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How do they cut off all the branches of a tree that tall while it's still standing? I know the modern machines make a short work of it, but curious how it was done before the advancements.
There's a dude at the top of the tree in this image.
A follow up question (not in particular to you) - would it not be easier to first cut the base of tree - let it fall, and then chop the branches away - is it because with branches - trees would not fall easily or some thing like that, or that the fall would not be predictable enough, and may pose a larger danger (maybe because of harder to predict mass distribution, or some pivot points forming while falling, and that will disturb everything)
I feel like I watched a documentary on this once and it was the safety bit... But I'd be curious if anyone comes in and tells me I'm wrong
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Thanks mate