Excavator Removing Gum Tree

[@heartofworship2]

I cant believe these tree hugging greenies!! Cant they see the hillside in the distance that is covered in trees? We farmers bust our guts to feed them and do our best to not go broke and all they want is lock everything up for the trees and wildlife. I mean seriously, where do they think food comes from!! Cheers from Tasmania mate, great videos.

[@SuburbAllied]

I've seen these machines digging in the ground, water, houses and in vehicles, but this must be the first time for me to see it digging in a tree!

[@bmoreyce2161]

as a 19 year old, I absolutely agree with you on that. My peers are arguably the most naive, idealistic, self righteous know-it-alls, sitting in the uni library sipping skim-milk decaf chai lattes, gossiping about the latest posts on the mac forum, thinking they're so much better than everyone else, and it ticks me off to no end. end of rant.

[@USNDeepsea1991]

That tree came down safety and lot faster then anyone with a chainsaw could remove the whole thing. Don't hate on someone who could afford a excavator.

[@rider56AK907]

@ausfarmer89 tough decision. how many gallons does that come out to be. this could change my opinion

[@STARDRIVE]

Ah, love to spend my time on KZbin! Nothing beats watching car crashes, bug fights and excavator removing gum tree video's.

[@jddocmartin]

A gum tree is actually one of the hardest trees to fell with a machine. Removing a stump of one is a job.

[@vendix101]

when i was a boy, we had this tree in front of our house...i always hate it when i wake up in the morning because it was so cold...but after they cut the tree, it was a bit hot in the morning and it gets worse at noon...i miss those random birds in the morning and those bats flying around the tree in the evening -__- and damn, i realized that a single tree can really make a big difference

[@erajun9431]

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[@Shilo2010]

People are unreal. Farmers are unreal. Aussie's are unreal.......and let's not forget the engineers and scientists that give us these unreal toys to play with.

[@ausfarmer89]

@WumseBiene Well removing this one tree meant we could put the lateral irrigator in which means we are using 50% less water to irrigate now. So you chose 1 Tree or 125,000,000 Liters of Water

[@TheJamesloy]

Not trying to sound like an expert or anything, but I have never saw someone take that long to knock over a tree.

[@artistdigital]

Don't hate the stump!! Just love it!

[@ausfarmer89]

Thanks for your comment. The burn marks around the base was because there was old fencing wire around the bottom of the tree in the grass and weeds, so we burnt around the bottom to be able to get the wire out of the way. Thats interesting how you say they are a problem in South Africa, I guess anything that isn't native can cause problems, we removed this one because it was in the way of the irrigator we were putting in.

[@darensmiles4]

why did you burn the base/roots of the tree? and use a ripper like that to loosen them up... risk having the tree fall on your equipment... are gum tree's amazingly strong or something? I've always just dug out one side of the roots with the bucket to loosen it up then shove it over.

[@MsBirdMom]

Was the tree milled? Gum is such a beautiful wood.

[@craigjones5991]

Now how'd yall get all that wood outta the lake or did you leave it there?

[@PoolXperts]

Did anyone notice how that tree like... shattered apart once it hit the ground? It's like it was dead and yet living at the same time. Wierd! (I don't know nuttin about gum trees). The thing looked like it was in serious distress, as in diseased. Good video of a demo.

[@DowntownScrabble]

is that pretty typical for a gum tree to have NO taproot? The excavator ripped a few roots but basically when the thing fell over, there was nothing more than a few feet long.

[@hillearybrown7083]

Is the gum tree hard or soft wood? The tree sure looked like it was dead or on its way there. What type of irrigation do you use down there? Thanks for the video

[@kenp3L]

+Hilleary Brown. Deciduous.

[@beauniekerk1884]

have you ever seen a dead tree with green leafs on it? NO. so the tree was not dead

[@dnsmithnc]

Yeah, Right ON!! Oh, by the way, what is this tree going to be made into?

[@whitechocMBG]

How did I get to an excavator removing a gum tree from plane crashes??

[@Abandonedadelaide]

is that the flinders ranges in the background?

[@yaserhussen45]

لماذا لاأرى العرب والمتدنيين وليس المتدينين لايعلقون على هذا العلم الجميل ولاكنهم مثل الخفافيش يعشقون الظلام و الدماء

[@woodyate]

would that tree be the same as a eucalyptus tree?

[@hyman9915]

People who criticized the farmer for doing his work should learn to read the description. Don't be so quick to judge, especially if you are not well versed on the issue. He had to remove tree to put in new irrigation system. There are lots of jobs to be done on a working farm, and you don't do things if it's not necessary. Removing a big tree is not easy work. Plus those big old gum trees are hazardous. They topple or shed their large branches quite easily in strong winds or storms. Happens quite regularly and a big one could take out upwards of 10 cars if it happens to be next to a carpark.

[@shyamranjith6562]

now days its habit of intellectual to find fault in everything and cry as animal right and environment even not realizing exact point...

[@hyman9915]

shyam ranjith Yeah, I second that. A lot of these politically- correct goodie 2shoes doesn't seem to stop and think where their foods is coming from. I'm pretty certain most doesn't grow their owns- heck most would probably doesn't even know how to

[@croquis24]

and the tree looks half dead or diseased

[@mattcannon6148]

#knowledge

[@CallMelmmature]

@goodcat1982 Actually no, that looks like farming ground to me. It's so much quicker to dig the tree out and let it fall then to cut it then dig it out. Because the weight of the tree helps pull it out. As you can see they have tried burning it out.

[@JASMAZ77]

why would that tree need to be removed?

[@fusionstar916]

looks like its in the middle of a field, a lb of blackpowder + a hole drilled inside would take care of that :)

[@MonkeyWithAWrench]

"in other news, local kookaburras were upset when a popular gum tree was removed by the land owner. they now can no longer eat all the gumdrops they can see. many found this to be no laughing matter, adding a grievance in their once gay life"

[@neolitikid]

is that a gum tree or a eucalyptus? cause to me it seems more a eucalyptus than a gum tree...

[@tomview1]

It's a widow maker.

[@frazerhooke3433]

All gums are eucalyptus, but not all eucalyptus are gums.

[@akshaygareja6386]

Guilherme Silva

[@ausfarmer89]

@darensmiles4 The burning around the bottom wasn't for the roots just all the weeds and junk that had grown around the bottom of the tree. Usually gum tree roots are bl##dy strong, they are kind of grow like a big tap root, but the excavator driver was amazed how easy this one was to get out.

[@Colin56ish]

No they don't have a tap root. They spread out just below the surface like your video showed. I understand it is sometime necessary to remove trees. Maybe you could plant a sapling nearby? We really need more trees on our farms rather than endless clearing.

[@redshift1976]

Is this destined for Wrigley Park?

[@AnilSingh-lk2ub]

I think the operator did a very good job.

[@johndeere425aws]

@photoshopchannel its not about the 12ft sq of crop. its that its in the way of a center pivot irrigatoin system. look at the title

[@johndeere1993]

nice vid mate....i wouldnt mind a lateral. Do you guys have a good bore allocation? And how are you guys going to feed water to it....we use center ditches.

[@ausfarmer89]

Hi johndeere1993 Yer were really happy with the lateral, a lot more even watering and a hell of a lot easier than moving pipes. Were on river water, so we've got 50% allocation and carryover this year. To feed the lateral we have an under ground main line that runs up the center of the place and then the laterals hose drag, 200m of 5" lay flat hose with 2 moves in the run. Then at the end of the run it can pivot and walk down the other side of the place. I'll post a video of it soon.

[@Atila643]

Did you cut the tree?

[@johnarizona3820]

Was that already dying/dead? Can't believe how brittle it was.

[@TheOneWhoMightBe]

John Arizona Gum Trees are like that. They have a nickname, Widowmakers, because limbs have a habit of falling off at random. Also they have a small root ball, so they fall over easily (particularly when they're the last tree left standing in a paddock somewhere).

[@Tr1KSh0TTT]

Excavators are stronger then u think

[@giorgosremali]

@iveastiffie what dou you need the wood?for furniture or for the fireplace?

[@187hoser]

Now where is the Kuckaburra supposed to sit?

[@robertunversaw]

I would have never imagined so many haters trolling because a farmer demolished an old rotted tree.

[@evadvalcourt]

with that little excavator ?... i really doubt it

[@deanjet]

Makes me want to be a farmer, been sitting behind a desk too many years now ....

[@langdez]

lol did you try to burn it over?

[@w1cked240]

@ausfarmer89 why would it fall on top of you?

[@michaelmcglashan1377]

Hay expert arbourist these trees are suposed to have rotten bits these make the hollows that the native animals live in. I dont no what type of world you want for your children but one where they can breath and see natures beauty sounds pretty good to me.

[@pinalo2009]

@goodcat1982 this one would be great if the tree has been preserved and transplanted somwhere else to live again

[@dracovenit9549]

So did they remove the tree to help increase desertification? Or to reduce shade for stock? Or was it for an economic and ecologically sustainable reason?

[@1narow486]

hopefully to fkn burn it

[@stretchpadawan1]

maybe we could organise it to land on Dana Thorson's head

[@1narow486]

are you not aware that tree was dead?

[@dracovenit9549]

If it was dead then the question still remains if that was the best thing to do. Is he going to plant several trees in its place? If so then felling it and then leaving the dense woody material around would be beneficial to the ecology of the farm.

[@1narow486]

what if it or a a branch fell on your kid?

[@ausfarmer89]

The tree is still there for animals to nest in if they want it was pulled over into the grass with the other trees around the dam and left there. If you gave farmers the option that if they removed a tree they had to plant 5 or 10 to replace it most would be happy to comply but as laws are it's just banned and to get approval takes upwards of 4 or 5 years so most don't comply and take the risk of getting fined or jail time but also don't do anything to replace trees they remove.

[@FM60260]

What was the cause of the fire?

[@arianaashworth3091]

It was an alectreecal fault.

[@jorgerodriguesabreu5938]

É de cortar o coração muito desagradável

[@nikkeryge]

that three looks so dry... it just falls apart when it hits the ground... it looks good though :D

[@mauricevandraanen4286]

Is that a York Gum?

[@IIDELTAFORCEII]

look at the bright side, at least the farmer will have plenty of fire wood to keep warm the next few winters :)

[@adnarim2008]

it's always sad seeing a tree being cut down

[@PAULB613]

digger operator = surgeon, nice work

[@ausfarmer89]

Why would cutting the tree down and then having to dig the stump out make more sense, pushing it over with the excavator takes the tree down and the stump out in the one process, unless you own the excavator then the longer it takes you to get the stump out the more money it costs me.

[@killthebums]

Chainsaw?

[@dwaynE2099]

Tree was pretty dead anyway. Nice work on the removal :-) People be all like "oh you murdered a tree" Farmer's gotta have room to plant crops and run stock to "murder" to feed us all!!! Thankyou Mr Farmer for your endless work on the land you love to produce food for my family to eat.

[@79pejeperro]

Of course it was dead, if you knew as much as you think, you´d have noticed the tree was burnt. And intensive agriculture is good for whom? Because most people in the world are starving. While the rest die because of being overfed and shit food. So don´t talk like you know, i´m sure you live away from nature and have never collected fruits or planted seeds

[@dracovenit9549]

79pejeperro Right on brother! It is all about the big picture!

[@tomview1]

79pejeperro That is fucking funny, the tree was dead because it was burnt. I suggest you don't understand Australian native hardwoods, that tree was alive and well. These trees a are built to bounce back from fire. Did you watch all of the video? All that green shit at the top?

[@santoshdubey3261]

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[@akmalzen7231]

dwaynE2099 ь

[@DemonicRarityAdventures]

they should make a chain saw attachment for excavators that goes on the arm it would be cool

[@MrPvdm68]

Stump grinding is nice but it does not remove the tree now does it. Secondly, you do not know if the machine was there as specially for the tree, It might have other jobs to do. . .

[@michaelmcglashan1377]

One day your grandkids are going to ask you what a kookaburra looks like. Because if they keep cutting down the trees we wont have any.

[@loveydovey4u]

gum tree? whats that?

[@RockBrigadeCommunityForum]

why not cut the tree down then get the stump after, or does that make too much sense?

[@cardinalcool]

How the fuck did I end up looking at the videos on a thursday night at 2am when I'm working at 8am. Am I crazy?

[@royhoco5748]

wow tree is gone stump and all, can I borrow that machine?

[@madisonelectronic]

What about the possum up that gum tree.?

[@ausfarmer89]

Probably could have with this one because it was half rotten but normally the whole trunk goes straight down into the ground 15 or 20 feet deep and they have got to dig right down the side of the trunk to get them out.

[@D0csavage1]

These machines are worth their weight in gold.

[@richardgavin6712]

Use a ripper or a stumper to clear stumps and trees is the best way to good

[@Dredgioncore2]

I wish we had thought of this process usign a dingo excavator back when my dad took out a stump and a tree in our backyard no space for one of those machines but plenty enough for the ride on version wonder if they have a fitting similar to that?

[@JediFight]

Impressive how easy it was for the excavator.

[@reccae]

125 million liter water for a just a tree ? can't you get around of tree ?

[@aguschanel7847]

Sungguh tercengang menonton alat2 canggih, dan mohon ditayangkan lebih banyak.

[@oldfarmsawmill3098]

From the looks of it that tree was pretty much dead. Just look how the branches crumble like pretzels as it hits the ground. As the excavator drags it away there are only one or two live branches. My guess is that the land owner let it grow while it was still healthy and vigorous, but it was time to let this one go.

[@bruceluiz]

Well,i dont think that trees look healthy after being burned down...

[@michaelovitch]

Peoples eating junk food or food in plastic boxes forgot it. That's normal. Don't blame the peoples ,blame the big private corporations giving bad habits to little kids since 50 years. Unless you have your own farm,you buy what those industrials give to you,so yes the food come from the supermarket. And don't forget they give YOU money for what THEY want you to produce. If they have meat or cereals cheaper abroad they forget you. I guess you have some GNVT financial help.

[@marioenriquehernandezbarre3511]

QUE cosas tan maravillosas un abrazo grande mario los admira

[@huckster78]

a chainsaw dosent take out the stump, this way takes the tree and the stump out at the same time, people think they have the simplest solution, the person in the video DID know what they were doing. farmers do not like stumps in their fields.

[@GL1TCH3R1001]

why has he got a tilt bucket? :/

[@cgspeeddemon1]

now why in the world didnt you just rent a D10 with a root rake and be done with it in seconds? you coulda had it delivered and had the truck driver wait till you was done so he could haul it back in the same day.

[@Dunnoahhha]

The thing is, ironically farmers clear trees for crops yet the trees keep the soil fertile. Always good to have a couple of trees in the paddock. Usually farmers fuck the soil if they don't rotate paddocks through seasons.

[@NikolRelaxingMusicASMR]

Good job !🥰 I just subscribed!🔔🙏🤝

[@twenty2082]

Doublemint..?

[@Darkonmaze]

I dont understand why people think it is a good idea to leave a tree up that just crumbles when taken down. Its just a hazard and will fall eventually anyway

[@siegfriedsonnenschmidt3649]

Ii mobile

[@MrAusdrifter]

a buket would not have been able to tear through the roots underground. you ever seen the roots of a big tree? Probably bigger then your arm

[@benlyons83]

Its ironic that people are commenting about leaving a tree alone, while sitting in their houses made of wood, in an area once covered with tree's! hahahaha

[@ExploringCabinsandMines]

gone fishin Framed with Adobe? interesting.

[@ExploringCabinsandMines]

gone fishin A shack, no bank would loan money on?

[@SnifferRiffle]

I live in a dumpster, and wipe my ass with my hand.

[@benlyons83]

***** Firstly I'm not a kid, secondly if you cant see the irony in those contradictory comments then you're "obviously the "kid". I'm clearly stating that the lone dead tree in a paddock isn't exactly environmental suicide . The coal used to power your computer to reply is in itself more destructive to the environment then that tree being removed.. Grow a brain dopey! Kind regards

[@susygalvez9703]

*****

[@gregggggi]

@goodcat1982 With a chainsaw, you would have been left with a stump in the ground. It would have taken an experienced crew of 2 guys a full day, or a crew of 3 a half day. The way this excavator knocks it over and drags it away, reduces massive time and effort, simply from an armchair. Way to go farmer.

[@fetymann]

Give me a home among the gum trees....

[@beauniekerk1884]

Some of you people say the tree is dead. DEAD TREES DO NOT HAVE GREEN LEAFS, so this problem is solved

[@4148866]

Maybe he can replant the whole intact tree?

[@อาคมมากบุญ-ภ7ฐ]

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[@larryspiller6633]

Leave the farmer alone. Don't some of you think that if it were possible he wouldn't waste his time and money removing a tree when he has other things to do? Nobody likes to see old trees go away.

[@desertmulehunter]

Amen

[@ausfarmer89]

It amazes me how many people think I tried to burn the tree down to start with and failed lol the burning around the bottom was to get old fencing wire out of the grass that was around the tree.

[@OttoScarius]

gum trees as listed on the video are a trash tree and more like a weed than a real tree.

[@benlyons83]

Otto Carius lol What! You know very little about trees if tyou think a gum is "not a real tree" ha ha

[@صالحالغامدي-ن2غ]

كنيى

[@kenp3L]

+Otto Carius, not true at all. Black gum, _nyssa silvatica_ is a lovely species and is very disease resistant.

[@Starfleet0]

somehow reminds me of the way a parrot conducts itself.

[@roflcopterkklol]

You people realise that tree is dead right? see how the entire root system is black and charred when they push it over? its coming down because it was burnt in a fire and is probably still on fire in the centre which is why they are bringing it down with an excavator.

[@roflcopterkklol]

***** Or you know... a fire burnt it, see all the dead grass with the left over grass rows? thats called a grass fire have you never seen one?

[@roflcopterkklol]

***** Nah you are a shit lipped keyboard warrior who cant stop spewing shit. There was a grass fire, the roots catch on fire, the tree burns from the inside out, then the CFA comes and tears the tree down so it does not start a fire a month later because they burn for that long.

[@sethmclean7771]

I live where they pulled it down and there was a fire there but after the fire it was still there for 3 years but then they had to pull it down.

[@gregoriayanez9760]

.gt,

[@4148866]

Of course, cutting the tree and burning the stump is the cheapest solution, but there might be laws against that. -Source Small Farm Owner

[@josephdellavedova9679]

not solved, you do have a big hill up there that needs to be cleared up, you'll have to get out the the anchor chains.

[@spukduk5632]

wouldn't it be easier to chop down the tree and then remove the stump?

[@kiwicowcocky]

you can always tell when farmers have there own machines like us by the rough and jerky operators

[@muhammadafilalqazalyfrelis438]

hy

[@HunterXray]

It's the CLAW! Nothing can stop the CLAW!