Anyone got a Hobbs Block for sale?

[jpbeaver]

i have toyed with that idea aswell, something smaller than the hobbs for occasional use. i like the simplicity of the hobbs in use and design.

[Mike Hill]

I believe so, i dont own either so cant put to the test but from what i have seen the GCRS has more lifting power and is easyer to do so.. i keep toying with the idea of buying a self tailing winch off ebay and making my own!

 

The lifting power of the GRCS is great.

The Hobbs lift capacity is really just for pretensioning lines.

 

When it comes to Boshing big chunks,the Hobbs wins hands down.

[Peter]

Have you not seen Reg's video of him lifting a tracked chipper over a wall with his Hobbs then?

[Ian Flatters]

Have you not seen Reg's video of him lifting a tracked chipper over a wall with his Hobbs then?

 

What!

[MattyF]

The lifting power of the GRCS is great.

The Hobbs lift capacity is really just for pretensioning lines.

 

When it comes to Boshing big chunks,the Hobbs wins hands down.

 

So you really just want the ability of a large bollard then mike???the new stein stuff would fill this great i recon @ around £300 for the big bollard its a bargain!

[Mike Hill]

Have you not seen Reg's video of him lifting a tracked chipper over a wall with his Hobbs then?

 

The way the Hobbs is set up,continuous winching is an arse pain.

I destroyed a GRCS Winch in Canada.

 

Matty.I like enough tension on a Chog that when I release it,it pops off and falls over.If you pre tension big bits on the Harkon winch the GRCS has and them snubb it off,you are asking for Trouble.Most of the big stuff we do,we grab the chunks with a digger once they are down.They don't see a saw again,so rigging big is efficient for us.

[Peter]

Yes it is a pain although its easier with two men. A Hobbs would be my first choice for rigging lots of big lumps of timber.

 

I have used hobbs, grcs, portys and the stein single bollard btw.