Developing situation - I doubt this will end well...

[DanielDudley]

He needs to call a pro. No kidding, he is way over his head. Money well spent.

[911 Rod]

Originally Posted by DanielDudley

He needs to call a pro. No kidding, he is way over his head. Money well spent.

Nah.
Get him to chime on here and we will
tell him how to do it!

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by 911 Rod

Nah.
Get him to chime on here and we will
tell him how to do it!

I'll donate 4 Stihls and a come-a-long if someone else will donate a video camera for our viewing pleasure

[McLovin]

There is unrest in the forest
There is trouble with the tree.

Any update on TreeWatch 2014, Day 2?

[livi]

Originally Posted by Jim Richards

I thought you were lesbian, Markus.

Hehe, touché!

[ckelly78z]

This is the best thread of 2014 ! I have a feeling the darwin awards will get handed out posthumously ?

[sammyg2]

Originally Posted by VINMAN

All kidding aside, people need to rethink messing around with trees. My buddy Fred was killed cutting a tree in his yard after hurricane Sandy. another friend of mine was paralyzed after a branch that he was cutting fell on him, back in the 90's.

I cant tell you the number of calls we get every year for tree cutting accidents. people are clueless in what it takes to do it properly.

Believe it or not, trees can get really really heavy. Yeah I know huh. And there's lots of gravity under trees.



I used to play golf with a guy who had a saying: "trees are 90% air".
He said it every time I hit my golf ball into a tree and ALWAYS hit a branch. Every time. 90% air my butt.

Eventually I told him that if he said that one more time he was gonna end up wearing my 9 iron.

I don't know if he still says it or not. We haven't played golf together since

[sammyg2]

Originally Posted by Z-man

I thought that too - especially if the first notch is not deep enough. But there is always the risk of the first notch allowing the tree to 'fold over' and fall the wrong way.

I still don't understand why he didn't cut the notch about 6 inches from the base...

-Z

The first cut is the deepest
Baby I know the first cut is the deepest
But when it come to being lucky she's cursed
When it come to loving me she's the worst

[LEAKYSEALS951]

this thread needs either some dramatic news music:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EndZ_rZQcqc

or pensive "awaiting the verdict" news music:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6gNLAY1H6Q

[Noah930]

Agree with P-O-P that lack of a streaming webcam (or at least a camcorder) pointed in his direction is an internet party foul. You cannot post stuff like this and leave us all in suspense. It's like it someone posted about the supermodel bikini party they had in their backyard pool and didn't post pics for lack of model releases or some crap like that.

[Z-man]

Widebody needs to go home for lunch, assess the situation, provide us updates, and, most importantly, set up a webcam.

Failure to comply can possibly result in a trip to Ban Island for Widebody...

Second movie script needs to be developed and submitted directly to the SciFy channel: "Sharkado vs. Treekado: Sharks Out on a Limb"

-Z

[ossiblue]

I can't imagine that tree surviving the approaching (already there?) storm.

[911 Rod]

Maybe we could set up some kind of pool on when it falls?

[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by Z-man

Widebody needs to go home for lunch, assess the situation, provide us updates, and, most importantly, set up a webcam.

Failure to comply can possibly result in a trip to Ban Island for Widebody...

Second movie script needs to be developed and submitted directly to the SciFy channel: "Sharkado vs. Treekado: Sharks Out on a Limb"

-Z

The moderator has spoken!

[mgatepi]

Subd!!

Holy s-----

I got to know how this one comes out.

Too late to buy some life insurance on your neighbor?

[creaturecat]

you need a permit to do this sort of thing, up here.
now I know why.
If this happened next door to me, I would phone the worker's compensation board. They would shut that ****-show down, pronto.

[Jolly Amaranto]

I had an enormous ash tree in my back yard that died. Huge limbs were hanging over the house. I considered taking it out my self as I have a lot of experience cutting down large oak trees for fire wood on some wooded property in central Texas. However, I decided to call in the pros. Not a scratch on the house but the yard did receive a number of deep divots. Those guys were amazing to watch as they removed the limbs from the top and worked their way down. I had them leave the stump. That is a five gallon nursery pot on top with some bamboo planted in it.

[Cajundaddy]

Well, at least there is not a large Pacific storm moving in today... D'oh!

WunderMap® | Interactive Weather Map and Radar | Weather Underground

"If this happened next door to me, I would phone the worker's compensation board. They would shut that ****-show down, pronto."

Unfortunately, WCB only covers employees and not asshats cutting down their own tree with no skill, tools, prior experience, or even a whiff of a plan.

[wdfifteen]

Originally Posted by Jolly Amaranto

I considered taking it out my self as I have a lot of experience cutting down large oak trees for fire wood on some wooded property in central Texas.

I think the biggest difference between those with experience and those without is we know when it's time to call a climber or someone with a bucket truck, unlike they guy in the OP.

[Scuba Steve]

* Winds: southeast 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.

Hope the neighbor's house isn't in the direction the wind will be blowing.