Pushing trees away from a house

Using a 1990 Yanmar b50 excavator to push a few pine trees down that were leaning towards a house.

[@bennyrlove]

i'm always impressed how strong that Yanmar excavator is.

[@godzilladestroyscities1757]

He can't get enough of that Yanmar. It's got to be his favorite machine.

[@church-mouse3656]

~~~~ I think the Yanmar must be your most useful and favored of your entire fleet! You made short work of that big project! Your years of practice and talent made it look easy!

[@cmc7106]

Nice job Andrew!! You saved the Hemlock!!🌲 Thanks for sharing!!

[@farmerbob139]

it never hurts to have an old woodmizer sitting in your back yard, the earlier ones can be had fairly cheap. there is some nice dunnage in those logs. lt40 or lt40 super would be the ones to look for imho. also, you can saw logs in the winter.

[@davidforrest399]

Welder Bob i was thinking the same thing... Hopefully one day Andrew can get a sawmill and saw his own lumber. A friend of mine picked up a LT40 and we've sawn some amazing stuff with it. Figured hemlock, curly cherry, birdseye walnut!! All from "trash logs" that others thought weren't worth the effort.

[@marty0715yt]

That ole Ford sures starts easy!! She's a keeper!!! Great job!!

[@silvergrizzly316]

I can't believe nobody wanted this pine, I see all kind of lumber right there. Like you said, maybe someone will see this and want it for their wood shop. Good job! 👍👍

[@DeerParkFarmstead]

My favorite vids are your tree pushing vids. I used my ford 661 front bucket to push a pine over today. Didn’t go quite a smooth as this. Lol. Rock on Andrew.

[@MrFakit]

Time to buy yourself a little mill ;)

[@memyselfandifarmer]

Nice workmanship. Good save on that smaller pine along the edge of the Woodline.

[@salmonhunter7414]

Very nice video.Thanks for taking the time.

[@cat637d]

EXCELLENT video and drone work, great excavator operation as well! Thank you for taking the time to produce these vlogs they are very fun to watch.

[@TonyMalocca]

Great work Andrew. If I may make one constructive comment, there is no need to angle your back cuts. They should be level. Sloped back cuts make the tree more likely to split into a “barber’s chair”, especially if there is a lot of force encouraging the tree to fall(pushing, pulling or a pronounced lean). Stay safe and love the dogs and content.

[@MikeOrazzi]

Nice work, trees near a house seem like a good idea, until they grow.

[@SaucyBegger25]

You’ve got a lot of skill Andrew. Been watching your vids just lately and amazed at how you do things.

[@donbraden8533]

That could not have been more perfect very nice job Andrew 😎👍

[@paultopnotchfishing7506]

Your my favorite youtube channel to watch.... great video's...

[@Logjam5]

No hating; it is important that back cuts are made on the horizontal- perpendicular to the face cut for the safest possible outcome.

[@affordablepropertymaintena9213]

Logjam5 that makes no sense

[@connercole100]

Im so glad you pushed that dead tree down in the back, my OCD was killing me :-)

[@murieltainter5936]

Just pushing the whole mess "out into the woods" got me going. Cut and split for firewood. Wasteful...people where I live would come up with cash at the drop of a hat.

[@geoffrundlett1697]

Dude, you're awesome. Been watching a while now (funny KZbin algorithm led me to this year-old post). Love your videos and am in awe of your talents. Being good at something is cool. Being good at so many things....that's Camarataic!

[@marshasmith6320]

I’m glad you tried to get somebody to take the trees for lumber. Maybe you’ll get a call about them. Great video.

[@wbel82]

dude the extra drone footage is great nice job

[@fynbo1007]

Looking very smart, thank you for sharing your amazing video

[@teedawg2112]

Hate to see good timber go to waste. Hope someone calls you back. Great work mate.

[@sursomsatan1225]

Supplying nutrients to the forest is never a waste.

[@RandomNub0815]

By putting a high amount of fresh timber in the forest, you can get many longhorn beetles. Not what the forest wants

[@dot7107]

Don't u have any fireplace in your house???

[@Will7981]

Really liked the drone view as they fell. Well done

[@Nyhm961]

Yo Andrew, good to see a new video up!Quick tip, if you cut stumps with the back of your bar it will compress and leave the chips in the cut and keep the stump from pinching. It seems slower but in the end its not really.We all learn from each other and I always take away some tidbit or another from your vids so i'm sharing :-)

[@FromSteelToWood]

Thanks for sharing this comment, I'll take note of this trick!

[@chrisE815]

The top of the bar so the saw is pushing towards me?

[@chicamuxen]

I will you were close to Southern Maryland, i have a few trees needing removal,lol. Nice job,

[@edwardseth1230]

Again.. Exceptional job.. All in a days work.. Thank you.. Stay safe.. God bless

[@team_1j_jont-179]

Hey my friend i am an experienced tree cutter and i have to say i felt a little uneasy watching you make the angled back cuts. Id reccomend you learn how to make a traditional humboldt face cut and the proper back cut. It will be much safer and more predictable!

[@a5sarola]

Angled back cuts... never for any reason...ever. People think its going to keep the tree from falling backward, it isn't.

[@affordablepropertymaintena9213]

SomeGuy explain to me how a straight cut is safer then angled back cut. If you think about the physics angled makes much more sense?

[@TheChaztor]

@@affordablepropertymaintena9213 nope and your are not thinking about physics if you think so.

[@Palstif]

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[@leol1682]

Like the video Andrew ,good job man .

[@michaeldavid9181]

Thank you Andrea I can always find a video I haven't watch on your channel I love it

[@Military-Museum-LP]

These were some of the tallest I've seen you push, wow!

[@gregkern4652]

Hello! Loved the video!

[@bufford14]

Some more good logs to go to the sawmill. The next thing you should get is a wood mizer saw mill with all the trees you take down.

[@kapperoutdoors]

Fine work right there! Probably a lot cheaper than a tree service!

[@BarnStangz]

Nice looking drone shots my man! Looks like that was a nice, easy and quick job!

[@AndrewCamarata]

Thanks.

[@kdp66]

Nice job. Yanmar pushes well. Tucked the mess into the brush out of site. Sawmills are concerned about logs from home sites and driveways. They tend to have nails and wire in them. Make sure the log buyers understand that you know how to look for metal, and won't send them logs with metal. Your use of a sloped back cut concerns me. If you're worried about a tree leaning back, get a few wedges. A sloped back cut might not hold the tree. If the holding wood on a back leaner snaps tree could slip off the stump. Use a back cut perpendicular to the stem and start a wedge as soon as possible. Be careful, stay safe.

[@michaelhayes5316]

Rad music sir ! Beautiful video as well, hope you have time to read this.

[@davidforrest399]

Another great video as usual. Thanks Andrew! I noticed 2 things and was curious; 1 why didnt you wear chaps or safety pants? They are cheap insurance compared to the cost of an injury. Please consider getting chaps at minimum, i'd hate to see you injured. I personally prefer saw pants to chaps, more comfortable and better protection. Second ive noticed in a few videos that youve made your back cut angled. Why? It is way less efficient, you have to cut through more wood than if you just go perpendicular to the trunk. If felling using wedges it lessens the efficiency of the power of the wedge to lift. Also it has the potential to be very dangerous if the tree is back-weighted, as the longer angled back cut creates more force against the hinge wood increasing risk of failure (longer lever). Not commenting to be safety police, just dont want to see you hit any trouble that will prevent you from making more great videos to enjoy. Thanks again. All the best. (edited to fix terrible spelling mistakes from typing from my phone)

[@georgepeters2078]

Yep on the chaps!! There is a major vein in the leg. If you cut that start praying! Please keep safe!😁

[@ron827]

We can all learn more about what do and be safer doing it if we are willing to listen.

[@Neg_Ice]

great work buddy, seem like a very solid dude

[@FromSteelToWood]

Nice views! Nice action!

[@mikerom9958]

I bet you wish they were all like that Andy! Could you have a winter project with all these trees, create your own lumber? I know you don't have a saw mill, but you have the space, covered area and time in the winter!

[@carljorgensen2813]

Love to have all the wood, only a little problem, I live in Nevada.. love your videos keep them coming..

[@gregs3393]

Yanmar Trance Video. Mind blown.

[@frenchriversprings]

Nice video! Your channel is growing. Congrats!!

[@CranialAccess]

Had to Have a big 3’ in diameter one dropped 3’ from our Lake Cottage in the Adirondacks, cost me around 4 grand...they had to install zip type lines...couldn’t get their crane in.....☹️ Thanks for the t-shirt for my 4 year old grandson Sam. He loves your content and the music......

[@AndrewCamarata]

You're welcome.

[@UTubeGlennAR]

>^..^< Yes, never seen 3 tall trees with in striking distance of a house go down so quickly n easily.... Nice Job Mr. C....

[@JBFromOZ]

Another great vid Andrew, digging the soundtrack, where do you keep finding such sweet drops?

[@AndrewCamarata]

JBFromOZ thanks, KZbin audio library

[@firstgan114]

Clean work as always.

[@1944chevytruck]

great machine!... thanks 4 video. be kind.

[@karipalsson9856]

I love the tree vids keep it up!!

[@MrVajutza]

Hey Andrew, the Yanmars knuckles are looking like they need new bushes and pins from the slop. If you do replace them I’d love to see your method for getting the old ones out and how you deal with any distortion on the main journals. Cheers.

[@slvrfox118]

Andrew,love your videos ,I’m in the same business .Just a little pointer when cutting trees keep your back cut level

[@ivanteter2024]

You are the most skilled person in the world!

[@williamlemaire9882]

Nice drone shots

[@glenngoodale1709]

As always, awesome video ....

[@BassTrackerBassin]

A straight back cut is a much safer technique than the slanted back cut. With the slanted back cut it puts way more stress on the hinge wood than a traditional straight back cut. Great job though!

[@CarrotCaptain]

I was going to write this same comment. The slanted cut can allow the tree to slide off the stump. Some people will cut on a slant to keep the tree from sliding backwards when pushing trees.It would be better to cut above the hinge about an inch high with a level backcut to create a shelf so the log cant come backwards off the stump.

[@bogillespie4774]

Another fine job keep up the good videos

[@wagnerdesouza6925]

Parabéns pelo belo serviço, tem meu respeito e adimiração.

[@Crazyreseller]

Just curious..what would you charge for a job like this? You don’t need to be specific, a range would be ok.

[@chevyford100]

good video, if you put a chain between the 2 ramps, you can lift them with the excavator

[@MookieMan1]

chevyford100 that’s an awesome idea

[@charlieheinz4914]

Editing keeps getting better

[@texasstudios29]

I run a Johndeere 290G LC, and its a quite big excavator bigger than the one you're using in it has a hard time pushing over 100 acres of trees smaller than those pine trees... and your excavator is like 3 times smaller and doing it no problem...

[@Coryan321]

How much would a lumber yard normally pay for wood? Oak vs pine?

[@larrrymeyers6695]

you make it look easy lol

[@countryboytrucker9536]

Nice work

[@benbuilds101]

Never do an angled back cut. You have a higher chance of it falling the wrong direction. There is a great video on youtube about this.

[@affordablepropertymaintena9213]

Ben Rawalt makes no sense.

[@wheelinken]

@@affordablepropertymaintena9213 I'm no pro but if the tree sits back that angled cut acts like a big lever. My buddy cut a tree like that at my place and it fell backwards.

[@thomasdobrenick1549]

Why he just knocks it over going to fall one way

[@RangieNZ]

Double like - excavators & dropping trees.

[@tongsli]

No dogs? please more Sadie and Levi!! love seeing the K-9's

[@AndrewCamarata]

There is a dog video coming out soon for Levi's birthday.

[@eformance]

Run Forrest, Run!

[@colewilber7044]

Hey Andrew, nice job. I have the same excavator and a b27 also. I process a lot of pine logs on my sawmill. We should talk. You were in front of me today on the scale at Eastern on Jockey Hill. You were gone before I could talk to you.

[@AndrewCamarata]

Ok. Do you need logs? 845-399-8477

[@heatherjolly8389]

100 💯 awesome

[@jaywax3593]

Andrew; would you sell your little yanmar excavator without all the electronics? If so, for around what ballpark figure?

[@davecalvo6418]

Andrew, you banged that job out quick with no issues. I know from experience that most saw mills just don't want anything to do with "yard trees" as they typically have some hardware in them and it wreaks havoc on the mill blades. Is that Husky an "XP" I only run the XP series as they are commercial saws and rev much higher than those homeowner Husky's

[@AndrewCamarata]

357xp, decent saw, always leaks bar oil though. Yeah, mills wouldn't want that if I said it was near a house.

[@davecalvo6418]

That is an all around good saw, big enough to do most jobs, FYI it seems like all my Huskies leak bar oil, not sure why that is but its kind of annoying as it makes a mess.

[@rjpropertymanagement5163]

Hey Andrew it's Rocco from ct how are you doing always enjoy your videos so please keep them coming if I ever get up to your area would enjoy meeting you like I said thanks Rocco from ct

[@AndrewCamarata]

Thanks. Ok

[@farmingyear3972]

Hi nice video

[@ZeroFloat.]

How many hours B50 and Komatsu had when you bought them? Is there a threshold of hours where the used ones are going to break more and it is reasonable to buy a newer one than to fix the old ones all the time? Do you even watch the hours when you buy a machines like those?

[@AndrewCamarata]

The b50 doesn't say. That thing never breaks. The Komatsu is like 4000 something, that one is reliable too. The only machines that I had that broke were john deeres.

[@axe609]

I wonder how long before they regret not having the stumps pulled?

[@AndrewCamarata]

Its ground cover there anyways, if it was in the lawn they probably would regret it.

[@rentatrip1videos]

ANOTHER KICK BUTT VIDEO , from Andrew, by far the finest on YOU TUBE , we vote for An Award for use of Background MUSIC /Drone /Multiple Cameras / Action Sequences .... FINEST of this Venue on YOU TUBE ... VERY GOOD STUFF THANXZ Andrew

[@Mercmad]

beautiful logs, a crying shame if they are wasted. What you are doing with the chain saw cutting like that is very dangerous ,you cut your scarf ,then a parallel with the ground cut above it so there is a hinge for the tree to fall in the direction of your scarf cut. Cutting down hill forces you to cut into the scarf which will often make the log jump backwards....into the saw operator.

[@ny10b3j]

Have you any issues with the sawmill complain about any stress cracks in the logs from pushing them over with the excavator?

[@AndrewCamarata]

They don't want logs that are all split up.

[@michelwong1]

👍👍👍

[@anthonyborzi8974]

With all the pine logs no mill wants at the end of a year if you had a portable saw mill you’d have some serious lumber

[@johnc6798]

How long did that job take in real time? I'm guessing maybe 3-4 hours? Mind telling us how much you charge for a job like that? I'm always interested in price differences between locations. Down here in NC that'd probably be a $200-$300 job.

[@AndrewCamarata]

I was there less than 3 hours. Only 200-300? I charged much more than that. I wouldn't do a risky job so quick. If they were not in danger of hitting anything it would have been much cheaper.

[@johnc6798]

That makes sense...more risk requires a higher price. Things are generally cheaper here in NC compared to when I lived in western NY. Thanks for the reply and great vids man.

[@petehiggins33]

I've never cut a tree down in my life but I can see why making the back cut at an angle could be bad news. By doing this you are creating a ramp sloping forwards. If you accidentally cut too far i.e. into the front cut or if the hinge breaks for some reason then the tree will drop onto that ramp and slide forwards. If you're lucky it will just drop onto the ground and stop there but if you're unlucky then, because the centre of gravity is above the excavator bucket it will pivot about the bucket and fall over backwards tipping the excavator over as it goes and throwing you under the falling tree. If the back cut is horizontal then there's no force pushing the base of the tree forward although it might stll fall sideways.

[@michaeladams9807]

Awesome 👍👍🌲🌲📹📹🚜🚜

[@carlameen7239]

Andrew, Have you ever had any near misses taking down a tree with the Yamaha?

[@aldimore]

Sad to see those majestic giants come down. Nice work Andrew!

[@AndrewCamarata]

Big pine trees are no good around a house. Thanks

[@davidcooke3630]

How much would that Myanmar 35 cost you used

[@samuelbacon1596]

Andy. You should think about taking the long lumber home with you.Getting chain saw,,, saw mill. I know you don't do a lot with lumber. But next time your in one of the BIG BOX STORE LOOK AT A 4x4 or 2x4. What there going for!!!!!!!!!!! But am a carpenter ALWAY building a form to hold cement or hold a wall or a small gig to hold something. All my life I have always reused lumber for something. As for the hard wood your cutting down to hell!!!!!!! going to the mill. You have all the right tools to make firewood the easy way. Cord of firewood in CT goes for 225.00-275.00 a cord. Got no work all winter there's some extra money. Coming end. You got the yard and the tools. Us them START PUTTING YOUR FINGERS IN MORE PIES. AND DONT ALWAYS PUSH ALL YOUR SCRAP METALS LIKE YOUR COPPER BRASS SAVE SOME. FOR A RAINING DAY ONCE AGAIN YOU GOT THE SPACE. TAKE CARE. BE SAVE JUNKMANDO

[@thecybersecuritymindset]

What drone are you using?

[@AndrewCamarata]

This one: amzn.to/2Ml2A3O

[@TF856]

I did some asking around about what people use to speed up the video and the audio together and full tilt grading said they use iMovie. Just a thought. 😀

[@Grakoham]

3:09 for a sec I thought that was a ghost or something.

[@sanfranciscobay]

What was the charge for taking down the trees, $500-1,000?

[@AndrewCamarata]

Yes, towards the higher end of that.

[@russellclement2058]

Didn't take the timber away?

[@samiralbalushi4611]

Hi l like all your videos and your works where do see yourself after five years? Thank you

[@hangugeohaksaeng]

@2:41, why does Andrew need to run back into the cab? I get needing to be away from the tree, but it looks like he is getting back to the machine for some reason.

[@user-tb8hq3pq4q]

прицеп хороший у тебя Андрей

[@raykarl2119]

This is a beautiful area, where is it? I live in California and it is BROWN not green!

[@AndrewCamarata]

NY

[@Shj.11]

Hi what is your new project.