Push over trees with a small compact?

[CalG]

Oh, c'mon. All you need is a snatch block used in reverse, doubling the amount of cable it can pull.

Can I get one of those "pull extenders" from an interweb discount outlet?

 

[CalG]

Probably shouldn't be using a steel line at all, not enough stretch.
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keeps pulling even after you stop

Myself, I want no stretch when directing a tall tree down. I want to know exactly how much effort it's taking to displace the tree in the direction I want it to fall.


I trust gravity that much! And my hinge cuts just a little less ;-)

It's the wind that really gives me concern.

 

[WinterDeere]

Myself, I want no stretch when directing a tall tree down. I want to know exactly how much effort it's taking to displace the tree in the direction I want it to fall.


I trust gravity that much! And my hinge cuts just a little less ;-)

It's the wind that really gives me concern.

Different scenarios, in my view. When just holding a tree to protect an obstacle, and using wedges and/or gravity to push it over, then yes... no-stretch line is best.

But when pulling a tree up and over it's point of balance, the classic "reverse leaner", I can see where ning's stretchy-rope argument has merit.

 

[WinterDeere]

Myself, I want no stretch when directing a tall tree down. I want to know exactly how much effort it's taking to displace the tree in the direction I want it to fall.

Agreed. This goes along with my dislike of cutting into a tree when any line on it has been pre-tensioned. It increases probability of barber chair, as mentioned several pages back.

 

[CalG]

Agreed. This goes along with my dislike of cutting into a tree when any line on it has been pre-tensioned. It increases probability of barber chair, as mentioned several pages back.

I learned long ago..

"There are as many was as there are men!"

And that is a salute to the many men in the world!

 

[Windblown]

Ropes with lots of stretch are great for climber fall arrest or using a rubberband effect to pop stuck vehicles out of mud but I'll stick with the consistency of a stout 3/4" static bull rope with a 5-1 fiddleblock pulley block attached for dropping trees. I use the same set up even if I plan on pulling with a truck or tractor.

Fiddleblock attached to bull rope.

Fiddleblock attached to anchor.

As for the well covered subject of pushing over trees with a compact tractor - Yeah no, LOL.