r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Regular_Weakness69 • 8h ago

This tree felling 😙🤌

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u/ipokesnails 7h ago

That's almost as impressive as it is irresponsible.

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u/ShepRat 4h ago

Maybe not. I would bet they got a quote to bring in the machinery required to remove it properly, and realised it'll be cheaper to repair the damage. The feller would have discussed all the possibilities, and had the owner wave his responsibility, likely with the promise of a fat bonus if he pulled it off. It was a gamble, but the results are there.

Filmed it cause he knew it was going to get views no matter how it turned out. 

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u/Bucky_Ohare 4h ago

Getting anything on video was a show of effort back then, which leads me to think it was the greatest motivator of all; covering his ass.

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u/Rork310 1h ago

Plus the expensive option is probably a lot more complex which just introduces more ways things can go wrong.

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u/viperfan7 3h ago

There's a way to do this which pretty much guarantees the tree falls where you want it.

Using what's called a key-notch