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    Fortunately a fantastic landlord, wild domain, fantastic wood where I more or less do as I please.
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    Thank you all for your helpful comments. I shall try and educate myself into pulley systems I think.
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    Fishguard, Pembrokeshire
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    The pleasure of the woods and then the heat from the fire is it's own reward.
  6. Peter Simpson
    Interesting! The kamikaze approach!
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    Well it's better than rotting in bed in hospital and I am merely walking compost after all!
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    I shall expire on the spot.
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    I am doing everything by hand with minimal intervention of machines, partly by choice for the tranquility, partly financial, and partly intellectual challenge. . How can I, 66 years old but in reasonable shape solve this problem, working by myself without petrol machines and much expenditure. In short I have plenty of time, some energy, little money! And woodstoves to fuel for the next few years.
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    The bank is almost vertical! Have to slide down on my bottom with rope to get down and cut logs with bowsaw on occasional ledges. Wide river and other side on somebody else's land. No access at bottom of slope.
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    If anybody has a Tirfor or generic version they no longer want do get in touch.
  12. Peter Simpson
    Nice idea!
  13. Peter Simpson
    The branches are 20-30 metres down from the top of very steep slope so cable pullers no good. Nose cones for skidding are about £100 from arborist suppliers.
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    I am the horse! Limb sections are about a foot in diameter by 4 or 5 feet long. I'll have to do a lot of research into zip lines and pulleys and petzls-it's all new to me, never done any of this stuff before. Thanks for your comments.
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    Yes a lot of outlay required which I don't have! So I'm looking for the cheap hard slog option. I'm retired so I have all day to do the manual winching. And I do everything by hand-Bahco bowsaw, billhook, Silky Zubat, for the woodlands tranquility and exercise!
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    I manage an abandoned oak wood on a casual basis for my landlord for firewood. There are very steep slopes down to the river with very heavy windblow oak branches that I want to haul up. I am looking at generic Tirfor wire rope winches or some sort of pulley system to get them up in sections. Any recommendations. I have no previous experience so need a safe, practical manual solution. I have the time but not the money for expensive equipment.

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