Rootballed trees

[thorndene forestry]

Hi,

Does anyone know where I can get the hooks for shifting the beasts???

To clarify, its a giant fish hook with a T-handle.

Needed ASAP in either W.Yorks or the Newark/Worksop area.

Any help appreciated!!!!!!

 

Cheers.

[twistedhicap]

Find a blacksmith who could fabricate them for you ?

[thorndene forestry]

ASAP as in tomorrow

[kev7937]

I used my timber tongs recently. Did the job ok.

[thorndene forestry]

Yes, I was going to use those as a backup. Checked earlier and they have *vanished*!!

I see Stanton and FR do the timber version, but, at over £20 it's a little pricey!!

[Joe Newton]

In my experience you can have cheap, or tomorrow. Seldom both

[kev7937]

How about bending a hook into some road pins?

[Goaty]

Very easy to make. Could you loan off a nearby nursery?

Depending on size,equipment and access a digger/tractor with an endless sling. Nurseries handle them with these looped around the lower stem.

 

You can get hooks which are similar used in forestry, not tongs just one hook on a handle.Abattoir meat hooks are similar. But doubt they would be keen to lend.

 

How big are the trees/balls?

[Gareth Dalzell]

PG Horticulture

 

They also do rootball chains.

 

Must be very big or soft stemmed as we lift most up 25-30 girth with stem slings or root ball soft slings

 

[carlos]

we have used a short soft sling around stem and a bit of 4x2 between two guys for heavy ones.

a very short sling around the stem , or two for two people.

the end of a ratchet strap could act as a hook, dunno what youd do with the other 5m of it tho!

iam sure that earth must be a 50/50 mix of recycled lead, how can something that size be so heavy!!?

enjoy carl