Big Dead Tree Removal

A freind and I taking down a big dead tree at my parents house. Keep up with new stuff on the facebook fanpage! Letsdig18.

[ensen]

You are a very good excavator operator, no questions. But the way you handle the chainsaw scares me. Chain seems to be dull bye the way.

[benjaminbiggs]

ok the way you handled that saw scares me, its gonna kick back and get you, try to be more careful

[letsdig]

@ensen89 what was scary? and yes the chain was a tad dull but I used what I had.

[FRUNTCASTER]

Chris, I won't go through all the things that went wrong, or bad technique. . . I will help you with your saw though. Your saw is waaay too lean. Your idle is off too. Lighly seat the L & H needle, then back them both out 1 full turn to start. That gives you a starting point. With the saw idling, slowly back out the L needle until the saw wants to die, and go back in 1/4 turn. On the H needle, rev the saw wide open throttle, and slowly back it out until their is a pronounced "burble".

[tonythetigre]

No relief cut no safety gear no guide ropes one lucky guy!

[FRUNTCASTER]

Cont. . . Then go back in 1/4 turn. Now you need to put the saw into some wood, but with a nice sharp chain. The saw should "clean up" in the cut, and burble outside of the cut. If the saw still burbles under load (cutting), stop, and turn the needle in 1/8 turn, and cut again. Adjust in this way until the saw cleans up in the cut, but burbles unloaded. If nothing is done, you'll ruin the saw.

[avecforte]

Thats a great show of how exactly not to do it :)

[danbertilsson]

don't get me wrong i really like u'r clips ! But how can american afford not to use chain safe pants and proper headgear. doesn't it cost a lot of money to go to hospital ?

[letsdig]

@gangesexcavating dull saw and too many people with oppinions is never a good thing lol. But it all went well in the end. I might try to get a had cam and fall a few big ones the right way if I get a chance

[Jakeyboyshow]

Why are people dissing 'Letsdig18' when it was the other fella who didn't take the back-cut deep enough though the heartwood and left it hanging up requiring a pushover! Kickback waiting to happen when tubby went back to it. 'Too many chiefs' from what I saw, they shudda left him too it. No one got hurt so no harm done.

[SSArt]

Sure was a big-un!
What kind of tree was it?

[tractortom]

does the case have thumb control on the joystick?

[eenkjet]

Cut the roots with the excavator and push it over. The weight o the tree will lever the root ball out. Missed opportunity. Also the root ball acts as a cam/ball-and-socket causing the tree to gently lay down. Very easy to aim.

[gangesexcavating]

yeah, some falling skills need working on. Not a knock. But yes the truth.

[letsdig]

@MegaCat312 I think this was the smaller 034

[TheFrameoff]

cut a notch out of the tree then a back cut and it will fall where you want it too, not a straight cut right danger.

[spotify_ERROR]

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thank you fir the ol deadtree story

2:16 right heres where id pack it full of dynamite.

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[evil]

wow thats not how you drop a tree my dad cuts trees and he cuts a slice out of the tree and iv seen him drop them right where he says tons of times 

[billmoran]

I like how the boss came out to supervise at the end!

[Kiwidirtworks]

your ment to cut a V notch in the front (direction you want it to go) then a downcut in the back