynard]

I’ve been there, pulling until my shoulder is sore, without thinking to check for fuel…

[@JoelDunn167]

Funny thing is we all do it :D

[@danielbramlett3258]

When your "smaller saw" is a 42 inch bar lol 😆

[@CerebralAilment]

I bet that one ruffled some feathers landing so close to that chicken coop! 😂

[@viperstrike3827]

Hehehe!

[@danachappell3861]

I was wondering how many of the chickens shyt out eggs by the dozen when that happened? lol!!

[@linux19]

“They must be doing real well with the Lord..” 😂🤣

[@goldeneaglearbor614]

You could make one heck of a canoe if you have a spare 15 years to carve out a chunk of that tree 😂

[@catshepherd3102]

Canoe? More like a Viking ship.

[@axyle2557]

Dugout galleon

[@The250wtf]

Way to many checks and split.

[@rodneysmart9774]

It hit hard on uneven terrain and looks like it pretty much shattered.

[@craymosstheater3999]

Could do a burnout canoe. Would be way faster plus it would harden the wood also.

[@sandynull7576]

How that tree fell is just an absolute miracle. Terrible shame the wood can't be milled.

[@jwfinley7808]

Trees fall all the time!

[@mkay1957]

Yeah, that is beautiful wood. Especially the heart wood.

[@garymitchell5899]

​@@jwfinley7808Clearly means missing the buildings

[@nakulah]

Haven’t watched yet but I can’t believe there was a remnant old growth that huge in someone’s yard!!

[@w8stral]

Got 2 trees that size in mine. Love them everyday and get sad everytime they lose a branch.

[@uuproverlord8324]

@@w8stral can u post a vid of them pls

[@w8stral]

@@uuproverlord8324 Don't have experience doing so nor a phone to make it easy to do so. The Cedar is ~6ft in diameter and the Maple is ~9ft though last 2 years it has lost 4 giant branches and is probably going the way of the other giant maples, dying off to let new shoots grow up out of the stump and get giant again.

[@uuproverlord8324]

@@w8stral oh thats sad

[@w8stral]

@@uuproverlord8324 Not really, the maples here are all in different stages of growth as they grow out of their forefathers rootball, or would this be cousin? Or younger duplicate? Not sure why our version of Maple does this and the Eastern Version or even the other local versions of maple do not do so. There used to be a 5ft diameter maple which only had one stem in my youth that fell over. Out of its root ball there is now a nearly 100ft tall ~12" diameter maple and its split sibling of ~10". Circle of Life goes on. When young growing out of old rootball they can grow 10 ft a year. Often their stump will put up ~10 shoots all growing 10 ft a year until only left with a few stems and then it eventually turns into one stem. Though we have another maple stump that is ~10 ft in diameter, which when I was ypung had 15 stems growing out of it and now it is down to 11 and they are all ~2ft in diameter. Maple here grows excessively fast and dies... excesssively fast.

[@MichaelBuck]

WOW! What a TREASSURE, I would do anything to save this wood, especially for woodworkers. It is so RARE to find a 400-600-year-old tree like this. I know allot of woodworkers that would die to get their hands on this old tree and make something special out of it. The homeowners should keep some it on the property in some form or another, it's that kind of a treasure. This tree provided LIFE to so many living creatures for so long, it server her purpose well and it just brings me to tears to see her go out like this. There has to be a way to save the roots and seeds and replant her family!!!! She started growing in the 1200-1300, WOW, the tales she could tell! She was almost half her life when America was first discovered. Prior to that she grew FREE. Maybe the Indians of the time knew her well and slept under her shade.

[@mischaeidmann4036]

Great words

[@timbourque5095]

They could have milled the tree right there crazy ? That tree was worth more then their house and property probably unbelievable don't know what is going on in peoples head's sad.

[@barthuisman6076]

It was cracked allready?

[@timbourque5095]

@@barthuisman6076 wood has crack's it's real wood.

[@BeatstormX]

Its always sad to see a big tree being cut down

[@briangarrow448]

I worked on the Quinault Indian Reservation in Washington state as a young man for a few months as a logger and I measured some cedar stumps that were over 24 feet in diameter. The trees had been cut probably 30 or 40 years before I happened upon them but since cedar resists rot, they were still in amazing shape.

[@redmadness265]

Huh I live in Georgia and we cut down a maple tree just 3 years ago, and it had already began to degrade by the first year. Now there are big bracket mushrooms on it and huge holes where the fungus attacked it.

[@RRaucina]

Come to Murphys, California and ride your bike on the Sequoia stump 30 feet in diameter. The book says the largest cedar was 20'.

[@rdizzy1]

Too bad you don't have evidence of it, would probably be a world record for a Cedar.

[@edwinhsingmaster9135]

Drove around the Hon River up in that area 40 years ago. The stumps are 12+ ft above the ground level. Had to think about that, before I realized why that was. Sign at the trail head. Cougar sightseeing, be aware!

[@Yettiattack]

Do you know why cedar resist rot

[@emeyers5984]

Holy Moly!! The Good Lord was watching out for them! Your 7’ bar saw is a beast!

[@nakulah]

I’m thinking 600 years, the grain can be incredibly tight on these trees. I found a piece of fir in my aunts fire wood pile, 292 years across about 6 inches

[@KS-nl2pd]

WOW

[@aidentulchin6704]

Begging for a pt2. Aslo "the saw was out of gas" killed me🤣

[@markroper9269]

Holy crap that was a lot of work for that little gain...that thing is massive!!!

[@bret9741]

Well...... 500 years of giving. Now it can give for another 500 years of something beautiful

[@DXT61]

10:05 started laughing out loud when he joined in with the mini me. You know you are in big wood when a 395xp is the smaller saw.

[@StevesAutoNtrucks]

so crazy how it fell where it fell... i wonder how loud that was when it hit the ground

[@-L.S]

house probably jumped!

[@oldmanfred8676]

@@-L.S , Bet it made seismographs flicker!

[@trevorrisley5419]

This is so sad. And what makes it even sadder is that this wasn’t cut up into beautiful lumber.

[@tubestick00]

Why is it sad that this tree fell down?

[@rockkhound943]

Seemed to be cracked up top to bottom. Not much salvageable

[@siren676]

Imagine the slabs that could have come off it if someone had a big enough alaskan mil setup.

[@0623kaboom]

@@rockkhound943 the section he butchered was fine until he started slicing it down trying to pull a 600 pound chunk of wood out of the middle ... he had a 30 foot section comming down the hill that would weight about 100k pounds ... and an 8 foot section to the gap that he hadnt cut clean through yet so all that 100k trunk above was pushing his 600 pound section into a 100 foot section of tree wedged into a hill ... all he had to do was lift the section to the walkway gap cut that through and through and lift the 8 foot section out with the crane ... then the one he was trying to lift and then the one he got is bent 7 foot saw stuck in as the tree compressed against his blade ... he could have had the tree gone from the hill slope to the root in 6 hours total with some cleanup after ... every decision he made was wrong .. so very very wrong ... for the 25 feet he would have gotten the cost of the crane rental and his time covered even if he had another crew come in and do the work ... I am NOT surprised the boss had another company come in and finish it .. he showed he wasnt up to the task at all

[@rodneysmart9774]

@@0623kaboom yep

[@minh-hieunguyen6096]

50’000 lbs. 😱 and it falls right in the middle of the house and the chicken pen. This is unbelievable. I love your giant 🪚. First time see you using it.

[@selfemployed1338]

Almost like someone knew where not to build. Tree probably had a very prominent lean.

[@wilfdarr]

If that first cutting was 1800, then it's at least 3 times his initial estimate. There would have been nothing left of the house, and the speed it would have come through the roof, just the shrapnel alone would have killed everyone inside. Lucky beyond description!

[@RjBrown-ks5tz]

Im no tree hugger but any of them old growth trees ya don't have to cut down should really be left alone. Its a shame

[@daskiier]

It fell down

[@RjBrown-ks5tz]

Yeah I caught that after

[@denisbrisebois7658]

So if I may ask, how much $$$ was it to complete a job like this one ? Great video guys 👌👌.

[@scottpecora371]

Suggestion: get a lifting tarp that you can pile all the wood pieces on then grab the corners avoiding all the packing out by hand. You've got a crane sitting there take full advsntage of it. Just use the tarp every once and a while between logs to pack out. Easier than your backs

[@gordbaker896]

They are amateurs, no concept of safe or practical log cutting.

[@wilfdarr]

Yup, a canvas bucket. Load it up and get the crane to move it. Work smart, not hard.

[@robertowen1648]

@@gordbaker896 Coming from an amateur. If you were a true professional you wouldn't be intimidated by their work, but would enlighten us all of your arrogant knowledge. If anything you would have something to say that backs up your questionable knowledge that would be positive.

[@gordbaker896]

I will try to enlighten you. Cutting trees with others before teenage years. Sorry knowledge seems arrogant to you.@@robertowen1648

[@buggsy5]

Or put straps on one of those plastic totes.

[@MaineAviationCessna]

Why is it literally always raining there. Like damn

[@wood-wheel-wizard]

Shits wild makes the work harder

[@justinlabar1733]

its the pacific north west its always raining on the coast

[@cameronhughes6382]

Amazing video, I was working at a home/retreat center in Oregon city and they had a massive old growth fur that was around 900-1100 years old. The top broke out in the ice storm in January. Didn’t get to climb it but I was climbing near by ones. Largest tree I’ve ever seen on someone’s property.

[@lotuscampbell8660]

I’ve been seeing teasers for this video and it’s finally here!!! Woot woot. Awesome video Jake!

[@A1BASE]

1800lb 2’ round. 🤯

[@arthurbolton8477]

i slide a piece of 18 mm ply under the cut line to protect the chain when i go through, its about 4ft x 18in you can pound it under the trunk with the maul, works a treat.

[@Keepingthefaith72]

Instead of straight down cuts , Wouldnt it be better to cut V shape cuts then it should just pull out without getting wedged ....

[@aussieatheist960]

I think that's the tree my mother-in-law planted!

[@oldmanfred8676]

Oh, She will pay you back when you show this to her!

[@briankennedy1313]

Hmm so are you saying she is over 400 years old or that she died at a normal old age and you’re around 370 years old?

[@Paladin_of_Justice]

Old school loggers would split log long-wise by making a parallel middle cut 3/4 through then wedge split into 1/4's , 1/3's , or 1/2's . Make an 8 foot across log into 2, 3 , or 4 logs then mule team would skid them to load and deck area . All they had was elbow grease and determination.

[@muttBunch]

Omg that’s a beautiful big brute. What a shame but wow, 400 years old holy hell ❤️

[@eagleeye1542]

Thinking about it, I had to make a second comment. Seeing how hard of a job this is, with the modern equipment. Really makes you want to respect those old time loggers a lot more, I'm talking 100 plus years ago when all they had was big hand saws and axes, mules and horses.

[@Mike44460]

I am at 31:49, if you would have moved the strap around to the side, so it tightened on the side and rolled the piece towards the crane you may have been able to get the smaller one out really easy, big one may have rolled out easy as well. Now I'll continue and see how you did it.

[@CodeLeeCarter]

That's some awesome lumber projects, Its a shame you had to cut it up like this,... surely some miller would have had a better way..

[@TreeManDingo]

Buddy that is some cool stuff right there. That tree is magical. Could feel the energy coming from it. That 88 is pretty sweet also

[@WireWeHere]

Imagine the sunlight stored in that tree.... Anyone have the Scaler's data? Might make for some interesting conversions.

[@raypitts4880]

hold my beer while i compute a new chart.

[@crgstvrs]

I would have liked to known the total weight you all craned out.

[@richtomlinson7090]

Green weight could be 38 pounds a cubic foot and a 5 foot diameter piece 1 foot thick could weigh over 740 pounds. Estimate the cylinder or column volume for different diameter sections and get a rough idea.

[@MrSully69er]

Maybe steps could of been carved and rails attached either side of the tree and used instead of that slippy ramp. Wouldn't of needed to cut all the way through so no worries about hitting the ground. Attached a boardwalk from the tree to the house would of been something unique. A natural feature with a use. Its a shame an old giant like that is being used for fire wood. Great vid keep them up👍🏻

[@lesscoRyden]

I would have convinced the land owner to carve a tunnel through it and called it a day. Nice work

[@aceburgers8801]

Actually would of been really cool conversation piece lol. Cut a clean path to the front door and call it a day.

[@saltwaterinmyveins]

Old growth fir is getting impossible to find! Valuable log.

[@mattv5281]

I think that saw has more power than my Prius.

[@deplorablepatriot8605]

Ummm ... with all due respect, the 462 might as well.

[@hotrod500hp]

one is definitely not for boys. the danger of just carrying it is adrenalin...dont trip. don't trip

[@davidtyndall8880]

I am not an arborist but I am a 75 year old carpenter and woodworker. I have a suggestion that you may find useful if you ever run across a situation like this in the future. Make two cuts at a slight angle facing each other, in other words cut a wedge shaped piece. That way the slightest movement will cause the piece to get smaller as it is lifted and it will come right out. You guys really work well together and do a fantastic job.

[@gulliver3644]

Yep, I’m too am a 74 year old carpenter and woodworker. Cut the pieces tapered slightly like a “v” at the bottom, you are correct David. I love watching these guys. Great videos and dang fine teamwork!

[@jlejustin1]

@@gulliver3644 Im 27 service tech in high end kitchens but this is exactly what I was thinking and its why it was so tough for them to get it out because it actually opened up more at the bottom of the cut creating that wedge as it was being lifted, when it needed to be smaller in that situation! great team work though!

[@bosco4890]

52 yr old Jack here, couldn't believe the incompetence in performing this task

[@Red88XJS]

Yup. But need to consider, just like those house hunter, tow truck, Alaska "Reality" shows on tv; Bad copy, (video), is even BETTER copy. I don't think ANYONE would intentionally record themselves being a moron at their profession, not to mention make it public. A few kids grew some beards, bought some saws, and made some videos. Nobody could be as dull as they pretend to be. KZbin-ing must pay a crap-ton for sure. Anyone holding a chainsaw would know to count rings closest to the base. (the old lady at the end.) Was the crane rental free? ....and Thank you there Justin ! Yea, the thing was laying there in splinters,, choke out some 10' long splinters..

[@Hanky_Bannist8r]

I can't wait to hear how old the tree actually is. What a bohemoth !

[@brentworls8509]

Personally, I'd leave most of it there, clear only the walkways, and landscape around it. Maybe cut some benches along the walkways parts.

[@raphaelbeinhauer9242]

Holy shit, that is massive. Love the 880, although I wouldn't want to use it (well, I kinda do). Props to Kevin for his awesome pants, don't see many people wearing Fjällräven Vidda Pro Ventilated pants. My favorite outdoor pants, don't use them much for climbing though.

[@---l---]

Appreciate knowing the name of pro pants

[@beardy4831]

Once cut a 6 inch diameter dead yellow cedar down for firewood while out camping. Decided to count the rings. 400 years +/-. Talk about tight rings.

[@xXelitegpXx]

You could build a house from that single tree.

[@samkom33]

more than 1 hous, unless its 1 realy big house. but its cid of sad seeing them wasing the tree! if a tree like that had been in my backyard-neighbourhood, i would invest in say a LUCAS MILL That you mount on the tree, instead of bringing the treee to the mill. hehe of course a few cracks would reduce how much realy long lumber you got,, but at leas here in norway most people cut say a 16 feet 2x4 in to several shorter pieces, unless of course they need full lenghts

[@lunkerpond9765]

This is the problem with people accepting jobs that are way out of their league. You should have passed on this job and referred the customer to a much larger company that is better equipped for a tree this size. And dont try to say that you're the biggest around, you're not. Greed caused you to take this job.

[@davidelin89]

By far the best Arborist on the tube! Keep up the great work and awesome content!

[@AE86DrivingClub86]

Watch out for rocks, sharpening that chain will take you hours

[@imCNZA]

Would have loved to have witnessed the sound of that falling. A real shame it did fall though.

[@wilfdarr]

Death and taxes...

[@toppy83]

With the Super long bar, could you not machindrill a hole in the end of it, and hook in like a V shape so you can hang it in a rig or something on the other side of where you are standing? That way you take of weight of your cutting and it will not go to the ground if/when you go all the way true the tree. You have to work it two people, but think it would make your job WAY easyer.

[@martincraig1974]

You would get a few table tops out of that tree 👍👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@NelsonH007]

BREAKING NEWS! “The Saw Was out of Gas!” 😂😂 I died laughing

[@RTWGraphics]

Been there

[@lencho182]

400 SWAG ! Scientific Wild Ass Guess . Just in the coastal red woods and was next to the Grandfather 1800 years old . Love the old growth . Nice work 🤙🏽

[@seahagkeylover]

If you couldn't figure out a way to sell that timber to artists I don't know what's with you...beautiful treasure my goodness I can even make thing with the roots that's amazing

[@larryrobinson08]

3:19 you broke my heart when you said you couldn’t save it...

[@anarchy8607]

The tree fell down. What are they going to do, stand it back up and gorilla glue it back together?

[@NavyVet4955]

I would have probably left it where it fell. Cut a few cool looking walkways where you need them and a couple bench areas to go sit and relax outside.

[@markp.9707]

Said this before it’s the only KZbin site I will give more than 10 minutes to. Great stuff as always. Trees older than the US by 150 years or so...amazing. Home owner was lucky it didn’t crush their house and them.

[@darrensherwood5654]

Hey you are awesome young buck your a safe logger. I really think Jed knows his saw and how to cut old fashioned way hey do me a favor next time the young one bugs you show him something get a toy chainsaw or give him a hug tell him he is ok .your show is awesome you can afford a couple seconds with the little one.

[@thebradleysoncatbirdhill6849]

"We've been here a long time working but it doesn't look like we've accomplished much".... At least I'm not the only one who says that! Awesome video! 👍

[@McDoogle435]

Miracle fall! quite astonishing!

[@nathancameron9575]

Oh man I wish I had the wood from that tree!! It looks amazing

[@cheeseymccheese7249]

Dam hope owners sold that tree for a lot of money because if the right people get a hold of it they could potentially make 100k+

[@austenhaupfear8145]

You vs the guy she tells you not to worry about lol

[@drkdark-_-2747]

Lol

[@videogamepanda1896]

Bruhh😂

[@leslierhodes5467]

I’m glad to see this fell of natural causes But It’s ashame that it cannot be made use of I think they should put provisions In place to protect all of the old trees that are standing

[@jonanderson4755]

THE SAW WAS OUT OF GAS. LMAO, I about lost it on that one!

[@SJNFAB]

MY HAND IS SOAR FROM SHARPENING A 18" BAR. HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO SHARPEN THE 84" BAR. 🤣

[@joenissan]

Geez, I was getting cold just watching all that being done in the rain.

[@deconteesawyer5758]

The mice living in the neckbeard keeps em toasty warm.

[@jwfinley7808]

That's a lot of easy splitting fire wood! about a cord every 5 or 6 foot?

[@aceburgers8801]

Imagine just laying down to sleep and that gargantuan thing falls literally right next to ya?! Holy hell.

[@starvingartist6754]

Just cut you a walk way an leave the tree there, its now a comfrication piese, I like the way it looks !

[@johnstevens7518]

the 880 is a BEAST

[@kreterakete]

German dude agrees with shame. Hugs

[@LifeisAwesomeHere]

I use the same bar and saw for milling with an extra oiler on tip end. Probably a bit to long for just oil from the saw.

[@danielbargas3377]

It helps a lot to cut the big wood into upside down trapezoid pieces that way it doesn’t pinch when you pick. I did a elm that was about 7ft diameter in 4ft pieces that weighed around 6k each for the bottom 40ft. A coworker got our 880 with the 5ft bar suck as hell in it, so I got to go carving away with the 066 and a 36”

[@jonathanseal5155]

I thought the same thing! Cutting parallel sided slices is pointless with such sideload and pinching,,,, make the first cuts wider apart at the top, tapering to the bottom, then a horizontal plunge cut about a foot off the ground… physics is on your side

[@MrYAMAHA32177]

My Super 70 Wood Mizer is jonesing right now@!

[@tereseduffy6591]

I hope you were able to salvage the burls.

[@mariannefroholdt9783]

That is Amazing wood😁

[@jeromeknasinski3862]

Great video...well done. When I worked for the US Forest Service in the Santa Fe Mountain for the Cuba Ranger District, I came across a Standing Douglas Fir with an estimated diameter of 80". The largest I've ever seen.

[@bosco4890]

Perhaps you meant 80' in circumference? I'm pretty sure no fir tree that size has ever existed in known history, maybe pre history.

[@ToddBrittain1963]

Jerome 80 inches? That's a nice stick

[@bradroon5538]

Gonna put a lot of bar oil on those garden plants. That boom is a long way out, and every foot means less that can be picked up. The correct sign for up is an upward pointing fist with the index finger up, then rotate thehand as it points up. To lower use the same rotation with the hand pointing down

[@leeprism9564]

Make a lot of circular coffee tables, which are gorgeous.

[@wyattneel6447]

Imagine sharpening that 84inch chain though

[@minarizkalla5688]

Anyone else thinking of all of the projects you can do with this much wood

[@carbonwolf3865]

18:07 still the best freaking edit I've ever seen

[@jeri8512]

Never have I ever seen a tree that big or a chainsaw bar that big both are insane but very cool to see!

[@chriskennedy7262]

the ms 880 is a monster 121ccs thats why :)

[@Runtzbundle]

The start when he started cutting with the little chainsaw😭😂

[@Watchdog_McCoy_5.7x28]

I wasn't there, and im not a tree cutter by any stretch of the imagination, but im curious why you didn't start from the notch that was already cut previously? Couldn't you cut chunks starting from that spot so the chunks wouldn't be so tightly wedged in between?

[@deconteesawyer5758]

The actual tree guys that came in on lunch break said "Hold my beer."

[@raypitts4880]

thing is cocky ones know how to do it and get stuck nice big 84 saw still had to cut it out. 80% of every job is planning.

[@wilfdarr]

It was in the ground and they didn't want to dull their saws, but that's what I'd have done. Take the shortest chain you have, and go through to give it some room to breath. Ya you'll dull the chain, but they can be sharpened, and a new chain isn't that expensive. One person probably could have resharpened an 18 inch change in the time the crew wasted avoiding sharpening the chain...

[@t.r.766]

You had the right idea chew through it like a beaver to free up the tension /compression. After getting the owner a clear path I would have said “Save that wood I am going to get an Alaskan portable saw mill” might have yielded some nice timber’s that’s a whole lot of Bd FT the owner of the property just wanted to get it off the property for the least amount of cost. And the logging company that grabbed the wood is the one who will make the real $$$$ with the VG Fir.