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MohRokTah

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15. The machine is really the attachment at the end of a standard crane.

Reply to pokerfan (Original post)

Wed Jul 2, 2014, 09:26 PM

Jul 2014

You could attach the device to just about any hydraulic crane from what I say in the video, meaning the height of a tree that can be taken down so quickly could vary based upon the crane used.

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Machine Devours Trees in Seconds [View all] pokerfan Jul 2014 OP

Ouch NV Whino Jul 2014 #1

Holy cow yeoman6987 Jul 2014 #3

It's not as fast as that gif makes it out. kentauros Jul 2014 #17

well, I'm here to tell you that in Georgia, that machine would be a godsend CatWoman Jul 2014 #6

Crimey. enlightenment Jul 2014 #2

Many of the shots in the video are next to power lines csziggy Jul 2014 #5

I had trees down after Isabel gwheezie Jul 2014 #7

I doubt any company in our small market would have one csziggy Jul 2014 #11

The oxen guy got into very tight spots gwheezie Jul 2014 #14

At one point I was training my stallion to drive csziggy Jul 2014 #25

Interesting! enlightenment Jul 2014 #10

We lucked out with this place csziggy Jul 2014 #13

My place used to be part of the oldest farm in the county gwheezie Jul 2014 #16

That sounds lovely! csziggy Jul 2014 #24

I am genuinely happy for you. enlightenment Jul 2014 #23

Trees or humans? Cartoonist Jul 2014 #4

Cheney probably has a fleet of them in his garage hatrack Jul 2014 #8

ROFLOL Tetris_Iguana Jul 2014 #22

it'd be a shame if something were to happen to that machine NightWatcher Jul 2014 #9

What is your problem with this machine? It seems to be a good way to get rid of sick and damaged... Humanist_Activist Jul 2014 #12

The machine is really the attachment at the end of a standard crane. MohRokTah Jul 2014 #15

That didn't matter from the video, either. kentauros Jul 2014 #18

this makes me somewhat sad. Terra Alta Jul 2014 #19

I don't see it that way. kentauros Jul 2014 #20

Not likely Travis_0004 Jul 2014 #28

Just watched the vid again and I wish we had one available for my Illinois village. MohRokTah Jul 2014 #21

Faster and safer than some poor slob climbing a tree... krispos42 Jul 2014 #26

Assuming a tree has to come down, that's a good-as-any way to do it. MADem Jul 2014 #27

I can see why this is upsetting gwheezie Jul 2014 #29

What about the things that live in the trees? Octafish Jul 2014 #30

It's deafening gwheezie Jul 2014 #32

That's what they used to log the Sahara forests. n/t RobertEarl Jul 2014 #31