quite an edyacation, that video. new gear and all.
won't waste time making comments on the saw work or cuts or the coffee break-nap time at the stump, just chillin.
it's probly an iPud thing, that went over my hard head.
speaking of hard head, his is a little soft or well be someday from not looking up.
not even a quickie sideways glance.
there's more up top to worry about than nesting owls and a bigfoot swinging around.
amazing stuff, Darwin.
Is there such a thing as a malpractice suit for a flawed "safety video? Maybe there should be !
I dont cut trees for a living but what that guy is doing seems just plain wrong.
I would love to read a thread about this video alone, as to what he might be doing wrong from guys that have done it at least a few years ....and survived.
A logger/arborist without muddy shoes? I dont think so....probably works for an insurance company, (and they dont make PPE gear
that will protect you from a collision with a bouncing tree or a falling limb
Your comment reminds me of something recent tho. My son was watching me drop a dead oak tree that had been dead a couple years.
My son is 14 and going thru the "smart a$$" years.
Before I started cutting the tree , I took my skid loader,raised the bucket about 6 feet and smacked into the tree hard a couple times.
My son looked at me as though I was nuts and said dad .....are you trying to push that tree over or something?
I said to him.....remember that tree you were shakeing (3inch oak) a couple months ago that dropped a piece of rotten wood on you?
He said yeah.(damn lucky he wasnt hurt)
No further explanation was needed.
(The skid loader has a sturdy ROPS cage on it)