The mechanical tree jack!

[joesawer]

I have one of those old screw jacks.
I found it and a very cool set of tongs and an old chain binder in Blue Jay Canyon CA
I am trying to work up the nerve to stick in a tree lol.

 

[paccity]

I aspire to have a tenth of Kesey's talent.

paccity lives near that old house, I gotta see it.

just say the word , and it shall be.

 

[coastalfaller]

Have you read the book, "Somtimes a Great Notion"? Great descriptions of those nasty screw jacks....I thought of the same thing when I saw the vids. Nifty tool.

ps- the book is better than the movie....Ken Kesey is good stuff

Off topic, but I agree, the book was better. Although it was pretty cool seeing Paul Newman and Henry Fonda in a movie based on logging!

 

[homemade]

I, being a fireman, have seen jacks like that used to stablise cars from role over accidents. actualy used one on a horse trailor/truck accident on a double high way but didn't work with the horse thrashing around in the trailer.