hydraulic felling wedge.

[Jonny69]

Reipal Tree Jack, by comparison very good value for money (much cheaper) and doesn't need to go in the back cut. Love mine. See thread on here somewhere about it.

 

I have seen the treejack. Do you find it big and cumbersome to carry about?

 

How does it cope with big stuff, or do you use manual wedges and the jack in combination?

[Jonny69]

Looks like that's easily portable and simply engineered. Who makes them and does it work?

cheers, Steve

 

Just answered my own question.

 

This is very impressive

 

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[TimberCutterDartmoor]

I have seen the treejack. Do you find it big and cumbersome to carry about?

 

How does it cope with big stuff, or do you use manual wedges and the jack in combination?

 

Absolutely no need for wedges etc. Yes the 3 model I have isn't light but it's not that bad assuming your fuel can is a distance away and all you're carrying is the saw and the jack, not your can, lever, lunch box blah blah blah! You won't need a felling bar anyhow.

 

Watching that video; still using sledge and wedge (more to carry), still possible to bury them in the back-cut, a lot of yanking the screw wedge; think the reipal a lot easier to use. One downside I can think of is if you have it against a big'un and the tree twists off the hinge it can throw the jack out but this shouldn't be allowed to happen in the first place. On the positive, you can pre load the tree before any cutting or before the back-cut and it doesn't get in your way. I always use a ring of timber under the foot to stop it sinking into the ground too much.

Edited March 13, 2015 by TimberCutterDartmoor

[mendiplogs]

Just answered my own question.

 

This is very impressive

 

 

HI JOHN looks slow BUT THEN WHAT DO I NO :thumbup1:THANKS JON

[SteveA]

HI JOHN looks slow BUT THEN WHAT DO I NO :thumbup1:THANKS JON

 

My thoughts as well Jon. The hydraulic one looks good.... but also a lot of money for the likes of me!

Think I'll just buy the usual standard high-lift wedge..... already have a mallet to wack it with.

[mendiplogs]

My thoughts as well Jon. The hydraulic one looks good.... but also a lot of money for the likes of me!

Think I'll just buy the usual standard high-lift wedge..... already have a mallet to wack it with.

 

HI STEVE A //JOHN can you tell me this how about a 20ton bottle jack thanks jon

[SteveA]

HI STEVE A //JOHN can you tell me this how about a 20ton bottle jack thanks jon

 

Maybe there's a way of making a DIY bottle jack wedge?

Somebody has probably already tried it.

[SteveA]

Have a look/ read here Jon.... Topic: Using a Bottle Jack to Push Over Trees | Draft Animal Power

[forest tink]

Just found a picture of it. 849-€ about £ 600,00

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is there any uk stockists of this,cant seem to find out much about it

[Darrin Turnbull]

I don't know anything about it , just pictures i found on the net.

Here's the makers Homepage,

http://forstreich.de/produkte/

And the shop for buying.

http://www.evg-shop.de/xt/index.php?page=product&info=8391