Andy and his little saw cleared our road home Saturday evening. I videotaped it and put the two parts on YouTube…the first part is until the saw started pinching, the second part is after Andy got his wedge.
The picture quality is best if you watch it on YouTube with the video quality set to 1080p instead of 720p or lower, but that depends on the speed of your internet connection.
For curiosity I also tried putting the first part on Flickr to see how that would work. The picture quality is fine but it sometimes takes a bit of time to load, so I didn’t upload the second part. YouTube works better for me.
April 10, 2021
That’s a LOT of heavy, heavy, work!! I’m in awe of his ability. And you recording this? You hold the camera steady! Was that your voice “do you need help with that?”
Yes, I was recording and that was my voice. He didn’t say yes so I figured my recording was more important. He agreed…it’s a good informational video. I stopped it at the end to help a bit. Fortunately it was an aspen not a fir tree, but the big pieces were still heavy to move.
He is a mighty man for sure! and i could hardly stand to watch for fear it would fall on him or a piece on him. and there you were trapped on the bad side of it and could not take him to ER and i sat and played scenairos in my head just like I would if watching Bob do it. yowsa! good job hubby
The Garmin was in the car so if Andy seriously hurt himself I could have pressed the SOS button, but I was thrilled I had a chance to tape him. He thought it was a good idea too.
He did a wonderful job, slow and steady wins the race!
Yes. This is his smallest chainsaw. The others would do the job faster, but this one is a lot safer for him to use. This one has a 14-inch blade and is electric. The next size has a 20-inch blade and is gas-powered, the biggest has a 27-inch blade and is gas-powered. He uses the largest one only under certain circumstances because it’s almost too heavy for him now.
Hoo Rah. he’s a marine for sure.
see the hill take the hill.
no wasted motion. just skill and quiet perserverence.
he probably wouldn’t appreciate it but I can’t help saying it…
he’s a man’s man.
and the video is wonderful. you two make a great team! XO
We do make a good team! 🙂
maybe a winch is needed on the truck – to at least assist with getting cut logs off the road, easily…and safety shoes for those feet, that got perilously close to the falling cut pieces.
Yes, I know Andy is used to doing these kind of things, but he’s not quite as young as he used to be 🙂
Take care both of you…love your voice in the middle of things, reminds me of Gayle from Montana who I follow on uTube, a journal maker.
The Jeep has a winch, but we were in a different car. Andy has a lot of sense…I trust his judgment.
That was a lot of heavy work there. I would have been exhausted after all of that.
It helps that the tree was an aspen. The pieces were still heavy to move, but if it had been a fir he would have had to cut it into a lot more pieces.
Wow. What an ordeal!
The Aspen were/are a favorite of mine, but I couldn’t have guessed this would present such a challenge.
Neat to hear your voice!
Aspens are so pretty when the leaves blow in a gentle wind. 🙂
Wow – Andy works so methodically. He did a great job. He must be very strong to be able to move those logs by himself.
He does all right for an 86-year-old. 🙂
And did you say he is 85???!!!
86 now.
I miss having a guy in my life who could do it all, like Andy does. Great videos. I don’t have a steady enough hand to take photos anymore so I admire your work behind the camera.
Thanks.
I think that’s the first time I’ve seen Andy outside without his hat; I barely recognized him. 🙂
🙂
I finally got to watch these…glad that he was able to cut and move it. What powers the chainsaw?
This one is powered by electricity, it has a rechargeable battery.
It seems you two live in a remote area. In case you need medical assistance, how long you will get help?
We live in town, a few blocks from the hospital. Up there it would take about 45 minutes for help to come.