Ouch!

[Camofurever1]

I wonder if this guy learned his lesson? Trying to cut down at least a 24" diameter pine tree with a forestry shredder designed for a 8" max. diameter tree? I'll bet he had the tree tied off to the shredder and then tried to push it over. No skid marks on the ground. Tree snapped off and it pulled the track loader over right onto the sharp trunk. He was aiming for a Darwin award.

Man pinned by tree 'miraculously' freed in Lawrence County

A man was "miraculously" freed after being pinned by a large tree in a machine in Lawrence County, Tennessee.

fox17.com

 

[scootr]

Wow - don't know what else to say...

 

[CliffordK]

I can't imagine one would tie a tree to the machine before pushing on it.

The mulching head is resting just above a group of branches. Perhaps something snagged on the branches and pulled the machine over as the tree crashed down.

 

[mrmikey]

What runs thru your mind as your machine starts lifting up and then proceeds to fall down over a high stump.

 

[CliffordK]

What runs thru your mind as your machine starts lifting up and then proceeds to fall down over a high stump.

I'm doubting this went in slow motion. Probably a few curse words popped up the the top of the mind... or just one. He may not have realized how close he was to being skewered until the stump came crashing through the front window.

 

[garry1p]

Hold my beer and watch this

 

[CliffordK]

The machine looks awfully bright and shiny.

He's probably thinking... glad this one was a rental. I just have no idea how the windshield broke, perhaps a stress fracture. Good think he opted for rental insurance!!!