tree removal african style

[texx]

YouTube - South Africa, Tree Removal, South Africa style

[Wongdai]

That made me rofl.

[The Bleeder]

You could see what was going to happen but the suspense waiting for it was worth it...:roflmao2:

[artme]

:roflmao::roflmao::roflmao::roflmao:

[bobsreturn2003]

GOOD THING THE TRUCK WAS THERE WOULD HAVE SMASHED THE FENCE:q:doh:

[bluegum30]

if this was for real i hope his insurance wasn't current .just goes to show ,don't have to be a teenager to be stupid .:no:

[Sigidi]

Seriously, surely this is a prank? none of them would have thought anything else was going to happen???

[Bob38S]

Loved it :D

Do it again :2tsup:

[Waldo]

Some people are real idiots. No sympathy, not even a laugh. :no:

[Bob38S]

.......... not even a laugh. :no:

Imagine how much skill it took to drop it exactly onto the car :no:

I laughed :D he/they certainly did not deserve any sympathy - blind Freddy could have predicted what was going to happen and, surprise, it did.

[Fuzzie]

Do they still do van der Merwe jokes?

[corbs]

what a great idea... tree down and ute loaded ready for removal of the waste. Really quite efficient really:2tsup:

[Travis Edwards]

first name Frank last name spencer, wifes name betty.....lol

[Claw Hama]

Had to be a setup, no ones that stupid!! are they?

[Luddite]

I think he was being advised by SA's Rugby Union coach, Peter de Villiers...............he is a genuis too.:2tsup:

[itsposs]

Make abet I worked with alot of south africans in WA .the company I worked for brought them over as 457 s then they d do some thing silly like that and they d send em back

[rod1949]

Its Texx, not some SA's:D

[West OZ Mark]

Thanks for that Texx. That cracked me up:D.

People amaze me. A couple of weeks ago I rode past my neighbour in time to see him up a gum tree standing on a ladder with a chainsaw while his teenage son was in a 4X4 with a rope tied to a branch with anough tension to bow the tree:oo:. I turnded around to my wife and said "Don't stop, just keep going"

[weisyboy]

what did they think would happen.

i love it how he walks around to "see if his ute is ok"

[Enfield Guy]

Bit of a shame he wasn't trapped in the ute. Would have made it easier to get rid of all the garbage at once. That person is truly an oxygen thief. Funny though!!!!

[weisyboy]

the tree landed on his head tht the only thing that stoped teh cab from being crushed:D

[tlbsg]

i like the start of video when he was sitting in back of ute winding the winch :o

[Ozkaban]

awesome. Where'd they think the ute would go? It's nose was hard against the fence...

Cheers,
Dave

[Andrew_B]

:no: morons

and why would anyone in their right mind sit next to a chain winch with their junk exposed whilst cranking it :no:

[sahawi]

I think he was being advised by SA's Rugby Union coach, Peter de Villiers...............he is a genuis too.:2tsup:

Very funny:~:U
But they deserved it. That was really stupid.
But we are not all like that.....:B

[Sigidi]

Sahawi - don't tell me it was you mate?

What part of SA are you? do you have milling gear? put a thread up about yaself.

Oh and we'll try not to make too many comments about Rugby hey?:D

[sahawi]

No. I do not know that those people. They spoke afrikaans in the video, and it the guy in the front of the video raised his concern about the tree hitting the cab. But the guy with the winch do not want to listen. So he was WARNED. I think he was so busy with that tree, he really do not think about what WILL happen. But still, he was not the brightest guy around. I will surely not hire him for a job like that. And that tree is useless for timber.

I live in the free state province in Virginia. It is a small town. But here is big gold ore reserve. I am working at a mine about 1500 meters underground. I am a supervisor. Production and safety is the main part of my job.

And about Peter....well I think also he is not brightest coach around here. But he still he get his results.

I am very new to woodworking. My father died a few years ago and all his wood working gear belong to me know. It was not much...but when I stated with woodwork, I was hook. I can't explain it. I never looked at wood like I do now. Maybe it is the smell or the grain of a fine piece of wood. I do not know.
Here are no milling companies around.Just one farmer I know who milling Saligna (Bluegum tree from Australia). They are classifies as category one invaders in South Africa. I worked a lot with this wood. It is heavy, hard and very dense. But when it is tamed and worked off , it is very beautiful. It is unstable until it dried out completely.

Well, there you have some info of me.

Johan

[weisyboy]

i didnt know bluegum was in south africa.

how big do they get over there.

[Sigidi]

Good on ya Johan, thanks for filling us in.

One day I figure I'm gonna do a world tour with my mill :D go and visit all these people and places I have been fortunate enough to meet all because of sawmilling, Ive got Wales, Fiji, couple spots in the US, Ghana - West Africa and now South Africa, just need somewhere Asian, maybe South American and someplace in Europe... what a trip that would be hey???

[sahawi]

i didnt know bluegum was in south africa.

how big do they get over there.
Hi weiseboy

Quite large. There are a lot here in our town and surrounding country side. I think they get 30 meters +. Conditions here are like that of Australia. Very warm summers, and very cold winters with frost. But it also rains a lot here this year. I think we are fortunate to have such a good year.

And about timber....
We have a lot of timber growing in South Africa that is very useful
I can think about a few
Stinkwood: Local. Very rare but beautiful. Dark. It has a distinct smell about it when working with it. Hence the name stinkwood. Stink smells bad in Afrikaans.:oo:

Yellow wood: Local. Yellowish colour. Soft. And is a dream to work with

Blackwood: I think this also come from Australia. Acacia menolyx

Tambotie: Local. Dark brown. It have a very beautiful grain. But it's milk sap is very poisoned. you don’t want to braai "baberque" with this wood.:no::o
Kiaat: Local. Very beautiful .Dark in colour. Nice grain.
That is just a few I can think about now. Some of them are very expensive.
By the way. I understand that they are no longer aloud to chop down imbuia. It is also a very beautiful wood. I think it’s coming from Brazil.

[milwise]

I am curious why InterTD6 hasn't given any critique on this tree felling or am I just stirring the pot??? :U

[benupton]

Should have known when it broke the first time.:U:U

[Travis Edwards]

I am curious why InterTD6 hasn't given any critique on this tree felling or am I just stirring the pot??? :U

Yes the scarf wasn't deep enough and the ute was parked too close...:rotfl:

[Travis Edwards]

Hi weiseboy

Quite large. There are a lot here in our town and surrounding country side. I think they get 30 meters +. Conditions here are like that of Australia. Very warm summers, and very cold winters with frost. But it also rains a lot here this year. I think we are fortunate to have such a good year.

And about timber....
We have a lot of timber growing in South Africa that is very useful
I can think about a few
Stinkwood: Local. Very rare but beautiful. Dark. It has a distinct smell about it when working with it. Hence the name stinkwood. Stink smells bad in Afrikaans.:oo:

Yellow wood: Local. Yellowish colour. Soft. And is a dream to work with

Blackwood: I think this also come from Australia. Acacia menolyx

Tambotie: Local. Dark brown. It have a very beautiful grain. But it's milk sap is very poisoned. you don’t want to braai "baberque" with this wood.:no::o
Kiaat: Local. Very beautiful .Dark in colour. Nice grain.
That is just a few I can think about now. Some of them are very expensive.
By the way. I understand that they are no longer aloud to chop down imbuia. It is also a very beautiful wood. I think it’s coming from Brazil.

Sounds like we are getting some of our own back for all of the weeds that got imported here from south africa...lol:2tsup:

[InterTD6]

I dont really want to comment on clowns in a video from another country, when we have perfectly good clowns in videos right here in our own country to comment on.
The 3rd umpire might disagree though
regards inter