Chainsaw Massacre

[David Humphries]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/video/2008/apr/03/tree.felling

 

Tree Video footage rarely portrays aspects of both sides of the coin during a dismantle.

Thought you fellow scholars in search of the elusive Tree of knowledge, would find this of some interest.

 

Your views and comments on issues of the work plus John Welton walking away,

will be appreciated.:wave:

[Giles]

i think its sad that an insurnace company can get away with doing that to a tree that has been there for years and could of been there for many more years to come just because of some roots...

[bob]

just a few health and safety issues well quite a few actually

very nicely edited footage

[Jamie]

i think its sad that people don't want to preserve trees, not just old trees. but then every person is their own expert: right?

 

Jamie

[MasterBlaster]

Four and a half hours? But I guess I can see why, wasting time with little limbs. He had plenty of room to work.

 

I woulda tried to cut each limb in one cut.

 

Too bad about the trees. It's the same way here, there outta be a law. I killed two nice live oaks today and that sucks.

[Pete Mctree]

Hopefully the verdict in the appeal case of Perrin vs Northampton council will have bareing on future decisions such as this. http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=840 (although i have only highlighted the negatives in this thread)

The continuation of litigeous claims by the general puplic will only drive these profit driven companies into further risk reducing actions. sign of the times i guess, sad.

[scotspine1]

What was MB doing in the vid at 3.10? I didn't know he worked in the UK, he even brought one of those special bump caps from Louisiana.

 

Anyway, thanks for posting, always sad to see a big old healthy tree come down.

 

ps, were those guys chipping into a Luton with a Bandit 150?!

[tree monkey]

Shame it was a lovely tree! Would have worn more PPE for the film myself.Did i see a 200T been used on the floor?

[skyhuck]

Did i see a 200T been used on the floor?

 

We would never do that now would we,Peter;)

[Pete Mctree]

H&S aside, I think it poses a larger question, or am I being too insightful?