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| awemawson:
--- Quote from: russ57 on April 13, 2015, 04:44:26 AM ---I did the same, but just a normal sedan. It came out in a graceful arc.. Straight through the rear window. 😠 --- End quote --- ...oops - you're supposed to use a snatch block positioned so the vehicle pull and the tree are at 90 degrees to avoid wearing the tree :ddb: |
| vtsteam:
Nylon rope is the worst for elongation and rebound. Like a giant rubber band. Dangerous. Heavy chain is better, but then, I have a tractor instead of an auto for stuff like this. The engine crane method looks fine, but tough wheeling those things where you want them and positioning the legs sometimes. I've had to do it when working on a tractor, sometimes! :lol: |
| Meldonmech:
Neat application, saves a lot of back strain. Cheers David |
| stig:
I used a 10ft length of 4x4 oak post and a breeze block as a fulcrum close to the pulling end. Difficult part was securing the noose around the stump without it slipping |
| sparky961:
Well, since everyone's adding their own experiences to this, I'll share my own as well. :D I used a simple trolley-style car jack to remove a bunch of broken-off cedar fence posts. I screwed a large eye bolt (or is it called an eye screw?) into the top, attached a chain wrapped around the jack's business end, and started lifting. Of course I wasn't able to get right over top of it, but there was enough leverage with the handle to make it work. After I ran out of stroke, it was loose enough that I could just use a long 4x4 as Stig described. It's things like this that make you smile when you're done and haven't broken a sweat. The great thing about this, as opposed to digging it out, is that I still had nice compacted earth all around and it didn't take much to install new (slightly smaller) posts in the same holes. I just packed some sand and gravel around the outside with a large steel bar. Ok, there may have been a little bit of sweat with that part... |
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