The things that we do and why...

[Oldpath05]

The things that we do and why, is it lack of foreknowledge or skill and ability? not sure but I'm going to trim some trees this spring. So I thought I'd go to today's modern video collage, YouTube and learn how and what's the cheapest way of doing this in my mind easy task.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idXt9taSA5Q

 

[jerrybob]

Wow.....we had a guy killed about 5 years ago in town doing something very similar. He was trimming branches on top of a ladder.....had the branch push his ladder out and fell about 25 ft. Sad thing.......his wife was gone for the weekend.....she found him couple days after the accident.

 

[k0ua]

That was sad to watch.

 

[MinnesotaEric]

I don't like watching people get hurt.

 

[s219]

Should've made a small undercut first. May not have helped though. Good example why you should be on a rope or be using a bucket that high up.

 

[Steppenwolfe]

Stupid kills.

 

[boomer1025]

The best way to trim a tree is to make the first cut about 2 feet above the ground.

 

[CobyRupert]

When you do something and the reaction you get from onlookers is: "911 or not?!!" You know it didn't go right.

I hope his buddy hands him back his beer so he has a drink for the ambulance ride. I mean, when you say "Hold my beer and watch this" you do expect it back!!

 

[Oldpath05]

After seeing how that limp fell, I'm not sure if cutting 2 in. under first would of helped. Looks to me the best way to cut a limp off is some how get above it, at-least that's what I intend to do, either that or I'll cut the whole tree down. Some people say, live and learn, I prefer watch and learn.

 

[PhysAssist]

After seeing how that limp fell, I'm not sure if cutting 2 in. under first would of helped. Looks to me the best way to cut a limp off is some how get above it, at-least that's what I intend to do, either that or I'll cut the whole tree down. Some people say, live and learn, I prefer watch and learn.

Yeah, what Boomer said!

First of all, GOD bless that painfully ignorant victim of the earth sucking. (I hear tell that there is no such thing as the law of gravity, it's just that the earth sucks...)

I can't say that I've ever limbed quite that high up, but even so, I ALWAYS tie both myself and the ladder off, I usually do make an under cut to keep from having a swinging arm, and if at all possible, I do my best to get a lead rope over the limb far enough out from the tree to provide leverage while being pulled on by someone on the ground, but far enough away to avoid being hit by it (or preferably tensioned by a truck, tractor, or come-along.

Thomas

 

[rd_macgregor]

There are whole video compilations of people being knocked off ladders by limbs they are cutting. I think it is called Darwinian selection.

 

[PhysAssist]

"Darwin Awards: We watch the watchman watch the watchmen."*

There are whole video compilations of people being knocked off ladders by limbs they are cutting. I think it is called Darwinian selection.

Natural selection deems that*some individuals*serve as a warning to others.** Who are we to disagree?*The next generation, ever and anon, is descended from the survivors.

Darwin Awards. Chlorinating The Gene Pool.

 

[kthompson]

"Some people say, live and learn, I prefer watch and learn."

To learn and live is better. Heard a training tell one day "they say we learn by our mistakes, you can not afford that. Learn by others".

I find on youtube you often can find how to do something and then HOW NOT TO. Ever wonder why politician never make any how to videos?

 

[k0ua]

Smart men learn from the mistakes of others, not so smart men learn from their own mistakes, and idiots do not learn from either.

 

[oldballs]

I coulda got kilt yesterday. A Poplar tree from my property fell across the road in a small rain/wind storm. So I drove the Kubota out there and hooked it up and was pulling it away when "Bam", another tree broke away. This one fell across the primary electric wires feeding this dead end road. The wires came down for about 200 feet, but didn't fall on me or my rig. Boy was I lucky.....thus...."the things that we do and why"....
Cheers,
Mike

 

[PhysAssist]

I coulda got kilt yesterday. A Poplar tree from my property fell across the road in a small rain/wind storm. So I drove the Kubota out there and hooked it up and was pulling it away when "Bam", another tree broke away. This one fell across the primary electric wires feeding this dead end road. The wires came down for about 200 feet, but didn't fall on me or my rig. Boy was I lucky.....thus...."the things that we do and why"....
Cheers,
Mike

Hi Mike,

Glad you're around for the after action report!

Could you have predicted the other tree's fall if you had been more careful or looked closer before you pulled out the poplar?

If so, then now you know better and won't do it again, and if not, then you couldn't have done anything different anyway, and say a prayer of thanks for the Good Lord watching out for you when Murphy wasn't.

Again, glad you're still around!
Thomas

 

[Oldpath05]

I coulda got kilt yesterday. A Poplar tree from my property fell across the road in a small rain/wind storm. So I drove the Kubota out there and hooked it up and was pulling it away when "Bam", another tree broke away. This one fell across the primary electric wires feeding this dead end road. The wires came down for about 200 feet, but didn't fall on me or my rig. Boy was I lucky.....thus...."the things that we do and why"....
Cheers,
Mike

Wow, that was scary just reading that, falling trees and wires, bad combo, glad your ok.

 

[Oldpath05]

The best way to trim a tree is to make the first cut about 2 feet above the ground.

After watching that limb cutting video I've been 4 months trying to figure the best way to trim the limbs on a tree in my back yard, 2 weeks ago I made the the decision to finally trim that tree. I took your advice and cut the darn thing down, just didn't wanna get hurt trimming a tree, it was a good size Ash tree.
I had my son record the felling or falling, almost a perfect landing, it will probably stay where it is till fall. It had several limbs way up high that was interfering with my skeet shooting.

 

[Oldpath05]

Smart men learn from the mistakes of others, not so smart men learn from their own mistakes, and idiots do not learn from either.

That's a good one, I'll have to remember that :thumbsup:

 

[oldballs]

Thanks guys.........Guess it wasn't my time. BTW, the power company guys did a great job of restoring electricity....in less than four hours. The nice thing about downed and dead trees ...............It's Fall Party & Bonfire Time!!!
Cheers,
Mike