How To Drop A Tree Where You Want It
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"I had to remove some trees very close to my buildings and I didn't want anything to go wrong when they fell. So I came up with the idea of using a set of springs to drop them exactly where I wanted them, working by myself," says Ken Voigt, Wausau, Wis.
"I climb a stepladder and attach a cable to the tree as high up as I can. I attach other end of cable to the set of springs, which are then chained to a tractor. I back the tractor up till the springs are all the way extended. Then I cut the tree and the springs pull the tree down.
"The photo also shows a snatch block that I sometimes also use if I have to pull at an angle with a cable because of limited room."
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Ken Voigt, 9208 Pasture Lane, Wausau, Wis. 54403 (ph 715 842-8471; kv57@aol.com).
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How To Drop A Tree Where You Want It WOODLOT EQUIPMENT Miscellaneous 32-4-19 "I had to remove some trees very close to my buildings and I didn't want anything to go wrong when they fell. So I came up with the idea of using a set of springs to drop them exactly where I wanted them, working by myself," says Ken Voigt, Wausau, Wis.
"I climb a stepladder and attach a cable to the tree as high up as I can. I attach other end of cable to the set of springs, which are then chained to a tractor. I back the tractor up till the springs are all the way extended. Then I cut the tree and the springs pull the tree down.
"The photo also shows a snatch block that I sometimes also use if I have to pull at an angle with a cable because of limited room."
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Ken Voigt, 9208 Pasture Lane, Wausau, Wis. 54403 (ph 715 842-8471; kv57@aol.com).
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