sierratree
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Looking for a single or double set Silvey Tree Jack
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Looking for a Silvey Jack
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Baileys has them.
You might check with some of the bigger mills. A lot of the big mills used to have their own in-house cutters and they usually had a few sets of jacks in the attic. One time I needed a ram for my Tree Sav'rs and a local mill had a dozen rams in the attic of their fab shop.
Seattle c's list... saw one the other day for 400, otherwise baileys and yer first born, and your favorite saw... they taint cheap
I've been looking for a couple of years. If anyone finds one after the OP gets his please PM me.
imagineero
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There must be hundreds out there not getting any use. I think people are just hanging onto them for sentimental value, like big old saws, and big old rigging that never get used. Just sitting in someones garage.
Shaun
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The Kraig's Lisp add is still up as of last night, it been on there awhile. Hel I might get it...
True that. But I used mine twice last year. Twice. Does that count? :msp_unsure:
I stand corrected. GO BANANA SLUGS!
sierratree
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thanks all......Baileys is out of stock.........will check C list right now..........Have a great need for the jack........lots of roadside haz trees, etc.
I should put my ear to the ground see what I can find lots of grey beards around here that like to talk about the old days of logging blah blah yawn, but they gots lots of cool toys that they sometimes let go of for cheap...
actually I learn allot from the grey beards, they just tend to tell the same stories over and over again... at least they aren't making it up right
actually I learn allot from the grey beards, they just tend to tell the same stories over and over again... at least they aren't making it up right
RandyMac
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I knew you were from too far South.
imagineero
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I guess we'll forgive you since you're mostly retired, except when you're working ;-) Be sure and pass it on to someone who will use it when you're fully retired though, don't hang on to it 'just in case'.
You see stuff like this from time to time. People held on to it for years, and it never got used, put away in some damp mouldy corner of a garage, then the kids inherited it and hang on to it because 'dad used to love that thing, I'm sure it's something important'. Many years later when they get around to cleaning out all their junk for a garage sale, the valued item (silvey jack, old tools, big chainsaw etc) is rusted out, mouldy, unrepairable. The sad thing was most of these things were put away in good working order. The expression 'a ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships were made for' comes to mind.
Shaun
imagineero
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If you see a swing arm or (gasp!) a pro sharp going for a fair price let me know. Tree jacks are cool and all, but I never drop anything over about 6' and most of it is under 3'. It's squarely wedges and pull rope territory.
Shaun
sierratree
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o.k. to go for the one on craigslist..............no worries............:msp_smile:
Www.borntragertreejacks.com or on facebook at Borntrager tree jacks they are manufacturing new tree jacks for falling timber !!
dooby
ArboristSite Guru
ordering one tomorrow. yeeehaw. thanks. been trying to locate a Silvey for a lonnngggg time
I got to see Madhatte's a few days ago. Looks good.
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