I’ve rented man-lifts like this to do this type of work several times. The biggest problem I’ve found doing it this way is you tend to make your cutting decisions based on where the lift is and not always the best way to take a limb down. You got lucky when that limb got hung up that it didn’t come back at you when you cut it loose. Better to get the basket above the cut so if it comes back at you it’ll go below the basket.

That was so much fun to watch, and the tree is gone. Way to go!

THANK YOU---DAD---THANK YOU FOR FAMILY.

A man lift is cheap compared to anything bad that could happen to you or your surroundings. Great 👍 Job.

Good call on the man lift. When working alone on hazardous tasks, the main thing is to live to tell the tale. Thanks for sharing.

Great job Evan at least that’s another job off the list. Really cool of your Dad to help

I’m glad you had better luck than me!

@ronsmith1364

3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking about you Daniel... The tree types are part of it & being so close to the house adds extra tension to any felling job.

@CountryViewAcres

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, you had a bad day when the "professionals" came over. By the way, can't wait to see you new automatic front gate for the driveway.

@cathiwim

3 жыл бұрын

DAniel, I need to catchup with your channel! Haven’t looked in a couple weeks, been busy with babies!

@MaryB-ps8lg

3 жыл бұрын

i was thinking of you too Daniel.

great video. Often we beat ourselves up trying to do a project and don't want the bother of renting equipment to make it safer and easier on ourselves. Great to see what can be done with the right equipment instead of going it alone and trusting it will all work out. 175 dollars is a whole lot cheaper than hiring a tree service and cheaper than fence or building repairs or a trip to the ER. Awesome.

@meanwhilebackonthehobbyfarm

3 жыл бұрын

I had my power company out yesterday to look at a dead tree that was ten feet from their pole. Even though a second tree was more than the required under ten feet away rule to have them remove it he agreed that since it was leaning they would take that one down also. The bonus is they will cut it into four foot logs and shred the limbs out over our muddy paddock. Saves me $800 to remove the second tree, I get fire wood and free wood chips.

If you're weird then so am I!! I've rented one twice for two different projects. It's almost energizing working in the bucket.

I am so happy that you got the tree down and safely. Good idea for leaving the base for the goats to climb on. They will love that.

You made it look so easy. Glad it was a safe and successful cut!

You for sure have no fear of heights! Glad it went smoothly! Enjoyed watching as always! 😊

Most excellent isn't a a wonderful feeling when your all done with a task and everything is put away to stand back and look at how good everything looks thanks for sharing

You made the job look so easy. Cutting trees can be extremely dangerous. Have a good weekend 😊

Congratulations on the tree. That was a big one and having some of it dead makes bringing it down a little challenging. The lift was worth every Penny and there is some good fire wood you can use. Nice to have some help. Looks like you had some good weather to. It’s 1 degree here today and snow on the ground. Stay safe. On to the next project.

looks like you had fun doing this, and felt like you accomplished so much :)

🤗 Good morning. Wow, that is quite a job!! Your work area is safer for you and the family and the goats. 👏👏 Yes, it's nice to have help. ❤❤ You folks have a blessed day. Be well. 👍🙏☝️

Great job! We used to have a lift like that where I worked. You. Made me a little nervous without a safety harness. We had to wear one at all times. Your farm is looking fantastic!! Love the channel and the content!!

There sure was a lot of rot in some of the limbs. It makes a definitive sound when hitting the ground. You were very wise to have your saws freshly sharpened. Good job all round.

Good job Evan! That old tree was one storm away from falling on something. Nice catch!

@wendellmoore4088

2 жыл бұрын

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It's the cleanest, accident free job I've ever seen. Great job 👍

The video shots were really fantastic. Did see some exploding branches. Great to see you guys work, waste not want not. Manlift worth every bit of the $175, it was a bigger job than expected.

Good Job Evan. I was a little squeamish watching you in a couple of the shots. Especially when you switched to the longer saw and was lifting it over the basket rungs. It is really helpful you know how to run this big equipment. It sure would have cost a lot more to have it cut down professionally. Have a Blessed day. BTW Thanks to your Dad for coming over to help out.

What a great video!! I was worried about you! That was a big ass tree 😯

Thank you for posting this video - like witnessing tree cutting 'poetry in motion" !

So much improvement if you look at your videos from a couple of years ago to today! Keep up the good work 👍

Now I’m excited to see what you design for the goats!

The right tool for the right job. Good to have your Dad drop by too. I didn't realize they were close.

Great job Evan, we could tell you were excited to have that tree on the ground. Thanks for sharing with us.👏🏻👏🏻👍👍

@torrelltrent7299

2 жыл бұрын

Great work!!👌🏽

Great job at filming all of the angles.

Great boys toy very enjoyable to watch good job Evan 👍

You enjoy cutting them down and I enjoy watching you. Your making the goats something to play on is a great ideal. God bless.

@steveholton4130

3 жыл бұрын

Can't you swing it UP Forward and chain it there so it won't drag? If fencing is done, why not dismount it? Oops - wrong post

Good job Evan. You made it look so easy!

That was so cool to watch. Good job!

YOU'RE LUCKY TO HAVE A GREAT DAD !

Having the right equipment sure made this job look easy; but of course it’s hard work. Great job buddy. Cheers

Nice job Evan, keep up the good work.

you nailed it" great job, With the right tools everything is possible,

@tiemegerritsma9677

3 жыл бұрын

Fryslan boppe

@nirvanadev

3 жыл бұрын

@@tiemegerritsma9677 Sa is it .En net oars,

Great that your Dad showed up to help 👍🏼

Nothing better than working with dad especially as an adult its priceless

Thanks for helping Dad!

Some of those logs would make good campfire seating.😊

Good job Evan especially working on your own up there... 👍

good job as always Evan!!!

Great work the man.

Good job with narration and video - very helpful. Thanks!

Hi..... Country View Acres, thank you for sharing your video homestead 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 🎥👍👍👍

Nice job. We like your videos

Excellent job! I used a lift like that one time for cutting a tree and way to shaky for me and my discomfort for heights.

Good job on the tree. Well worth the the rental cost for the man lift.

Good job Evan you made a tough job look easy 👍

You're a common sense guy! I'm going to be doing similar sized trees which aren't dead. In a little tighter area so, thinking about getting a powered lift so I can zig zag around more easily. Thanks for the video!

Great job man! Beautiful place you have there!

I rented the same make/model manlift last summer to paint my barn & roof. Needed every bit of that 45' to do roof cap. My lift looked brand new, but could not believe the bob & weave of the basket, no matter height or reach. Used small & large LP lifts over the years with out the sway. Point is, you did not appear to be bouncing around. My cost for week incl. pick up/delivery/sales tax was $743.00 for 20 miles 1 way. Your place looks great.

Glad you were safe; and Thank God for dads ...

Wow! Big job indeed! Safety first.

Good job, you made it look easy.

Nice job well done 🙂🙃❤️

Like the idea of leaving it for the goats. Good safe job.

Great Job and a whole lot safer!!! Thanks...Peace!!! Bill

A good bit of firewood, nice going!

Knowing how to operate and being used to a manlift seemed advantageous. Lovely day to be outside. Plenty of wood there to keep you busy!

Wow, you are super good at this

Great job, well done

So happy you chose to rent and use the man lift .

That man-lift sure made the job a whole lot safer. Nice work on getting the tree cut down safely. It should provide a nice amount of firewood for the campfire and maybe the house fireplace too, and if you have any building to do, and know someone with a sawmill, maybe some wood for building things too.

I'm glad to see you taking the safety precautions. The Man Lift is cheap considering the alternative of an accident. 'Better Safe Than Sorry' 🙂🇺🇸

Good job 👍

Nice job. Enjoyed the video.

Nice job with those drone shots while up in the man lift - that is a lot to keep track of for you!

@CountryViewAcres

3 жыл бұрын

Yes it is. I am a one man film crew most of the time. So I am used to it.

Great video. thanks

Easy Peasy ! Quick and Slick !!! Job Done!

Nice to have good help !

Accomplished what you wanted. Nothing got broke and no one got hurt. THAT is what I call a win!

im sure im not the first to mention it but to keep your auger from swinging you can do what we do and just use rope to hold it up to the 3 point hitch. its worked well for us and saves us from having to take it off and on all the time

...GOOD ONE, NICE JOB, STAY SAFE...

Loved the vid. You made me nervous, I have a problem with heights. I noticed that when you drive your tractor around you drag the post hole digger auger. I keep a short piece of small chain in the tool box and hook it around the boom bar.

Right into the action. Great video

Whew!!! Nice to have that bad boy on the ground.

Great camera shots. I don't like heights and that lift was shaky, no way I would ever do something like that. Good job on the tree.

Great video and info. Love to hear the story on the HAM radio tower in the background.

@CountryViewAcres

3 жыл бұрын

It is a homemade antenna tower. It has a hinge joint, so you can lower it to the ground and attach the antennas. It is so rusted I would be afraid it would break if I lowered it.

I wish I had that wood for firewood. Good job!

Nice work. I want some of that maple.

my brother n law rented one just like that for us to cut tree limbs away from my 90 year old dads home and out of the power line by the house worked great quite a bit of reach out from it, stepped out of the basket onto the peak of the 2 story house to push limbs off (NICE)

Got a bit nervous for you when you started that backhand horizontal neck high 1st cut on the last stem. If that saw had kicked back - ouch !

Goats love to climb!!! Give them a cool big platform on top and they will get to it with just a few little notches for steps!!!! We have goats with stumps and an old kids playhouse that the get up in and relax. They are therapy!!

Great video. Great Job. Grettings from Concepción, Chile.

Great job .

When you get to the base of that stump it would be cool to know how old that tree was, being a maple that large around it had to be over a hundred, possibly way more (haven't cut many large maples, not a dominate tree here), demonstrates approx. lifespan of that particular variety.

Good job, greetings from Europe

Nice job ! I know that MS 391 with a 25” bar is very heavy.....had to be rough to deal with at height and small basket. 🪵👍🤠👏

I was so happy Evan rented this big thing, whatever you call it.

Are you amazing or what🤔😲Yes you are👍👍👍💕💕💕❣️❣️❣️Loved watching this video and all your explanation of how you're gonna do what👍😄

Great job and better you than me, I rented a 25ft one time to do some painting and it was all I could do to paint and hold on at the same time, did I say I do not like to be high up...

That Maple stump would make a great chopping block 👍

Hope you decide to mill that trunk into some slabs, would be pretty cool looking

When we cut the stump, let's cut a notch for a bottle jack to see if it would help it fall in the right direction. That would be interesting to watch, and then I can see if it's worth on my own trees.

@shermananderson700

3 жыл бұрын

Get a 12 ton jack or larger for there’s no going back if the jack can’t handle it. There are some goof Y. T. Videos on this practice.

Awesome video!

Well done.

Job done. 👍👍