Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Disel -vs- gasoline
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Posted by Dennis on September 29, 1998 at 11:36:44:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Disel -vs- gasoline posted by Richard on September 29, 1998 at 11:21:59:
: Pardon either my vaguarity or plain stupidity and let me maybe clear up my meaning a bit. What I envision is having a cable or chain attached to a paticular tree say 20 or 30 ft up, that would end up attached to a cable that would be say 200 ft long. This cable would go towards a LARGE tree where I would plan on having a 15" or so pulley so I could re-direct the direction and then attach the end to the tractor that is still another 50 ft or so away and is pulling at a 90 degree to the direction of the tree falling. So while I am cutting the tree down such that it "should" fall in direction "x", the tractor would be attached to the tree pulling the tree in "direction x" however the tractor would actually be driving away from the line of fall by the use of the pulley. This would of course mean having a person on tractor and me cutting, but I wouldn't plan on cutting anything over a twig without someone at least on the premise to call 911 if need be. Given my inexperience with tractors, is this how you understood my earlier comment, and/or is this just as dangerous and stupid? : My understanding of a "come along" is a hand held type of item that as you tighten it would help to pull fence posts tight. If that is correct, it would seem to me, that the tractor idea would give you immesurably more pulling power. : Thanks again for your thoughts. : Richard Rereading your original, I probably should have realized what you meant but took it otherwise. Your further explanation indicates you've got the right idea. I've never had a pulley as you described and the method I mentioned worked well for me. A one ton "come-along" can exert a lot of pull when all you need is to "guide" the tree in the direction you want. Pulling over a real bad "leaner" in the opposite direction might be another story. The best part of your plan is you've got someone else on the tractor ! Good luck with you tractor and your project. Mine has beening going on for nearly two years in my spare time and I really enjoy working with the tractor. Don't know how I'd get along without it.
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