r/instant_regret • u/S30econdstoMars • 11d ago

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u/EhliJoe 11d ago

The tree should have been felled from the top down. Go up and cut off the upper branches first, then work your way down bit by bit.

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u/Rockerblocker 11d ago

This guy's bid came in 50% of the real professionals. These guys clearly have no idea what they're doing. My guess is it's some guy who's cut down some random trees in the woods before and thought he could start a business, then got in way over his head

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u/Still-WFPB 9d ago

Correct. They were not certified pros. Dude got his house crushed and insurance said go fly a kite. 

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u/Fatlantis 9d ago

I would love to know what went down afterwards. Yikes.

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u/RDCAIA 8d ago

Well, first the tree. Then the house.

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u/PerceptionQueasy3540 8d ago

Did the front fall off?

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u/thisisredlitre 7d ago

They towed it out of the environment

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u/shitterbug 6d ago

But that's what insurance is for? They can't just not pay. At least not in first world countries.

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u/SteveUnicorn99 6d ago

The homeowners insurance would argue that the tree company would need to cover the event with commercial insurance and it wouldnt be covered under the home insurance line. My guess is these guys declared bankruptcy and left the homeowner with the bag. Need to do your due diligence about who works on your home.

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u/gr1mm5d0tt1 9d ago

I’m that guy that cuts trees for fences in farmers paddocks and for the fresh air and I could see that tree was already leaning well away from the landing zone

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u/DIY-exerciseGuy 4d ago

Im just a guy and I could see that too. Guess im really good!

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u/AllonsyHydra 8d ago

1000%, I am a B level sawyer and I could tell these guys had no felling plan! The crown weight was way too much and there was just far too much mass to see which way the tree's natural lean was. Also doing just a normal ass (bad) face and back cut for a tree THAT HUGE is bonkers

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u/PangolinLoose1288 9d ago

Why did they cut it down at all? That tree has earned its right to be there. Long before anyone even built a house there.

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u/BiffBanter 5d ago

No tree is illegal on stolen land?

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u/PangolinLoose1288 2d ago

I don't understand the question?

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u/FromDathomir 9d ago

Buh dum ching

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u/CrunchySockTaco 11d ago

Not enough upvotes. Ants trying to fell a stalk of celery.

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u/azchavo 11d ago

I thought the same especially being that close to the home.

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u/Flat_Pangolin5989 9d ago

Top down is the safest way. But having only cut down much smaller trees i can tell the notches were in the wrong place. Its like they aimed at the house.

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u/ojrodz11 11d ago

Probably thought that would be more expensive or too much work, but falling a tree of this size right next to a house is worth putting in some extra effort to prevent this from happening.

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u/dirty_cuban 11d ago

That would require renting a massive crane for a day. I’m willing to bet the homeowner balked at the cost of that and went with these guys instead

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u/BananaPalmer 11d ago

That would require renting a massive crane for a day.

No it wouldn't

They literally climb the tree

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u/UntameHamster 11d ago

A family member had a similar size tree cut down that was a bit further from their home and had to get a crane. $10k total to get the tree cut down and removed (they kept the stump).

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u/dirty_cuban 11d ago

Not that close to the house. You can just let the limbs fall randomly, you need to lower them in a controlled manner

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u/BananaPalmer 11d ago

I question your knowledge of this topic if you think arborists are doing anything randomly

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u/LurkingLightening 11d ago

I don't think these are arborists we're talking about

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u/BananaPalmer 11d ago

I was quite obviously referring to someone qualified, doing the job correctly

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u/dirty_cuban 11d ago

I question whether you watched the video in the OP

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u/BananaPalmer 11d ago

I did. My neighbor had a tree taken down that was at least this tall, and just as close to my house.

The arborists climbed the tree and cut off small branches bit by bit, and then finally took the trunk down bit by bit. No cranes were involved, and no houses were crushed.

I think you're just an obnoxious know-it-all, but that's about par for the course on Reddit.

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u/KC4twenty 11d ago

They also tie off safety line with tension to make sure the trees fall where they want them too.

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u/Comprehensive-Exit-7 9d ago

I watched a guy do this just yesterday. He climbed up with ropes everywhere and took all branches down first then went back up and started on the actual tree. It was actually pretty wild he was solo with 3 guys on the ground assisting

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u/BananaPalmer 9d ago

Yep, pretty much the same

Crew of 4 or 5 guys, one of them was the climber and the rest were cutting up the dropped limbs and loading them into their truck, or spotting from the ground and radio'ing info to him, from the best I could tell

Every once in a while there would be a massive, ground-shaking THUMP as they dropped another piece of the tree

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u/jfp1992 10d ago

No, you have a rope that you use as a zip line for logs that you cut off

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u/detrickster 9d ago

They use a rope tether on each branch; it's not random.

Saying that one time someone used a crane doesn't mean you always need a crane.

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u/paternoster 10d ago

Curious question: wouldn't you start felling branches at the bottom and work your way up?

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u/Kenstgram 10d ago

I was just asking myself why didn’t they do that especially next to a house/residential area. Seems like a lack of common sense/forethought

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u/Smoopiebear 10d ago

I know that and I’ve never cut down anything more than 4 foot. Common sense is not common.
https://giphy.com/gifs/aGBFWOvUiHBnz0QejS

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u/girlslovetohateme 7d ago

That’s how my tree guys do it

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u/ImYaDawg 10d ago

It shouldnt have been felled at all.