Those dead fronds you see hanging down in the thumbnail can weigh 40-70lbs each, sometimes more. If they fall on their own people can get really hurt. So in addition to the threat of falling, there’s also the fact that trimmers regularly get trapped under the weight and die.
Also, rats love making nests in those piles up there.
My guess is that there isn't a lot of room to drop stuff below the palm tree and he doesn't have any rigging equipment/good personnel below to make that work so he is going to take it whole or at least pop the top.
It can be hard to get a good high-tie on a palm tree if you want fell it; doing so will give you more leverage. You want 2/3rds of the tree at least.
This guy was going for the highest high tie he could get.
As long as he doesn't try to fell it from the ladder, this isn't the dumbest idea. A bit unsafe -I would have remained strapped into the bucket at least if I was going to do something like this- but it's not braindead as long as he has a decent drop zone.
From what I can tell just from the video he will try to cut the palm tree in half and get it to land in the area sectioned off by the plastic bollards where his truck is now. I'm guessing he will move his truck and cut it from the back now that he doesn't need maximum reach.
Edit; NM, it looks like he's lashing the ladder to the palm tree to hold it steady so he can trim the dead branches. That's dumb af.
Fuck me man. Like why aren't the police there or something. Like if you were doing something that's going to hurt yourself any other time they'd be there saying stop that .. surely that's not allowed 😅
Honestly not the dumbest thing I’ve seen on here
* The dumbest thing you've seen on here, so far.
At least he’s got the cowboy hat to go with the cowboy attitude
He needs an umbrella just in case.
I think you’re supposed to extend the hat up while holding firm then land in a jumping position. Of course, aim for the bushes if you can.
That's one crazy feller.
Feller? Nice
That’s sketchy as fuck lmao
Depends on how well anchored the ladder is to the bucket. If it’s just floating there with no attachments, I agree it’s sketchy AF.
Even with attachments that's a lot of torque to be putting on the bucket if it stops being supported by the tree
Why does this video end so soon?
Yeah there has to be more than this
Bravery would be using an extension ladder, tbh
Start unfolding and extending that "Little Giant" ladder. 😂
I would absolutely belong to a sub specifically for inappropriate uses of little giant ladders
I know a guy who's the same way, the things ive seen him do ...
Yeah, fine. But bravery is different from a death wish.
Is he tethered to the ladder?
This might be a dumb question, but what is his goal? To cut the top off? Is so why not do it from the spot the bucket reaches?
Those dead fronds you see hanging down in the thumbnail can weigh 40-70lbs each, sometimes more. If they fall on their own people can get really hurt. So in addition to the threat of falling, there’s also the fact that trimmers regularly get trapped under the weight and die.
Also, rats love making nests in those piles up there.
would 40 to 70lbs be enough to knock over a precarious ladder placed in the bucket of a max height boom truck? 🤔
oh well, not worth answering the question, there is work to be done!
Use Extendable pole saw?
I don’t believe they make 60’ pole saws because physics would prevent a human from operating them
Probably clean out the dead branches so they don't fall unpredictabily
My guess is that there isn't a lot of room to drop stuff below the palm tree and he doesn't have any rigging equipment/good personnel below to make that work so he is going to take it whole or at least pop the top.
It can be hard to get a good high-tie on a palm tree if you want fell it; doing so will give you more leverage. You want 2/3rds of the tree at least.
This guy was going for the highest high tie he could get.
As long as he doesn't try to fell it from the ladder, this isn't the dumbest idea. A bit unsafe -I would have remained strapped into the bucket at least if I was going to do something like this- but it's not braindead as long as he has a decent drop zone.
From what I can tell just from the video he will try to cut the palm tree in half and get it to land in the area sectioned off by the plastic bollards where his truck is now. I'm guessing he will move his truck and cut it from the back now that he doesn't need maximum reach.
Edit; NM, it looks like he's lashing the ladder to the palm tree to hold it steady so he can trim the dead branches. That's dumb af.
insurance money ?
That ladder is probably in that bucket safer than 90% of ladder placements ON THE GROUND ive seen in videos on reddit
Well at least he's wearing protection for his neck from the sun
That's not bravery, that's madness.
OSHA approves. J/K Trump gutted it.
Wait until the rat runs down his back!
That hard hat says it all...
So you're telling me there's no bravery here
Pretty crazy
Florida man?
California man. Looks like a California Fan Palm.
Not even tied off. He might want to fall, worked w a few guys like that
What,? He was installing a safety strap to ladder.
Doing stupid things with a good outcome can be confused with courage.
He ended up a red smear I am sure.
Fuck me man. Like why aren't the police there or something. Like if you were doing something that's going to hurt yourself any other time they'd be there saying stop that .. surely that's not allowed 😅
What the fuck? You want cops acting like OSHA now? Cops don't even know the law and you want them to be the all knowing enforcers of everything.
Get down or I'll shoot!
Just have the cops shoot the palm fronds down.
Haha nah I mean I'm kidding, it's just crazy that people can do shit like that, when it's likely to cause harm to themselves or others.