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How not to fell trees, by a celebrity

Discussion in 'The Wood Pile' started by Horkn, Feb 27, 2022.

  1. Horkn

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    This guy's lucky as all hell that he didn't hurt anyone or damage his house.


    Rick Ross Cuts Down His Own Trees on Atlanta Property, Saves $10k

    I'm far from a felling pro, but this guy takes the cake. The story is wrong too, as they say he bought the saw at HD. Well, that's a Stihl, and they don't sell those there.

    Look at those "hinges".

    Plus, those are not oaks as the article states, they are clearly a conifer.

    I saw this and thought you all would get a laugh out of it.
     
  2. Woodsnwoods

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    looks like my hinge…..see post from earlier.
     
  3. Theashhole

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    Wow. What a chit show.

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  4. Ralphie Boy

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    Wow!
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    By the way, who is this Ross clown?
     
  5. Horkn

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    A rapper.

    He's got enough money, it would've been better for him to drop that tree on his house. That would've taught him a lesson. Instead he's got an ego that he can actually do this job.

    He'd be much better off paying a pro to deal with trees.
     
  6. Sandhillbilly

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    I guess I’ve never heard of him before either, & I’m good with that.
     
  7. Camber

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    I didn't see no hinge.:rofl: :lol: Seriously though, don't let it get you down. It could've of been many things worse. You can be like me with my head held on by titanium bracketry. C6 and C7 broke, T3 broke. Left chicken wing broke. Left ear parts broken in my ear. Paralyzed left index finger, and I'm still ugly. :doh:
     
  8. The Wood Wolverine

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    Could have easily been a tmz vid of him getting knocked out or killed. :picard:
     
  9. buZZsaw BRAD

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    X2
     
  10. Dok440

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    That's downright scary. He has no idea how lucky he is because only luck could keep those trees from falling in any direction.
    Brad
     
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    Seen it earlier today, dude is lucky to be alive. So much wrong in the video. Stihl saws from Home Depot, ahh nope. No face cut, no ppe, running with a saw, that one tree with a strap on it about ladder height isn’t high enough to do squat…the list goes on. I have a feeling he didn’t touch another one after that first one, unlikely he had anything to do with the clean up.

    I grew up listening to rap music and still do but Ricky shoulda watched a YouTube how to video at the very least. :picard: It was scary to watch. He’s worth 40 million according to the internet, think he shoulda paid the pros.
     
  12. Horkn

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    Yeah but this guy had the hinge pointed toward the house, just lucky that it fell the opposite direction.
    He's working on his undercut here...

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    And here is going over shortly afterwards


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    Here's a stump of his to critique Screenshot_20220227-222338(1).png
     
  13. Backwoods Savage

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    I think he must get more practice using bad language than he does working.

    But that is a nice oak tree... :whistle: :loco: :crazy:
     
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    Also never heard of im but the bid was good for a laugh. I’ll sound old saying this but I shudder to think of young people worshipping dudes like this and thinking this is the pinnacle of success in America.
     
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    Rick Ross was all about cutting the trees down....wonder how long that mess will be in his yard before he hires someone to come and clean it all up:rofl: :lol:
     
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    Never heard of him.... if he keeps dropping trees like that he's most likely never gonna be heard by anyone else either.
     
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    I wonder how many thug wanna-be's will run out and buy a Stihl saw now? :picard::picard::picard: