the 'todays job' thread

[Mark Bolam]

I would plunge it into my own neck to test it.

[peds]

This... sounds like an endorsement? But it could also be a condemnation. 

 

I like mine, anyway. 

[woody paul]

The best thing is customer is clearing up. 

[slack ma girdle]

Two days of prep , to send big lumps across the A477. Went surprisingly well. I didn't  get much time for filming,  as we had to keep the traffic flowing .

 

[Mick Dempsey]

This ash had to be winched assisted felled over back away from the river and house, then the client wanted the wood for his burner, so we winched the sections back over the river for him.

Luckily we had a winch!

[AHPP]

I was going to say no way the little bracket winch moved those but apparently it did! What a useful thing. 

[Mick Dempsey]

26 minutes ago, AHPP said:

I was going to say no way the little bracket winch moved those but apparently it did! What a useful thing. 

Yes, impressive performance.

It’s got a little creep under tension which is annoying.

Edited November 5 by Mick Dempsey
No I don’t mean Eggsarascal, I mean it lets out a bit of cable gradually under strain.

[AHPP]

Ones of those cable grabs (like on old ish school lanyards) for a little peace of mind until it gets a service?

[AHPP]

Or hang a weight mid line to keep tension on if you have to walk away for any period of time. 
 

Aware less convenient than the thing working perfectly but helps with visual check for tension, movement etc. 
 

Does it creep faster with more tension on?

Edited November 5 by AHPP

[Mick Dempsey]

We’re a two man outfit so I trust the groundy to give it a blip every 30 seconds to keep tension on.

It is in the winch itself as the motor has been refurbished and even replaced when that didn’t cure it. Though I made them send it back and put the old one on once we established the source of the problem.

Finding a competent engineer, familiar with the workings of these things is the issue.

 

Edited November 5 by Mick Dempsey