today's funny

[jon f mn]

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[wjytexas]

he should be OK, he's not above the cut. ha

 

[dcarp]

His IQ is below the cut for sure.

 

[krm]

His azz is going to be on the ground before long.

 

[wisbaker]

This is one of the times you really wish someone had upgraded to a video camera

 

[jeffcat]

I would say...the tree is held by a rope, he is cutting till just before it lets go, and gets down unties the rope and TA DA! Over she goes no problem. Had to tie off trees before to get around buildings and such.

 

[State of Jefferson]

I thought it was a power/phone line at first, But I think you may be right with the rope idear....

Ben

 

[charlespretzer]

Me thinks me would have dun it differently

 

[Dick2]

Wouldn't there have to be at least 4 ropes to be sure that the tree wouldn't twist or roll and come down on him?

 

[JMOR]

I say that picture has been PhotoShopped. Another cable/rope going vertically from near top of tree. Crane wiped out of picture.

 

[The Dukester]

Timberrrrr....Oh,Oh......

 

[sms]

I cut a bunch of trees leaning over our house last fall, went up a ladder put a cable on, took up the slack, notched tree, made the back cut, just left a good hinge, then pulled them over with the excavator. Did it all myself no problem, about 10 trees. He could be doing the same.

 

[Zachary Hoyt]

He is cutting a felling notch on the uphill side of the tree, which would seem to indicate that there is something on that cable's other end which is going to pull the tree over when he is done.
Zach

 

[old-9]

Reminded me of a cartoon many years ago. Rember Mutt and Jeff? One was on a ladder looking to be leaning on a tree limb. He was cutting the limb with a hand saw. Other ( I don't rember who was on ladder and who was looking on) watched , when the cut was finished, the tree fell over. The ladder and limb did not move. Fellow on ground asked Why didn't the limb fall? Reply " I nailed it to the ladder". "Then why did the ladder not fall over?" Reply, " Because I buried it 4 feet in the ground." Had to be there 60 years ago humor. joe

 

[2x4]

Nah! that's a backcut he's making.

 

[Mike (WA)]

He's got the notch on the uphill side, so apparently has a machine to pull it against the lean. My question is, why go up the tree to cut? Why didn't he just do it from the ground?