The City Tried to SHUT DOWN Our Job Site! Hollow Tree Removal!

[@WoodGuy]

I was building a house on Vancouver Island and had to do a lot of tree clearing. A tree I wanted saved was a massive Cedar, probably 200 feet tall. The guys clearing the trees cleared around the Cedar I asked them not to cut down. When they got to the Cedar the guy doing the cutting was inspecting the tree, after some knocking and poking he came to me and said the tree has to go. He explained that it was "Punky" inside and with no other trees to defend it from the wind, if it fell it was big enough to take out my house and my shop, my shop was a good 100 feet from the house. So down it went, and am I ever glad he decided to poke around the Cedar. Turns out the first hundred feet or so was completely hollow, an outer ring of about 6 inches was all that was left of the tree. My advice, listen to the tree cutting experts, and I'm glad I did. It was a beautiful tree though.

[@MapleJames76]

Now you can plant more, and in a few years, enjoy them too :)

[@carymcreynolds]

I am an attorney and am impressed with the arborist’s knowledge and application of the law, as well as ability to articulate his position. Most attorneys would not have done as well.

[@judithfairchild8620]

Got to know the laws that affect your business to operate and stay out of trouble as much as possible.

[@kathymarie3723]

Well, if your attorney and you’re impressed because obviously you’re the smartest guy in the whole world😂

[@zzzetsulive]

Don’t fuck with an arborist.

[@KJParadise]

The one thing I've learned from Reddit is that you do NOT f*ck around with trees and tree law.

[@dawlben2247]

​@@KJParadise how many 100, 000s is that tree ...

[@drwhoeric]

My approach is anytime you got a situation where you can use the "Safety Issue" and add "Do you want to be liable if something happens because of your actions", most people will grant immediate exception. I have used this legitimately about half a dozen times and maybe once it did not work. After a transformer was replaced that lead to my house, I was having electrical problems. I called the utility and they did not want to send anyone out, saying they did not believe anything was wrong. I used the "Safety Issue". The utility company coped an attitude, but was now forced to send someone out. Turns out the installer of the replacement transformer failed to connect the Neutral at the transformer. He told me I was damn lucky no appliances were damaged and if I find anything damaged to file a claim and they would reimburse me.

[@garygsp3]

That's dangerous as your buildings ground is now functioning as the neutral.

[@drwhoeric]

@@garygsp3 Correct, and there is actually more to this story. I knew the service guy who came out and he has always been honest with me. The Electric Company (SCE) dispatch refereed to me as being a crackpot. When he found out it was my address, he already had suspicions something was wrong and I was right. He also referred to the technician who replaced the transformed with some pretty harsh words.

[@mini696]

Doesn't work when they guy you're telling that to isn't liable.

[@drwhoeric]

@@mini696 Because they say they aren't liable, does not mean they aren't liable. If they would say that to me, I would respond "That would be for the courts to decide and after presenting evidence I told you such."

[@LeverPhile]

Government typically has immunity though ...

[@br-dj2ti]

Just got off cutting trees all day and I'm watching my buddy Jake cut trees got to love it it's a beautiful life God bless Jake stay safe

[@dsmacd46]

Granddad was a logging camp foreman in Washington in the days of axes and springboards and bucksaws. He would be absolutely amazed at this machine! Terrific.

[@charlesward8196]

“The job doesn’t START until the paperwork is done.” Awesome crane work, great to see the wood going to something beside chips.

[@henrybutchy3242]

Paperwork WAS DONE! Idiot police and/or idiot inspectors know how to get in the way, but don't know their jobs.

[@JFirn86Q]

Love that guy, came to the country, worked hard and saved. Turned it into an awesome business. What a friendly guy, props to him.

[@VPoko]

That Randy really makes us laugh. Guilty of RANDY! What a great country we live in and you two share your experiences and educate us in the process. Thanks again. Sheer pleasure!!

[@treejaws4117]

Randy is the best!

[@chipper841]

Mr Tree Jaws, Thank you MUCHLY for moving to America and then choosing to set up in Florida. My Florida home yard is filled with giant trees. Need to look you up!👍👍

[@TrentHafen]

Man you and Randy are meant to work together, good pals with great vibes and attitudes about everything. You guys should forever work together from now on. Guilty of Treeson with Randy Tree Service!

[@FirewoodfromtheSawmill]

Love the vids from Florida, looks like y’all did great! It sucks when the city tries to shut you down, I was on a tree job awhile back where the city held us up for 3hrs. The owner of the company I was working sent the city a bill for those three hours. And after some hassling they did pay the bill.

[@arkthefennecfox2366]

Good on them for sending the city a bill, *and getting them to pay it*, the city 100% should be liable for idle time they create by preventing work from being done

[@mkay1957]

I would have stated the reasons why the tree was a hazard tree, and then told those city officials to f**k off and leave. I have done it with building inspectors twice, because I knew I was right, and both times they agreed with me. I simply don't like most public employees, because they are useless eaters on a power trip.

[@kathysalkeldbonilla6541]

Absolutely fascinating. Thanks for sharing!

[@gotherecom]

Props to Florida cities wanting to save grand-oaks from wanton destruction, but they have to also care about the safety of person and property.

[@schmitty8225]

Agreed. With the amount of illegals that are all over Miami plus the illegal tree work being done, its great to see the city being proactive making sure all the work is being done appropriately. Without the city doing this work, Miami would be a baren wasteland of South American real estate developments devoid of any sort of greenery.

[@schmitty8225]

@@Nighterlev the 50 in Texas don't do shit for the thousands of illegals that are currently in Miami and have been here for 10+ years. Getting rid of those would affect his Miami voting base so he won't go after them.

[@curmudgeon1933]

​@@schmitty8225 . Maybe you need to be criticizing the corrupt city officials and corrupt developers who are employing all these 'illegals' who are living rent free in your head....they are the ones clear-cutting large areas of land to throw up projects of McMansions and retirement condos for all the reactionary snowbirds flocking to Florida for the low taxes. Poor refugees and migrants are helpless to fight back against these vultures. By employing undocumented immigrants these parasites can skirt labor laws and safety regulations...after all, if a few Hispanic loggers get killed on the job, it's no skin off your nose, is it Schmitty?

[@davidgerwin7885]

​@@schmitty8225It would help if young trees which will eventually become large trees were planted to replace the old soon to be unsafe trees.

[@misty4782]

I particularly liked the drone shots. It gave a whole different perspective in addition to the ground filming. Wonderful job, guys. God bless.

[@5963jake]

Great video!! Sharpened my saw like jed and it cuts so much better!! Ribbons instead of dust. Thank you so much for sharing your wealth of knowledge!!!!!

[@cliveramsbotty6077]

Randy is a terrific to have along on the trip as a trusted friend. funny bastard too

[@tkilg7169]

Great video of people that love their jobs and love life.

[@TheBigburcie]

I've lived through a few hurricanes in the south and these machines would be great for cleaning up partially fallen trees that can't be climbed safely, or for preventative trimming before a storm hits.

[@cleopatracatra2097]

That machine is one monster of a beast! Awesome video, such a different perspective from the west coast jobs but with the same funny cast of characters--thanks for the show!

[@TechOttawa]

This video has so many surprising twists it should be a movie. Legal action, live oak sculptures, robot tree munchers and an orchestra house. What in the heck!?!?! Wild ! LOVE THIS thanks for sharing 🙏 A+ for the Plant Guy follow-up - SO cool!!

[@rogerdale5451]

Italian machine he said? Wow! Serbian man - yes! This is, these are the people we want! Safety, efficiency... Amazing! Bravo!

[@meandmybuddy964]

That oak tree could stand another 50 years, but it also can go down tomorrow in a windstorm

[@lukefenton8366]

Under Stature 163.045 we are removing this unsafe tree so please go away. Awesome machine and great job Jake on the GuiltyofRandy show 😂 Mad respect to Mitch for making the dream work!

[@crazytrain03]

I remember watching one of these giant live oaks come down naturally in Tallahassee, FL in the middle of a park. The city left it alone, and on one semi-windy day, it came down by it's self....right in the middle of the park with kids playing everywhere. My dad and I were in the park when it happened, it's not something you see everyday. We walked over and checked it out, only for it to be completely hollow and rotten.

[@maxwebster7572]

"protected species" cutting penalty is same as being named Bin Laden.

[@moniquerobinson5206]

So lucky no one was injured! The city could of been sued big time!

[@replynotificationsdisabled]

Go Noles,

[@jessechristensen1074]

Had a big hollow tree on the property growing up. As a kid, started a fire inside of it duh. After that, well, we thought maybe it's not safe anymore and it caused my old man to climb the tree and cut it down, all amateur style. End of the day, he was kinds glad. Even without lighting a fire inside, he didn't realize the tree was so hollow. If he was much older he wouldnt have been able to climb it. Tree reached the house and was leaning towards it. His epiphany was all after quite an earful and a punishment of having to work my ass off on the farm for a couple weeks, of course haha. Seeing this tree just reminded me of that.

[@ron.v]

Mitch talks about this job like everyone understands him. LOL Not everyone is in the tree business so it takes a while to realize the numbers he throws around are equipment models and such. It's obvious he knows his business. So does Nick the arborist. Also, let's not forget they're working with Live Oak, the densest wood in North America. It's nearly twice the density of red oak and weighs 75 lbs per cu. ft. fresh (55 lb. dry). We tried to pick up a cubic foot of live oak at the Federal Oaks Park museum in Florida and it was HEAVY! That's why they used live oak trees to build ships like Old Ironsides. Great video.

[@jwcinc12]

amazing machine and control

[@Nunya_Bidnez]

This is my new favorite vid. The little hippie on my shoulder is so happy someone is using the waste. So cool.

[@colettatech6083]

That stump would be a wonderful focal point for garden plants!

[@E.Meyers]

“Stump Muffin” 🤣🤣 Always a fun time with Randy around!

[@The5shmucks]

as a florida boy i love how stoked you are about the stuff i see everyday like the live oaks and spanish moss hahaha love feling trees here in fl my fav thing

[@treejaws4117]

Yeah, my favorite part too

[@tapio83]

Couldn't decide what to watch on netflix so i'm watching 40 minutes of tree removal. Beats most of content.

[@Stevensteven1098]

This has to be the best tree removal video, I've seen in a long while, Thank you!

[@AkiSan0]

Guilty of Randy is my new fav woodchopping show!

[@chichitex1252]

That crane is incredible! ❤ Hope y’all are having good trip in Florida!❤

[@tylerdraper3291]

What a cool guy to go work with! Very cool story and he really seems to have his stuff together!

[@gristlybillow7050]

Absolutely love watching you and Randy (or should i say "you and Jacob") work together. . . same energy as you and Jed 😢

[@davidforrest399]

years ago, did an alianthus removal, where the city said the tree was fine despite the fact that the homeowner had a report from a structural engineer demonstrating how the tree was destroying the brick foundation(growing out/against) of the historically listed building. it took 6 months of fighting with lawyers before the city greenlit a removal permit.

[@devvoid1312]

Nothing like paying taxes on your property only to be told by a suit that's never done any real work that you can't take down a danger tree on your own property...

[@tinydancer7426]

Alianthus is an invasive species. They stink when in bloom. They should be removed. I have heard folks refer to them as "junk" wood.

[@SerpentBreath]

There is never a good reason to leave Ailanthus growing. Silly City.

[@hankhill6469]

All that trouble to remove an alianthus? The municipalities I've worked for wanted them cut down no exceptions.

[@ToddKing]

There's no situation that government can't make worse.

[@robalexander7348]

Thank You Boys excellent tree felling you carried out there, i sure enjoyed viewing this vid over here in Australia. The home owners must be relieved now 👍 Au

[@thatswhatyouthink1042]

For only being here 10 years, Mish's command of English is amazing!

[@SilvaDreams]

It's not that impressive, but there are a lot who come here and don't even try. Worked with a guy from Nicaragua, been here since he was 16, he's almost 50 and you'd think he had only been here a few years.

[@alfheib]

It's been awhile since I've been here I enjoyed your videos in the past and I'm sorry I'm going to have to watch some of the ones and get up to date.. that's for the gentleman that you're highlighting today with his knuckle crane and cutting system thank you for being on your videos in the video on your KZbin channel.. he does his homeland proud he's kept himself up and healthy and he has a good job going for him I don't know if you said that he owned a company or not but he's grasp English really good and I enjoyed watching this vehicle bring down this tree and it's surprised me so keep up bringing any type of videos and making friends out there and the world of arborist and bring some of those stories to light as well as your own works so and I'm glad that that third arborist showed up to kind of been City Hall's arm for a second there with three arborists there they should have given emergency permission how to cut the tree down cuz it is a safety hazard thank you for bringing the video stuff I'm wondering a few things and remembering some of the stuff that you've shown in the past and thank you God bless keep you safe everyone comes home just like I tell everyone in a fire department everyone comes home safe and we're ready for dinner God bless you your families and your companies and all those people depend on you

[@alfheib]

I hit the button too soon well the wrong icon.. that's for saving some of that tree for art that is a great thing I don't know if you guys in your practice when you chip the trees that you offer that to people for their garden cuz that the chips are great for raised bed gardening..

[@workinonitsteve]

I cannot tell you how much my little boys loved this video. They are 3 and 5 and we watch your videos together. They were so fascinated with the tree grapple. I'm in your area, we have a tiny channel and hopefully we cross paths someday. Keep it um man.

[@treejaws4117]

Thanks Jackob, great experience having you guys 🌳😎

[@billymiller9991]

Very nice company you’ve established , Inspiring to say the least . That tree was perfect to show off it’s capability to!

[@treejaws4117]

@@billymiller9991 thanks for saying that Billy!

[@karlmckinnell2635]

Had to watch Nick in action twice, wow was he slick better than many attorneys.

[@The5shmucks]

btw that fern on those live oaks is called ressurection fern and when it doesnt get rain for a while it turns brown and looks dead but right when you get rain it turns green and livens up again, you can pour water on some brown ressurection fern and watfch it turn green hahah its very cool

[@alanblasczyk1779]

That grappler just slices and dices that tree to shreds so nice !

[@lindaarbogast6499]

Loved how this tree came down safely! Of course Randy had to be a goofball! Jake you presented an awesome video! The tree guy is amazing! Loved the animals he made! So cool! Stay safe! See you on the next video!

[@zormier2002]

I am impressed with the control he has over the tree

[@shaunolinger964]

DAAAAMN!!!! That boom is wicked!!! NICE for getting into little pockets like this for sure, but I REALLY enjoy watching you do what you do... climb trees and cut them down!!

[@moose9145]

Your videos are so addicting to watch I love them so much!

[@Tuberuser187]

Those trees are incredible.

[@iffykidmn8170]

There was a company doing similar with white birch limbs about 30-35yrs ago, we almost made more selling the limbs than what we made off the cord wood sold to the paper mill.

[@williamwalters3796]

Welcome to Florida, where the more north you go the more south it gets!

[@7eis]

Jaws of Randy

[@markzadlock4229]

Fun video jake and randy! Great to see how other guys work in different areas

[@viperdemonz-jenkins]

good thing you had Nick to explain in terms they understood.

[@nodaklojack]

Pretty cool. Lucky Florida crew, nice equipment.

[@michaelpcooksey5096]

With tree trimming I note there are times when the service does not DRESS the wound left on the tree. We had a huge 60 + year soft Maple with a 5-6 foot diameter stick on the North side of our home...but after high winds scaring us a bit we decided a 1-2 foot diameter branch hanging over our roof had to go. A local part time guy cut it. I asked him about dressing the tree wound to avoid disease, insects, et cetera but he said the wound didn't need any protection ... that the tree would heal itself. WRONG It began rotting in the center of the cut. A couple of years later I burned some trash under the tree and sparks got into the hole. 2 days or so after that smoke started to come out the hole. It looked weird ... but interesting. Since the tree had a lean over an adjacent busy road my concern was immediate so called in the fire brigade. They flushed the tree with water .... but after the fire chief told me the 5th time they could not insure the fire was completely out ... I got the message and called our local 'Top N Drop' tree removal service. Later on the Top N Drop guy removed a Catalpa on the West side of the house. with a 6-7 foot diameter stick. It turned out to be completely hollow with a 2 inch 'rind' around the perimeter. It had bees and squirrel droppings galore. He told me the inner tree 'dirt' would be the best compost available. We got a lot out of it and i used it for just that. The bar he used for the base was enormous ... it had to be over 6 feet long and took all his strength to get it into position ... but he was a huge guy ... and a grin to match.

[@1mw4tch1ng]

So the US of A is truly a paradise for anyone who wants to make their dream come true!!

[@zanko7007]

Hello for mitch from slovenia svaka cast za firmu u americi

[@treejaws4117]

Hvala! Pozz

[@SergioTtime]

That was a very enjoyable episode! I actually laughed when y'all were climbing in the hollow stump.

[@markroper9269]

So, the knuckle boom crane...is...more....knuckly?! Good to know!!!!! 😝 Double-stack-wordsmith!!! eh?!! Love the video!! The whole crew is awesome.....and funny!! Mitch seems pretty amazing too!! Nice end of the week treat!!!!

[@gutsngorrrr]

Mitch, the terminator of trees. That knuckle crane saw is an amazing piece of equipment.

[@Bixby-and-Buckshot]

Randy always gets best supporting actor. He's like the Barney Fife to JR's Andy Griffith.

[@vhonanimulea3783]

Had a tree with a similar problem, that mud at 34.33 had a funky smell and turned out to be pure compost, collected it and planted in it and the plants are thriving!!!

[@ladykoh4678]

Thanks for another great video Jake. Love watching you work with Jake and Tree Jaws

[@ericrayblankenship5018]

I like that knuckle boom but I really enjoy what our fallbach can do

[@mhenhawke5093]

Good job guys, your the hardest working duo in the industry, today proved it. Take the weekend off, you both earned it. Lol.

[@daphlavor]

Had to cut a maple down today, with a rotten trunk, so I cut a high stump, and there was no holding wood left, it was a miracle that it didn’t crumble. Went well anyway, cool vid Jake.

[@ColbysToolRivew]

Man i want one thats pretty cool that you get to go around and meet all these people and do this

[@terryrussel3369]

I remember standing under a Live Oak on a military base in Jacksonville, FL. It was so big that they say it shaded nearly 1/4 of an acre and had support structures under some of it's long limbs.

[@tdwl4373]

Best video by far. Laughed, learned...liked. Randy is the Mandy.

[@steveherring8494]

i know the job is extremely stressful but you seem like your having just a blast.

[@adamelliott2302]

Thanks!

[@GuiltyofTreeson]

Thank you so much Adam, Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@johnnyshell2839]

Gotta love a date palm. Those thorns if it's a canary island date are brutal on the base of the fronds

[@131dyana]

Very interesting Thanks for taking us along loved the machine. Great job guys.

[@alriberto380]

Mitch seems very knowledgeable.

[@treejaws4117]

Thanks man

[@stevestock2439]

You guys are hilarious, too much fun! Bottom line you removed a pretty dangerous tree. Nice work, very impressive with the heavy equipment.

[@davidsnuggs7623]

Great piece of kit takes away a lot of labour + time 😊

[@bernhard8540]

Thats super cool how they reuse the trees after they are cut down🤘 and the plant guy's left arm tattoo was pretty cool with the forest going around his arm💙🤘

[@reganmahoney8264]

That crane gives me Reon Rounds vibes again! Time to go visit him again and his crew but with Randy. You guys can have your own channel of “Guilty Travels with Randy”.

[@DFPercush]

That sounds so wrong lol

[@marctrossbach6560]

Nice to see that the American dream is still alive

[@treejaws4117]

Thanks man 🙌

[@2olvets443]

The neighbors are most likely the ones who called and complained to begin with, causing the police and code enforcement to come out!

[@obfuscatethecode5696]

💯 that’s definitely what that was about.

[@KILLKING110]

Yep the neighbors were concerned about losing there "free shade" and to "protect" a old tree

[@Unsensitive]

​@@KILLKING110 their house isn't the one at major risk, plus if it does fall on theirs, that's a "free" remodel!

[@ifly2high344]

@@Unsensitive My parents had a tree that fell on their back deck and a minor part of the house. It destroyed their huge deck and the deck stopped the very top of the tree from hitting the house. They tried for many years to get the neighbor to take it down, even offering to pay for it's removal because of the way it was leaning towards their house. I get a phone call that the aged old question of if it would hit the house was answered. Well, their insurance fixed the deck and the house, but it was not entirely "free" because of deductibles. not sure if their insurance went after the other property owner or not, but it still cost them a couple of thousands of dollars.

[@devvoid1312]

@@ifly2high344 plus higher insurance rates for YEARS after a claim. People that act like having insurance means a free & easy fix have clearly never had to actually deal with insurance companies and getting them to actual pay out.

[@jakerubino3233]

Tube salad - the universal arborist meal 😂 Love Randy’s matrix style back bending camera work too

[@NoName92AZ]

The way he handled the city guys was impressive asf not gonna lie

[@3xceIIent]

18:35 Most of those cuts were in the perfect spot for that branch to fit in the trailer, but not lose more of the branch. That was some impressive guesswork.

[@rogerdudra178]

The 'controller' board looks like it would be fun to use. "Some things a machine just can't do."

[@southaussiegarbo2054]

My part of south Australia had a "mini tornado" in mid nov 2022 and some areas had so much tree down it wasnt funny. Herd one council had over 60 thousand cubic meters of mulch and they ended up saying "bring any vehicle under 4.5ton in and we will load you up for free"

[@patseemore5019]

This Grandma is hooked! I'll be back!

[@mpetrangelo]

Amazing tree take down.

[@dianncharlan5648]

Jacob, you and Randy need one of those knuckle booms when you start your own company! New concept with tree trimming.....fell a tree take a bath in it! LOL Another great video Jacob! Love the tour of "The Plant Guy" Amazing what he can do with wood that would have been chipped up!

[@rhondasweeney7271]

Awesome video. Thank you for sharing your experiences

[@ReefMimic]

Cool tour! That guy with the remote tree grabber thing must be wealthy

[@bwlyon]

Guilty of Treeson, has now committed Treason against himself by teaming up with the knuckle boom saw that can put him out of a job! 😂 Excellent video.

[@SLOCLMBR]

As a climber at a company with 6 cranes, the grapple saw will never replace a climber/faller. It can be a safer or faster option, but it can't make pruning cuts by itself!

[@knotengajin7359]

I think they would only replace the other methods if they all made their money from social media videos and didn’t charge for removals as the price of the equipment factors into job costs and not everyone can afford those fees.

[@johneriksen5504]

This was really fun! Along with educational. Thanks!

[@billk8780]

Love the videos Jake. Take care and work safely!

[@nancyshaw9604]

That is Quite the Machine! Keeps everyone on the Ground!

[@pirakoXX]

Wow, the dark core and light sapwood can be turned into the most amazing wood project, turned or cut or... And the Spanish moss hanging down, perfect for a horror movie - in another light!

[@mlmmt]

This kinda reminds me of the tree we had out in front of our house, first they said it was ok, until we eventually bugged them enough to send somebody who knew what they were doing out to check it.... they were out there to cut it down *the next morning*... the rotted-out section of the tree was not as large as this (neither was the tree) but was about 1/4 of the base of the tree, and the hole went down at least 3 feet (we never found something long enough to shove down it to check before the stump was ground down)

[@artofogre3555]

I see lots of cutting boards and paddles ready to be made. Amazing work.