This Tool Gives You "Superhuman" Strength! - 50 

I've used a Maasdam puller for several years. I use a 150' rope without a hook end, I either tie a loop or use a dogbone knot tool. To get better leverage use a fishing pole to cast over a limb, tie your rope to the fishing line and retrieve it around the tree, loop it, pull it tight and you have a high pulling point.

Nice demo. Thanks for emphasizing not using a cheater bar. Used a 2,000 lb come-along and 1/2" wire rope to to hold my jacked-up late 1800's 2-car garage while I was re-building a foundation wall. It also moved the garage wall one foot to align it over the newly constructed foundation.

I had 2 trees go down in a strong storm. I wanted to save both trees. As they are both mature shade trees. Removal would have been very expensive and replacement would take many years of growth time. On the biggest tree is used several cable winches to get the tree back up. I drove multiple t-posts into the ground for a base anchor. I attached heavy tow straps to the upper tree trunk. By cranking each of the winches gradually I was able to progressively raise the tree back in place. I used a total of 6 winches and 6 straps. The tree is currently supported with 2 straps to keep it as straight as possible to allow the roots to gain strength to hold the tree. Before winching up the trees I aggressively pruned and thinned the branches to lighten the upper weight. Both trees are doing well. Thank you!

I never knew how many tools I'd never heard of and now, can't live without before i started watching your channel. Next I'll need a bigger garage. Thank you for all of the new ideas

A come a long was one of the first tools that I got when I started selling firewood full time. Has came in very useful over the years

I sure could've used that when pulling my brother's pickup onto a trailer with no winch. Or the time I forned a horseshoe stake in a bucket of concrete, then had the bucket get away from me, and roll down the steep hillside (virtual cliff) about a hundred feet. In both cases, I had to do the job in short stages with a come-along, tying the load off after every cycle of the come-along. That's a must-get, must-have tool!

Someone might of said this already but a big towel to slow a hook flying at you on the rope 😎 ty for a great video. Gonna get one!

Good morning everyone. That looks like something I'm going to add to my woodyard. Something that will stay in the truck. Nothing like replacing my rusty chains. That looks like it will save a lot of time. Keep up the great videos.

Around the farm I have four come a longs. A one ton, two two tons and a four ton. It's rare for me to use a rope but if you're carrying the puller in a car for field use then a rope would be lighter. I use chains. One short one for connecting the puller to structure like the base of a large tree and twenty I've foot chains for distance. Normally although I use the puller for many things for me it's the best cheap tool to pull up trees. You need a puller (my four ton) a small chain to strap the puller to the base of a secure tree. Chain to reach a tree I want to pull up and most trees can be pulled up when they are two foot or less in diameter. You'll also need a wide pick axe and a shovel. Use the axe to chop all the major feeder roots around the tree and you may need to dig down a little to find the main feeder roots. Then wrap a chain as high up as you can reach on the tree trunk hooking the puller to the chain with as little slack as possible. Start working the puller and the tree should start to lean toward the puller. If you cut enough roots the weight of the tree will help you pull it over. If it won't budge chop out more roots and keep pulling until the tree begins to fall over. Make sure you have a clear path to run to the side to avoid the tree although in my experience they tend to pull out and fall over slowly. After it's down you can continue pulling it until the root ball comes out of the ground. Now no stump to deal with. Pines are even easier. Just work the same way chopping the feeder roots. Now pull until the tree is bowed as much as you can get it without damaging your puller. Dig a hole next to the back side of the tree until you can just get below the root ball. Take your pick axe and strike the tap root just below the root ball. It should snap off cleanly with the tree falling over along with the root ball leaving the remainder of the tap root a foot or so below the ground surface. I've cleared may trees this way in my younger years but now in my 70's I keep a large case backhoe around the farm and simply dig up trees and push them over with the hoe. It's really the same technique. You break the feeder roots by digging around the tree and then push it over with the hoe.

This is a great tool! I use it in applications were I cannot get my skidder and winch close enough. Pulled a number of trees leaning out over main roads back to fall the opposite way. Once the tree goes the way you want it to fall it is a good idea to release the holding paw and of course have enough rope and get out of the way, by releasing the paw it allows the rope to freely pully through. I have had instances were I didn't release it and the rope got hung up on another tree and pulled tight causing the tree to swing another direction or it puts alot of stress on the tool breaking it or burning the rope as the force pulls it across the locked drum. Also be mindful if attaching it to a tree that you do not want to damage, use a tree savor or heavy rope instead of a chain in those instances. Definitely a great tool to own for alot of uses. 👍

Morning Tony! Definitely a must-have tool for sure. Thanks for the great demo. It's on my list. Cheers and all the best!

I work in tree removal. I bought on of these to assist in pulling trees in the direction of fall. The problem with this tool it will loose grip on the rope if slack is interduced in the pull. This is why it sits in the back of my truck and the cable comealongs are used. OK for non critical pulls. Not for felling trees in residential areas.

Thanks Tony. A new version of an old Tool. (Grip hoist) Does the Eye of the Strap not fit in the Hook ? The least amount of rigging in the line of pull the better. You could have reversed the ends of the Puller and just used it as a 2:1 ratcheting pulley Mike M.

Nice tool! I did not know this even exist! Pulling the side-by-side onto the trailer is a great example of the benefit of this tool! Whereas the conventional come-along would only pull a few inches until you have to take the excess strap or cable out of the spool. Been there before! Thanks!

Nice job just what I was looking for ! Thanks

Glad you showed that. I gave up on my cable come-along like yours years ago. Too short of a pull once you get tension on the cable. Cheers 🇨🇦

Tony, this is a great tool! I had a similar instance a few weeks back when my starter went out on my dump truck. I used a come along and a ratchet strap to get it up there. If they make this with more tons, this would be even more handy for something like that. Great demonstration that has a lot of uses!

It's great! It's a lifesaver. I used it on I think 3 narrow but tall trees that got hung up and by the the third one the handle slipped about halfway off. It's just like a plastic sleeve, so I just slipped it back down. I haven't had to use it again since.

Great review Tony. It’s a very useful tool that has earned its keep in my tree felling kit. Your Masdaam power puller makes you quite a powerful Influencer

Those are very cool tools! Thank you so much for demonstrating them! I think I’ll be investing in a couple of them. 😊

Cool tool. Glad you showed a couple of real life uses. I'm pulling for your channel Tony!

Hi Tony, great video! I’m up in Alaska and have one of these. I never leave it behind on remote snowmachine trips. It will extract a badly stuck snowmachine without breaking a sweat. I just use 1/2” nylon rope in mine.

I love that you can use an infinite amount rope. I have a small come along but it has such a short cable that you have to keep re-attaching. Thanks for the video.

Hello, you can use your car, UTV or SUV doesn’t have to be a truck using the rope. Your car can pull faster and easier than comalong tool. You may need to add small snatch block(s) to your tool kit.

Nice tool, I have looked at them for years. It would be handy. Thanks for the video

Love this tool Tony!!! I have a short rope on mine. After watching your video I think a longer rope is coming for Christmas😁👍Thanks for the video!!!

They are awesome. I have used it from pulling back side leaner trees, to lifting up my 16ft x 14ft high shed walls

Great tool!! Lots of people need to look at one of these!! Stay Hydrated and Have a Safe Day

Love that you showed 2 actual use cases!

Tony the best Tool ever i have Two for heavy pulling and it work TY Ron

I’ve used come alongs for all different kinds of applications. May have to look into this one as the steel cables can get funky after a while. Another very informative video. Good work Tony.

Great video Tony very helpful. going to have to get one of these for working in my small wood in Wales UK

I was just looking at these this week. A couple of trees need to come down with some assistance. A one man operation here as well and I'm sure this will come in handy for many other jobs. Thanks for the video!

Thanks, Tony. Considered crappy ones at hardware stores in the past. Just ordered the Masdaan based on your recommendation and link.

Hey Tony! Could you test multi pulley block and tackle? Old timers and Amish still use them. I've used small outfits to stretch fence myself! It would maybe save some of that hyper speed motion on the rope puller! Chris will be able to tell you how much better that hyper speed works if you play some banjo or other 'country' stringed instrument at the same time. It's tough being a modern type super hero, believe me, I know!! Not like the old days when you could be a super hero without much fuss! 'Course it was even easier if you were a mild mannered newspaperman!! But a mild mannered firewood chucker with great firewood wealth keeps him under the radar pretty good. Jury's still out on mild mannered tool guys!! So many little details! But you still da' Man!!!

Hi Tony. It was nice meeting you at the Paul Bunyan festival. What a great tool. Your channel has been exceptionally wonderful with Christmas just around the corner. I just wait for my husband to show me some neat new tool in one of your videos and order him one. Thanks!

As you said Tony a great tool for a one man show and the price is right.

Hey Tony , that is a very handy tool . I like the idea of the rope instead of cable !! Thanks for sharing .

Another GREAT video! Thanks so much Tony.

Does the rope wrap around the pulley and take up space. Or does it split the rope back out on the ground?

Hi Tony, I’ve been using them on the farm, but always came up short on length. Love the idea that it can be use with a rope. Very useful. Wish I had that one on the farm. Great information on different applications.

Nice! Saves rerigging with a come along every 10 feet! Thank you! Does the tool chew up the rope?

12:52, FWIW, I think it'd be better to put BOTH blue ends through that carabiner. If you check out hoisting and rigging info, what you have there (and earlier in the video) are called "choker hitches", which are not as strong as a "basket hitch" like if you had the carabiner through both end loops. Also better than the basket hitch is the double wrap basket hitch (assuming you had a strap long enough) where you'd make a second loop around the bars and then use both loop ends to hook into the one carabiner. Anyway, those straps are probably stronger than some of the other hardware and more than sufficient in almost any configuration, but hey. :-) Thanks for the video. I'm probably going to get one of the rope pullers after watching this.

Excellent "How To" video! Thanks.

Hi Tony, I've had two of them for years. When I was in my teens (aka my gear head years) we used to pull engines with a chain block and tripod. What you are using, we called a come-along. Shalom/gw. PS. Look for a future idea from me that I think will amaze you.

Nice tool Tony !! Thanks for sharing its abilities 👍👏✔️ Rick

Another good review.. been looking for something better than the come a long so thank you..

Good morning Tony that’s a great tool to have 👍👍🇺🇸

That’s a cool tool Tony! Your arms sure got a workout💪 thanks for sharing👍👍

I had an oak snap off and get stuck just like your tree, from that same storm. I used my side by side and yanked it down. I ended up cutting 2 face cords from that snag!

Hi Tony. Another great video. You know I love my Maasdam puller. You saw me use it to pull over that big hickory leaner!

Like most everything else in your garage, that thing is pretty handy. Another good review! Keep them coming!

I can definitely see the benefits of having that instead of a come along!! Do they have different weight capacity's? I'll be looking more into them! Stay safe my friend

I like the endless pull, no spool that fills up.

Another great tool, it beat trying to do the pulley system that required to much gear.

This looks like it will be better than my old cable come-a-long. The steel cable is too short and binds up, especially when I’m trying to initially deploy it.

Like the comment about a cheater bar. I’m not a weak individual and have pushed this tool to its max several times by hand pulling over trees. The rope can and will slip when it starts to reach max capacity in my experience

Great stuff Tony That is a cool tool Thanks for sharing 👍

Nice demonstration, very well explained,

You could add a set of compound pulleys to increase the pulling strength and reduce the cranking effort with hard to pull items or heavier items. Only restriction would be the ropes weight rating. Great video.

Great explanation of differences

That a great looking tool. I’ve never seen one before.

Well you might just have everything 🤣 Looks like a handy tool. Keep the vids on tools I need coming👍🏻👍🏻-TOA

Thanks Tony 👍👍

hi there another great video and tool . never have enough toys i mean tools . john

I like the Maasdam, but in that case wouldn't it have been a lot easier just to hook a to your trucks trailer ball and drag it out of there in about 10 seconds?

Excellent video Tony ❤😊👍

I am very new to this. When you put the rope around the tree, did you place the rope in the hook or did you actually tie it off? Also, you stated the ATV weighs 2000 pounds and that the unit has a 1500 pound capacity. How is it that you were able to use this to pull the ATV on the trailer? I’m trying to learn the safety rules. Thank you so so much for your time Sir.

Great video! Thanks!

You need to get an electric winch for your trailer. Even a small one would be enough for your 4 wheeler.

I've got 2 of them. Love them

That is a very handy tool for sure!

Tony waiting for next video….😊

Morning Tony.

Never choke with a strap when you can just as easily basket the same rig. You just halved the strength of the strap and likely will stress the choker as it will slide the strap on the other eye, eventually doing harm to the choker!

Great tool, though I find the hooks are just too small and so have replaced them with suitably rated soft shackles. Remember that a suitable snatch block will almost double the pull to 1500kg or 3000lb

Great video. Cool tool to have when you need it. Question: Will it work with existing ropes I already own? Example: a 60 m 9 mm braided climbing rope

Good deal, I like the idea of not being near the tree. Each application is different.👍🏻🇺🇸

I see the advantage of a 100 foot pull and the ability to take slack out by pulling the line through the ratchet. However my come along with the line doubled can pull 4000#

Is 100 ft sufficient for pulling down trees or do you sometimes need it to be longer

Also a comment about the way you use synthetic strap. By chocking it… You typically loose 25% or it a .75 multiplier. By using a basket method, you double the WLL… Why not show, basket, strongest method?

Good one!

👌 Another handy item

I have a chain come a long but it has a limit of length you can work with .

Can you lower something in a controlled manner?

I have a 16’ orchard ladder , so much more stable being 3 legs than 4 on uneven ground indeed . Maybe ladder use show idea

pulleys, block n tackle.

I like your videos in general. Well explained and detailed. What I truly think you need to improve is safety. I see you handle a lot of tools. In real situations. But you’re NOT following manufacturers instructions, you’re not following safety regulations, or best practices. I wish you would lead by example. Thank you otherwise.

Very interesting

What about rope stretch?

"Any half-inch rope" Nope. It's designed to be used with a specific type of rope.

Super strength puller wencher tool ( rope )

POLY ROPES HAVE LOW WORKING LOAD STRENGTH, READ THE LABELS.

Where is the cheapest place to buy?

Tony, do you have link to the carabiner on Amazon.

That will make short and safer work

So all you need is a normal power pull and a 100 ft piece of rope

did you put a link on here?

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I liked them until I switched to 12 v winches.just to much physical work for us old folks.my $85 winch pulls 2000 lb,remote control.no pile of rope to store, work smarter not harder.