#120 The biggest area we have ever cut

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As someone whos been around chainsaws my whole life, please please please use chaps and steel toes. Being comfortable around a saw guarantees injury. Be careful!

Chainsaw; Hello Boys and Girls of Project Camp. I have been following you for years and see how much fun you have in following your dream. However, I want to warn you about a serious accident in the near future. It is not a question if a serious accident will happen with the chainsaw, but rather when. The way you handle the saw and feel yourself comfortabel whit it, is definitely going wrong. At least have one person take a course so that he can instruct the other. Now I guarantee you one thing, this is going wrong. And no, I am not a 'cautious' man, I have years of experience with this work. Chainsaws make the most horrible wounds,.....oh yes! Do it, take a course.

Your crew needs to take chainsaw safety seriously. I know it’s hot but your legs should be covered and boots are essential. Chaps are very helpful. A crash course on chainsaw safety would be very helpful. The body should not be behind the saw where if the chain comes off it could hit a leg or worse. I certainly understand how you can overestimate how much can be done in a certain space of time. I always do for my projects. I love how you are trying different strategies for using the materials to slow down the water when it rains. The only thing I would add is where you only use the poles put some of the tops on the uphill side to absorb more water and trap the soils that move with the water. Push them down so they contact the soil, they don’t need to be piled up. Just a layer to trap the soil.

I've really enjoyed seeing Trevor and the landscaping team go to work this season. It's a shame he has had to leave now, he works really well on the camera!

hi guys, Australian viewer here. could you consider doing a planned burn in the cooler part of the year in this area? this would stimulate most of the acacia (mimosa) seeds in the soil to germinate in the first post-fire rain event - if you then kill these seedlings, the land will be largely free of this species for a long time. it's interesting as well how in your environment the mimosa patches have very little ground cover, i would also consider introducing some pasture species mix or native grass mix to this area to stabilise the soil. great work!

U guys need a big chipper. It will help tremendously with the brush and give u lots of chips for multiple uses.

man the season goes by very fast :(.

One thing that will help save chain saws. DO NOT saw back and forth that is why you have a moving chain. By saw back and forth with a chain saws you mess up timing and you are fighting motor. Also make sure you are using chain oil

Enjoying Trevor's presentation skills!

Wholly agree with the chainsaw comments here. First, the saws you are using are completely underpowered for this task. It's not the size of the mimosas, it's the constant running of the saw. They aren't meant for that kind of use day after day. You also run into bigger trees that need to be separated and you're using the wrong saw. Sell off the small ones and get one professional level saw. It will work faster, you will be more efficient, and you will increase... Safety! I'm not an arborist but I am wincing seeing the lack of safety gear (boots and chaps) and the casual use of the saws. You're getting used to the saw, and those machines do not forgive inattention. Yes, chaps and boots are hotter but it's way better than 300 stitches in your leg. Everyone on the landscape team should be operating the saw throughout the day. Love the work you're doing and I enjoy your updates!

Guys, @19:10 he's cutting in shorts. Please buy some chaps and steeltoes, I've worked in Northern Canada for years and I've seen experienced guys nearly lose their legs. No offense but none of you seem experienced, there is a massive accident just around the corner with this type of neglect to basic chainsaw safety!

Have you guys tried a manual hydraulic root remover? You just slap a chain around the stem hoist a few times. Takes you 5 minutes per trunk and its just gone. Will help A LOT with it comming back. Plenty of DIY projects that do this.

i also agree with everybody that you should probably just chip and spread all of this material, theres no point having big piles of dry timber everywhere if the point is to reduce fire risk

Guys building large heaps of logs in a fire risk area probably not a good idea. once ignited these heaps will generate huge amounts of heat and burn for some extended period of time. The heat in turn will drive upward good sized sparks / cinders and help spread the fire to neighboring hillsides. standing timber usually flashes off by comparison. consuming the leaves and frith. For the purposes of slowing rain water on steep slopes lower heaps will do quite well. Have you considered using the mimosa to produce charcoal or bio char both saleable items that could raise income for the future of the project This area you are presently cutting could produce considerable quantities of char managed correctly. There are plenty of videos on coppicing online that will show you how to go about a venture like this. Having grown up in the African bush I can tell you that bush fires not a pleasant thing for any life forms with the obvious exception of those that rely on it reproduce or provide extra food.

You all may have thought of this, but you may want to leave some of the standing dead wood, if it is in a location where if it fell it would be unlikely to hurt someone (along a path or near a shelter) because a lot of native bugs and birds need dead trees for their habitat/nesting. Leaving some of those along with the occasional mimosa might be a good idea. 🙂

I’ve read it some episodes ago, please consider making a tree nursery. This would be extremely helpful to cover the barren land of cut down mimosas. Plants like lavender can be cloned multiple times easily and provide lots of pollen to any kind of wildlife. Collecting acorns and establishing them to 1-3 year old trees gives them a great head start and most importantly the cheapest way to recover your land. The earlier you start, the sooner you will have useful results.

Very nice video folks! Thank you for your content. I want to give you some feedback/advice as a greek wildfire volunteer firefighter: This is not going to help very much in case of a wild fire. As a matter of fact the way you position the branches will act as fire fuel that will be difficult to extinguish. You also leave some trees (for shade) but that defeats the purpose. One small spark is enough to transfer the flames for meters! I understand that you don't have the time to create a good defensible space, as you need at least 40-50 meters width for that. That is also depended on the height of the tree. Also in case you didn't already ask, the local fire department could advise you what is the appropriate buffer for the area. If you get the digger maybe you can use it to expedite the landscaping around your buildings. Again please keep a bigger buffer (at least 30-40 meters), don't put the branches like you do, and don't leave trees for shade. It defeats the purpose and your efforts :). If you want to properly stop the wild fire, make sure the fire doesn't have anything to burn and spread. My friendliest regards. I wish you guys the best!

Maybe with the extra tractor funds you could buy a really nice chipper.

I think chopping the trees and leaving them in the same place dry it’s even worse in case of fire. And can even start easily a new fire