Watch Out For That Tree

OMG! How funny! Lesson, if you are gonna cut down a big tree, know what you are doing.

Looks like he axed for it to me.

I'm surprised it didn't crush the house!

A couple of ropes and some tension in the direction of desired fall would have helped. My father was a master at it. He could drop a tree exactly where he wanted it. He kept us in fireplace fuel for years.

I worked with a tree company one summer. The first thing I noticed in the video was the lack of guide ropes and I knew it wasn't going to end well. Also should have trimmed the lower branches off from the side towards the house, that would have weighted it the right way. Third mistake was not hiring somebody with a big insurance policy to do the job.

Didn't someone call out "my bedroom" at the end?

duh - the scarf has been cut to throw it either towards the house or back over his shoulder if he has overcut the front cut. The result was inevitable. A nice balanced tree, no need to limb it.Get a decent saw, not a toy. Cut a wedge one third or less of the diameter out of the front at right angles to where you want it. Come in from the back with the other cut, bang in a couple of wedges if you think that it needs it and over she goes. If it sounds too technical for you or you don't have the right chainsaw and safety gear then get a professional to drop it.