A 80 foot Oak tree felled by Ben and freinds 176 years old.

[@WikkedR1]

Love the fact they had a POS Ford Ranger “pulling” that tree. If that tree had decided to go the other way, that truck would’ve had ZERO chance of pulling it over and been launched like a damn trebuchet!

[@calebs4899]

The tree is leaning towards house. I can’t believe they got it

[@kaszapnagypeter]

Tommy Pinewood Yep

[@blindhowlingdrunk]

Probs weighs about as much as a 5 foot length of that trunk.

[@francismalonza6114]

you are correct. there would be no chance for the ford ranger

[@robs1852]

Yep, Ranger would be launched and house demolished

[@zohrebrown]

What a beauty. Hope you're going to plant another one and let it also grow for 176 years!

[@stozies1221]

No

[@brucepicard1577]

@@stozies1221 no

[@thomasjsanford6296]

I was going to ding you for not having a tension cable on it, but then I finally saw that you did.... The trouble is, that big Oak tree weighs 10x what a Ford Ranger does, so if the tree had decided to go the wrong direction, it would have flung that poor truck across the neighborhood You got lucky....VERY lucky..

[@owell179]

+Jon Q Public i was looking for just that

[@markvylonis]

In a funny way it would be neat to see a truck flying over the house !

[@jeffreylonigro1382]

Don’t worry...they had some cinder blocks in the bed.😅

[@MM-rr1kp]

this bit (big bit) of luck probably will be more of an encouragement for them to take on similar jobs

[@mauroesquibel2767]

Yes

[@Agathescom]

I was waiting for the tree to go the wrong way, followed by the 'truck' into the house. Nice safety gear BTW.

[@steviectree3322]

Build a house 8' from a huge Oak, damage the roots, tree starts dying back, rather than remove deadwood fell the tree. Crazy world.

[@fransboy2591]

My thoughts exactly

[@michealbolling3949]

Yeah the house builder should get the bill.

[@jeffbryan2591]

You said it that's what happened .

[@lauriecarter8931]

Was a beautiful tree man!!!!!!!

[@marklee2508]

Polite Society

[@michaeldougfir9807]

I have been an arborist since the 1980s. And I think you did a good job. Sorry to hear your safety gear was stolen. I hope you had ear plugs anyway! Thanks for telling us the height of the tree and the age. The only thing missing is telling us the diameter. But you even told what chain saw you used, which I appreciate.

[@JACKnJESUS]

You got very lucky. First cut is all wrong. Not nearly deep enough. Second cut on back is too low to the first. Very lucky.

[@winstondidit5843]

agreed, and did u see what truck they were using to pull it over lol! a ranger! what idiots! I'd be willing to bet they've had accidents before, that bay wasnt nearly deep enough

[@JACKnJESUS]

winston didit But I'm sure the hard hat will save them :P

[@winstondidit5843]

JACKnJESUS 176 years old? I doubt it, they probably double counted the rings

[@JACKnJESUS]

winston didit Unless the bottom has problems, no reason to cut it in the first place. people underestimate what a tree can withstand. I had a fire years ago, and as I walked thru with the Fire fighter the next day, he saw I had quite a few big oaks burnt pretty badly. One in particular had the entire bark turn white, the rest were black. He told me, ...that one is a goner. Cut it. It was so big and beautiful, I decided to be patient. It took 2.5 years....looked dead. Then, out came the leaves. In a year, it looked as good as the rest. people don't have the patience. It blew the Fireman away, he could not believe it. :P

[@rpsellers]

JACKnJESUS Couldn't agree more with you. These idiots are lucky to be alive; not to mention cutting a tree that didn't need to be cut. God save us from idiots with chainsaws looking to be "men" on an afternoon with nothing much else to do...

[@stevengates4437]

Dull chain....but you got it done....

[@ceoster7847]

It was a beautiful and wonderful tree.

[@Corkedwolf43771]

no longer producing fresh 02

[@DeanLorman]

Oooooohh I would love to see that piled up along side my band mill.Love it.Nice video

[@danisbell4542]

you need to wear eye protection. Wind was blowing lots of sawdust into your eyes. Protect them!

[@02hreblue30]

like the hard hat would help? LOL🤣

[@kaysonekaysone6245]

The cameraman is also cutting his own tree on his yard and filming his neighbor at the same time. That’s why he’s shaking. Good job brother!!

[@02hreblue30]

hilarious dude

[@LegalAmerican4]

How is the camera man doing the days with his Parkinson's Disease?

[@salvandorum]

Exactly my thoughts!

[@burtvhulberthyhbn7583]

no kidding.

[@neatosmani6823]

He is standing at a safe distance while using a hand held camera. The slightest movement is exaggerated

[@aingzeyeeddy4273]

Could've at least processed the video through image stabilization software first.

[@jaco7675]

Kevin P 😂

[@jimdomoradzki483]

Unbelievable lucky, unbelievably alive. No reason to have a second person anywhere near that tree. Especially walking around in front of it.

[@Mikesorrento3344]

Everyone’s an expert. Their technique was perfectly fine.

[@lesliebrown6378]

John Rand everyone’s an expert lol

[@02hreblue30]

@@Mikesorrento3344 it sucked. and it was dangerous. What you want to bet the other houses full of people?

[@mitchellcox1912]

Glad to see a happy ending on that monster. So many times I see tragedies with these trees so close to houses.

[@ashprice6082]

Unbelievably unprofessional. Thank goodness no one was killed with that crew running the show.

[@ChalkyHonky]

You died 15 years ago

[@Absaalookemensch]

No one injured and no property damaged. Job well done.

[@DeanLorman]

Beauty.Nice job on a windy day there folks.

[@SnarlyWhiplash]

By the end I was rooting for the tree

[@Sentientheat]

Good thing the tree inspector is wearing his hardhat

[@prairiecracker214]

These guys are lucky, they're as professional as their camera man

[@Warvolomei]

Тяжко не только валить такие деревья,но и распиливать потом и увозить😎

[@kittatinnytree]

Perfect notch, accurate back cut, and a nice landing! Great job.

[@carlchristensen8157]

Looks like it might have been a cottonwood

[@himhim3344]

There was 0 hingewood😑

[@SharpEdgeStandardOfficial]

176 yr old giant Oak!…definitely a job for the big boys! Great work!

[@slooob23]

A shame such a magnificent tree was cut down, but seriously, what were they cutting it with? A 2 stroke bread knife?

[@vincenzofederico6653]

Jim.ib Mñ

[@maureenchurchill2689]

I thought it was a butter knife

[@johac7637]

Almost like the chain was installed backwards, hard to watch rookies.

[@alan30189]

It definitely was a threat to the house, and by the way it broke up when it hit the ground, it was obviously dead. I hate when trees get cut down, also, but sometimes it’s a necessity.

[@mmmbbbccczzz]

Trucks definitely light for this type of work.. I have a 9,700lbs suburban and get worried that isn't enough!

[@gaborkorthy8355]

And they will wonder why the central AC unit next to that magnificent tree will have to work so much harder next summer. Sad

[@shellyswedberg1372]

Tree murders, it's sad , we need trees not only to shade the earth but it helps us breathe too. Save the trees & help our eco system of earth.

[@shellyswedberg1372]

@Old man Goat yes it is sicking

[@kenanderson6963]

Happy that went Good, Next time get some protective gear on... I say this because I care.

[@StockholmMidNiteSun]

Now the neighbour look even more sterile. Good work!

[@davenuttall3682]

If begs the obvious question why didn’t put the tree down before they built the bloody house

[@Jack-bd4ep]

Why dont they build the house before planting the tree😃😃

[@jerrybushman]

I agree....you got lucky, don't quit your day job

[@samattos1]

+jerry bushman 100% correct

[@3melendr]

jerry bushman Lol! & Ouch! Amateurs!

[@smwrbd]

It seems to me it was back leaning and most of the weight was on the back. Pretty dangerous if its your house...

[@edantila]

7 minutes for a back cut ! Lol yah that was dull

[@Smokey66s]

edantila, I wondered if there was a chain on the saw.

[@rickstreeter749]

YEP

[@ghylkema8756]

8euro en

[@robertobajoni1628]

Never cut leewards at 90 degrees

[@robertobajoni1628]

Never cut leewards at 90 degrees

[@Peterbilt359]

Glad that worked. I saw a backhoe try to pull a leaning tree, by time it got stopped its bucket was buried. I've pulled many leaners but I use a loaded dump truck.

[@davidchennellsjr.6799]

This is what happens when they want $10,000 to cut down a tree. This is the riskiest hold my beer moment I've seen

[@diddleysquat3166]

Impressive! I don’t have any 176 year old friends, or even know anyone that old.

[@KC9UDX]

If you did, you could build a house right next to them.

[@PATSICK]

@GhoogleBlows Yes, that's what struck me most about the set-up. Rigging means looking at the angles of the lines. A wheeled vehicle that's expected to pull down on a line is like praying for rain to a blue sky. it ain't likely. The vehicle is condemned to pulling its own wheels up, lifting weight off them, and losing traction. The way you do this is with a screw anchor, screwed alll the way down and a block, so that the lead of the line to the vehicle is up to the hitch, not down.

[@willowrish]

Yes, saw was dull all right, but it looks like he knew the basics. Ford ranger 4 x 4 hooked that high is plenty of pull. I used to do that for a living, but never would have risked a full length drop that close to houses. You never know for sure if you have sound wood where you're cutting that will hold the tree in the intended direction. I can see why that guy was so happy at the end.

[@02hreblue30]

Moronic video. Safety issues and common sense out the window. Bet they didn't even evacuate the other houses. Should have topped the tree first with a commercial truck and the line should be hooked to a much bigger truck and evacuate the houses. Ridiculous

[@terryhale9006]

It's hard to argue with success, but that looked like a very risky take-down.

[@wolfganghoge4326]

Sex

[@wolfganghoge4326]

Sex

[@victormilligan1511]

NonyaBusiness! moo ii

[@jamesoatney151]

Terry Hale k

[@kleffner123456]

Yup!! It's like rolling the dice.

[@sinistershenanigans965]

What a disgrace what a story that old oak tree could tell what a privilege to have that out side your window. 🇬🇧

[@spike.strat1318]

Sinister Shenanigans I would agree if it was alive, but it was dead. ( granted building a house within its drip-line is what probably killed it.)

[@MrFlagg]

80 tonne tree, 1 tonne pickup ....

[@stephendaniel168]

There’s a lot of people that say this was done wrong. Looks like he did a good cut and didn’t make any miscuts. But I’d like to watch same tree “cut 50%” on the wedge cut. Now that would be fun to watch.

[@dreadbull5039]

They got lucky. That notch was not nearly deep enough

[@thornyturtleranch4u]

That notch sucked. That cable however was up way high enough I could have pulled that tree down with my pinky finger. Real skill would have been no cable !

[@blurbn]

First thing I thought too!

[@zack6892]

Looks to be a third the diameter? Too much deeper hinge would have been heart wood

[@ernie1586]

Wondered… very thankful it went well. Good job 👍🏻

[@02hreblue30]

and the Ranger. absolutely hilarious

[@KrustyKlown]

who is disappointed it didn't fall out house.. thumbs up!

[@JP-in-OH]

I watched all 7:36 hoping to see this tree fling that ford ranger over the house.

[@BrianBell4073]

Yep - 3000 lb truck versus 100,000++ lb tree.....what could go wrong.....

[@martinhagalen1705]

Jason Parrish yeah me too... what a disappointment...

[@anthonylewis9572]

yep. if the tree decided to head north. truck would have been history. and the guy behind the wheel. pure idiot.

[@Jason-wc3fh]

You guys need to learn a thing or two about leverage and weight distribution. Tree is standing relatively straight. Give or take a lean in opposite direction will equate a measily few hundred pounds at most on a gargantuan tree that has gravity pulling it straight DOWN towards the earth on its own self. (Wind not taken into account as felling shouldn't take place in wind). Roping the tree WAY the hell up and attaching it to a truck gives it tremendous force to pull the tree in the proper direction. Combine this with a good notch, back cut, and use of wedges, the tree is has no choice but to go in the direction of the truck... Done this way too many times to know it works like a charm. Arborists and lumberjacks hate seeing DIYer's do this because it means less work for them to rip us off.

[@Wanous-hv7zo]

@@Jason-wc3fh you are correct

[@rosewoodsteel6656]

Too many houses, too close for comfort. I'm not sure if home owners insurance would cover anything if the tree fell the wrong way. Sorry, I am a do-it-your selfer and have been my whole life. But, I would have paid a licensed, bonded tree company to have that tree removed. In my opinion, tree climbers and/or a boom truck would have been the way to go. I had a 320 year old poplar removed in that manner a few years ago. I didn't want to put my house or my neighbor's house in harms way. -Glad it worked out for you.

[@02hreblue30]

bet people in those houses. Why not top the tree first? they put cables up there! This one is for the pros. funerals are more money

[@aandrave]

Sometimes it doesn't take much to get a tree to go where you want, but with a full top on there, if that tree had started the other way it would laugh at that little Ranger and drag it along for the ride.

[@bbigrocker1]

not unless the tree in a full lean and off balance towards the house, you don't "PULL" the tree down with the truck, you simply change the balance to the desired direction of fall. And if the line is very high in the tree, the mechanical advantage will assure a positive fall.

[@snowbonger1958]

yeah i agree with u and 50corvo, them guys was very lucky indeed. Now camera person next door...was it the wind causing your video taping to shake? i could hear the wind and was just wondering for my own future taping reference.

[@michaelixxvitalixxmeyer5800]

Gute Arbeit. Schönes, gerades Holz, und gut vorbereitet, Truck muss sein bei dem Wuchs

[@sweetkellymay]

When we were kids, We would go out back into the forest..And just using Hatchets, we could fell trees onto a pop can,almost every time.. Birds-mouth, aims the tree, back-cut fine tunes it...

[@CF-rx7hx]

That was some silliness. Glad it worked out for them.

[@JeffMartinez648]

Rookie on the chainsaw & the camera, what a disaster waiting to happen.

[@chevycorvettelover]

The tree was probably planted a few years after the house was built

[@majorneptunejr]

Those houses are fairly new. That tree should have come down before the house was built. But the builders didn't care. They just wanted to sell the house for the most profit.

[@garywinters2282]

Damn that was a hold my beer moment!

[@TheFoodog49]

Must have been fun cutting it up too. Lots of good firewood there.

[@grangeville46]

lots and lots of firewood now...Yay!!

[@juanchofolo]

A lot of wood for the bbq, nice.

[@theking-cj7ke]

Should have climbed the tree and brought it to a certain point at least that's risky no proper equipment

[@plantsperiod4462]

That tree didnt look very dead to me but what ever cut down a precious artifact of the past

[@plantsperiod4462]

then again it did obliterate itself under the weight so it might have been dead whatever

[@traumazombie3843]

H.O.A. home owners association

[@beckvitallys3573]

I saw a million things wrong in this video. be careful next time. see the video and see all that was wrong.

[@akwolf1434]

A million things huh? Start listing them cause I wanna see them all!!

[@frankconrad7323]

@@akwolf1434 No safety gear. Gloves, ear muffs,face shield. Older idiot getting behind chainsaw. If it kicked he would be the target . Neither Dummy looking up to see if Tree was moving. Tree was too Damn big for any truck. Always top it first before bringing trunk down. Instead of having Dumb and Dumber doing it. Bring in Tree Professionals!!

[@RamonRodriguez-ni9jo]

@@frankconrad7323 totally agree.

[@jimwilson1012]

Seems a lot safer to have 1 guy on the ground felling. Although I wasn't too impressed with his backcut technique. He had a clear lz . No worries.

[@sgtmiklin]

La tronçonneuse coupe pas très bien, on voit de la neige au lieu de copeaux....

[@medusaskull9625]

this thing is playing lottery. After all the analysis and calculation, you still can't be sure which way it will fall. Damn.

[@franksunden8789]

Nothing like a very dull chain to make powder instead of chips !

[@plantsperiod4462]

well the wood kind of went every where and didnt really fall to the ground

[@hyzercreek]

Yeah this job is worth a brand new chain

[@Skinny_Karlos]

1: Yes, 2: You brought it up. if it falls, it's a chip, & I CAN see the chips FALL - BLOKE !!

[@jacquesblaque7728]

And better yet, a properly-filed chain, on a 372 or 576, or 7902, IMO.

[@jillhaliburton8816]

Looks good for guy 176 yrs old.

[@christopherashurst4610]

the chain needs sharpening its no longer cutting shavings but creating dust if the tree was to barbachair whilst cutting with a dull chain ude be in trouble

[@alanscott6241]

Good job! Little scary. All's well that ends well.👍😎🙏🇺🇸🌴

[@royhoco5748]

very risky, I hope everyone was cleared from those homes before starting, it the tree fell toward the house the truck would become a human slingshot, I bet this created high anxiety for the neighbors

[@woofwoof-w4g]

+roy hoco You're right--that's why the neighbor was videoing . . .

[@g.work.specials6859]

+R Hunter for insurance issues ;-)

[@royhoco5748]

+R Hunter smart neighbor

[@royhoco5748]

+jimmyfly I think the proper terminology would be "flung"

[@kirbyjohnson5487]

Probably fling that truck over the house. That a big ass tree.

[@dom1940]

Lol, neighbor filming for insurance purposes.

[@pheenix42]

Friends 176 years old? That's some old friends...

[@danr5105]

I wanted to see the "launch" off the stump, that is the important part, OH and where the rest lands:)

[@mihadani1383]

Super god work. Congratulations

[@Wetkeazle]

Couldn't watch as I got seasick! Use a friggin tripod, for gods sake!

[@bjornpetterson100]

Jag

[@markkuorava7982]

J Vaula B

[@joesargent285]

I read a lot of comments have the perfect Notch and a perfect backup the only thing wrong no safety gear for cutter nice shot like I said a lot of comments don't see what the big deal was just another day at the office did a good job

[@gillesgrenier1998]

I left home at 13 back in the day I am 89 w in the wood all m life start w a bucks saw watching that guy cutting that tree just w to throw up make m sick reno. Grenier

[@chacho1155]

I recognize the danger of that house being built so close to that tree, but what a shame cutting down that tree.

[@patrickwest3518]

great safety gear.sad great oak tree gone over 100yrs old no preservation order ? oh of course not silly me we need more houses over population

[@andycapp8843]

Patrick West .....Well aren’t you the life and soul of the party then?

[@francisslattery4894]

If you observed it correctly the tree was getting too old and dangerous for the house and its occupants, plant two more and move on. by the way Mr righteous , that house your living in was made from trees.

[@tonydavies32]

And the building of the house has definitely damaged the roots of the tree making it a hazard

[@davidstrauss3478]

WOW, very nice,very well done,guys laid that big log right where she goes like,putting a,baby,to bed, AAA+ to you all ty

[@ekichandra]

Why i feel so sad when an old tree are cutting down😢

[@MikeOrazzi]

Nicely done.

[@LegalSkateboarding]

The chainsaw was as blunt as a hammer by the time the tree was cut.

[@8000Christopher]

hope you planted another Oak tree, that might last another 80 years

[@sofjanmustopoh7232]

8000Christopher More trees are cut down to build that house

[@ageorgiapeach9442]

Wow, that was quite the showstopper. Good job.

[@28yogy4todd]

Wind direction, check, felling wedge, check, tree anchor, check, chainsaw operator and assistant, fail!

[@ernestwegner4960]

Fantastic placement in falling that tree, you guys Rock!!!

[@ryangis431]

RIP tree. 1833 - 2009.

[@bethechangeme2233]

Better than RIP entire family when it falls on the house. Big tree's fall *all the time* during storms and is one of the leading causes of tree death. Sometimes a controlled demolition is the only sensible option.

[@Gabensy]

Arno Victor Dorian yeah, shame

[@rklmbd2934]

The arrogance of man. Doesn't matter the tree was already there. First we build right beside it and then we decide the tree's the problem and has to go.

[@Wanous-hv7zo]

@@rklmbd2934 oh libturd snowflake idiot go cry to momma

[@Wanous-hv7zo]

@R V oh another poor libturd snowflake idiot that's crying a river. It's ok go to Mom she will comfort you in your time of sorrow over this tree

[@JamesCarter-ii4up]

👌 ....all good... Great Job after all... See never know... Not so green after all....damn. turned out to be real pros.... Thank you

[@marycurrent4149]

And to what reason to cut a tree that old down, the wood looks good from the video, to bad.

[@tomr3074]

The roots are probably ruining the foundation of that house

[@bkk7705]

Heart was beating fast not happy with the wedge cut but nothing went wrong so good job!

[@ArborFellar]

They did do a straight, level cut just above the notch....kudos. I know experienced guys who still try angle-cutting on their back cuts. I like it 'cuz every different contractor I've climbed for would make me strip it to a trunk.

[@paularubin4711]

All I know when you have wahoo going on I wouldn’t hire them for sure I want a sincere serious people on that job. All that good ole boy stuff turns me off. Now gimme my beer

[@blabla1177-r7u]

Ben and his 176 year old friends did a good job. You can tell they had plenty of experience in those 176 years.

[@slavkodulic2561]

mj

[@02hreblue30]

funny as hell well put

[@donnachamcgowan]

Houses should not have been built next to this oak tree PERIOD.

[@rhettripplinger8113]

Ok œ

[@hanknoje9584]

The funniest thing about this video is that the tree was tied to the car....like that made any difference. That tree is MUCH, MUCH heavier than that car. Incredibly lucky. If the tree had fallen the wrong way, you could have had a video of a tree falling on a house and then a car flying overhead into another house. Now that would have been one heck of a video!

[@rustyclam238]

Can I make a suggestion? Go on KZbin and learn how to sharpen your chain.

[@blurbn]

And make a proper notch as well!

[@leneyvautrinsr5225]

Great job. I looks like the person with the camera had too much coffee.

[@jeffmiller3112]

Don`t mean to be a "Monday morning quarterback" but you were damm lucky.

[@Go_for_it652]

Your dam right . The tree could have twisted.

[@rudolphsimpson3266]

No they were Blessed.

[@marekzalewski8447]

Good job. Well done

[@eb1247]

Didn’t look like it needed to come down

[@scrappiron6307]

But alas it did

[@ISAArboristBobbySolar]

In a way it probably did. Large dead branches throughout the canopy, twig dieback from the ends, and more than likely root dieback from building the two homes. Chances are within a few years the tree would be just standing dead and pose a higher risk to the people living in or around the tree.

[@wmroads1537]

Good job.👍

[@paulgrimm7842]

I always pay to have trees removed . I’ve got two dead friends that tried it themselves

[@jaco7675]

Paul Grimm My dead friends don’t do anything ...

[@johnritter5951]

I like how the old tree stood tall as long as he could, resisting the saw, the wedges, the cables and the truck. When Andrew Jackson was president, he was already enjoying sunshine and stormy weather, summer and winter. But time is no respecter of old age. It takes us all down. I suppose loggers cannot be expected to retain any sense of reverence when pulling down an old guy like that. Even so, the "celebrating" seemed somehow out of place. But that's just me ... at 73.

[@slooob23]

Totally agree with you, and that's me at 43

[@johnritter5951]

@@slooob23 You're a good man, 43.

[@allgood9102]

176 years wiped out in seven minutes .

[@michelebeck4311]

Would've been a lot quicker if they thought to run a file over it b4 starting.

[@christianpopovici9501]

First the historical society should protect tree like this from builders who do not care. Second the builder should not build a new house next to a almost 200 years old tree. Third the buyer should pass the house if is scared of tree falling. It did not fell in 200 years what make think will fell now? I would be proud to have a tree like that in my back yard.

[@ISAArboristBobbySolar]

@@christianpopovici9501 because when contractors build they cause root damage whether feeding roots or support roots. So it might have not fallen in those years proir too but could pose a higher risk now. Plus I would assume that there were other trees that helped protect this tree and now are gone so yet another reason. (Side note) Younger trees produce more oxygen and help with co2 than larger mature trees. Besides that tree showed signs of tip dieback which in a few years would be dead anyway whether human made or natural predators. The real thing you should be outraged by is the lack of ppe worn by the kid.

[@jaco7675]

They can plant another one. It’ll be ready to go around the year 2200.

[@phatsdonahue2516]

Christian Popovici , I wouldn't mind having a tree like that in my backyard.. eighty feet away 😆 that would put it in the neighbs back yard I'm afraid, lol