Home-owner removal goes wrong

Eric Frei · 7th May 2007, 12:48 AM

You Tube

Anyone you know guys?

And just in case they pull the Youtube version here's a WMV I pulled off it.

21.64MB www.treeworld.info/video/thearboristyoutube.wmv

Sean Freeman · 7th May 2007, 12:56 AM

Just goes to show there's idiots everywhere..whats more stupid the events themselves or the fact they put it all on youtube??

Thats such a small tree too, obviously couldn't spare the $500 odd it would have cost to get a tree company in, reckon that was money well saved

Fairfield · 7th May 2007, 01:01 AM

Ya I have seen them in my history books as a kid!!! They are the one that sank the Titanic!!! ou found hem Eric, they look good after all these years.

Eric Frei · 7th May 2007, 01:41 AM

I give em a serve on Youtube, called them scabs!

A scab is a scrooge, also some-one who does ya job when you're on strike ... but in this context a scrooge who put people in harms way for a few measly bucks.

Only a few years ago a guy in Wynnum wanted a stack of trees cut down, some gums. Decided to get his legend bushman mate in who's got a chainsaw ... long story short the guys dead. He fell and got jammed back first and backwards into a tight V fork, they had to cut him out of the tree, dead.

Jeff Darby · 7th May 2007, 03:35 AM

Idiots with a saw,primed to the piont of bravardo with the beer!it must have just missed the blokes that went around the corner for their escape route, Fools luck no one got killed, from the ladder approach to the fist cut it was an accident waiting to happen, If they hadn't had that tag line on it would have went through the house...some mothers do have them!!

but then again it was hilarious

not on my watch!

TrevMcRev · 7th May 2007, 09:13 PM

What never ceases to amaze me is that idiots like this usually still think they did a great job. Hey, the trees down, thats all that matters isn't it.

Imagine if we turned up at a job and did that! I think this is excactly what some people are thinking when they get a quote, and is the reason why they expect a $1500 job for $250.

TREE-SURFER · 8th May 2007, 07:27 AM

I can't believe that what I told the wife was correct----that it was gonna go straight through the veranda. What complete and utter idiots....

Here are a couple of things I noted....

1) Using a diverted pull line, through a door way against the frame.
2) Drinking on the job.
3) No PPE--ANYWHERE???
4) "As an Arborist I am very comfortable" (maybe in his bed at night after he's been paid.)
5) Illegal saw start.
6) What in the hell sort of scarf cut was that meant to be??????
7) Only 1 lemon needs to be taken out, the others should be in a bird cage.
8) Angle of infraction??????
9) If he were an arborist, then he would have known it would go that way. Useless prat.

What a COWBOY outfit....

Eric Frei · 8th May 2007, 08:50 AM

That's the all new Aussie bugger scarf. Once the back cut is complete the results are sung by many "Oh bugger!"

Yesterday I passed a cowboy couple doing a TD on our Public Holiday. Only had my mobile phone but I pulled over and had a yarn. I'll start a new thread for that one.

OsAGe85 · 11th August 2007, 10:34 AM

The illegal start, possible leg loss...but wait he's an arborist. Thats just common sense. Running with a chainsaw...I wouldn't press my luck. Slightly worse than running with scissors!!!

brainfart · 11th August 2007, 07:29 PM

Ooops!

> And just in case they pull the Youtube version here's a WMV I pulled off it.

How do you do that?

pomme · 12th August 2007, 08:12 AM

good help is hard to find lol wa**ers

samuel beazley · 29th August 2007, 10:09 PM

They are the dumbest people i've ever seen their scarf is even dodgier then mine

newguy18 · 1st September 2007, 04:19 AM

I posted a reply to thier stupidety.He said he is an arborist?No way in heck would he be even qualified to be my ground man.I am trying to start a business with m y dad and he is blind when it comes to proper tree care and removals but he does a good job as groundie.As Ekka always says to peoplke like that HACKS.DON'T SAY YOUR AN ARBORIST WHEN YOUR NOT YOU GIVE US A REALLY BAD NAME.

Eric Frei · 1st September 2007, 08:17 AM

What was the deal with that cable running through the doorway?

Those guys were put to shame by the competance of our local Tower of Terror hero!

TREE-SURFER · 1st September 2007, 09:30 AM

IDIOTS, absolute IDIOTS.

I know a bloke like that, he calls himself a pro too

Eric Frei · 1st September 2007, 10:20 AM

Pro graffiti artist perhaps ... I hear he might have to paint the town for community service.

mdvaden · 5th September 2007, 04:12 PM

brainfart asked a question that I thought of a moment before reading his post...

How do you pull a wmv off youtube?

One person who posted for that one on YouTube must not be very bright. They wrote that the tree fell where the notch was set for, and somehow missed the notch was to the ladder's right, but the tree fell back toward the ladder due to failure to read the tree or use the right procedures and tools.

Eric Frei · 5th September 2007, 04:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mdvaden

brainfart asked a question that I thought of a moment before reading his post...

How do you pull a wmv off youtube?

I knew I answered this somewhere, here's where.

How not to fell a tree

shaggs · 5th September 2007, 06:55 PM

apart from being obvious absolute tossers. what possesses these guys to put their mugs on the net after such a calamity???
vids like this just make you realise that the idiot factor breeds and will always be out there in any industry!

Eric Frei · 5th September 2007, 07:16 PM

And they were flamin Aussies which makes it just that bit worse IMHO.

So far Aussies have the home-owner Tower of Terror and the dumbest youtube video.

7th May 2007, 01:01 AM	#3
Fairfield Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bucks county Pa USA Posts: 125	Ya I have seen them in my history books as a kid!!! They are the one that sank the Titanic!!! ou found hem Eric, they look good after all these years. __________________ Hi yes you know me I am B.A.M.F nice to meet you

7th May 2007, 01:41 AM	#4
Eric Frei Admin - Razor sharp and independent 2 X Diploma Level 5 qualified arborist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,811	I give em a serve on Youtube, called them scabs! A scab is a scrooge, also some-one who does ya job when you're on strike ... but in this context a scrooge who put people in harms way for a few measly bucks. Only a few years ago a guy in Wynnum wanted a stack of trees cut down, some gums. Decided to get his legend bushman mate in who's got a chainsaw ... long story short the guys dead. He fell and got jammed back first and backwards into a tight V fork, they had to cut him out of the tree, dead. __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

7th May 2007, 03:35 AM	#5
Jeff Darby Moderator - Previously known as JayD Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: TreeWorld, Sydney Australia Posts: 2,029	She'll be wright tree fools!! Idiots with a saw,primed to the piont of bravardo with the beer!it must have just missed the blokes that went around the corner for their escape route, Fools luck no one got killed, from the ladder approach to the fist cut it was an accident waiting to happen, If they hadn't had that tag line on it would have went through the house...some mothers do have them!! but then again it was hilarious not on my watch! __________________ Member: Australian Tree Association Join the Australian Tree Association...Have your voice heard ! Arboriculture, A life long study for some, a passing phase for others © Jeffrey J Darby 2011

8th May 2007, 07:27 AM	#7
TREE-SURFER Mature tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Isle of Man,UK. Posts: 337	I can't believe that what I told the wife was correct----that it was gonna go straight through the veranda. What complete and utter idiots.... Here are a couple of things I noted.... 1) Using a diverted pull line, through a door way against the frame. 2) Drinking on the job. 3) No PPE--ANYWHERE??? 4) "As an Arborist I am very comfortable" (maybe in his bed at night after he's been paid.) 5) Illegal saw start. 6) What in the hell sort of scarf cut was that meant to be?????? 7) Only 1 lemon needs to be taken out, the others should be in a bird cage. 8) Angle of infraction?????? 9) If he were an arborist, then he would have known it would go that way. Useless prat. What a COWBOY outfit.... __________________ The Aerial Arborist Isle of Man Tree Surgeon\| All Aspects of Tree Work What experts say about TOPPING

8th May 2007, 08:50 AM	#8
Eric Frei Admin - Razor sharp and independent 2 X Diploma Level 5 qualified arborist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,811	That's the all new Aussie bugger scarf. Once the back cut is complete the results are sung by many "Oh bugger!" Yesterday I passed a cowboy couple doing a TD on our Public Holiday. Only had my mobile phone but I pulled over and had a yarn. I'll start a new thread for that one. __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

7th May 2007, 12:56 AM	#2
Sean Freeman Monument Status Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Townsville Nth Queensland & Gold Coast Sth Queensland Posts: 1,985	Just goes to show there's idiots everywhere..whats more stupid the events themselves or the fact they put it all on youtube?? Thats such a small tree too, obviously couldn't spare the $500 odd it would have cost to get a tree company in, reckon that was money well saved

7th May 2007, 09:13 PM	#6
TrevMcRev Mature Tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Posts: 1,605	What never ceases to amaze me is that idiots like this usually still think they did a great job. Hey, the trees down, thats all that matters isn't it. Imagine if we turned up at a job and did that! I think this is excactly what some people are thinking when they get a quote, and is the reason why they expect a $1500 job for $250.

11th August 2007, 10:34 AM	#9
OsAGe85 Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Littlerock Arkansas US Posts: 59	The illegal start, possible leg loss...but wait he's an arborist. Thats just common sense. Running with a chainsaw...I wouldn't press my luck. Slightly worse than running with scissors!!! __________________ Gotta love the smell 2 stroke and wood chips. Be smart, be safe.

11th August 2007, 07:29 PM	#10
brainfart Sappling Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Europe Posts: 10	Ooops! > And just in case they pull the Youtube version here's a WMV I pulled off it. How do you do that?

12th August 2007, 08:12 AM	#11
pomme Mature tree Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: england Posts: 251	good help is hard to find lol wa**ers

29th August 2007, 10:09 PM	#12
samuel beazley Sappling Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: bulli Posts: 11	They are the dumbest people i've ever seen their scarf is even dodgier then mine

1st September 2007, 04:19 AM	#13
newguy18 Part of the Furniture Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: orlando,fl Posts: 4,977	I posted a reply to thier stupidety.He said he is an arborist?No way in heck would he be even qualified to be my ground man.I am trying to start a business with m y dad and he is blind when it comes to proper tree care and removals but he does a good job as groundie.As Ekka always says to peoplke like that HACKS.DON'T SAY YOUR AN ARBORIST WHEN YOUR NOT YOU GIVE US A REALLY BAD NAME. __________________ Have your say join us today. old schooler

1st September 2007, 08:17 AM	#14
Eric Frei Admin - Razor sharp and independent 2 X Diploma Level 5 qualified arborist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,811	What was the deal with that cable running through the doorway? Those guys were put to shame by the competance of our local Tower of Terror hero! __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

1st September 2007, 09:30 AM	#15
TREE-SURFER Mature tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Isle of Man,UK. Posts: 337	IDIOTS, absolute IDIOTS. I know a bloke like that, he calls himself a pro too __________________ The Aerial Arborist Isle of Man Tree Surgeon\| All Aspects of Tree Work What experts say about TOPPING

1st September 2007, 10:20 AM	#16
Eric Frei Admin - Razor sharp and independent 2 X Diploma Level 5 qualified arborist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,811	Pro graffiti artist perhaps ... I hear he might have to paint the town for community service. __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

5th September 2007, 04:12 PM	#17
mdvaden Former Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Oregon Posts: 397	Re: Home-owner removal goes wrong brainfart asked a question that I thought of a moment before reading his post... How do you pull a wmv off youtube? One person who posted for that one on YouTube must not be very bright. They wrote that the tree fell where the notch was set for, and somehow missed the notch was to the ladder's right, but the tree fell back toward the ladder due to failure to read the tree or use the right procedures and tools.

5th September 2007, 06:55 PM	#19
shaggs Mature tree Join Date: May 2007 Location: sydney Posts: 422	Re: Home-owner removal goes wrong apart from being obvious absolute tossers. what possesses these guys to put their mugs on the net after such a calamity??? vids like this just make you realise that the idiot factor breeds and will always be out there in any industry!

5th September 2007, 07:16 PM	#20
Eric Frei Admin - Razor sharp and independent 2 X Diploma Level 5 qualified arborist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,811	Re: Home-owner removal goes wrong And they were flamin Aussies which makes it just that bit worse IMHO. So far Aussies have the home-owner Tower of Terror and the dumbest youtube video. __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

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