Oklahoma,AR,MO,KS,TX GTG (Next GTG 08/27/2016 ) Fort Scott, KS

[WKEND LUMBERJAK]

You southwest Mo folks need to share some moisture. When I was there Friday it looked wet.:wink2:

 

[67L36Driver]

You southwest Mo folks need to share some moisture. When I was there Friday it looked wet.:wink2:

Really!

But, we're not complainin' about the temps here being 10-15 deg. below normal. No way.

 

[WKEND LUMBERJAK]

Really!

But, we're not complainin' about the temps here being 10-15 deg. below normal. No way.

We are having nice temperature's... Will not catch me complaining about that.

You selling many saws on CL? I see your adds on quit often.

 

[Hedgerow]

You southwest Mo folks need to share some moisture. When I was there Friday it looked wet.:wink2:

Yup... We finally got some wet stuff...
Took about 4 days, but we ended up with an inch or so of rain...

 

[Freehand]

I can recommend getting one of these instead. They might not generate as much force, but they are way more practical for pulling over trees. Throw your rope over the tree, pull from one end while anchoring the other end, and you have a pulley system that doubles the rope winch pulling force.

Advantages: lighter, cheaper, and it never runs out of length-capacity. If you are using 300' of rope, it will pull it all in. The other winch requires that you attach it somehow to the rope you are pulling the tree down with (unless you are pulling over a little bitty tree). Any rigging that requires rope anchored to another rope weakens the system, adds complexity, and generally is a pain to use.


Bailey's - Maasdam Pow' R-Rope Puller

I like the capabilities of the capstan principle. And believe you me, if it had been sitting on the shelf in that pawn shop instead of mine, that sucka would be mine.:msp_biggrin:

I think they would be adequate in a "V" configuration like Stephen suggested and a snatch block on each.

A figure eight knot has never let me down, so I'll keep workin muh rig…….

 

[ndlawrence]

Hey Guys whats the info for the 2013 gtg?

 

[Hedgerow]

Hey Guys whats the info for the 2013 gtg?

October 19th in Jasper AR...

 

[ndlawrence]

October 19th in Jasper AR...

Sounds good... I'm going to try and make it. Won't know for sure until a little closer...

 

[Mo. Jim]

Went to make a pot of coffee earlier and found a tick on my arm. I decided to Nuke him,30 seconds wasn't enough,but 60 was.:biggrin:

 

[old cookie]

Jim now that is 1 way to kill a tick that I never thought of.

 

[67L36Driver]

We are having nice temperature's... Will not catch me complaining about that.

You selling many saws on CL? I see your adds on quit often.

Occasional tire kicker over the phone but not movin' any.

Sept. thru November should see vast improvement.

I have way too many saws around the place.:msp_scared:

 

[RVALUE]

Jim now that is 1 way to kill a tick that I never thought of.

When I was young, a tough cowboy was sitting on his horse waiting to cut off a herd of cattle, and found a tick. He was bored, and couldn't figure out how to kill it, so he bit it. Made him SICK. Took hours to get better.

Tarry on.

 

[Freehand]

This one of you guys?


Chain Saw Mill& Husqvarna 3120 Saw

 

[Mo. Jim]

Finally getting a much needed rain,been raining since 1:00. It's a good soaking rain,no high winds or thunder boomers. Might go out after dark and see if it''s enough to bring the nightcrawlers up.Needing to replenish the fishing bait supply.

 

[WKEND LUMBERJAK]

This one of you guys?


Chain Saw Mill& Husqvarna 3120 Saw

Not me I have called the # several times and left a message. has not called back. :frown::frown:

 

[WKEND LUMBERJAK]

Finally getting a much needed rain,been raining since 1:00. It's a good soaking rain,no high winds or thunder boomers. Might go out after dark and see if it''s enough to bring the nightcrawlers up.Needing to replenish the fishing bait supply.

Wife said it has been raining there all day.

 

[Mo. Jim]

Wife said it has been raining there all day.

It's quit here for now,but the forcast says more for tonight and in the morning.

 

[Hedgerow]

Wife said it has been raining there all day.

Where you working out of this week Kenneth? Joplin?

 

[pdqdl]

I like that but wondering about the 1500# capacity. Then they recommend a 6500# rope. What's with that? Will the 1500# be sufficient to pull a 50' to 60' tree, 2' dbh?

The Maasdam rope winch is a bit finicky about what rope runs through it. Since it relies on only 3/4 wrap around the capstan for the full load, using the wrong rope quickly degrades it's pulling strength. Loaded up with the right rope, you will discover that the force you apply begins to be limited by your strength to pull the handle rather than the slip going through the winch.

The real trick to pulling trees over easily is more a question of how high you are tied off on the tree rather than how strong your pulling device is. I have heard stories about pickup trucks being pulled the wrong way, yet I have never found a tree that was difficult to pull over with my little maasdam winch on a single line pull. 1000lbs of force applied 40 feet up a tree is 40,000 foot lbs of torque.

That will move a lot of tree.

 

[RVALUE]

I max out my 5/8 cable and 20,000 winch quite often.