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Portable Capstan Winch for timber extraction
CoedCae replied to CoedCae's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Thanks for the Small Scale Mechanised Extraction doc. Some interesting thoughts. To tie this to another thread, winching is done using a skidding cone, but despite this being an equipment review, no further mention is made about the cone itself. Anyway, did a bit of routing around, and for anyone interested, the report can be found here: http://www.highlandbirchwoods.co.uk/userfiles/file/publications/Forest%20Research%20Reports/R297%20Small%20Scale%20extract.pdf -
Canoe....great idea. We are right in the heart of a load of activity centres. I'll ask around.
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Further to winching timber out of our sloping wood, a little reading around, and the opinion seems to be in favour of the use of skidding cones. This seems particularly so in USA/Canada, but I found a couple of positive pieces from the FC. However, a quick trawl of the usual uk purveyors of forestry shiny things did not turn one up. Anyone any opinions on the value of using cones, and any vendors in the UK that you are aware of? Ta CC
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Portable Capstan Winch for timber extraction
CoedCae replied to CoedCae's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Thanks for the feedback. I think we are going to give it a go, so will post to update as and when. -
Hello folks, We own a small patch of largely conifer woodland on a steep slope, and have investigated lots of potential solutions for small scale timber extraction. A portable winch seems to offer many advantages in terms of getting timber to where we can process it, and I wonder if anyone had any thoughts on capstan winches in a forestry setting. In particular, the Cyclone 3000 seems a likely candidate: Cyclone Winches Ltd - Capstan Winches Anyone any experience of this brand? Thanks for any pointers
