My wife bought the Wyeth-Scott Company More Power Puller with Amsteel Blue® Rope, 3 ton edition for me for Christmas. I finally got a good day to test it out, and pull a very large forked pine log with it.
You need to anchor your puller to the tree with the fixed hook and release blue rope to pull your log. This will keep you out of the line of fire if your chain slips.
Thanks for the demo. I bought one today. Broke 4 of the Maasdams rope pullers, maybe this will last a while. The rope pullers are great, just a little delicate.
I bought one of these way back in like 1987 I use it all the time! im trying to source some spectra rope for it, but leary of all the "Chenna" copy's. That was nice of your misses , my ex would be me super usefull things like a $10,000 sofa that I was never allowed to sit cuz im always dirty and wet in SMH....
Is there anyone that I can ask some questions too about the project I'm doing? Dm or anything. I have a 4 ton puller and I need to pull a 30 ft tree with a 14-7 inch diameter. The tree is fallen with roots exposed. I need to pull it 90 degrees to cross a river. How would I go about hooking everything up? What rope or chain could I use that's long enough to cross the river to another tree. Help would be highly appreciated
Dyneema will not snap back and hit you. If it breaks it will just drop so no need to pull around a corner like you described... You don't want your Amsteel rubbing on anything abrasive as it will break. Your breaking point in this pull would be where the strap connects to the tree and nylon does stretch and snap like a rubber band when it breaks. Running strap around tree with both eyes going to the Dyneema would be much safer and stronger.
Yes, the conventional approach is to place the winch at the anchor point. But, given the tree is not going anywhere if the cable were to break, I don't see any issue with attaching the winch to the moving object. Do you? This is no different than the winch mounted to the vehicle it is tasked with moving.
@E Dogg36 I agree with what you're saying except for one possible rationale. He has the winch rope rubbing against a sapling (8:40). While that's inadvisable, it's better than having it slide against it under tension, as would be the case were the winch placed at the stationary tree.
I know the conventional approach is to place the winch at the anchor point. But, given the tree is not going anywhere if the cable were to break, why do you say it is unsafe to mount it to the moving object? This is no different than the winch mounted to the vehicle it is tasked with moving.
@@gregparrottWell … not “no different than the winch mounted to the vehicle it is tasked with moving” 1. A winch is bolted to a truck’s frame 2. A mounted winch with a remote allows stand-off operation taking you out of the line of fire 3. This approach puts him right on top of the (poorly) attached chain 4. The whole point of the 35’ line is to give you lots of line to bring the item ‘to’ you, not back up with it 5. Why choose an anchor with stretch & wobble v. a rock solid (properly) secured chain?
Flip it around so you’re not moving along side the puller. You should be stationary and the puller doesn’t move the rope pulls into the puller in a stationary position.