The Biggest Tree I've Ever Felled

I don't know what's better - watching you take the tree down or the useful little tidbits you drop along the way.

You are like a internet dad that teaches real good stuff. Love it!

Not bored! I don't watch TV; I watch YT in the evening! I have been using the bowline, clove hitch, half-hitch and square knot since I was kid almost seventy years ago! My Dad was Chief Botswain's Mate in the Navy. He taught me the standard bowline and had many more knots that he used. I'll be using that bowling on a bite 23:26 tomorrow, cutting about 20 hemlocks. Excellent video production and content. Thanks!

I was watching you coil the rope or maybe a drop cord, I'm 70 and nothing boring about watching that. I still enjoy learning. Thank you!

Love the rope tutorial at the end. Don’t second guess your viewers interest- if we can watch you cut down a tree for an hour we would love to watch knots for hours as well! Keep it up!!

After watching you with your boom lift, I rented one to clean up my property. That was SO much easier than climbing or using a ladder, and a lot safer. Thanks for all the life pro tips!

If I could give you a couple of tips in case you are ever going to fell another tree that is bigger than the length of your bar they would be 1 use a thin straight edge to check your scarf/hinge is straight. It was slightly convex and gave the hinge extra geometry to fight you. 2 before you start your back cut plunge the center of the hinge removing the middle of the tree so you don't have to notch the back when the back cut is already made. Also less important is that a 28in full house chain is a big step up from a 20in bar with skip tooth chain. You're obviously a lateral thinker and hard worker I hope these couple of points can help save you time and effort in future endeavors.

I know I will never need the information from this video, however, I sat fascinated by your narrative and how you so skillfully cut down that monster tree. And, to boot, you even made use of the wood.! I am also very impressed with your teaching skills. Thank you for taking the time to make these videos and sharing your expertise. Much admiration from a NYC apartment dweller.

Everything you produce is just top notch! It's educational, entertaining, and just really high quality. The camera work and editing is wonderful and it's crazy to think you're doing all of this yourself. You're highly appreciated!

You collapsing when it finally fell was well deserved! She fought all the way what a great ole 200 plus tree !

I’m amazed at how knowledgeable you are on so many different jobs.

Great entertaining video, from start to finish. No way I would be up in a JLG at 60'. My most was at 40' fabricating metal buildings ! LOL ! Many years ago. Thoughtful, safe and slow. No hospital visits. You did good. And that remaining Beech truly is a jewel ! The knot class was appreciated ! Thank you !

Anything you turn into a video I’m watching. HVAC is always educational. I look forward to it. Thanks for your hard work.

You truly can fix anything. Just found your channel and am binge watching all your videos. You have a very diversified skill set that I’m sure you learnt over many years. I’ve yet to watch a video I haven’t enjoyed! On a side note your filming style is out of this world, multiple angles and replays are wicked! Keep it up from Canada!

I'm a certified arborist, and id say anywhere between 3 to 5k is fair game for this removal. Especially if the tree is being hauled away that really factors into the price.

Aside from the tree, your editing skills are superior and are the main reason for keeping eyes on the video. Any YouTube channel (baking cakes to motorcycle stunting), would learn a lot from this production.

Teaching us how to properly keep rope and the 2nd way to finish it was really neat and helpful. I've never seen that done and I'll now be using that a lot more often.

I would very much like to see the geothermal/HVAC setup you put together with your brother-in-law! I have enjoyed and learned so much from your videos I’ve seen so far. I’m sure I’ll learn more. Can’t wait to see them all.

That's a called a mountaineers coil. You can do it with the rope doubled in exactly the same way you did. Then when you're done you can take the two ends and make the whole bundle into a "backpack" that you can easily carry. Great when you're hiking in to go climbing. Enjoyed your video!

When i did my City & Guilds Amenity Horticulture in 1982, it included a chainsaw course. You had to tie yourself off at least 10 feet above the ladder and safely using rope, take three branches down. A lift like that would have made life very easy. Three people had an immediate fail because they wouldn't leave the ladder. The whole point was to show us to learn the safe way to do it. ( 🇬🇧 ). My file had a guide plate on it so it was impossible to grind at wrong angle. If you chalk your file it doesn't clog up or ruin the file.