Idiot proof tools

[the village idiot]

Your tractor with 50 horses will manage with ease has my little Yanmar is 23hp !!!

 

 

Ste

 

Good to know, cheers Dave

[eggsarascal]

Good to know, cheers Dave

 

[IVECOKID]

Good to know, cheers Dave

 

Thanks Graham, I knew it began with G , sorry just had 2 weeks in Menorca so I am away with the fairies lol

 

 

Ste

[the village idiot]

Thanks Graham, I knew it began with G , sorry just had 2 weeks in Menorca so I am away with the fairies lol

 

 

Ste

 

No worries Ste, It gave me a chuckle:001_smile:

[Ian Leach]

Cheers Ian.

 

Are they only used for sending back learners in the opposite direction or can you Jack them over at any angle? If that makes sense!

 

Your restricted with the amount of travel 40" I think as you have to get it just past tipping point .

[Ian Leach]

Oh plus welded bigger handle for two handed use.

[the village idiot]

Your restricted with the amount of travel 40" I think as you have to get it just past tipping point .

 

40" sounds like plenty, thanks Ian.

 

If the Tree was leaning more than that I think I'd let it go where it wanted. I'm only planning on 'tweaking' the ones with a small unfavourable lean.

[the village idiot]

Oh plus welded bigger handle for two handed use.

 

Ah! Good shout.

[Johnpl315]

So, felling season has come around again in t' wood and I'm looking at low tech tools to make life easier and save the back. I'm particularly interested in the Tree Jack and the Junior Fetching Arch from Orion Heating and would be very interested to hear anyone's opinion on them.

 

All thoughts gratefully received:thumbup:

 

I bought a buck logging arch for a job moving rail size lumps of sweet chestnut. It is clearly a very well build product but the ground was soft and I could lift very large logs but it sunk about 6 inches in to the ground so the only way I could move it was with a hand winch. Very slow and backbreaking.

[the village idiot]

I bought a buck logging arch for a job moving rail size lumps of sweet chestnut. It is clearly a very well build product but the ground was soft and I could lift very large logs but it sunk about 6 inches in to the ground so the only way I could move it was with a hand winch. Very slow and backbreaking.

 

I think you can get a flotation tyre option on them. Do you think this would have made any difference?