Tree Topping Fail - Tree Cutting Goes Horribly Wrong!

[aarongraham420]

coulda been bad, luky he sawed thru that much holding wood lol

[56BUICKRiviera]

The ladder is the first clue.

[mjohnsimmons]

This is a good learning experience and a good reason that these safety-issue types of jobs should be left to seasoned, trained professionals. Glad no one was injured

[ArborMusicLife]

watching this made me cringe... im very happy he survived because that could have been fatal.

[deandrake]

@ArborMusicLife It made me cringe at the time too... being his dad. I didn't realize until after the fact just how massive this portion of the tree was (it took two adults to lift it). Brian is a very strong man and he handled it very well, but still we all have limits. I think this incident scared him a little.

[gumbysheetz]

even though it seems to have been a stupid move, he was lucky. what's worse is that if the tree hadn't separated cleanly, it could have come down and crushed the guys chest and/or shoulder. he's very lucky. at least he got it done and still living with alittle more knowledge. right?

[highnmightytree]

stupid! people need 2 c videos of when us treemen fall or get killed then they might understand. its just a mess. all every1 gets 2 c is the close misses. we make it look easy

[WoodRiverTroutBum]

Unexpected outcome? If someone didn't expect something to go wrong they are idiots. Why do you think tree care/removals aren't cheap?

[hetareotaku46]

i'm gonna come down now....lol..

[westernclimber]

Wow

[tacodrake95]

This makes me want to go out and cut some trees down.

[Julieadrake]

How NOT to top a tree! It is a good thing he was tied to the tree!

[Julieadrake]

How NOT to top a tree! LOL

[Julieadrake]

This was disconcerting to watch................