Uprooting a tree using a 45 to 1 pulley system

This is part 2 of my project to remove a back leaning tree. This tree needed to be removed in this manner. I am pouring a cement slab right where this tree was. Using a chain saw or even digging it out would not have completely removed the roots. Not removing the roots (over time) would decay and cause the ground to sink.

[@davidminter538]

What is your equipment rated and what is the weakest link?

[@YankeeDiver]

I used two different types of pulleys in this video. The Orange and green snatch blocks are rated for 8 ton WLL. The smaller 5:1 double sheave block and tackle system is rated for 7500 lbs. The weak point would be the 5:1. I am only pulling a few hundred pounds through that system. I am using my Kubota tractor and estimate that I am probably sending anywhere between 200-500 lbs. I am using two different types of double braided nylon rope. The first is 5/8 rated for 7,800 lbs. The second is 3/4 and rated for over 12,000 lbs.

[@kylewhite711]

Connor Shields that rope would break way before that chain

[@sippe3985]

the tree was the weakest lol

[@PATCsawyer]

What's the rating on the little gold 'biner attached to the 4:1 purple block? Is it aluminum?

[@asgamingchannel4972]

His hard hat

[@GharGrihasthi]

here after destin's snatch block

[@grahammerrick3528]

SNATCH BLOCK!!

[@jefgir]

I've been obssessed with pulleys since i saw his video

[@JamAshGoo]

YES!

[@xxzombiepepperxx]

SNATCH BLOCK FAV WORD OF THE DAY

[@trajectoryunown]

Same. I was hoping for this to be 100% man-powered. Guess I expected too much. Still cool though.

[@Ohmz27]

The squeeking is either some unhappy ball bearings in one of them pulleys, or the tree urgently exclaiming that it never got an an eviction notice and doesn't recognise the law of man.

[@nedisahonkey]

Hilarious joke, it even caused an audible chuckle

[@bnaditbhbf4844]

i think it was his 5:1 tackle

[@bnaditbhbf4844]

good joke aswell

[@mysss29]

assuming there was even a ball bearing in the pulley making the sound

[@nivlacyevips]

It was the first pulley in the system, the one in the background. Im guessing friction bearings not ball.

[@lookdawg187]

The amount of lateral force that trunk sustains while not snapping off, is amazing.

[@Nick-rs5if]

Mother nature sure is one hell of an engineer

[@steviechampagne]

@@76shogun1lateral is horizontal big booy

[@williampmcd8548]

maybe it was oak.

[@robert9016]

@@76shogun1 Lateral ain’t up or down boi!

[@HamSandvich]

Did anyone else think he was gonna pull it by hand?

[@colinjava8447]

My dad did it by hand using similar technique

[@alexc7857]

@@colinjava8447 my dad is a tree

[@colinjava8447]

@@alexc7857 he sounds well rooted

[@alexc7857]

@@colinjava8447 not anymore after you killed him, he's now probably been hung, drawn a quartered and cremated on someone's fireplace

[@superque4]

@@alexc7857 ...but thankfully his seed lives on!

[@bakedutah8411]

_”Give me a lever long enough, and I will yank a big-ass tree outa the ground”_ Archimedes “Bubba” McSyracuse

[@jwdickinson643]

Baked Utah LMAO!!!!

[@metocvideo]

Very impressive, the ropes you used must be very strong. I had some education at military school in the 1960’s, about blocks, tackle, multiplied force etc, with regard to moving cargo and supplies on ships. The man who taught all this was an ex WWII navy commander, and he warned us about making sure that the breaking strain of cables was not exceeded. To illustrate this, he recounted how, on another ship, a mis-calculation had led to a cable breaking while lifting a heavy load, and the whiplash of the broken end cut a sailor clean in half.

[@tac6044]

That is a fable that is used very often

[@marvthedog1972]

@@tac6044 maybe but a very real possibility to happen.

[@eamonnmckeown6770]

I think steel cables are supposed to be the most problematic and ropes generally advised for amateur stuff.

[@Hyperlooper]

@@tac6044 as engineers say: the regulations are written in blood

[@kerry9125]

That sailor's name was Herbie Robinson. They fed his lower half to a shark and put a life preserver on the rest of him, and tossed him overboard. He bobbed around for days until some dude named Quint found him...

[@AlMai222]

Why am I watching this, I don’t even own a tree

[@LittleErnieWise]

Me too! I only have a tiny pocket-tree!

[@inndeep7020]

Wood.

[@johnnysins1400]

al mai you can now that you know how to steal trees 🤠

[@MsDtab321]

Hahaha!!

[@numbereightyseven]

Yeah, but you probably know someone who does.

[@felipevazquez123]

Purchased this to replace a guide pulley kzbin.infoUgkxO9seYZjlnuP5UvMkb7osQW3WxPVeSnPk on our John Deere x304 snowblower. As I stated in the title, it is just about perfect. The stock pulley has a spacer at the bottom. I used four washers to emulate said spacer, and it works perfectly now. Great product, and great price especially if compared to typical JD prices.

[@croyce7699]

I'll be honest, I was kind of disappointed when he fired up the engine to pull that trunk. I was half expecting him to just pull a rope by hand or something

[@SkankRemix3]

Maybe if it was 300:1 lol

[@JamesSmith-nv3mb]

8v-of-fury id be down to watch a video of 300:1....

[@TheGrateWall]

croyce same!

[@potc420]

croyce you would need a pulley system a hell of a lot bigger than 45:1 if that was the case. Or a hell of a lot smaller tree.

[@moosehunter76]

Or one hell of a bigger man.

[@quartytypo]

That works until you meet a tree that has a 45-1 root system.

[@craiglittleworm5003]

Yeah that's a good one.

[@prm414]

But if he added 2 more pulleys , what would that make it 90:1??

[@mulligan706]

Why are you going to pornhub to watch men masterbate. There's an insane amount of women that put on a show that is much more pleasing to look at. I mean I guess an argument claiming that to be an assumption wouldn't necessarily be false,. On the grounds that I have never watched another dude tug one out, but I'm not a gambling man I and I'm about 99% sure that I'd be willing to bet every dollar I made from now to grave that Im I right about that one. Different strokes for different folks I guess.

[@lskiller1903]

@@billbelzek6748 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@lskiller1903]

WILLY B, You know you JACK-IT-SON !! Jackson.!!

[@DaniotheManio5]

Guy must have watched SmarterEveryDay.

[@firippumartinezu1782]

Snatch blocks

[@georgeruiz9211]

SNATCH BLOCK

[@savantpeen1567]

SNATCH BLOCKS

[@jschaeferceo]

SNATCH BLOCKS

[@AdamsBrew78]

More likely Destin learned about things like this from guys like Yank.

[@puppy_pause]

Looks like a “Final destination” moment waiting to happen.

[@randomhunter1236]

Definitely

[@richardhunter8241]

haha.....was waiting for a rope to slice through something

[@zeinomadikizela4783]

@@richardhunter8241 me too

[@Enduranceanddetermination]

Was thinking the exact same thing...

[@citizen116]

Scott,,I read all of the reply’s. It amasses me at the number of people that will watch a man perform a work of his choosing,,get the results he anticipated and yet condemn him for NOT performing the work by their method of choice. Unbelievable!! Congrats on a job well done. I was intrigued and entertained. Thanks for the video!

[@YankeeDiver]

I know right. Thank you for taking the time by actually reading through the comments. I am glad you like it.

[@stevet5379]

While i've never been amassed by anything, what you described does amaze me.. ;) .....and I agree, there are experts in every computer chair that have never so much as put in a hard days work to accomplish anything but feel qualified to criticize everything they feel that they are an "expert" on. I've done rigging on heavy pull military wreckers and heavy civilian tow trucks and have also been in the position to teach heavy rigging and his multiple rigging was spot on from what I could tell!!

[@sociallyacceptable2497]

worry about your own comment.

[@kensendelofski3761]

it was informative. I enjoyed the video. actually it was impressive. I expected the comments to be what they are. I gave it a thumbs up. also gave your comment a thumbs up.

[@Corn0nTheCobb]

@@sociallyacceptable2497 You're a dick

[@terrencemahanna6418]

Bravo! Work smart, not hard. Looks like it was fun to engineer. I know from experience that flooding the area with water will make your job go faster. You also end up pulling up less dirt.

[@bigrig4385]

Brilliant tid-bit I hadn't thought of, thanks for pointing that out.

[@Daniel-cl6hj]

“Let’s see what happens” Spoken like a true man

[@tstuff]

Lots of ropes and pulleys. Love it. The only thing you could have added to make it better would be more cowbell.

[@mr.techaky7655]

It also lacked leather and deeply spiked dildos.

[@jamesnewcomb6065]

@@mr.techaky7655 you don't get the joke at all

[@jamesnewcomb6065]

He doesn't get it

[@billydamnit]

Or treeble at the base

[@westvalley411]

And some SNL Christopher Walkin

[@ShelbyDude1]

An excellent example of mechanical advantage. This old woodsman agrees about removing those roods. Thanks for the nice video. It was very enjoyable, Scott.

[@ericdowner5589]

Hello 911, I was sitting in my kitchen when a red block and tackle with 6' of chain came through my front door, down the hall, hit the TV and landed out on my back deck.

[@anthonycook8703]

im still larfin

[@chriswrenne1269]

That was like a high tuned banjo ready to explode.

[@markmueller9196]

Paramedics respond to find two legs sticking out of the ground beneath the now upright tree.

[@socialrealty8850]

😂😂😂

[@Sibbe2560]

When the tree finally gave up he was at least 60 miles from home...😜😜

[@cvf628]

I rooted for the guy but fell for the tree.

[@colinjava8447]

You're bark-ing mad

[@mevales1681]

Get this man a beer!

[@DB-bc1tg]

I leveraged my bet by voting for both sides, but I agree this really pulled at my heartstrings.

[@razordu30]

It’s okay, the guy rooted the tree so it’s all even.

[@Ziltoid_Knows]

Your dad joke game is off the charts!! I envy you sir 👍

[@treeassassin8042]

Sir, I'm a professional arborist. My chainsaw and I thought your method of tree felling was epic. Great video and incredible use of mechanical advantage.

[@shoulders-of-giants]

If you were a professional arborist, you would never use a chainsaw. If you are going to make a narcissistic reply to this comment, spare your time. You'll continue your bullshit anyways.

[@GameVilleofficialpage]

巨人の肩 you clearly have no idea what you are talking about. Arborism not only include toppling and uprooting trees but also trimming them. On top of that, while this approach was very smart doing the same for another 100 trees is inefficient. You also need to realize that what he was doing there was not narcissistic but rather simply explaining to everyone else that his opinion would be valued as he does do stuff like this for a living. Brush up on basic terminology or get the hell out of the comments.

[@michaelmorrison4201]

Sir, I'm a dyslexic. My messed up reading and I thought you said you were a "professional ABORTIONIST" who uses a chainsaw at first. That was a pretty epic/crazy thought that flashed in my head initially. After rereading what you wrote multiple times to figure out what you really said, I was both relieved and somewhat disappointed when i realized my mistake. Haha

[@ClintsTractor]

@@GameVilleofficialpage The most sensible reply to an idiotic comment I've seen in a long time...

[@djtblizzle]

Anyone else notice the stick laying at the trees 4’oclock never moved an inch??? Lol!

[@coachmarc2002]

I can use this system for some of the weeds in my yard. thanks

[@YankeeDiver]

Those must be some really big and strong weeds.

[@zavatone]

Crabgrass roots, I suspect? I would call a dentist t come and root canal it first.

[@donfillenworth1721]

Impressive. I thought the rope would break.

[@snoopdogie187]

Yep, we get some of those weeds in NJ also. What a pain they can be.

[@HB-ps6rn]

The solution to those weeds is 2,4-D given they aren't grasses

[@jerroldnadler1688]

Makes you really appreciate how strong those orcs in Lord of the Rings must have been....

[@calvinf9218]

Well I suppose if they hooked the rope on higher up on the tree, they'd get a long enough moment arm that a couple orcs could pull it down more easily.

[@joshuatolodxi179]

Someone give this man an award, he wins all the internets! 🥇🏆🎊🌐🍾🥳

[@nwg8847]

the best example of work smarter and not harder i have ever seen 👍🏼

[@AAHKLEE]

My Old Grandad taught me this principle 60 years ago. He used the term "Block and Tackle" Worked then, works now! Great video, really enjoyed, Thank you.

[@thewatcher.8194]

I'm going to go along with the guy who said why am I even watching this, I have no interest in tree uprooting whatsoever, I guess I got up to take a leak and idly turned the tv on to watch the news ...somehow I found this video of nothing happening ,but lots of wires or ropes and ..... I was thinking I need to get back to bed when my wife said what are you doing ..from the bedroom and I found I couldn't bring myself to say I'm watching a tree being uprooted and risk a few seconds silence then are you crazy, thinking how can I answer that honestly

[@dazedapparition7845]

very impressive but I have to point out that I used that very setup on my mother in law and it did not work.

[@theepicamerican1620]

You either need more pulleys, or more power. If that doesn't work, place one of her grandchildren outside.

[@MovieMuscle]

That comment was very impressive.

[@littlegoobie]

did you try pouring epsom salts in all the holes?

[@obfuscated3090]

MILs are supposed to be disassembled to move. See whaling videos for examples of tools and procedures used. You've my encouragement to practice on my MIL, as nothing of value would be lost.

[@183charlesspiva]

Them in law trees got some damn big roots!!!

[@freedomfighter-1776]

Never ceases to amaze me how tough some of things can be in nature. I tried removing a larger butterfly bush with a 4 ton come along...got to the point I couldn't crank down anymore...didn't budge. I'll have to try a pully system like yours but simpler...it's not nearly as big as this.

[@JosephE-yd6ks]

Do you have to uproot it? I'd cut it down low and put a few poison dowels into it. Best way to uproot it with a digger is to dig the soil around it and break the big roots one by one. If you go straight to the stump you're not gonna budge it.

[@jpfaff777]

This guy is wild!! Had my safety squints on the whole time! Great content 🍻😎👍

[@bananamanasaur]

I was rooting for the tree

[@ekinebobmanuel4551]

I see what you did there

[@mlg6992]

I see you dug up the ol box of dad jokes for that one

[@viracocha03]

Hahahaha

[@edhernandez4344]

Lol i knew this comment would have a "i see what you did there" response

[@peaceforgaelandscot]

You should branch out into comedy.

[@Rob-rs5rn]

This is basically what my dentist had to do to get my left wisdom tooth out.

[@skylane807]

"What the hell are you laughing at" just got shouted to me from the far side of the house.

[@carlfritz9496]

@@skylane807 If I rolled on the floor laughing at Rob's joke with nobody there to hear me, did I really make a sound?

[@thewatcher.8194]

@@carlfritz9496 God KZbin is getting ever more existential daily

[@gpl211212]

hilarious

[@leavesofdistinction1679]

Same here, Rob. I think the pulley system would have saved time on mine, though!

[@richmac918]

Nice demonstration on the how pulleys can be used to increase mechanical advantage. I was questioning why you would spend so much time doing this when it would have been so much quicker to cut and and grind the stump and then I read your comment. I agree, not getting it all out would have come back to haunt you 5 or 10 years down the line so good choice and nice pulley demo.

[@miguelcastaneda7257]

Burn it out cut to ground as low as possible make a ring around stump with stones or metal pour charcoal briquettes few bags light and let go its a slow burn usually lasts a full day...everything's gone

[@wesfrazier5739]

When I saw 45 to 1 I thought WOW this guy is gonna pull it down by hand! Very cool

[@buildthings79]

I have done this same thing about 15 times before. 1. Get an extension ladder and go as high as you can go in the tree. 2. Chain a 12,000 lb snatch block for cables to the tree at that point. 3. dig a small trench around the base of the tree and turn a hose on a slow drip for about a week. 4. Go to Harbor freight and get at least an 8000lb or more winch. maybe a 12, 000 lb if you have the coupon. 5. Strap the winch to the base of another tree in the direction you want it to fall. 6 . jumper cables to a truck or tractor to run the winch. Soaking the ground will greatly reduce the tonnage needed to pull the tree down and reduce the risk of the trunk exploding under the strain. Ever notice how trees just seem to blow over in storms especially when its been raining. This will also leave most of the dirt on the ground and just pull the roots through the mud. I get it why you want pull the stump out too. I had dig footers for a garage and five large trees where in the way. The stumps needed to go.

[@buildthings79]

fuzzy wuzzy What the fuck is your problem?

[@MMAteenager]

fuzzy wuzzy you were an accident child that was never wanted or loved I'm guessing?

[@oqsy]

fuzzy wuzzy has 2 public videos. You know what to do.

[@seanclements6206]

hahahahahha fuzzy wuzzy is a bitch

[@Bit01]

fuzzy wuzzy Would you need a 12,000lb snatch block for that?

[@ImWreck]

Why am I watching this. I have no interest in uprooting trees.

[@Engineer9736]

ImWreck Why do you click on it and even bother commenting if you don't care about the subject. You just like it to be a smartass.

[@ImWreck]

Why do people agree with me. How strongly do you feel about uprooting trees? It must be very otherwise you wouldn't have commented.

[@domobrah2671]

Excuse me, but some of us in the tree uprooting community take offense to comments like this.

[@AlanWattResistance]

Make like a tree, and leave!

[@eerkhoorndiederik]

ImWreck I should be sleeping...

[@jeffclarkofclarklesparkle3103]

Wow...you should show this whole setup in step by step detail. Amazing!!!

[@scottgreaves8569]

Hahaha! This is awesome because this is exactly the sort of thing I love! For years in my workplace (transmission line work) I have been a great proponent of the use of mechanical advantage utilising ropes and blocks, performing all manner of miracles from vehicle recovery to conductor stringing, recovery and transfer etc., to the amazement of the younger members of the crew. Good to see I have some kindred spirits out there! 👍👍👍

[@chevy4x466]

I just worry about the rope snapping

[@Cubeazza]

What an amazing show of how pulleys can be used

[@Yonkage]

Archimedes once said: "Give me a long enough lever and a place to stand, and I will move the Earth." This guy responded: "Give me enough pulleys and a place to string them, and I will do the same."

[@vidblogger12]

@C Sp -Biggus Dickus*

[@thestrangerthattalks9516]

@@vidblogger12 I know that reference But I cant seem to remember where I heard that

[@bemusedalligator]

monty python. You can get to the clip on youtube from there.

[@Henrix1998]

Weeeell, the lever would need to be 5.97*10^24 kg / 80kg times longer on the Archimedes side than on the Earth's side. For example 1m for the Earth, 7.46*10^22 m on his side. For reference, that is 75 times the diameter of Milky Way. This all is ignoring the fact that we need something to put the lever on and some external source of force in the first place

[@435now]

Give me a stump grinder and i'll be done in an hour

[@obi-wan-shinobi1967]

I was waiting for that tree to snap for so long i forgot to look at the ground to see it being uprooted

[@brunoks6951]

- "Dude, can you fell?" - "Fell what?" - "THE TENSION!!"

[@Piminther]

Bruno KS feel*

[@brunoks6951]

@@Piminther ops, my bad

[@NoferTrunions]

I've sort of done this myself: Pressure Washing (13hp, 4000psi) the roots and then pulling tree over. Worked on 80 ft Eastern Spruce. But the trick was: softening the soil with water. (You could have done this while rigging all those pulleys!) Each day, I washed away dirt until the hole filled up with water. The next day the water would be gone, resume, blast, make bigger hold, fill with water, REPEAT next day. I think I had a 2x hooked to my 3/4 ton truck and as I was blasting (my neighbor came over and was watching, said, "It's going..." and it leaned over and uprooted. On trick I use is a follow force: half way along rope, hang a big log. With truck parked, log is 20 ft off ground so when tree starts to go, the log keeps the force on the tree for a fair range of motion. I have a big leaner (95 ft Eastern Spruce) to do but I can let it go where it wants so is PERFECT for the pressure washer!

[@mekanik911]

Damn Nofer, you wasted enough water to flush 1000 toilets. And not the water saving kind. lol

[@NoferTrunions]

@@mekanik911 The water went back into the ground from which it came. None was wasted.

[@maeran1]

The tension was killing me...and the tree! Entertainment value rating 45:1 !

[@sisyphus645]

The tension also killed the tree..literally

[@adamgladfelter8762]

Wow. I really felt like I shouldn't have been standing right there. Great video. Now I see why you wore the head protection. But eyes man!

[@suicidaljell]

Would have been cooler if it was then pulled by hand lol

[@TheGrateWall]

Suicidaljello my same thought, lol

[@johnniggleton2]

Suicidaljello 45 hands pulling on a tree still isn't much

[@tafana]

Suicidaljello but 45 to 1 wouldn't be enough for it. That would be like 45 people pulling the rope.

tayfun gürgen 300 and 45 people

[@Nevir202]

I had the same thought, if you basically doubled up the system, 45×45 is 2,025 x 1 ratio. It would be insane, and you have to anchor it and feed the rope back through the system over and over or the last block and tackle would have to have like a half mile of rope in it, but you could then pull this tree down by hand.

[@darrallipke8070]

A good illustration of the strength of force multipliers. Cool video!

[@derkach7907]

Any engineer hearing a rope snatches : shivering

[@MrStatic101]

Came for the snatch blocks stayed for the excellent use of PPE. Stay safe!!

[@jimevans1809]

What's that squeaking? Those are the shrieks of the now homeless Keebler Elves.

[@seanclements6206]

Yoshio Tamiya hahahahahahhahahahaahahahahhahahahahahahahahahhahau

[@VadymZakrevskyy]

Although, I am sure, some unbelievers would blame it on the innocent purple pulley, just because the sound of squealing was significantly quieter when the pulley was behind the stump.

[@varkokonyi]

Yeah, sounds like a dead bearing

[@AverageReviewsYT]

+ yoshio tamiya... Omg... Lol those poor elves

[@bassblair11]

Yoshio Tamiya it's because the ride wasn't aligned going into the purple pulley

[@markseattle8968]

Nice demonstration of mechanical advantage. I'm surprised that you ignored the easiest leverage of all--Just tie to the tree as high as possible! I've removed large cottonwood stumps by leaving 30 feet of trunk and tie high on that with a single chain hand winch (rated to 3,000 lbs). With the larger ones, it comes out much easier if you take an axe and cut off the lateral roots to deny the tree of its own leverage. Fun example though. Always be careful when putting heavy tension on rope (or cable, or chain) so it doesn't break at a weak point and send deadly things flying to kill you. Thanks for posting this.

[@deosiewilson732]

I was expecting him to winch it by hand....... But those ropes held up brilliantly..... Very clever system

[@JustinDOehlke]

And to think of how tornadoes and hurricanes blow trees over like matches. That kind of power is outrageous. Nice work here.

[@darkcornholio]

Would've been funny if the other two trees came up

[@evanislost]

The tree being pulled gets like 80% of the way, a pulley fails and it immediately flops backwards, completely flattening the shed. That'd be some looney toons shit.

[@patrickshelley09]

@@evanislost Looney Toons would be the tree snapping back and flinging the tractor over to the next town as this guy yells Yaaah-hoo-hoo-hoo-hooey.

[@coldblackice]

@@patrickshelley09 Nailed it.

[@zetacon4]

I think the more appropriate adjective would be "colossal". And, especially as way too many laws of physics would have to be "uprooted" for that possibility to be effected.

[@stevenmitchellsweeperguy7637]

I can't believe knotted rope would handle that load

[@DouglasKubler]

I've done similar work ( to have a tree land exactly) but in between adjusting the pulleys I'd lock the tree in the current position with a solid chain to an anchor so you don't waste any time retracing the rebound.

[@dtrrtd774]

Or put a basket on top and make an awesome catapult.

[@DouglasKubler]

Eventually the roots and soil give way and the tree silently disappears. :-)

[@Tyan_Nahts]

I could be wrong but there appears to be a prusik "sling" in use running below the red pulley and anchored to the chain that was capturing the progress. Once he starts pulling again you can see the load shift from the prusik to the line.

[@Waffle_cones]

At about 7:46 I realized that I was tilting my phone to the left trying to help them pull that tree up.

[@kemosabesan4266]

Never ceases to amaze me how many applications the wheel has. Probably one of the best basic inventions of man haha

[@jamesbuchanan8577]

a thousand years from now when scientist dig up your home and see you uprooted a tree, they will say you used ancient alien technology that can't be replicated...

[@jacquesblaque7728]

Not quite, really. The "scientist" part has absolutely nothing to do with whackos like Giorgio or von Daniken. Facts are quite irrelevant to cartoonists like them.

[@lunafahey4922]

James Buchanan 😂

[@andersgranlund3276]

James Buchanan

[@sociallyacceptable2497]

this is a ancient .

[@CNC-Guru]

Omg dude u made my day xD

[@MrDavidelliottjr]

I pulled a sunken boat on the bank for some people with a similar system in the spillway. Guy amd his wife sunk there surface drive in 42 degree weather. I'm glad I lived out there and was taking a ride. Seen them in the bank with all there things floating. I went got a few snatch blocks and a 3/8s cable I had. Put the snatch blocks on the tree and one in the boat and back to the tree to dead head it. Sucked it right out the water on to the bank. Let the water out the boat. Pulled his plugs and bowl on the carb. Got it all cleaned up with break cleaner and back together. Started right up. Pulled it back in the water and escorted them back to the landing since they where both a lil drunk amd freezing. But all in all this system works wonders.

[@prestonransome5362]

Whoa. Bet you were blindfolded too. Bet those people are still asking, Who the heck was that? Amazing!

[@1111pianoman]

nothing like good ol' 'break' cleaner...

[@thewatcher.8194]

First sensible and to be applauded answer I have seen, so far... I only have another 1.2 million comments to read, only joking, good answer

[@TripAMD]

Right on brother! Kick ass story!

[@ffuukkyootoobffuukkyootoob1411]

Drunks and boats. Now there's an episode of Rescue 911 waiting to happen.

[@williamdenham8018]

Great job with over 3M views. It would be nice to have a followup video that details the rigging with a few pointers and some dos-donts. Kinda hard to visual although most of us know it is a compound pulley system. It makes for great instruction to helps others since we know it works and was done without any mishaps.

[@rooftopvoter3015]

Backstory: This is a retake. The first video showed all the anchor point trees being uprooted and the target tree stood its ground.

[@Mylitla]

Physics teacher or Engineer? I'm going to guess teacher because an Engineer would have designed in a 5x safety factor that management would have reduced to 1.5x while cutting the budget and imposing an unrealistic deadline.

[@YankeeDiver]

LOL Close readneck.

[@kutzbill]

So funny, especially since I am an engineer. I was working on a project, and I had kind of the annoying habit of keeping things simple. Our head engineer designed some "portable" units to house a Diesel Generator control room enclosures that called for fabricated I-beams and fabricated, welded channel iron on the side. I looked it over and asked why we just didn't use the 40 foot long shipping containers. They were almost the exact same size as the designed units. We got 1 to try and it worked perfect. saved about 400 man hours on each unit. Another time the same engineer was showing us all how brilliant he was. He designed a control room set up that was 72 feet long, and 28 feet wide, solid welded single enclosure. I asked how he was going to ship it. He got this really disgusted look on his face and walked out, casting doubt on my parents ever being married. He really was a smart guy, but he tended to over-engineer almost everything. Smiles!

[@CHOPPEDK181]

Mylitla Ugh... unfortunate but so true. good laugh anyhow!

[@waynerobinson2301]

kutzbill this is very cool . I have believed since 1980 that no engineer should work on blueprints details . I saw engineers call out fillet welds on inside of boxed column . In other words where it is not possible to get to from ground to top elevation where the strengthening was to be done on every column up to about 100 ft then new iron up above. It isn't a big deal but shows lack of field time . There is one of these guys on a tv program always visiting jobs he is so funny . But obviously some of you guys have good brains .

[@headcheesefry]

One down, thirty-eight to go.

[@robertsutphen2333]

Pretty cool. I was a Line Foreman for the power company and before that a Tree clearance Foreman. Sets of of 4&4s and 3&3s with proper size snatch blocks and rope and a decent truck and you can conquer a lot of problems . It’s nice to see someone with patience and no know . I dearly miss building power lines and storm recovery work. Great video. Carry ON !

[@keepingitreel...8037]

Now we only need a method to avoid any pully re-adjustments. That's just me being impatient, but great job! I can't even imagine how long it would've taken to dig it out with a primitive spade shovel. . . : )

[@billbelzek6748]

Never met anyone who "misses" storm recovery work --- you must be an adrenaline junkie

[@johnnyo3220]

Were you the line foreman when the Camp Fire broke out in Paradise, CA?

[@bradvine4564]

I enjoyed watching that but I can't escape contemplating the choices that led me to this point

[@rawr6306]

Brad Vine Ditto!!!

[@goodnough1]

Probably $$$$

[@GillBearToe]

Yes, it's pretty neat how pulleys work but it still doesn't explain the lump on my testicle.

[@ryantexada9269]

You should probably go get that checked out

[@budokai100mph]

That is some serious mechanical strength you created. Most these commenters have probably never tried to rip a tree out of the ground with a 20k lbs. Machine and had the machine lift off the ground. I have have so I fully understand what you just created here. Enough force to pull a house off a foundation. Well done!

[@johnnyllooddte3415]

no i do it with a 5 lb chainsaw or 10,000 lb bulldozer.. both are 1000 times safer and faster than this stupid dangerous setup.. doc johnny

[@davebloggs]

I just think someone was having way to much fun playing with ropes and pulleys :-)

[@GlenMacDonald]

I was disappointed because I didn't learn a damn thing about pulleys, other than that they work.

[@Matt-bb5kw]

Smarter every day just did a video on them fwiw

[@brianwallum4101]

Search Block and tackle or, 5 to 1 (5:1) pulley ratio explained. The concepts have been around for thousands of years.

[@shanebat3363]

Did anyone else think he was gonna pull it by hand?

[@tommyfuller103z]

This is an Awesome video I did my share of Rigging as an Electrician through the years. Great Job

[@davidbdoucette]

Great video! Fun to watch the forces at work. I could be wrong, but my math comes up to 28 to 1. 4 x 2 x 3 + 4. If the lowest anchor on the removed tree would have been attached to the shackle on the green pulley closest to the removed tree, it would have been 36 to 1. 4 x 3 x 3. I am saying 4 to 1 for the purple connection, because it looks like a double sheave pulley, so 4 lines and 4 times the input force from the tractor. If you had a double sheave pulley back by the tractor and had the tail end of the rope come back to the purple double pulley and connected to the caribiner/quick link, for a total of 5 lines, then it would have been 5 to 1 at that point in the system. Again, great video showing mechanical advantage at work. :-)

[@shawntheartist4984]

Do you expect anyone to read all of that?

[@Spahi77]

@@shawntheartist4984 I did...I am trying to figure this stuff out, think it's cool to know.

[@stevehood444]

I’m really scared that KZbin knew I’d enjoy this!

[@schlazz]

Preventing the ground from sinking by creating a huge hole. Brilliant!

[@Hyundairobitdog]

Or just cut the damn tree at ground level and burn the stump . No big ass hole to deal with

[@markcoleman8288]

Davidbdoucette below is right. The final gain block looks to be 4x not 5x and the lower line is terminated on the tree not on the green pulley. As is, the total gain is 28:1 If the lower line is terminated on the right side green pulley that would up the total gain to 36:1 as Davidbdoucette describes. If the lowest line remains terminated on the tree, but the final gain block is upped to 5x as described by Davidbdoucette ... the total gain would only rise to 35:1 If both changes are made, the gain will rise to 54:1 as advertised. Extremely well done. An amazing setup ... but it sure looks dangerous :) Thanks for posting.

[@ticdelarue]

"What the hell is that squeaking noise" At first I thought it was the soul of the tree crying out, "Save Me" but I do believe it was one of the pulley axels in your setup that needed a drop of oil.

[@urano4810]

I thought it sounded like a bird crying cause he got evicted

[@patrickhowerton1121]

Put a section of a larger tree at the base as a fulcrum point and it will get the roots for the other side.. I did and it saved lots of time and digging becsuse it popped the base right out of the ground..

[@buggsy5]

Or he may have just continued readjusting the rope lengths and continued pulling. Most of the heavy pulling was done by the time the tree was horizontal.

[@SiegePerilousEsauMaltomite]

“See, I told ya yer grill would be fine without moving it”

[@Aatell764]

When you're right you're right

[@NeoGeek1983]

Love it. Well done. Three suggestions for next time. 1) wet the ground around the root system, it'll free up the roots more easily. 2) Get the ladder out and get that chain farther up the tree to be pulled out! I'd argue that you actually have a bit more that 45:1 due to the lever advantages of low trunk position vs higher trunk position as you have it, but there's a good be of improvement that could be realized. 3) Use the proper rope(a "core blue" "bull rope"), or mention the rope you used has a high enough tensile strength(bonus for indicating what strength is needed), so no one gets hurt trying to repeat your process snapping cheap ropes and getting smacked. Personal experience: when a rope fails in situations like this they will be at high enough speeds to slice thru your skin like butter. But again, well done sir. Enjoyed the video.

[@jacksondegruiter9591]

NeoGeek83 if you go too high up the tree there’s a chance it would shatter

[@MrGaryGG48]

My grandfather worked for 50 years in the logging camps in northern Washington and in Alaska, starting about 1920. He ran the donkey engines and a lot of other heavy equipment. When he started in the woods they used draft horses, then steam engines and a lot of steel cables and chain. He told me about how dangerous it was on those jobs, when a choker-setter didn't get out of the way fast enough and one of those cables snapped, it went through the brush like a modern-day weed eater. Brush, small trees, and anyone who hadn't moved a safe distance back was done for!! He was one of the very few retirees with all of his arms, legs, and fingers when he retired. In the early days that was one of the most dangerous jobs anywhere, and in spite of modern improvements, it still is very dangerous.

[@NeoGeek83]

@@jacksondegruiter9591 True, however while the chance it'll shatter does increase with it going up farther, the reduction in the force needed to pull the tree over is greatly reduced the farther up you go, gaining lever advantage. In my experience, trees that don't have cavities are extremely strong when pulled like that, and the weakest point is usually the equipment (ropes, cables, chains, etc) and not the tree. If there are cavities, that does change things and sheering off the tree is a real concern at that point.

[@numbereightyseven]

@@jacksondegruiter9591 After the first effort in the vid, we have learnt that the ground starts lifting pretty-much immediately, therefore, or and, no bending in the trunk.

[@jakeallen4512]

Another “expert “ lol

[@bruzote]

I think it went slower because of that dandelion in the front of the soil clump. Those are always tough to pull out! ;-D

[@olafberserker5830]

Cheese and Rice I think I Pulled something laughing at this comment, I like the cut of your jib!

[@davemwangi05]

guys don't marry a woman who loves physics, this is what my wife did to my dick when I cheated on him.

[@maddoxinc1642]

So if you have enough time and pulleys, you can uproot a tree. Wouldn't leaving the canopy on the tree help shift the weight and force the tree to fall?

[@alexpearson8481]

Yeah I thought this as well. You could even haul additional weight into the canopy of the tree to help with that effort.

[@ofcv1238]

It seems to me that you have merely shifted problems. You went from a 20’ tree stump to a 2 metric ton root ball.

[@captrandycrpmarine6335]

Pissed off squirrel. Really amazing how strong God made trees and the root system. Trees one job it life is to fight gravity. Strong af in one direction.

[@kevinschomisch]

Really amazing the ropes were stronger than the roots! Giddyup

[@VictorNewman201]

Well said Captain.

[@blackcoppermaran2524]

And that is how the Griswold’s got their Christmas tree after Russ forgot the chainsaw. 👏 👏 👏

[@truthhurts837]

Yeah right. Of course Russ forgot it.

[@johnossi4234]

A diagram of the pulleys, ropes and anchor trees would be really cool

[@dustonc1]

We all thought chainsaws were more practical, but now it's been empirically tested. Cheers!

[@jonathangehman4005]

Soak the area around the stump with a hose overnight and you might have been able to just grab the rope and take off walking. Pulled some stumps like this with snatchblocks and a garden tractor after soaking and they always gave up without much of a fight. It's ever so satisfying.

[@trobin-zm8wb]

This man actually just pulled out an alive strong tree with a lawnmower using a pully

[@romeowhiskey1146]

WAY BETTER than watching PAINT DRY! Great Job.

[@sweetkellymay]

Over 2,000,000 views, basically watching paint dry..Good job Scott..

[@GetUrPhil]

I wish that you had shown us what you did for tie off when readjusting.

[@bigcountry5520]

it's quite simple after you use a pulley to its max, it has to be run out and reset. you'll notice he had to slack off and re-adjust.

[@GetUrPhil]

@@bigcountry5520 i noticed he readjusted multiple times but figured there is still tension in the lines.

[@jaimejaimeChannel]

That squeaking noise is the Forest Spirits alarmed!!

[@d4j4r58]

That tree trunk is so strong, it lifted the earth underneath!.

[@yyfreak1637]

Do you know what roots are?

[@d4j4r58]

@@yyfreak1637 barely flexing trunk! That trunk is really russian

[@ofcv1238]

Very industrious demonstration of pulley power. Good thing you have video or else all you saw was a cruise through the neighbors yards on you slow moving lawn mower.

[@Gizzard4400]

I think that squeaking noise is a family of gophers that is being squashed

[@briangiller5253]

Wylie Coyote was impressed watching this.

[@bratty_cthulu]

Thank you youtube algorithm This is just what i was looking for after that one pulley video

[@johnmurphy9688]

The sqeak was definitely coming from the purple snatch block that was hooked up directly to yout tractor. Watch it, it bounce to the rhythm of the sqeak. Great job on the stuck. Well done

[@clusa3721]

Great Thinking Job and video! Many thanks for your thorough explanation in your answer in comments. Regards from Florida.

[@carl6167]

Smarter every day approves this video !

[@WellsFirewood]

Very well executed, I think everyone is making fun of the video because there not smart enough to figure out how to rig up a system like that

[@jimyoung9262]

*they're not smart enough

[@scottwillis5434]

I see it more as bored people finding a straight line...

[@mattquick5045]

Who is making fun of this? This is awesome and I'm not even into mechanical stuff!

[@moto6ixmoto83]

It’s not hard to rig up if you understand the basics of levers and pulleys. The hardest part would be to find places to rig your snatch blocks

[@gator5566]

Block and tackle aint that hard to figure out

[@chucksummerlin6694]

Glad it didn’t drag the building with it 😂. Cool method. Looks like something I would piecemeal together and tryout 👍

[@TheClampetts]

I'm just amazed that those relatively small ropes didn't break. At the tree end, you're generating 45 times the pull force as at the pulling end. As you found out by having to reset, you're also moving the pulling end of the rope 45 times as far as the tree end will move.