10' blind setup, a one man operation?

C4Ranch · Aug 16, 2015

Well, 1 man and a tractor. Would have been easier if I had just 4" more lift on FEL...

C4Ranch · Aug 16, 2015

Max lift

Finished product

Great views from porch and windows

Ed of all trades · Aug 17, 2015

Looks great, what week was it you wanted me to come? Just kidding enjoy the view and the hunting. Ed

George2615 · Aug 17, 2015

C4Ranch said:
Well, 1 man and a tractor. Would have been easier if I had just 4" more lift on FEL...

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Next year set a couple pallets or 4x4's across your forks first to give you the extra 4" lift you needed.
Nice setup.

boggen · Aug 17, 2015

so how are your nerves after the final push to get it upright?

nybirdman · Aug 17, 2015

Mine is 14ft.to the bottom.Much bigger project that anticipated.Fortunately I had lots of help.

C4Ranch · Aug 17, 2015

George2615 said:
Next year set a couple pallets or 4x4's across your forks first to give you the extra 4" lift you needed.
Nice setup.

Ugg. Why didn't I think I'd that!!

C4Ranch · Aug 17, 2015

boggen said:
so how are your nerves after the final push to get it upright?

It really wasn't that bad. I used a tether line on the Ranger so once I dropped the forks down I hopped in Ranger and slowly inched forward for a soft touchdown.

Hardest part was dealing with the heat. I found myself in the tractor cab just to cool off.

That 14' is nice! I would have liked to go higher but gets a lot more costly above 10'

Overall productive weekend. Also disposed of 7 more hogs. I'd like to think that I'm making a difference in the population but sadly there's no keeping up with how fast they're multiplying.