advice on tirfors please?

[ledders666]

im looking at getting a tirfor for a couple of jobs i have coming up to help fell them, is it worth getting the 5 ton one (tu35) or is that a bit over the top for it the other option is the tu16 which is 2.5-3 ton pull i think?

thank Josh

[Stephen Blair]

go for the bigger 1, get a handle put on it, makes them seem easier to carry, yes heavier but getting a turfor in and out a vehicle with cables and strops is a bit of a work out, so might aswell have 1 that will do pretty much anything you come across.

[burrell_]

we have a Tirfor T516 witch has always done what we have asked of it

[ledders666]

that is very true a big one will do both big and small jobs. there is one come up on ebay not to far so i may check it out

[Matthew Arnold]

We got a T516. Brilliant piece of kit. Granted they are heavy pieces of kit but they are easy to set-up. We also have a T535. We sometimes use them in tandem when we are doing massive trees (which is rarely). But we mainly use the 516.

[renewablejohn]

Check the pulling strength of the cable its no use having a 5 tonne winch with a 1 tonne cable.

[Big 'Ammer]

Lay the cable out and the feed the end into an old tyre.

 

Wheel the tyre along and it picks up the cable.

 

The springyness of the cable keeps it inside the tyre.

 

Easy way to transport and store the cable.

[Jonesie]

Lay the cable out and the feed the end into an old tyre.

 

Wheel the tyre along and it picks up the cable.

 

The springyness of the cable keeps it inside the tyre.

 

Easy way to transport and store the cable.

 

 

I might put that in my useful stuff section on the website sounds like a top tip to me.

[PeteB]

We always had three in the shed of various sizes, our cables had pinched ends on them so we could pull them out of the body when not in use and the cage was kept seperate from the body.

 

Like the tip with the tyre tho' Top marks!

[Big 'Ammer]

I thought everyone kept their cables in tyres!

 

Also stops you getting your clothes covered in grease.