Ever seen anyone cut a really tall palm tree? Oh my god...

[Celerity]

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[dchill]

1. As fun as it is smart!

[NBachers]

2. I hope he visited the Men's Room before he went up there.

[Dem2theMax]

10. The way it's swinging back and forth?

He's probably still up there!

[dixiechiken1]

3. HELL. NO.

[TruckFump]

4. Yes, I have!

Scared the hell outta me!

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5. Have similar video of taking down tall bald cypress

A friend recently had to take down a large bald cypress. Maybe not quite as tall as this palm, but 60-70 feet. When it was topped, the woodman got a similar wild ride.

[Demovictory9]

6. Why do it that way?

[csziggy]

7. REally tall trees in urban areas don't have room to just cut down

And let them fall - too much chance of hitting power lines or buildings. Usually they top the tree, often taking most of the branches off, sometimes while lowering them with ropes. Then they can cut down the main trunk in smaller portions, if the space is limited.

I'm sort of addicted to watch YouTube videos of wood stuff and found Matt Cremona's channel. He salvages urban trees and makes beautiful projects with the lumber he gets. Here is fairly long video of a tree being cut in a tight area that shows the entire process - after he hauls the cuts home, he slices them with his portable sawmill - that part is not shown in this video:

[Celerity]

11. Thanks for posting this

[Kali]

8. yee haw!

[Dem2theMax]

9. I'm guessing Disneyland would call that an e-ticket ride.

You have to be of a certain age to know what I'm talking about.

No way in hell would you get me to do this. Not for all the money in the world.

[North Shore Chicago]

12. Bravo for men like this guy.

So that I don't have to.

[LudwigPastorius]

13. That's a Nope.

...with a capital No.

[denbot]

14. No thanks..

No F’ing way..