Possibly the worst felled tree

[David Goss]

Can I just say that when a tree starts moving in a woodland environment you are not only in danger from the cut tree. There is also branches that can be dislodged from other trees and the one your cutting which you can't always see from the ground so getting out of the way first is the best idea IMO. The tree can BC all it likes it's no biggie to me and I am safer than the guy chasing the hinge, IMO of course. Each to his own I guess.

[TreeNuts]

Chasing the hinge may have prevented the BC, but if it didn't then you'd be in it's unpredictable path. As soon the tree goes, gotta assume there is danger from the tree being felled and also from above, so retreat quickly no matter what, I say.

[arborlicious]

Anyone got another link to that? We can't get that BBC thingy or whatever it is in NZ

 

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for those without easy iplayer access...

[Taupotreeman]

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for those without easy iplayer access...

 

[difflock]

"That God-Darned Stupid needs fixxing agin"

I can only presume he had been "trained" and properly risk assessed before featuring on the BBC?

Cos even a totally untrained farmers son could figger that out from about age 12 or 14.

Starting with a BOWsaw was a great educator:001_tt2: