Unorthodox leaf removal.

[@maxjones9139]

When my grandfather passed away, I’m the only one who does this work. I would not have any grass at my lake house if I didn’t. And for some reason my family is so lazy and doesn’t care. Your message is awesome about something coming. I left my job of 20 years and getting into excavation. Following my dream, and I owe most of this idea to you. I’m 38 and more excited than I think I’ve ever been. Feels like I’m doing the right thing. Thank you Buckin!

[@Gordon_L]

After my father had a stroke he had home care for a while but eventually needed to be in a nursing home as Alzheimer's set in , it took a year for me to tidy up his place so it could be sold to cover his fees as he never threw anything away and he had 8 acres . He's coming up on 94 in a couple of months and I turn 70 a month later , things do not get easier as you get older . You'll get it done Buckin' , you're still a young man 🙂

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

Yer a good man

[@ruggedtimber1743]

Hey Buckin’ At 12:18 of the video where you talk about people being weak and soft because they haven’t been barked up or starved is so on point! I talk to my students about stuff like this and will be playing this part of the video for them this morning. Thanks for sharing, Stay safe Love always wins ❤ Dirk

[@mikehorton3664]

aways a joy watching. we where blessed and bought a cyclone vacume for leaves. we use a tarp to move massive amounts of leaves. we have over 20 hard maples on 1 acre not all are mature. God bless,matthew6:33,proverbs3:5

[@pdet1951]

Been splitting wood pass week it is very relaxing. Like you say it’s a technique over muscle, I am 73 and it’s a good exercise. We live on a 1 1 /2 acreage lot that is 3/4 covered with trees mostly Oak. When fall comes we hit it a little each day one tank of gas only for the blower. Yao can rack them on a large tarp then drag the tarp we do that alot

[@Woodchucker.kaleb.w]

I agree, Billy-everyone’s got their own way of doing things. This is your way. Someone might have a different idea, but this is how you’re doing it. It’ll spread out on the shore and naturally decompose-that’s what it does anyway; you’re just adding to the process. It’s better than digging a hole, burning it, and having smoke pollute the air. Kicking it out into the water lets it naturally disperse as it leaves. It’s not trash. I love the idea-I just wish I had water in my backyard so I could do the same.

[@Woodchucker.kaleb.w]

Boy, I wish I had that type of natural nature. It’s a little bit different than Arizona. You have a beautiful scenery. We got Cactus ha ha when you don’t live there, I see the video and it looks like living in heaven.

[@Zebracat5]

That looked like an unending Job Buckin. That was a clever way to bring the Leaves down to the Water. Thanks for the Video.

[@stephenreiner1523]

I always tarp leaves. It's the easiest way to do it and you know it as well as I do.I was born in 1959 and I was taught how to work hard and keep my mouth shut. That's just the way it was. I'm a lot stronger and smarter after all the decades of working my butt off.

[@Becky-zi7fo]

You work so hard. Glad you still can with your back. Wish I had water to dump my leaves. We just mow over them for mulch for our lawn.

[@martyrutter3630]

A video on my birthday, thank you my friend. Blessings still for you and your family in preparation for your Dad’s service. 🙏♥️👍

[@steveroberson1979]

Happy birthday 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁 🎊

[@gaudenzschneider316]

@@martyrutter3630 Happy Birthday Marty i wish you all the best🤝🫂 stay healthy ❤️👍🥳

[@martyrutter3630]

@ Thank you. We are thousands of miles apart but through this channel we can encourage one another through the rough and good times. 👍👍

[@martyrutter3630]

@@steveroberson1979 Thank you. 👍👍

[@gaudenzschneider316]

@@martyrutter3630 i love it❤️ you are welcome my Friend

[@sydrider6023]

I have this job too Billy. It’s been a year now. A lot of work is ahead of you but your father left this world in peace knowing you will take care of his will like a master. My father left me his XL-76 and is Jonsered 2050 “Turbo” and I found you.

[@johnkenny2210]

Morning Buckin 🌄 another top show while having my Morning coffee 👍 always great to see 👀 Myrtle l fully understand the job you're doing for your late father l am doing exactly the same and believing me it's not a easy road

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

Right on

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

Right on

[@sglc7100]

Buckin! Wonderful job on the leaves! I own a landscaping company in northwestern Ontario, and we are in the midst of our fall cleanups now! Your carpet method worked like a charm. It sure is a lot of work, but damn is it ever a good feeling when they’re done! Thanks for all the content you put out. The wisdom you share is beyond appreciated. I’d like to extend my condolences to you and your family on your dad’s passing. He sure raised an intelligent man. All the best!

[@cliffjenkins6419]

Coming from a land of predominately evergreens,I'm envious of those big heaps of potential leaf mould, compost carbon layers,mulch etc. But what a great video, glorious site too. Have a great day Buckin you've just made mine. Cheers from HB NZ

[@austinswift1602]

nice job Buckin'! Beautiful maple! I've used a lightweight poly tarp (10x10) for years for hauling the leaves into the woods. Works like a champ! Love and Respect from NC! 🙂

[@steveroberson1979]

Hey Buckin n Buckin Army! What a gr8 video. Love your brutal honesty. Mad love n Respect brother ✊️ 🙏 💯 ❤️

[@Oscar-kb4wf]

Me and my awesome wife took care of her brothers estate. and we found out what it does to us. God bless all of you. amen.

[@user-ret-cde-ret]

Well done Buckin! My wife and I both chuckled and said you created a "leaf draggin" . It is honorable to "do the right thing" serving as the executor for one's parents. That is my opinion from my own experience. Again I say, well done sir!

[@elmagico6994]

I have a Stihl BR 350 backpack blower and it moves mountains. That and a pitchfork and a lighter keeps me ahead of the leaves and pine needles. Not to mention the Madrones dropping their leaves twice a year. It's a weekly thing cleaning the roof and rain gutters out. I'd love to drop the trees that surround the house but they're just too sketchy for me to get them on the ground. 100 to 140 foot pine and fir tree with a slight lean towards the house. BBR could fall these in his sleep. I'm not anywhere near that league.🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴

[@jamesonh889]

Harry's like "Who in the Sam Hill put all these leaves on my beach?!?!"

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

Lol

[@57Dalv]

Yes, Life is wild after returning from visiting family and driving 2233 miles in 1 week. God Bless Buckin'

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

Thx😊

[@shaneb852]

Good on ya brother Buckin'! And another great vid! Yer a good son for all you've done and continue to do in honor of your dad! I spent the day doin the same kinda stuff here yesterday and have more to do today. Lots of red/white oak, maples, big white pines and a few hickory trees around my place. Thank goodness I pulled the trigger on a big gnarly backpack blower! Fall in Wisconsin brings lots of work! Take care and keep on BUCKIN!! 💪

[@davefran01]

Vancouver Island easily one of the most beautiful places in N America . thanks Billy

[@Woodchucker.kaleb.w]

Hey Billy, hope everything‘s going well with the family best they can be checking out your video now. Hang in there.

[@SuperAngelic5]

Really like your message at the intro. We need more kindness in the world.

[@cjmoundalexis2567]

Oregon "Gator Mulching Blades" on a mower will make those leaves disappear into dust and put nutrients back to the soil in no time ! Dealt w the labor effects of two giant silver maples and one huge swamp oak every year growing up ! Will never go back to raking. (thats just me !) Thanks for all you've done for so many. Continued best wishes to you and your successful journey ahead !!

[@Timberjack.loggers]

Great idea with the carpet take care !

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

Thanks! You too!

[@danbarth9421]

Freakin awesome job on that cleanup!! Looks great!! Such a good feeling to be out doing hard work❤❤much love from the Barths brother💪💪

[@tesoro2250]

Their hands are soft. Lol Buckin. Keep upbthe good work brother.

[@memphis28571]

You’re like Mr Rogers for men! Love ya man

[@geoffoutdoors]

Hey brother...i got two months of leaf work every year at our home...we've been here just shy 50 years...lived here all my life...leaf work is serious ! Haha...keeps me busy and outside and sometimes i chop wood in between leaf hauls to the backwoods 👍🍁🪓 hate it when the leaves are wet!

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

Wet is tough

[@keithevans8155]

What a beautiful place! I bet it's really cool during the big storms we get in the Northwest

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

It really is!

[@rock_machine01]

Put a big tarp down blow the leaves on the tarp, then use the tarp to bundle them up and pull them somewhere else

[@NHHalKnowsHow]

Good Job, Buckin!! A Canadian leaf toboggan!!

[@scottjohnson1766]

Was chopping splitting and stacking today love it and hope to do it till I die sure my dad was watching from heaven.

[@stokermeister3]

Sorry for your loss buckin 😢😭

[@donaldleblanc3056]

Hi Buckin. The carpet is a good idea. To make it easier on your back you could tie a rope to each corner, or use a tarp that has grommets to make that even easier. One thing though, it’s better to not put leaves in the water. It’s “ natural “, but they increase the oxygen demand (BOD) on the water which is not good for fish etc. Would have been better to find a spot and make compost out of them. I find that using the suck feature of my blower, with a bag, chews the leaves up fine and you get a whole lot less volume to deal with. Put that on the compost pile, and you get good soil that much quicker. Not trying to be negative, and I know you are dealing with a lot right now, just offering suggestions for improvements. I was trustee for my parent’s estate. I’ve seen that break families apart as people have different ideas of what should be done. I was able to navigate through that following your basic rules, fair, honest and work hard on it. You should be fine. Good luck!

[@DavidMartin-ym2te]

Looks like my garden at this time of year - I am in Perthshire and it is leaves all over. I usually have a day with wife and son clearing them and into the leafmould pile, although we leave the other 2 acres to rot down. It is amazingly tiring actually, but you can feel you heart pumpin', so I guess it's good. I am 68 now, so important to keep going.

[@zactillett9820]

I live in the woods. The easiest way to deal with alot of leaves (I've found) is rake them onto a tarp. You can drag a huge pile a long ways in one trip.

[@Shane_Reynolds85]

We are starting “leaf season” here at work. A couple weeks of backpack blowers, tarps and dump trailers. One place is along some cliffs of a large lake, we blow them all down the cliff face and into the lake. Some places get pushed into the woods. And lastly some have to be hauled to the city green-waste dump.

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

Wow

[@saltrock9642]

I never did mind raking leaves until I met an 80ft sycamore with leaves as big as your head. My Live Oaks shed like dogs(3 times a year) and still not as bad as sycamores. Fun show like always, thank you.

[@phredrocks]

Condolences Billy, thanks for sharing.

[@mikahakkinen5651]

first snow did come today here in finland.the snow work begins now for some months

[@CabinRidge]

Great words and advice buckin, Godbless

[@daryljohnson8487]

Just watched your video. Just wanted to comment on your leaf blowing to clear the ground. I live in Florida and have a lot of oak trees which produce debris constantly. Years ago I purchased a Sthil BR800 backpack blower. I used that one for many years cleaning the yard. I actually bought a newer beefier model to replace that one with. I know you like power to make jobs easier. That evident in all your badass chainsaws. You should try a big badass backmount blower. It’s amazing how much you can clear off. And it’s easier than holding a blower with the hands. I really enjoy all your videos. You’re a good man!

[@mikewilcox8866]

You are right brother . Just get it done. I miss my Dad too. And will keep his good name alive as well. It's just right.

[@larryjoseph9492]

buckin the fun you would have with a back pack blower, it would have its use here for sure

[@RUM123]

Next investment for me will be a big backpack blower. Got a lawn sweeper this past summer. It was a god send for the hurricane cleanup. Figure between a bigger blower and the sweeper, I'll no longer dread fall cleanup.

[@GaryRitter-f8w]

Wow, Leafs make the best compost for a garden. This really makes me laugh. haaaaa , thanks.

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

You bet

[@stevesmith9254]

Nice work. That looks like an awesome area to live in. 😃

[@mattia21000]

Bucking would u like to do also a grass trimmer video ? Here in italy all loggers are also gardeners and they use it a lot

[@woodsie5796]

We wouldn't be able to put them in the water where I live; against state law. I actually like to leave the leaves until the snow is gone; many creatures stay in them during the winter months for shelter. It's a little harder to do in the Spring, but it works for me at my age and health. Great job.

[@BobBlarneystone]

We blow leaves into rows and then rake onto a cheap HF 12x15 tarp and then drag to the disposal area. It goes lickety split. By the way, do you ever save burls or spalted wood for woodturners? For that matter, a good winter pastime is lathework, especially if you've laid in a stock of choice turning blanks.

[@scha0786]

For a while I thought you kept saying, “get them in the salt truck” lol. Leaves are always a task every fall but my daughter now loves playing in the big piles. As a kid I did the same, funny how that works.

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

Yes sir

[@BrandonWeinmann]

Dad passed away last year and just now done with the process. I got his 026 pro and enjoyed using it to cut firewood for the family this fall in his memory!

[@rickreese5794]

Have same model over 20 years now, Regards from the North Rocky Mountains UssA 😊

[@BrandonWeinmann]

@@rickreese5794thank you! I’m in north eastern Washington!

[@jeremyspafford2520]

What a beautiful place! We live in Ontario and have been to the East Coast, but would love to come visit BC in the future Stay safe and God bless 😊

[@critterg8493]

Good to see you Buckin

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

You too

[@Desertduleler_88]

My condolences for your loss. I’ve just brought a new property recently and just dealing with a particular tree that drops it’s leaves in Summer.

[@alanvanclief7802]

God bless you, and your family

[@davidmueller4808]

Love the videos!

[@JoeRitchie-e5l]

That was a great idea for moving those leaves down the stairs

[@snowman6678]

Thumbs up Buckin army!

[@rickhamm3962]

If you had a 9010 echo blower you could make the leaves do what you want them to do. Would make a big difference.

[@1944chevytruck]

CONGRATS! AWESOME!... BE KIND!

[@Becky-zi7fo]

Beautiful place.

[@kevinduff3797]

That's what we are doing here in VA until Christmas 🎄

[@prettynmung]

Little cousin passed last weekend. Learned to file my chainsaw chains. On my second chain now. Thank you so much for making this content.

[@OutbackCottageOz]

What do the two Cats think of this? 🐈😸 Harry is bemused. Keep up the Good Work - Great to have Order about the place.

[@vincentnail2881]

Spot On! Buckin, you just explained what I could never figure out why people don't do certain things. Too soft! Can't get dirty, don't have the motivation, pay someone to do it, and don't even try. Great Video Man.

[@westcoast8562]

WHY TRY?

[@Headerflame]

Funny! So I’m 53 and live with my old man who’s 80 and seen better days, but we’ve still got him. I’d always joke with him, “good luck getting rid of me, because it’s too nice!” We live on the Willamette River south of Portland. Best thing I ever purchased was the biggest baddest Stihl backpack blower. Pricey but it’ll amaze you with how much of everything it can blow effortlessly. The other thing that’s been fun/funny was years ago I was burning railroad ties in a controlled manor but at an intensity that didn’t smoke. Very hot small inferno. Incinerating half rotted creosote wood from our retaining walls. Some “good Sam “ boater decided on his one day out on the river to call the firemen on me. They asked me to put it out, which I was prepared to do from the moment it started. And out it went. Talking with the firemen, I cried how the chances of me carrying these big heavy timbers up that 50 step staircase is slim to none. They advised me to leave the pile and in a month or so after the rains, the Willamette in an act of God will take them! I scratch my head every year as I watch all the crap floats down the river.🤦🏻‍♂️ Btw, I had that fire restart about 6-7 times it was so hot. It took hours of nonstop water to cool those coals.

[@JJawsyW]

There are a lot of young soft men in the United States. Some call them snow flakes. It's mainly college kids that have had everything handed to them and never faced any hardship or consequences for their actions.

[@neilyoung2833]

Hey mate, you're not alone. We have our 'snowflakes' here Down Under too! I think it's a generational thing, thankfully however , not all of the younger generation fit this mould

[@Alexhulk]

Love the ending

[@naturundhund]

Hello Billy Ray, why do the leaves get in the water? Greetings from Germany Peter.

[@antonbizon888]

it is work for the cultivator and enrichment of the soil with humus

[@aarondodge1913]

We have a giant big leaf maple. The helicopter seeds are amazing. We have a tree with wings. Nature is amazing !! But they are a bit of a pain.

[@rickreese5794]

Go Buckin, GO 💯👍😎👌

[@academicmailbox7798]

It is why I harp on about saws like the 435 saw from Husky. Which really has no earthly purpose or useful function in life, except to work as a tool for cleaning up. A level or two above a leaf blower. But for this particular job, nothing does it as well as a lightweight 435. I might go for a rear-handle 540 at some point, for this same purpose. There's a metal saw horse that gets sold, it is a bit of a joke of a thing. I discovered 'why' limbs and branches on Cedar trees are so strong and robust, . . it's because of all of the needle and twig material that Cedar tree 'branches' have to carry, . . and do so a long distance away from the main vertical stem (like exercises using dumb bell weights that you hold a distance away out straight, to build muscle in arms or legs). How does one 'deal' with the clean-up job from a Cedar branch removal? Well, that metal saw horse that was pretty useless, one can pile Cedar vegetation on it, and reduce it into piles of small material using a tool such as a 40cc saw.

[@academicmailbox7798]

By the way, wet leaf material. A pan shovel and wheel barrow with a well pumped inflated rubber tire. Wheel barrows these days, basic, well constructed ones will set you back some (I've a galvanized Trail Noir wheel barrow I've replaced the tire on once in it's life). The galvanizing in the container or bucket part of the wheel barrow has washed away, so the steel sheet metal will rust unfortunately if I don't house the wheelbarrow). As the saying goes, amateur generals talk strategy, professionals talk logistics. And wheen it comes to leaf clean up, the pan shovel and wheel barrow (I assume in middle Canada the same equipment will function for snow clearance tool). One has to be smart about one's logistics. When it comes to branch material disposal again, that 'trick' using that 435 with a metal saw horse seems to do the job. In the past I used loper hand tools, and it would talk me longer. The Fiskar loper tools are better I found to the old style ones. Loper tools are like those 'cork bottle removal' tools, where the engineering of them can become extreme.

[@derrasenmaher9730]

You should really get a backpack blower, should be faster and easier for those large areas 👍🏻 do you always blow the leaves into the Water? Oh and I have anoter question. In some older Videos you said that a Song should be coming up (me and my McCulloch) but I cant find it, where can I find it? I follow your Channel a long time and love what you are doing and how inspiring you are 👍🏻

[@aaronwendt-smith5910]

I use a large pvc tarp to do the same thing when I’m trimming the hedges etc

[@stephengomme777]

HERE BUKIN IT AIN'T ALL BIG MAN THING CHAIN SAW BILLY BIG BOLLOCKS THINGS ! I KNOW YOUR A TRUE MAN . GREAT VIDEO MY FRIEND 😊 KEEP THE GOOD WORK GOING SIR 😊😊😊

[@scooterscat3309]

I use burlap square tarps to gather the leaves then tie the 4 corners and roll it down the hill.

[@SeeCSeesCC]

❤the Billy Ray of Light show

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

CC ❤❤

[@SeeCSeesCC]

that’s a big job you’re doing taking care of your dad‘s estate. I wish you and your Misses the best.

[@antonbizon888]

good work

[@carl27890]

You might need a big stihl backpack blower now lol I insist on keeping up with my old man’s heavy leaf load regularly so I can blow what I can off into oblivion cuz if I fall behind it’s stressful

[@Krustykrab2525]

Have u thought about moving there? I couldn’t imagine how nice that would be sitting on that deck looking out at that view.

[@Hootnhowl]

Some people leave the leaves for the benefits to the soil. I come across both people almost weekly

[@jeremiahthomas2669]

Your dad had a beautiful paradise of a property

[@stokermeister3]

Another idea for getting rid of the old leaves is to use a burning barrel for the leaves?

[@tomjensen618]

Thats great compost Buck'in??

[@Helga____]

The carpet was a good idea 💡👌🏻 I hope your back is ok, that was a lot of leaves 😅

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

Thx young lady

[@Helga____]

@@BuckinBillyRaySmith I was kinda hoping you'd find my comment on the members video, but I was late as usual

[@OutdoorswThatGuy]

Yes we did want to see the truck lmao 🤣

[@gunterbecker8528]

Why don't you compost all those leaves, turn it into good soil for the garden 😊????

[@masterful7574]

Backpack leaf blower. Usually no raking.

[@Hank_Amarillo]

need a back pack leaf blower for this

[@ghettotech9617]

rip buckin dad rember seeing in a few videos few years now condolences

[@richevy5224]

You need an ECHO 9010 backpack blower.

[@KingG0610]

Get yourself a stihl br800 if you're doing this more often, the power is unreal

[@StephenRempe-hr2le]

❤it, Harry the heron.

[@juliomcdermott4696]

Leave it to Buckin eh? I sea what you mean.

[@charleseddy9903]

Do you think your son would like to have your dad's place? Just a thought, Keep up the great vids.