I love your loading and unloading videos, they are a real life testament to human ingenuity and what a lone person with a plan, a few simple tools plus a little hard work can achieve. Your build videos prove that the effort is amazingly worthwhile and they are an inspiration to your viewers.

@mcremona

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@herisutardi8863

3 жыл бұрын

Jawa .....suka suka.....Im like this vidio..tengkiu😁😁

Great to see the detailed prep before even leaving home. too many people make it harden on themselves by forgetting one thing they didn't expect to need.

It's not boring to me, it's interesting how you maneuver those huge logs.

Matt Cremona- "The Human Ant". Incredible.

@doubledarefan

4 жыл бұрын

With a similar strength-to-weight ratio to boot!

Its amazing how you are able to handle a log like the by yourself. enjoyed watching.

@mcremona

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

It's always interesting seeing how you get these behemoths onto your trailer and off onto the mill : )

My experience with working with Elm is that it is difficult to get dried right because it likes to twist, but it makes beautiful wood for furniture and projects.

@brucea550

4 жыл бұрын

Man you aren’t joking about the twist! I’ve never milled any, but when I was a teen Dutch Elm disease hit our area and we got a lot of it for free which we used for firewood. It burns hot, but what a bitch to split by hand!

I believe it’s an American Elm judging by the leaf. Sometimes American Elm get these crazy looking “bleach spots” in them where it’s turns the wood almost a gold color and voids out the grain, like Dalmatian spots. I milled one last week(burl log) and was getting a lot of chatter, had to order a different blade. Matt you’re like a one man army, keep up the great work!

The on screen metric conversions are always much appreciated.

Matt always amazes me your access to urban logs, here in upsate NY it's all cut up or earmarked for firewood before it even hits the ground such a shame especially when its cherry, walnut, butternut, sycamore , or tiger maple; watching you is wishing I could roll the clocks back some 45 years and do the things on my bucket list that are all but pipe dreams now, 2 thumbs up!

@drewt3210

4 жыл бұрын

Same here in Charlotte, NC. Almost always bucked for firewood before posted on craigslist.

@robertpelland5649

4 жыл бұрын

Michael, If you find a way to roll back the 45 years, just let me know because I would be a good candidate also.

Great video on tools and setup! Thanks 🤠👍 hopefully we get together before the snow flies

what i would do is cut the front rail off and move the winch and rail forward on the tongue. that way you can move the front of the log forward another 2 foot and get a better weight balance. please make sure to service your hubs once a year.

I am always impressed with all you are able to do alone. Your proper planning and ingenuity pays off.

You never cease to amaze me how you work with huge loads alone. Great video thanks!!!!!

Oohhhh I do love me some Elm! Can't wait to see what it looks like opened up!

My urban logging hasn't been nearly as impressive as this...yet. Kinda limited to things I can fit in the back of the minivan. Still, I keep taking notes and adding tools for the day the ABW lets me go nuts. Or she can no longer prevent me from going nuts. :) Cold called on a fallen oak and the owner was thrilled to let me have it and even met with me to walk the property and see if there was anything else I wanted. Plenty of bowl blanks now. Hoping to the Alaskan Mill for Yule/birthday and I can make something different with what I haven't chunked up yet. As always you are motivational and inspirational. Thank you.

I really liked that video for all of the reasons you said. The homework, unknowns, preparation, the right amount of skepticism, challenge you and your gear, “free wood”, and ultimately a huge log for cutting up!

Thank you for sharing with us all. It should make some pretty lumber.

Excellent use of rollers and leverage. You're quite brilliant.

Hope you're enjoying "logging" miles in that new truck! 👍

Your videos just make me happy. It's so much different from my day to day life. Thank you very much for making them

@mcremona

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tyler!

Great bit of manovering to get the trailer on site. Despite the slope you got the log on fairly easily too 👏👏 experience of moving logs helped too...... Enjoyed the process Matt 👍👏👏👏👏

Hopefully we'll see this slabbed up soon!

Matt, cut yourself a half circle log and kick it under the log that your rolling while your using the cant hook to roll the log, it makes life much easier and saves a lot of time. I can roll 20'x36" logs up a ramp like that with a single cant hook. You have access to so many unique logs down there in the twin cities. Another great video!

Man that’s a really big log! I like your detective work you did to figure out what kind of tree it was. You guys got a lot of different varieties of trees out there, we mostly have, Douglas Fir, Cedar, Hemlock, grand fir, silver fir, big leaf maple, Alder, and a smaller mixture of a few other trees. Thanks for posting Matt 🙂

Good job Matt, you’re a work horse like your equipment. Thanks for sharing with us.

@mcremona

4 жыл бұрын

thanks!

Well done tthere, Matt. I love elms, I have quite a few winged elms on my property.

I moved one today that keep me on my toes, When you put the jack under the log to loosen your chain, a great move. I will carry me an additional jack next time. Thanks for all your videos

Good video! Thanks for posting, Another display of remarkable ingenuity loading such a large item.

@mcremona

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Matt, I re-watched April Wilkerson's sawmill build and recognized you as one of the builders. It's a beautiful mill and you guys do a great job on it.

Enjoy watching your rigging...

Matt you like me always up for and looking for that next challenge. That elm is likly going to make some very unique cuts.

Another great vid Matt. Thanks for sharing.

Great video Matt. Thanks for sharing!

Can't wait for the custom trailer build!

Fun stuff watching you snag logs.

I always enjoy watching your loading process because like you I know that figuring out how to do something like that is more than half the fun. And sweet new ride, I sometimes felt sorry for the little Dakota.

@mcremona

4 жыл бұрын

hahaha thanks!

Hey Matt, I envy you that log. Elm is about the only figured wood I can readily get hold of here in the North West of Scotland. Luckily it's a favourite! Looking forward to seeing what's inside that beauty. Thank you for the videos!!

I agree 100% on your comment about on-the-fly problem solving on urban log recoveries. It's very rewarding to overcome the unpredictable issues that a recovery brings. It's also rewarding when a recovery goes flawlessly... the one in twenty times that happens. We had one this week and I'm still high-fiving myself.

@mcremona

4 жыл бұрын

High fives all around!

That's a big log!! I just noticed you upgraded from the Dakota. Nice dually!!

Good to see you finally got a real truck

New truck! Looking forward to a series on building a new log trailer.

@mcremona

4 жыл бұрын

Parts arrived yesterday 😁

That's a big bugger Matt !

I kept waiting to see if you were going back for the other piece of that tree. Fun, interesting video. Thanks.

@mcremona

4 жыл бұрын

Didn’t have time last week. Might see if they’re still there tomorrow. Thanks!

Great overview of your process and all the gear needed. Enjoyed this a lot. Thanks for sharing!

@mcremona

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I love your work man

What would be good for this is a 14 ft. tandem axle car hauler with a slope back and a dump. With the winch mounted to the front of course. You could put your "a" frame on the back, but the winch would mostly slide the log on. You wouldn't have to lift it to clear the back because the back sits on the ground. That trailer always looks overloaded...because, as you pointed out, it is hard to get the weight distributed forward to the tongue. Lot of fun watching you make it work though! Be careful with your back!

Great research tip. 'Street view'.

That was a beautiful tree. Glad it gets a second life.

That loading mechanism is amazing! Cut down a 4 foot diameter cotton wood at our property, my little Ford tractor couldn't begin to lift it unless I cut it into 3 foot chunks! Hope to build a mill someday! For now the chainsaw will have to do! Keep up the good work!

Love these vids! Great work.

This would be a fantastic series of log from yard to trailer to mill to (Insert project here).

♥♥♥ That was an awesome job! I enjoy watching you struggle...for educations sake, of course!

@mcremona

4 жыл бұрын

Hahahah thanks!

Matt, the tongue weight is a variable associated with the positioning of your arch, what you're saying is you can't get the log far enough forward which is separate from the actual length of the trailer.

This was very interesting. And even though it creaked and groaned nothing snapped or left you with a big mess.

Great video Matt! Thanks for sharing it with us.👍👌😎JP

Looks like a lot of work and a lot more to do

I recently bought a retired utility 7k trailer for the same purpose. New brakes soon! Then I'll install a similar boom. That lift system looks much better than a ramp system I've used in the past. I'm curious about the elm. Being a sawmill owner people ask me what kind of logs I'm looking for and I say some of each. I am using some sassafrass for the sawshack window sills and they look really nice. My biggest priority right now is to mill and store all the white ash I can get my hands on "extinction imminent". Love your vids Matt, Rock on.

Came from Doug and Stacey. This is amazing to watch

I'm sure you could find a older gooseneck you could modify for your log pickups. You could reposition the winch on the neck the trailer for better room and lifting capacity. Your Ram 3500 would be able to handle and maneuver better with the gooseneck style trailer also. I know cost is always a factor but it's just an idea that you could watch out for. Good job dealing with what you have though. 👍

Well you made that look easy!

your videos are awesome thank you we're taking your time to do the videos.

@jefferydavis9441

4 жыл бұрын

sorry. thanks for taking your time to film .the videos. i like to see what the grain and color and figure comes out a each cut.

Very well done.

Wow, that's a big log.. Great job

@mcremona

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I thought I was the only guy who "researches" craigslist finds with street view! Another great video!

@brucea550

4 жыл бұрын

Hell, I research it with courtview sometimes, just to know what sort of outlaw I’ll be dealing with!

That was impressive!

It almost looks like you have done that before, well done brother!

You should put in a large concrete slab under your mill and get a big A-frame hoist for lifting off those giant slabs and moving them around to your drying stacks.

Great video amazing at the trailer 👍

That thing is HUGE!!! I thought that the log was going to lift the back end of your pickup off the ground. 😉

It looks like an American Elm based on the leaf shape. It is amazing that it was still alive with all the elm blights that exist.

Went to a wedding in white bear lake...nice little downtown area. Nice wood.

Matt, For those downhill loading scenarios, consider a fair lead across the back of your trailer, at the deck level. I think a second winch might be a good addition as well, to pull the log in as the other lifts with the arch. And yes, your trailer has some significant limitations. Another consideration would be a gooseneck style trailer. You could get some more length while improving your maneuverability in tight spaces. Good luck, and thanks for the great video.

Bravo!!!!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻GREAT WORK!!! Thank you for this video!!!

@mcremona

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Great video, Matt! Thank you

@mcremona

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Awesome stuff Matt! 😃👍🏻👊🏻

@mcremona

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Fred!

New 1 ton Dodge. Nice.

Wonder if that tree is a victim of Dutch Elm Disease? The street view photos of it certainly looked like a tree in distress.

I did tree removal for 25 years around Tulsa. There is no back yard saw mills around here but the big one wouldn't take any logs from us because they was afraid there would b a pipe or nailed in it I found a pistol under a big root ball we dug and rolled out

Can't wait to see you slab this one.

Don’t worry MAtt, in 15 or 20 years the kids will be there to help you roll those logs.

@brettwood1642

4 жыл бұрын

David there may not be any trees in 20 years.

that was cooool!

Matt doing some Heavy Lifting! Nice video:-)

@mcremona

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

That investigation work tho! 🤯👌🏾

Nice truck great choice😎

@mcremona

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

What a job !! Unbelivable how "easy" it seems to ge this huge log on the trailer. I guess you will not have any problems with overload. Over here in Germany, with a log like that on a trailer, they will stop you right away. I'm interested in how the boards turn out of this giant.

Love the videos Matt Should be getting my trailer (1st) week in November , then I will fabricate the Arch & all the rest

@mcremona

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

That's one huge Elm! our native Elm species doesn't get nearly this big, its lovely wood for certain purposes though, I've always thought of it as the slightly wayward cousin of oak.

Matt, I would recommend a roller just above your winch. When you were pulling the long in I heard it rubbing on the angle iron

@mcremona

4 жыл бұрын

must have been something else. The fairlead extends past the front frame.

sooo great👍😉

Smart idea using street view

Very cool.

thank you

amazing.

Don’t know when you got it, but do you want to talk about your new truck? Why you went with it, and what’s important about it’s specs for hauling logs?

@mcremona

4 жыл бұрын

I got it in July. I can certainly talk about that if people are interested but the short answer is I went with that one so I’d have something to grow into. It’s more than I need now but I didn’t want to be out buying a bigger truck in a couple years

@mcremona

4 жыл бұрын

@jacktheripped hahaha

@thatellipsisguy8984

4 жыл бұрын

Ram-a-lam, Ram-a-lama-ding-dong 🎶

Amazing.

Hey Matt! If you would get you a drop hitch that would help you on leveling you load.

loved this video. more please :-)

@mcremona

4 жыл бұрын

I'm sure I can arrange that :)

Let us know how much it shrinks in the kiln (if you use that drying method)! Elm is known to shrink quite a bit

Damned impressive.