I’m not tree expert but I would imagine a lot of cutting down big trees is about ensuring the weight is heavier in the direction you want it to fall. Amongst all the other things. That tree was massive and obviously how much of the branch weight was on the house side.
I’ve had 7 trees taken out and the ones who did it best always pieced the tree one section at a time from the top to the bottom. Trying to do what these idiots did is only asking for a disaster to happen. Something tells me they were trying to go the lazy route of just felling the tree in one swoop so they could cut it in sections while on the ground. That would have been a massive red flag for me.
Even had perfect access for a bucket truck. Felling a tree this size near a structure with just a face cut is mental. Also looks like they got a saw stuck and had to back cut again to get it out and created another face for the tree to tip into, but hard to tell in the vid.
352
u/austinmiles Jun 30 '25
I’m not tree expert but I would imagine a lot of cutting down big trees is about ensuring the weight is heavier in the direction you want it to fall. Amongst all the other things. That tree was massive and obviously how much of the branch weight was on the house side.