Man returns to find tree cut down and on his truck 

That's an awesome neighbor using his brain and getting his camera. It really helped out the homeowner whose truck was damaged.

The guy taking the video and giggling is a hero

"Tree service" aka "some guy with a chain saw"

years ago, when I owned my house, my neighbour next door had a tree in his backyard cut down. It was feet from my garage. The company DROVE their truck up my drive, HIT my garage, were climbing on top of my garage, dropped branches on it, all before I found out. They offered me $100 for my damages. The police were called, charges included tresspassing, and damaging private property. My lawyer got me a lot more than $100, that's for sure. then they got a bill for cleanup for all the branches they left on my garage. LOL

I have seen pro's drop large trees many times. Every time they climb up, cutting the limbs as they go, then cut chunks on the way down. On sensitive terrain, they might lower pieces by rope. Actual trimmers with brains would not fell a large tree in a residential neighborhood.

the gentleman whose truck was damaged, is about 50 times more calm about the situation than i would be!!!

NEVER EVER EVER take down a tree this way. Even forest Loggers in the forest do not do this unless they KNOW where it's going to fall. This company was BLATANTLY at fault for the damages for the homeowner. I am NOT surprised to hear the company has an 'F' rating. I sure hope he's no longer in business!

What a nice gentleman. Thank God the neighbor caught it on video.

the main reason why this hasn't been settled by the time this video was posted is because the people who cut down the tree are not professionals by any means. a real professional would have taken a tree down of that size in pieces just so this wouldn't happen.

"to get to the root of the problem" **news anchor looks into camera with snarky grin**

I'm in a similar situation right now. My neighbor had a two hundred year old pine tree cut down. The middle third fell and landed on my fence. I was told the fence would be repaired in four days. Three months later, the did a shabby job with a promise to finish when the ground thawed. They decided to ignore me instead. I recently talked to a lawyer to take them to court, the ball is now in my court!

I had a large tree (that had died) cut down in my front yard. They started at the top and cut away branches on the way down. Then they sectioned the trunk in the same way . This is an example of someone who doesn't know their *ss from a hole in the ground.

Unless the tree is rotting I always hate to see a gorgeous old tree like that being removed.. go down any Tree Line Street and it always looks much more beautiful than streets that don't have tall Lush trees

Take them to court! Civil matter.

Here, on the California coast, we had an elm tree removed from our front yard. It grew too big. The tree company took it out piece by piece and put it into the wood chipper at the curb and hauled it away. Then they used their stump grinder to take out the stump and roots. Some people are competent and some people are simply inept. It's much the same in every industry: car repair, plumbing, medicine, and especially politics.

They should be put out of business, never seen someone so dumb cut down the whole tree without trimming all branches and cutting it in segments

I put them on the 'Idiots NOT to hire' list when the lady said the company had a truck parked in HIS driveway. Good Grief. Since when, btw, does anyone with a smidgen of experience cut a tree like that down whole in a 'target rich environment' like a residential neighborhood ? Love your work, cameraman !

Homes in New Orleans are very close together. I had an arborist come to take down part of a very large tree. It was magical! When tree people really know what they are doing it is something to see. Not only was no damage left behind, but it was almost totally silent. I saw the weighing truck - they had removed over 4,000 pounds of tree! Hire the best - it is worth it!

That’s a shame, that tree has seen a lot, what a beautiful tree

That's a huge BEAUTIFUL tree, why was it cut down? It looked very healthy.

I like the neighbor that has the foresight of what is about to happen and bust out the video camera to catch this slow wreck and laughs afterwards.

Super glad the news team has addressed this problem for that homeowner, what a crappy way to end your vacation.

Beautiful tree, looks healthy. why in the world would you cut that down?

Who tf cuts down a monster tree like that while it’s alive anyways? And in one piece? Even I know that crazy...it goes in pieces...breaks my heart in pieces too.

Having felled a number of large trees I know better than to try a tree that size in one piece not in the woods. Just too many risks of failure. Had that gone another way it would have smashed a house not a truck

so they had a cable tied to tree ,from truck . And pulled tree right on top of trucks? One glimpse you can see there is NOT enough room for the tree to fall cleanly. What was they thinking??

It's a sad shame that beautiful tree is gone.

That was a beautiful tree. If it didnt have some sort of pests or anything wrong, shoulda just left it. Now your empty yard is setup to house a bunch of lawn flamingos and gnomes.

This company claims they are experts at tree removal?hahahahahahahahaha

Whenever someone offers to pay you in cash never take it. Demand insurance information.

That poor man was more then understanding! Didn’t try to sue them for all they had just wanted his poor little truck fixed!

There is so much wrong with this and it was so avoidable. How anyone has a business when they have absolutely no clue what theyre doing is beyond me

Should be covered under comprehensive insurance on the truck. Turn it in, get it fixed. Let the insurance company go after the tree company.

How did she keep a straight face when she said “will get to the ROOT of the problem” I’m over here dying of laughter corniest pun of the year

In the UK, Tree Surgeons remove the branches/limbs, then work their way down from the top, cutting piece by piece. These people didn't know what they were doing. Especially in a residential area!

It's stupid to cut down such a big, beautiful oak anyhow.

What a nice tree, would love to have that in my front yard

a good tree service company would cut the limbs off first

I would let tree keep growing if in my yard. Got 125 yo oak tree in my front yard now. Great shade tree in summer.

Its always a shame when heathy trees are cut down !!

Man its sucks soooo much. He sounds like such a nice guy. Man that was the most stupidest shit ive ever seen

Why is the tree company s truck in Jims driveway WITH OUT PERMISION?

I have never cut a tree of that size down in my entire life and yet, nobody had to tell me to NOT do it that way. Who are these people? Is common sense really in such short supply?

Technically leaving the scene of an accident involving a motor vehicle !

Talk to your neighbor.. Ultimately it's his problem. It was his tree.. Then he can sue the company he hired..

I feel bad for the poor tree.

Lots of problems here with cutting down a large front yard tree at the base in a residential neighborhood. The tree can block the street which is unlawful in most localities unless they have prior permission to do so. The tree can rip out power lines, taking out electricity for a large amount of the neighborhood. The worst that can happen is a pedestrian loses their life if the crash landing area isn't sufficiently coned off.

Tree cutter: Just call me “Mayham."

that tree service should just close its doors, i wouldnt have tried to bring it down in one shot.

The name should have been the first clue tree service and Paving sounds like they're experts all right.

Why would they cut down such a beautiful tree? edit: Yes, I know that Oaks will rot from the inside out, but the stump looked flawless.

More like "Show Me a Lawsuit". My god, a tree that size in one piece, the hell were they thinking?!

In the 80s, my hillbilly father-in-law took a $250 side job he didn't need. (My cut for a whole days work was $10 btw, so he was cheap and stupid.) He was to remove about a 100' oak from a trailer park. He dropped it on a vintage Dodge Challenger, having disregarded my advice. (I'm from Michigan's U.P. and have cut a million trees.)

And they parked in Jim's driveway too ? Well now it's Oct. 2017. I wonder if those idiots are still in business. You need a crane of some sort and / or climbers in the tree to properly and safely bring something that size down.

I'm not a trained arborist, but when I had to take down 2 similar sized trees on my property, I took them down in several stages starting at the top and working my way down. I dropped the main trunk within a foot of where I wanted it to drop and kept all the wood (cherry) for myself. It was sad to take them down, but the roots were undermining the footings of the rear of my home.

I am an amateur logger, but even I know that anytime a tree is in a confined area, you must first lop off the top side branches. I could not do that because a "cherry picker" is needed. Then the main trunk must be notched on the side of the tree where you want it to fall. Make the felling cut on the opposite side and follow behind the chain blade with a steel wedge as the cut deepens, and have someone keep tapping the wedge carefully as the saw cuts into the wood so that there are no mistakes. If there is any error developing, add a second wedge to redirect the fall slightly. I absolutely would never attempt this cut though because, without professional equipment, you can never be 100% correct. I have not missed yet, but my confined tree-cutting days are over.

I wouldent have done that that was a beautiful oak tree

When your last name is Sawyer, yet you still suck at sawing trees down.

The tree looks healthy so I dont know why they'd cut it (it could be rotting on the inside and im wrong) but also you cut it piece by piece not all at one when theres so many houses around.

The guy recording laughing... "PRICELESS!"

It looked like a beautiful and perfectly healthy tree. Why the hell would you even consider cutting down a wonderful tree that took 50 years to grow? The homeowner's an asshole and so are the tree service guys.

"Show me tree service" It looks like they showed em! LMFAO 😂

Dropping a tree this size can also damage underground utilities. Sewer/septic and water drainage could take years to reveal the damage and cost thousands. Good luck getting a tree company to cover the cost that long after the fact.

It's like my family had a tree cut down on our property by a company once. Than when we called them w year later or so to get another tree cut down we couldn't get in contact with them. We than found out by someone they knew that the company went bankrupt because they *accidentally* dropped a tree on a house.

Sue them for more than what the truck is worth. Get a brand new truck and some emotional damages for them hanging you out to dry as well as the stresses you are incurring from trying to reach out to them.

Did he ever get his truck fixed? Viewing here in 2019

I love the guy taking the video's maniacal laughter

In my neighborhood, a permit is needed and the tree company has to get signed permission from neighbors before they can even start. The company’s that I’ve seen always start at the top and work their way down. Instead of just letting 40 ft and thousands of pounds of wood just fall all at once.

Ray Charles could have seen where that tree was going, damn!!!!!!

also why were they parked in his driveway?

I've never seen a tree in a residential area cut down in one piece like that. It's always done piece by piece, and that usually makes it a day-long task.

My question is , obviously they went to size up the job and give a price for dropping the tree, didn,t they think it was kind of odd the guy they were dealing with lived in a different property. alarm bells would have had me asking neighbours if it was his tree he wanted us cutting down. OAK TREES are valuable loss of tree, damage , illegal trespass, claim $100,000.

No legitimate worthy tree cutter would have cut it down the way they did. In this case, it was all about the $$. The neighbor would have had to pay more and chose not to. It's appalling that the neighbor didn't offer to pay for the damages, whether or not they were legally responsible. It says A LOT about the neighbor's character. I'm sorry; I meant lack of character.

Ive dealt with handymen and contractors since forever and one thing they have is in common is the absolute incapability of quality work. Everybody thinks they can be more or less anything without any real proper training and effort. How difficult can it really be to cut a tree or put on a roof right? My boss showed me, now I know. And then the boss leaves often and leaves his workers unattended to continue working and you can be sure the mistakes will be plentyful and will not be fixed unless very big or you ask. This spring a tree guy did this with my trees,boss left and left his workers who didnt know sh1t to ruin all my trees who look now like from a horror movie. A good professional and technical person to work on your house is about as easy to find as winning the lottery. Be it plumber or a roofer, unless you watch over their work 24/7 youll end up with a bunch of issues latter to fix, issues they will maybe come back once to repair and then start ignoring you despite being their fault.

"to the root of the problem", I bet she was so excited to say that line. Lol

I used to be in the tree business, and no way would I EVER consider dropping that whole tree in any direction from where it was. Too lazy or just don't know how to do the job right. Good thing it was their own truck that got hit hardest.

Why would they even cut that tree down anyway? It looked healthy.

I have seen amateurs cut down trees better than these so called pros.

Omg 😳 why would they want to cut down a big beautiful tree like that that’s a crime of itself !!!

We had a big tree recently removed in neighbors yard but the company used bucket trucks to trim off branches first before the trunk was taken down.

Here's a question. How much damage was done to foundations from the force of a tree that size hitting the ground?

Hell they was parked in his driveway park on my driveway I would cut your tires than call to have it towed away at their cost !!

In 2005, I came home to find a tree removal company had cut down a huge pine tree near my property line, which took out my front steps...and they just left it like that...not a note, a phone number, nothing.

I can't believe they caught that tree down who would cut a whole live oak down

I'm just tryna figure out why they would remove such a beautiful tree in the first place...

Thats such a good tree why cut it down?

Even as someone who has only dropped from trees with his father as a child I know that this should have been done in sections.

The video is proof of the damages caused by the felled tree. I would pursue legal action for full compensation to the truck, lawn and any other damages caused.

Get to the *root* of the problem.😏

Go after the neighbors who hired tree service

He finds the note and it just says "Oops" 😆

I'm sure they had their reasons, was it diseased...but a 50 yr old oak that looked in a good spot, not disturbing the house that i can see, not to mention the beautiful shade they are going to be without. What a shame. It hurts me to see a good tree cut down. Trees are so precious... and beautiful.

the damage isn't even that bad it seems to me

That company has balls taking a tree down like that in a neighborhood.

When they adjust their TV antennas, They simply pick up the whole trailer and turn it.

My brother is a welder that has done tree work on the side for years, he can get a tree to fall wherever he wants it to, and he would never have done a tree that size in one piece, probably 2, or 3 pieces.

It’s dummies like that who cause so many people to be afraid to hire guys like me who have never had to make an insurance claim in 28 years.

Father had been a logger/tree trimmer and landscaper his entire life, definitely wouldn't have tried to bring that down in one piece, he would've climbed it like a real tree trimmer and topped it then brought it down piece by piece in 4-10ft increments. He had been working on 100-200ft trees his entire life, was on a job with him the last time where it would literally take 10 people with their arms outstretched to get around the trunk it made the rest of the trees around it look dwarfed for miles, was literally 15 ft from the front step of this guys house and probably would've pancaked it with ease not to mention how much damage roots can do to the foundation of a home.

We had a guy drop a tree on a fence, which I figured was a fluke event. He said he would do more tree work to make up for it. So he dropped a tree on top of a 71 Mustang, and left without saying anything. Didn't cut it up, or anything.

our apartments just cut a huge tree down behind my apartment and they cut bigger limbs off first and then larger limbs with guide lines off then cut the tree top to bottom chunks at a time. none of the 3 buildings surrounding the tree was damaged.