Winches

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why not have a word with the farmer , see if he'll come down with a loader then you can just lift the butt ends clear of the bank.

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about 10ft and its not terribly steep, but still reckon it could cause a few problems dragging stuff up it.

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yeah at the moment we are trying to get ideas together on possible ways. we have never had a job like this befor

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thanks

[Stephen Blair]

thanks

 

just tie them on before cutting then hand ball them out, a tirfor will be a nightmare, or get said farmer in to give a hand, zip line will work to, if you dont have any trees to tie onto then drive a stab or pinch bar into the ground in the field.

or i will come down and lift then out with the valmet:001_tongue:

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I have a Koller chainsaw powered winch for sale. Virtually brand new condition.

 

How much are you after for it???

[Quickthorn]

i have a tow hitch mounted super winch on the back of my defender that i use for exactly what you describe if you can get a vehicle close to, i use mine for winching alder butts up river banks in blocks of about 4-6ft lengths in the bigger size you describe smaller stuff it will pull up in whole trunks if about 12"diameter, total cost with wiring and mountings was about £240 and about an hour to fit the wiring to the back. Its also handy for medium stuff leaning the wrong way.

 

Its earnt its money back many times over in time saved and work that its allowed me to carry out on the river banks, if your interested i will try and find some pics of it

 

Hi charlie,

 

I'd be interested in seeing some pics of this, too..

[Tom D]

Maybe a daft question but I take it you cant rig the branches down so they don't fall in the water in the first place.

 

On the subject of winches the line speed is IMO more important than the line pull. The average 4x4 winch may have a pull of 4 tons but under load the line speed will be a rather pathetic 1.5 metres per minute, my pto powered forestry winch has a 4.2 ton pull but a line speed close to 1.5 meters per second. If you are using it regularly a very slow winch is a major pain, I know, I used to have one.

 

Using snatch blocks you can double or tripple the line pull ( at the expense of speed ) so if the chainsaw winch has a decent speed then go for it over a tirfor / electric one.

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Maybe a daft question but I take it you cant rig the branches down so they don't fall in the water in the first place.

 

On the subject of winches the line speed is IMO more important than the line pull. The average 4x4 winch may have a pull of 4 tons but under load the line speed will be a rather pathetic 1.5 metres per minute, my pto powered forestry winch has a 4.2 ton pull but a line speed close to 1.5 meters per second. If you are using it regularly a very slow winch is a major pain, I know, I used to have one.

 

Using snatch blocks you can double or tripple the line pull ( at the expense of speed ) so if the chainsaw winch has a decent speed then go for it over a tirfor / electric one.

 

 

there are some that we could but there are already big branches in the moat that have fallen in over time so its a bit late for them. we have managed to get a unimog for the day to pull them out. fingers crossed it wont be alot of bother altho still not looking forward to my swim. Ill try get some pictures of the job to put up on hear once we are done.

[Buzz]

Why hire in a unimog for a few branches when you've already said you can get a vehicle near the site ? Seems like a hell of a waste of 500.00 !! Be good to see some pics of this one mate !