the 'todays job' thread

[Guss109]

Rich,that jacks the only 1 I have, its a monster 30 tonner!

Totally agree on the plate, on these trees the whole jack was getting pushed down , mainly because of my poor choice of placing it and trying to bore in, it was a nightmare.

A smaller jack with a ball and socket end with the plate on would be ideal, so the plate stays with the butt as it rises.

 

The guy who I sub to sometimes uses a 30 ton jack with a plate but it has a welded ring for the piston to sit in and also has a separate plate to use on the bottom to save the arse of the jack bowing out and sinking into soft/rotton wood

[Stephen Blair]

It's unanimous , a plate it is!

[Pete Mctree]

Great job Stevie.

 

Always wanted one of these ;

 

Silvey Hi-Jacker Tree Jack | Silvey Chaingrinder - Medford Oregon

[Gray git]

That looks expensive Pete! I got a 20 ton stubby jack that has tipped some bit poles for me no problem.

Was thinking about this today and wounded if any1 has had a go uesing a jack up a tree to tip sections off?!

[Stephen Blair]

Looks very shiny and a bad shape for the job from my extensive experience lol

[JimM]

I do enjoy a big tree fell! Shiny, Pete, but is the 4" stated lift enough do you think?

[skyhuck]

I do enjoy a big tree fell! Shiny, Pete, but is the 4" stated lift enough do you think?

 

If you needed more, you could simple place blocks along side the jack, let the jack down, place a block under or above the jack and go again.

[Rich Rule]

I think if they are good enough for the American westcoast fallers, they will be man enough for our UK trees.

[arbwork]

slightly different and more costly but over here RAM Wedge Hydraulic Felling Wedges | Logging | Clark Forest , most likely still go for the jack with plate

[teepeeat]

slightly different and more costly but over here RAM Wedge Hydraulic Felling Wedges | Logging | Clark Forest , most likely still go for the jack with plate

 

would have thought the price on that would need some serious justification from a felling perspective?