Winch Trick

[tockmal]

This is just a little trick we use for getting heavy pieces of timber up steep slopes.

 

Its a basic A frame which helps keep the winch rope from digging in to the ground as you winch the pieces up the slope over the top.

 

Its just a choked sling with pulley and a tie strap attached to a heavy log to stop the A frame falling forward.

[skyhuck]

I've laid a butt at the top of a bank and run the cable over it to stop it digging into the ground.

[Ben]

What's the SWL on it?

 

Looks like a good idea to me.

[skyhuck]

What's the SWL on it?

 

Looks like a good idea to me.

 

LOL! hope those sticks are CE marked:wave:

[tockmal]

What's the SWL on it?

 

 

The pieces we were winching up were about 300kgs max, add a drag factor and your looking at about 500kgs.

 

The wood was Yew, about the strongest yew can get.

[Paul Barton]

Cool, thanks Tockmal. Nice idea.

[Jamie]

neat idea. we have used a tree over a path before with the mog winch on a ratchet to act as a cable yarder.

 

Jamie

[tockmal]

neat idea. we have used a tree over a path before with the mog winch on a ratchet to act as a cable yarder.

 

Jamie

 

Yeah, done that many times as well, but there where no trees at the top of the embankment. Its always satisfying coming up with these little problem solvers. Makes work enjoyable in a Fred Dibnah way.

[Mr Ed]

. Makes work enjoyable in a Fred Dibnah way.

 

Did tha' laaike that?

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