I have a similar problem. Glad I came across this video. Thank you. Also like to thank the people in the comments for elaborating!

That's what I used about 20 years ago except that I bought a couple of longer pruning blades. I didn't even dig out the dirt until after I had cut the roots. Blades can be sharpened and they are expendable. I still prune with my recip saw. I plan to be doing some branch cutting tomorrow.

@salvadorw.empent2778

2 жыл бұрын

I did exactly the same thing with the pruning blade without digging out the dirt and it worked like a charm!👍

@aaahhh113

6 ай бұрын

They have mini chainsaws now that do that twice as fast

I did the same thing! No more tripping over those dang roots now! 😊

That is some pretty serious work for a battery powered Sawzall!

@FreethemGuyz

4 жыл бұрын

LangFamilyFarmsLA yeah he worked the fuck out of unk shit

Your intro is super cool. Love the chickens and the music. You have some seriously stubborn roots!

@YetisPlace

6 жыл бұрын

I love the donkey and the chickens! OMG, they make me belly laugh!!

I bought some 12 inch rip blades and was able to saw through some good sized roots without completely exposing them. Even with soil on two sides it did the job. It saved me a whole lotta work.

@rosgembrun

2 жыл бұрын

What is a rip blade? Brand? I have been using 9" pruning and am exhausted.

@charlessmith833

2 жыл бұрын

@@rosgembrun A rip blade is just a coarse blade that cuts quickly through sheetrock, wall studs etc. Lowe's and Home Depot will have it.

my opinion, the sawzall is the most useful tool!!!

I have a few of these in my hard. Actually split a slab of concrete. Nice tip..

@FarmerG

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks

That was good. I liked it.

My neighbor's tree has roots that are pushing up my wooden fence. i have exposed the roots and will use this tool. Thanks

@FarmerG

7 жыл бұрын

p s So glad the video was helpful to you. Good luck!

@MiKa-fu2wi

5 жыл бұрын

is your neighbors tree dead now?

@FarmerG

5 жыл бұрын

@ Mi ka I can’t speak for ps but my tree is still very much alive after what I did to it.

That was awesome.I'm heading out to buy a sawzall!

@FarmerG

3 жыл бұрын

Best of luck to you 👍

Good work. My question is what size reciprocating saw I need for a similar job of cutting through bush roots to pull out the bushes?

Try the Diablo Carbide Pruning Blade. It says it is for clean wood but it does this great. Much better than an axe.

@FarmerG

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

I would love to have any cutting tool like that. I'm having to dig a hole for plumbing and have roots of similar size that I'm cutting with a shovel. Maybe it's time I check the shed lol

@FarmerG

4 жыл бұрын

The sawzall / reciprocating saw really helps out. Good luck with your project.

@bpriddy99

4 жыл бұрын

@@FarmerG thank you!

It’s make my job more easier and feel satisfied. So I don’t freakin feel burnout 🔥 as much at my job. I like to have my own landscaping equipments rather than using someone else’s tools 🧰. It’s a huge struggle for me to remove the stump at someone else’s farm yard who I truly known very well, I almost want to quit my job. Thank you brother 🙏

Man I been there more times than I like. I'm a plumber and sometimes the backhoe can't get to the roots. We do the same thing and I'm not sure what type sawzall blade your useing but neat blade I found so far is made by milwaukee.

I had to do that for a drain trench near the house, way too many roots running in the yard.

I used to use a chainsaw for this kind of work, but the blade would dull so fast in the dirt. I like the long pruning blades instead of the general wood cutting blades used for demolition.

@FarmerG

3 жыл бұрын

These blades are way too cheap and easy to use over a chainsaw. For sure. Thanks.

Thanks! Wolves mate for life!

Great thanks for that cheers

Good video man, I've used my dewalt sawzall for the same purpose, but man you gotta wear safety glasses, take care of your eyes dude, that's extremely important.

@FarmerG

7 жыл бұрын

Jesus Ramirez Yeah I hear you bro. That would probably help with the lifespan of my prescription glasses. Lol.

Nice video! If you dump a big bag of salt in that trench it will keep the roots from growing back and busting up your conduit. It may not be a big deal for electrical conduit, but if that was a plumbing pipe I would definitely recommend the salt.

@FarmerG

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Make sense. I never thought about it like that. I will definitely have this logged in the back of my mind whenever I do any plumbing.

@doloresm7396

5 жыл бұрын

That works! Just did it today. Was using a pick and mattock, then drilled it, then tried hack sawing it. Then I thought about the recip saw but it was raining out & it's electric. Tomorrow I rip it out the recip way and add salt. I know the salt works.

@jasonclark3838

2 жыл бұрын

Man thanks for this tip! I'm doing a water line that got busted by a live oak roots and I'm having to go around it , under, through roots. It was galvanized pipe. The customer wanted pvc (more flexibility) but I got pex. (More flexibility) but I'm keeping the salt in mind

I came to this video because I face a similar issue, but with the woven near-surface roots of maple trees. I've been trenching 18" deep for an electrical run and it's actually the first 4" deep that is the hardest. I was thinking that if I run a reciprocating saw along the edges of the trench BEFORE I start digging, that things might be a bit easier. As it is now, I struggle to even the tip of a shovel into the ground. In my case, if I run into big thick roots, I can go over or under them - I'm not so sure that cutting those big roots is a good idea. Those are some significant looking roots - what effect does this have on the tree(s)?

@FarmerG

5 жыл бұрын

Honestly I want the tree in question to go. It’s a dangerous tree. It’s just a matter of time before I hire someone to cut it down. It’s been pushing two years since I cut those roots and it’s had no signs of this being any problem to the tree at all. It’s a big tree and will cost me around 3k to cut it down. I want the tree to die. Good luck with your situation. This stuff ain’t easy

love the megadeth quotes

@FarmerG

3 жыл бұрын

Smiling with a black tooth grin 😁

1. how was the tree after that root prune? 2. Could you not have made the trench go under the root?

That was a big root. How is the tree doing now? There might be some dead branches falling down by now.

@FarmerG

3 жыл бұрын

The tree has been cut down since then. The roots that I cut in this video had zero affect on the tree though. It lived just fine 3-4 years after this was done until I was able to professionally have the whole tree removed.

megadeth quote at the end lol

@FarmerG

5 жыл бұрын

My brother let me use his tool. I just did it to get a laugh out of him. I never thought anyone else would ever watch this video 😆👍

How many blades did you go through? I have 18 Cypress stumps I'd like to remove, good thing is they are small.

@FarmerG

2 жыл бұрын

1 maybe 2. I can’t remember. It was no more than 2.

Nice not so subtle Megadeth reference. I have go outside now and show a Vulgar Display of Power on some rogue roots.

@FarmerG

5 жыл бұрын

Heck yeah bro!!! I did that to get a laugh out of my brother because he let me use his tool. I only expected 5 views out of this video not 47,000+. Kudos to you. This video been out a long while with a good number of views and finally someone called me out on it. Thanks man. Made my day. Now go get F!?&ing Hostile on them roots 😁👍👍

Good job! I wonder how "long" the battery last? It must use alot of power for that thick root.

@FarmerG

4 жыл бұрын

By the time I was done I think the battery was ready for a recharge but it got the job done 😁👍

@tjw1861

4 жыл бұрын

Have you tried it amongst soil as well. I’m wondering if it clogs it up much?

@FarmerG

4 жыл бұрын

Not sure I understand what ur saying but I would clear as much dirt and soil as possible because it does dull the blade. My blade and battery were toast once I finished this. Of course I can recharge the battery but the blade was done for.

@tjw1861

4 жыл бұрын

Farmer G yep done that but palm tree roots are in everywhere and it’s impossible to separate all the soil away

@FarmerG

4 жыл бұрын

TJ W Ugh. I feel your pain. Little by little. Good luck 🍀

Nice

@FarmerG

4 жыл бұрын

Mike Thanks

I've got the DeWalt reciprocating saw also. What type of blade did you use?

@FarmerG

7 жыл бұрын

m8trxd Ummmm.... it was probably a multi-purpose blade. I think that was all that was lying around at the time.

@m8trxd

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Farmer G. I'm about to go buck wild on some bamboo.... I'll let you know how it goes.

@m8trxd

7 жыл бұрын

I used the all purpose blade. Holy crap. Bamboo Rhizomes. I felt like Riley in Aliens when she discovers the Alien eggs.

@FarmerG

7 жыл бұрын

m8trxd Lol. I hear bamboo is very invasive and hard to get rid of once you have it. Hopefully you don't have too many sequels. Tear it up!!

So dirt doesn't kill the blade like it does on a chainsaw?

@FarmerG

2 жыл бұрын

Dirt will kill any blade but it’s much cheaper and easier to replace a saw zall blade.

Just what I wanted to know and see. Yep, rippin' out the Sawzall for tomorrow.

@FarmerG

5 жыл бұрын

That’s awesome. Good luck out there. Tear it up Dolores 😁👍👍

@bugsea54

4 жыл бұрын

me too!

@joseg.1301

3 жыл бұрын

Tomorrow shall be my turn to give it go!! Not looking fwd to it lol.

or a regular chainsaw?

You need a longer saw blade !

Ok, coming a girl's perspective....an indoor girl at that, I now know why I'm an indoor girl. That was a seriously stubborn, alien root. It was even bleeding toward the end. I think you should have called Fox Mulder from 'The X-Files' to come take care of that one. You should add some cool effect music during your fast forward for more impact, like they do in movies. That would make the bloody tree root even more epic!

@FarmerG

6 жыл бұрын

Yeti’s Place Theres things I would change in most videos looking back. Yeah music would be cool but once it's done it's done. I have learned so much since this video.

@YetisPlace

6 жыл бұрын

FARMER G - MY HOMESTEAD I hear you with the learning stuff and changing stuff. Sooooo much to learn! My head is spinning!

This video is Dave Mustaine approved.

@FarmerG

4 жыл бұрын

Yes!!! Long live MegaDave 🤘🎸🤘

Next time try using a PRUNING BLADE u can buy them at homedepot !!! Don't. Buy the devil blade no good for pruning/ cutting roots

@FarmerG

5 жыл бұрын

Will do. Thanks for the tip. 👍👍

Other people also had this revelation,

Why not just go under the root with the conduit?

@FarmerG

4 жыл бұрын

The tree needs to be cut down and I don’t want to do the extra work. Two years or more later it has had no effect on the tree.

Good job, but next time buy some 12'' wood blades and do this job in a couple minutes

His next video 6 months later was "how to cut a dead tree down"...😂😂😂

@FarmerG

3 жыл бұрын

No. What I did had zero affect on the tree. Five years later I finally had it cut down but only because it dropped bowling ball sized pine cones. It was a dangerous tree but my actions had zero damage.

@smartyardhouston

3 жыл бұрын

@@FarmerG pine trees start dying by doing that. They will start dropping more and more pine cones and the needles start turning slightly orange/brown. This can last for 10 yrs or more.

@FarmerG

3 жыл бұрын

@@smartyardhouston It’s a digger pine. It’s a dangerous tree. Someone should have cut it down years before my arrival. It’s hovering over an outbuilding and near my leach lines. The day we moved in we said that tree needs to go. When we finally cut it down it was stronger than ever and showed no signs of disease or death.

Not perfect, but that'll git 'er done. Sweet!

@FarmerG

2 жыл бұрын

Good luck 🍀

Good thing that tree got cut down before it started dying and fell on your house. It can take 5 years for a tree to start dying from stress like that.

@FarmerG

4 жыл бұрын

We wanted this tree cut down from day one. I needed to move electrical. Plans were to cut it down. No matter what the tree was in the chopping block. We just got it cut down. So glad to see it gone. I don’t need any bowling ball sized pine cones falling on someone. As far as I can tell what I did to that tree had no affect.

@joedec1908

4 жыл бұрын

Sweet

half the tree dies in 3 months now.

@FarmerG

4 жыл бұрын

Almost 4 years later it finally was cut down. My actions had zero affect on that tree

you just killed the tree.

@FarmerG

4 жыл бұрын

No. That tree stayed alive and well until I finally was able to cut it down. It was a death trap dropping pine cones as large as bowling balls.

Funny

I'm all about ingenuity and problem solving, but this is NOT A WISE IDEA!!! Seeing as those roots are still part of a living tree (the tree is right next to them, roots were hydrated and had good color, no stump nearby or rot/decay to suggest they were old), sawing through them is a sure fire way to kill it. And that tree is positioned in a precarious position between the shed and house so when it falls it will likely cause serious damage/injury. This may seem like a quick fix in the moment, but will surely be a bigger problem down the road.

@FarmerG

7 жыл бұрын

+Bailey Tenerovich Yes. All good points. I agree. However, that particular tree is on the chopping board. It will be cut down within the next two years. It's only a matter of time before it's roots start to destroy the outdoor/pool bathroom. It also drops pine cones the size of bowling balls. With kids and pets no good. Not to mention it's also within range of the septic tank leach field. The shed will also be moved soon. The tree is just a big problem. It should never have gotten this big to begin with considering it's location within all these moving parts.

@Bestarstruck

7 жыл бұрын

FARMER G - MY HOMESTEAD That makes perfect sense👍 However, I'll let my comment stay as a warning for anyone new to tree/property management. Always think(and do plenty of online research) before you DIY. And if your at all unsure about it.. call a professional😂😂

@FarmerG

7 жыл бұрын

+Bailey Tenerovich True. Good point.

@910Ginger

6 жыл бұрын

Pine trees are a pain in the rump! They are a common softwood that's a bit on the invasive side! I've had the line tree roots try to smother a Japanese maple tree that lived peacefully together for 10years! I had to cut roots surrounding the maples root ball to save it! Scary stuff! But ya know what I saved it! Keep pine root killing they can take it ! Just some people who cant. . . 😳😳😳😜😉😂

@devonj2044

6 жыл бұрын

Gl killing a tree by chopping off a few roots

🙏💞🌎🙏

Nice vid. Think and plan before you cut roots from a tree. You can weaken the stability of the tree “danger”, or damaged its health.

@FarmerG

3 жыл бұрын

Ive gotten plenty of hate on this but the bottom line is the tree had to go from day one. Here is a conclusion. kzread.info/dash/bejne/oJVkxruMiMSvebw.html

Could have done that with a curved pruning saw - not the 'boys and their toys' gadgets - get real dude

@FarmerG

4 жыл бұрын

Lol. Using what I got dude.

2:21 ]v[EGADET]-[ head ass...

tigers eat there young😂😂

Chainsaw

@FarmerG

6 жыл бұрын

prtmanprtGod I thought about that but I felt it was easier and cheaper to replace a sawzall blade than a chain. If I had a spare chainsaw then yeah I’d be all up on that. Thanks for watching.

@dwardoval3596

6 жыл бұрын

If you clear all the dirt around if not then the dirt will mess up the blade