BIG DOOLEY
Platinum Member
Had one serious close call years ago pulling a car out of an impound yard to take to a bodyshop for repairs helping out a local policeman.
the car was frozen in the mud and would not start.
We used my 4x4 to free the car from the frozen mud it had been sitting in.
he had hooked the strap to the frame and as i pulled slowly forward the hook cut and tore thru the steel frame and hit the back of my pickup 2 inches down from the top of the tailgate.
we never though the grab hook would pull thru the steel frame.
some times you cannot get close to the log and must drag it up out of a low spot etc...
then lift the log off the ground so it will not catch when pulling.
i have also used a 3" wide keeper tow strap with clevis to grab ahold of logs and when pulling removed 5-6 feet of bark from the log letting the strap and clevis slide off the log that had no limbs.
i probably should hav cut a notch in the lod for a more solid bite.
live and learn.
the few extra minutes to cut a notch for a chain or strap to bit into might save a life.
i am adding some rear protection to the back of my tractor.
a solid piece of metal on the bottom of the rops.
then i was going to frame in a piece of expaned metal, heavy mesh steel or punched sheet steel to mount to the rops.
tom
ideas anyone?
any pictures of what you have done?
the car was frozen in the mud and would not start.
We used my 4x4 to free the car from the frozen mud it had been sitting in.
he had hooked the strap to the frame and as i pulled slowly forward the hook cut and tore thru the steel frame and hit the back of my pickup 2 inches down from the top of the tailgate.
we never though the grab hook would pull thru the steel frame.
some times you cannot get close to the log and must drag it up out of a low spot etc...
then lift the log off the ground so it will not catch when pulling.
i have also used a 3" wide keeper tow strap with clevis to grab ahold of logs and when pulling removed 5-6 feet of bark from the log letting the strap and clevis slide off the log that had no limbs.
i probably should hav cut a notch in the lod for a more solid bite.
live and learn.
the few extra minutes to cut a notch for a chain or strap to bit into might save a life.
i am adding some rear protection to the back of my tractor.
a solid piece of metal on the bottom of the rops.
then i was going to frame in a piece of expaned metal, heavy mesh steel or punched sheet steel to mount to the rops.
tom
ideas anyone?
any pictures of what you have done?