the 'todays job' thread

[Gray git]

I see the LR on arbtrader has winches front and back - is this so you can stop the vehicle moving when winching? Do you have to do anything to anchor when using the winch, or does it just rely on the vehicles weight for most jobs?

We just have front winches but a rear winch is sometimes useful simply to avoid having to turn round or to get you unstuck the way you got in without another vehicle to help.

Not really the best idea to anchor yourself back with a winch, far better to use slings especially if you can run them under the vehicle and onto points on the front bumper close to the winch doing the pulling which helps avoid some of the stress on the chassis.

For most applications the mass of my vehicles is enough to hold them but sometimes I chuck in some wheel chocks to hold them.

On this particular occasion the step up off the road onto the grass verge was more than enough.

 

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[TIMON]

He should be using it as it's one of his babies, why do you think it's the rc3001😉

 

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That's right. I bought ours after watching his demo at the last APF. I opted for the 3001 rather than the 3002 as it still had the winch capability but a bit lighter.

[TIMON]

He should be using it as it's one of his babies, why do you think it's the rc3001😉

 

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That's right. I bought ours after watching his demo at the last APF. I opted for the 3001 rather than the 3002 as it still had the winch capability but is a bit lighter. 👍

[tree-fancier123]

We just have front winches but a rear winch is sometimes useful simply to avoid having to turn round or to get you unstuck the way you got in without another vehicle to help.

Not really the best idea to anchor yourself back with a winch, far better to use slings especially if you can run them under the vehicle and onto points on the front bumper close to the winch doing the pulling which helps avoid some of the stress on the chassis.

For most applications the mass of my vehicles is enough to hold them but sometimes I chuck in some wheel chocks to hold them.

On this particular occasion the step up off the road onto the grass verge was more than enough.

 

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excellent, thanks - didn't think about stresses on the chassis (or wheel chocks)

[WesD]

 

 

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[R Mac]

I hate Ivy,

 

 

I really hate Ivy

 

[bigtreedon]

Ivy covered sycamore over a listed wall fell top one way stick the other happy days job done [emoji4]

 

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[HertsWood]

Working in a SSSI woodland that's also a scheduled ancient monument (SAM), clearing Sycamore from historic Alder compartments.

[josharb87]

Great day!

 

Up before dawn, felled 4 trees in a churchyard with a crane, 1 piece, 5 pieces, 4 pieces and 3 pieces, done in 3 hours with coffee break or two.

 

quick bonus job, picked up supplies, washed the truck, home to collect fishing gear, then the garage for some hotdogs, picked up my boy a hour early from nursery, went fishing and had the hotdogs for dinner at the lake

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[David Humphries]

Cool day, great shots Josh

 

 

 

Particularly that last one

 

 

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