Would you have tried this?

[Mozza]

A mate of mine has just emailed me this video, Some serious back lean, Im not sure if id of had the balls to pull it over, maybe of got a mewp in

 

Imo its a cracking video, Great bit of treework Madness, Genius or luck??

 

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[Mozza]

Sorry, Can a mod change the what in the title to would, Thank you!!

[ad15]

what i would NOT have done is stand there holding onto the winching line while the other guy is pulling it,,, ESP not 2 metres from the snatch block...

 

amazing skills though,, BIG balls,,

 

at about 3 mins 10 seconds, watch the snatch block move from right to left as the line stretches,,,, SCARY to be standing anywhere near that...

[Mozza]

Id also like to add that those are LIVE powerlines, Balls of steel!!

 

I like the guy

[mistahbenn]

He had a bucket truck in the background!

[Rupe]

Id also like to add that those are LIVE powerlines, Balls of steel!!

 

I like the guy

 

What, you like guys with balls of steel?? Ok!!

[ukminch]

What, you like guys with balls of steel?? Ok!!

 

Each to their own and all that.................

 

I've done some similar fells like that but the worse case scenario would have been having to cut everything up into man moveable sizes. Wouldn't have done it over a live poweline.....

 

I'd have let someone else use that cherry picker parked up in the background:thumbup:

[Stephen Blair]

a man that knows his stuff, i love that kind of tree work. top job.

[geoff]

Looks like he knew what he was up to,gutsy fell!

[RobRainford]

Steve he shows you up for the stunt fells!

 

That was a seriously gutsy fell. I've done some with serious backlean. But tying to a tractor and leaving a nice big hinge makes them come over nicely. A 30 degree lean in the opposite direction over a footpath is something not ideal!