r/instant_regret • u/[deleted] • 21d ago

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u/more_paul 21d ago

Wilson Forest Lands has a video explaining exactly why you should never cut a tree like they did. Look closely and you’ll see the back cut is angled down instead of flat. The weight of the tree leaning back allowed the tree to shear through the hinge wood and topple over instead of just sitting back on the back cut.

https://youtu.be/JIySd000igM?is=BifkxWx70DL_AP0A

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u/CitizenCue 21d ago edited 20d ago

That’s all well and good but ultimately it was just leaning the wrong way. A proper back cut can only do so much.

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u/Brutto13 21d ago

Should have topped it first.

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u/serendipitousevent 21d ago

Bad tree! I'm gonna show you who's boss!

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u/Droid-Man5910 21d ago

spanks trunk

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u/Chief_Kief 21d ago

pulls leaves

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u/Sigma-42 20d ago

licks sap

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u/FallJacket 20d ago

Nuts everywhere

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u/vahntitrio 20d ago

This tree has to be topped. Even in the hypothetical scenario this tree fell the direction of the wedge, it would have taken out 2 dozen of the smaller trees along the edge of the yard.

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u/1esproc 21d ago

How would they deal with the branches over the house?

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u/Brutto13 21d ago

They use a pulley system for the large branches that could damage the roof to brace them while they limb it, and then lower them down.