Impact matts or boards

[jjll]

Hi,

 

Just wandering what people use for impact boards.

I've been looking at some horse matts from countrywide 17mm thick, 4' x 6', the seem like they would take a fair bit of impact without being damaged. The only thing is they are fairly heavy.

What other options are there out there that have been tried and tested by others on here? and where they can be purchased from.

The horse matts where about £38 per Matt, and would only need one.

 

Any feedback would be appreciated.

 

Cheers

 

 

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[Shane]

If you are referring to impact from dropped arisings from the tree, a lot of people just build their own 'crash mat' out of the brushwood.

 

We have used cheapo builders boards (can be doubled or trebled up if you are dropping big heavy stuff and have no brushwood to use).

 

Very rare we can't build our own with the brushwood though.

[David Humphries]

we keep a stack of tyres handy for hard surface fells/dismantles.

 

 

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[dan494]

we keep a stack of tyres handy for hard surface fells/dismantles.

 

 

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I've got visions of the trunk bouncing back upright wile e coyote style!

[David Humphries]

I've got visions of the trunk bouncing back upright wile e coyote style!

 

now there's an idea for some sly editing

 

 

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[jjll]

Yes, when we can a nice pile of brash or log rings are good but I like the idea of something that can be put down on patio slabs or whatever and rolled up and moved when finished. Also saves clearing up lots of saw dust at the end of the job.

[Shane]

Yes, when we can a nice pile of brash or log rings are good but I like the idea of something that can be put down on patio slabs or whatever and rolled up and moved when finished. Also saves clearing up lots of saw dust at the end of the job.

 

Unless you have the means to lift big lumps there will still be sawdust from ringing up the trunk.

 

I like the idea of tyres, just a case of finding room for them on the truck and in the workshop. Still a lot better than destroying patios/gas mains etc.

[Dan Earp]

Ive seen somewhere adapted 'bouncy castle' for drop lumps of wood into. Rich may know of a certain website that had a link to it.

[treequip]

Unless you have the means to lift big lumps there will still be sawdust from ringing up the trunk.

 

I like the idea of tyres, just a case of finding room for them on the truck and in the workshop. Still a lot better than destroying patios/gas mains etc.

 

Seriously, has anyone ever managed this, gas mains are usually under the road and a good way down.

[Guss109]

Just use 18mm ply doubled up and a few clogs on the head of that works well. If you get four sheets put two down then the other two on top in the opposite direction