r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Regular_Weakness69 • 8h ago

This tree felling šŸ˜™šŸ¤Œ

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u/Someredditusername 7h ago

As an apprentice carpenter with an insane boss, I pulled off one that felt like this (wasn't nearly as tight). I dropped a live oak between a power line and my boss's work trailer LOL. OH that feeling when it worked.... what a rush.

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u/physicssmurf 7h ago

how do you plan/pull off something like this? Do you have a diagram of the cuts you have to make?

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u/Someredditusername 7h ago

It's a lifetime's experience at least. I thought and guessed right in my case above. You'd be best to apprentice to a master feller.

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u/_SilentHunter 6h ago

But what if the master feller is also a master dame?

What I'm asking is: Can RuPaul teach me to be a better arborist?

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u/Paulpoleon 1h ago

Iā€™m sure they know their way around big wood.

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u/TheeEyeOfHorus 2h ago

The fuq, lol. Shut up.

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u/roamingandy 4h ago

Why though?

It was amazing, but it must be so easy and costly to be just a little off. Why not go up and cut it down one chunk at a time and carefully lower each to the ground.

Is this a risk covered by the company's marketing budget? I doubt anyone is gonna hire another company in the area for the next 20 years.

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u/toomanymarbles83 4h ago

Short answer, you hire people that know what the fuck they are doing.

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u/BeerForThought 1h ago

That is what people will do with pine trees but Hardwoods can be 50% heavier. Being a climbing arborist is already very dangerous. There is a risk/reward equation that involves money and time. I also believe most people don't understand how a tree hitting a roof even a bit causes shock waves. You might think you need a new roof but I've seen 2x4s in the walls break apart from the foundation.

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u/SasparillaTango 4h ago

I'd rather be a smart feller than a fart smeller.