This is why people hate you. Instead of asking why the tree was cut, and then grilling them if you found out the reasoning is poor, you just jump at them. Seeing as you're in a terrible social light within this website, it will be taken poorly and an argument will ensue. The judgment of "oh you did THAT?" also doesn't help at all.

I can either assume you intend an argument here, or you know something about the stump I do not. Please, continue.

 He didn't cut down the tree, the tree just saw how awesome the truck is and got out of its way...

 That or the tree was used as a fire enhancer.

 Chick Norris chopped it down with that blunt round head shovel... MANLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 Actually, the tree was cut down so it the front end of the truck didn't hit it. 'Cause we were stuck and the front end was sliding all over the place. So, Will as Sherb said you should really ask first.

 Clearly I'm not serious. Who the hell would cut down a perfectly good tree just for a picture. I can see that he's stuck, because of all the mud everywhere. Not like anyone sets up camp on a non-level mud pit, just cause. I'm sorry if nobody got the joke, clearly that's the case.

 That joke was far from obvious.