Cutting big branch off of a sliver maple 🍁

[williamsolomon]

Close one. Perhaps a box cut rather than the standard (over/under). And brother, if you have one, a pole saw is never a bad option for the backcut. Glad it came down safely though! ✌🏽

[frankhurst]

Next time I would go a little further out so the branch don’t fall to the tips and springboard into you or the tree just saying 😅

[a.r.r.]

Great camera angle... what's he doing!?

[billiebowling]

That's not how you trigger cut a limb my friend that could have hurt you

[timberhitchllc]

We don't know if this was the beginning of the removal of the whole tree or not, but if this was a "pruning", that cut will be the death of the tree.

[ptczote]

Why would they ever want to cut that limb? We create a little structural support with guy wires and things like statues, bbq’s, cellars, fire pits, pizza ovens, decks, treehouses, etc. that limb was only making the tree thicker and it is old enough, it would be touching the ground at the ends eventually. I bet that tree was beautiful before. 😥

Edit: Also, please take the advice of some other people here in the comments. That was extremely dangerous for you and those standing far too close. Board certification is a thing, and they have fairly strict guidelines.

[feegureeetout]

Barber chair could have been a tragedy. Bore cut that sucker.

[lunalovegoodwitch]

It's an OK video but was not necessary to be cutting that tree it did not look like it was in The Way of aeating at all

[lunalovegoodwitch]

It's also illegal in some cases to be cutting down trees

[tomconnolly]

Sharpen your chain, that thing is throwing dust !!