r/oddlysatisfying • u/feliciodario • 3d ago
Tree trimming is more satisfying than it has any right to be
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u/CJPrinter 3d ago
Pretty sure that particular tree is being removed, but your point stands. LOL
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u/GodsLilCow 3d ago
OR an exceptionally thorough trimming.
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u/erusackas 2d ago
This is what happens when I ask the barber to keep most of the length, just trim the dead ends.
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u/johnlondon125 3d ago
I don't think you know what the word trimmed means
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u/DougieSloBone 2d ago
Why do they bother cleaning up the remaining crap from the first limb he cut off when the whole thing is coming down anyway?
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u/krakenbeef 3d ago
I've seen enough cartoons to know the base of the tree should've collapsed leaving only branch he was trying to cut down hanging in thin air.
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u/Reaper781 3d ago
I did this for a couple years on again, off again. There is so much hazard awareness that goes into doing this job. The saw can bounce back, the limb could go the wrong way. I always felt like I was gonna fall out of tree, safety harness or not. One time I botched the cut and the limb destroyed the cab of my truck. Yeah, not the job for me haha.
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u/ZealousidealSkirt327 2d ago
Handling dangerous equipment in this position is so scary. My mind goes directly to 100 things that could go wrong, and beeing up on a tree during a possible accident is one of them.
I’m pretty good at picking up new skills, and I try to fix most of the stuff around my house by myself. But chainsaws are where I draw the line. I know just enough about them to know where I should leave things to professionals.
Pretty awesome work.
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u/Sealbeater 2d ago
It’s crazy that my coworker started doing this as a side gig and it took off so well that he does it full time and only cuts 3 trees a month and makes more money than he used to
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u/PHD-Chaos 2d ago
Not trying to talk shit but they must be 3 massive trees for him to make a month's wages.
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u/MutedBrilliant1593 2d ago
My family had to remove two gigantic eucalyptus trees from our property in a residential area. $45k. 🤑
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u/Bitter-Ad5890 2d ago
I consider myself a pretty handy man. I can do pretty much anything around the house and barn (we live on a small farm), and I’m comfortable with all kinds of tools. But chainsaws genuinely terrify me. Whenever I use one I’m absolutely obsessive over safety
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u/BeegeeSmith 2d ago
I was pretty impressed with the technique. I’ve seen so many … er .. experts …. Try to cut right through the trunk like …not understanding what happens to the chain when the falling tree cinches it. And whah that chain does soon thereafter whether it binds or snaps.
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u/cheetomama1 3d ago
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u/BendinoAF 2d ago
I love the reddit captions when it doesn't understand what's going on. This one was definitely peak.
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u/MrIrishman1212 9h ago
Same
I would turn it off if I didn’t listen with the sound off 60% of the time
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u/lainylay 3d ago
Why do I feel sad for the tree?
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u/Dr_Expendable 2d ago
Human evolutionary trait of pack-bonding and empathy. As a species we readily attribute fellowship and sympathy even to things we might academically know don't share that sort of psychology - or even any internal experience whatsoever.
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u/Solomon_Gunn 2d ago edited 2d ago
You don't need to share a human level bond with a tree to be sad about it getting cut down. You can feel empathy that a natural object that lives and dies like any other has survived and provided an very important part of the ecosystem for quite possibly a hundred years is getting destroyed
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u/CMy500r 3d ago
What type of safety equipment is used?
Is it just a harness tied to part of the tree and some boot clips?10
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u/j_smittz 2d ago
we used a giant ging to shoot a sinker on the end of a guide rope to start the roping process.
To save people a google, "ging" appears to be Aussie slang for a slingshot or catapult, and is not a misspelled alternative for "redhead".
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u/HarryMonroesGhost 2d ago
climbing spikes, harness, rope lanyard for active climbing, climbing rope and friction/rappelling device for tieing into the tree. eye & ear protection, climbing boots, cutting pants, helmet, tethers for any gear you take overhead, rigging blocks (pulleys) and rigging ropes for lowering brush/wood.
there's a arborist climber in the PNW on youtube that has a few videos talking about equipment and climbing.
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u/beerforbears 3d ago
Every time (s)he leans over to the left to check the saw I wanna fucking throw up
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u/Time4Timmy 2d ago
Something about this video is making me feel sick, like a weird vertigo feeling I’ve never had before
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u/Lowbeamshaggy 2d ago
The camera is mounted slightly to the right of center, pointing down kinda crooked back toward center. Lots of climbers so this. It gets everything in the frame really well, but it's crooked.
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u/LickinThighs2 2d ago
Also one of the most dangerous jobs you can do at least for climbing, I think you're pretty safe on the ground, speaking from experience for the most part. Really feel 95% of the risk is faced by the climber, really on the ground you just gotta make sure you ain't clearing debris when your climber is cutting and doesn't realize you're under, or like, make sure you don't get sucked through a wood chipper
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u/Igotthesilver 2d ago
I assume he’s not just topping the tree, but why does he bother cleaning up the stump of that first branch?
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u/RDZed72 2d ago edited 2d ago
Potential damage to the landscaping below. Anything out of round on the trunk could take a pretty significant chunk out of the ground. Same reason he keeps the top canopy in one piece.
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u/underwear11 2d ago
I've seen enough Looney Tunes to know that if I did the exact same thing, the tree under me would fall leaving the branch there
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u/Jaded_Marsupial_ 3d ago
Why did he do that extra little slice on the wedge cut?
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u/calculus9 3d ago
to move the pivot point farther inwards, guaranteeing it will fall in the direction he wants it to. He probably wasnt entirely confident is first cut was enough to make it tilt to the left on it's own
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u/henryeaterofpies 2d ago
My stupid chainsaw would have a slipped chain or something while I was up there
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u/Zombie_Wombat177 3d ago
I'm not knowledgeable about tree cutting and heights do not bother me. It looked like the dude was experienced at this job and was practicing safety standards; I agree that it is oddly satisfying.
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u/Timcgreen1966 2d ago
Anyone else go, wheeeeeee as it fell? Show of hands? Couldn't have just been me.
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u/TheSamLowry 3d ago
I’ve watched guys cut down redwood trees that make this one look tiny. Couldn’t pay me enough to do that job.
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u/furezasan 2d ago
you monster! captions heared the tree screaming at 0:29 https://imglink.cc/cdn/2-hHb9zEfv.png
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u/rusty-bits 2d ago
came here looking for this comment, I spit out my coffee the first time I saw them pop up
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u/JadaNeedsaDoggie 2d ago
Based on the time it took for the tree to hit the ground, the remaining trunk is approximately 147ft tall.
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u/abugghaus7 3d ago edited 2d ago
Well.. only when you actually understand how to handle a chainsaw!
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ETA: I took out the word dipshit... bad choice of words.. my mistake
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This person uses their chainsaw like a handsaw... back and forth like a rookie or doesn't really care.
Also... first cut was bad... hence the split wood he removed after dropping what he cut off.
Second... on his second cut, he didn't get both cuts lined up, had to cut an extra wedge.... hopefully he's learning and getting better than this!
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He shouldn't be up in a tree with a saw until he can learn to properly operate one though!
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u/Jaxthornia 2d ago
30 years on trees, yup, not the best cuts on what should be an easy job. Also, this ain't tree trimming, it's the start of a removal. I did a year out in the States on trees like this, when you're used to 60' being a high tree the change was crazy took me a while to get my legs on the 100' plus trees!
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u/crazy_urn 2d ago
I will take your word on the issues. I am sure he could have done better.
But I have also seen enough tree felling videos on reddit to know it could have gone a whole lot worse.
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u/abugghaus7 2d ago
Sure it could have gone worse.
The poor cuts this person makes can absolutely be hazardous for them... and their ground crew.
If this person doesn't improve their technique... I would not doubt that they will have an accident someday.
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Not just making good cuts, but as I mentioned before... proper saw handling.
A chainsaw cuts from the chain... not from moving the saw back & forth like a handsaw.
The movement of the chain and the teeth biting into the wood pull the saw into the tree.
You may have seen saws with spikey teeth on the front of the saw body... those dogs are there to bite into the wood, effectively anchoring the saw in place while the chain cuts. A sawyer will pull back just a tad to reposition the saw as a cut progresses, especially on larger diameter trees... but they will not saw the saw back and forth.
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Sounds like you enjoy watching chainsaw vids... that's cool!
Don't take just my word for any of this... perhaps some of the videos you watch are made by professionals who also discuss safety in some of their videos?
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u/r_a_d_ 2d ago
You are way over critical. There’s nothing wrong with his “back and forth”. While unneeded, it’s just him positioning the saw to get the cut he wants rather than him actually thinking it helps the cutting.
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u/ArboristTreeClimber 2d ago
Yep. Sometimes I take the saw back and forth simply to maintain depth perception and understand where/how deep the tip of my bar is.
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u/Skimable_crude 2d ago
Yeah. The video is a bit grainy, but it looks like the chain needs sharpening. Lots of dusty looking sawdust. I wouldn't want to be up that tree with a dull saw.
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u/Feisty_Can416 2d ago edited 2d ago
It was an annoyingly perfect cut, 80 feet up in a tree. He’s more than qualified, clearly. It fell exactly where he wanted it to.
Most people can’t chainsaw that well on the ground.
10/10 here. Cautious and unhurried. That’s not a cut you want to rush unless you have a death wish
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u/senorbozz 3d ago
I think it has every right to be. There's a big difference between watching a pro send the branches right where they want and an amateur throwing it through the house.
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u/UgotSprucked 3d ago
It's not a job for everyone. Itll break you down if you dont have a passion for it. The industry attracts a certain type of human. 🤷♂️
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u/creamymoe 2d ago
How high up is this person ? Is it the camera distorting it ?
Because it looks HIGH HIGH….
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u/bitofapuzzler 2d ago
I know this may just be me but removing trees makes me sad. There should be a high bar of justification to cut down large, especially native, trees. IMO anyway.
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u/dingleberrydad 2d ago
I had a 36” dia, 60’ tree removed between my house and the neighbors. Probably 15’ house to house. My guy roped off every branch and lower them, then cut the trunk down in sections. My neighbor this weekend dropped a similar tree and felled it from the base and blocked the street off all morning.
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u/Darren49402 2d ago
Just had a hurricane do this in about 10 seconds and for free, so jokes on him.
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u/No-Issue7156 2d ago
I agree. I love running a chain saw a cutting trees. I feel like I missed my calling lol
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u/Remarkable_Bit_9887 3d ago
Sorry dude, the height makes me uncomfortable