Thread: Use of recovery equipnent in urban areas.

I reckon this counts as the use of recovery gear in urban areas... (almost.)

Defender with winch , winch extension strap, 2 tree trunk protectors and a bunch of assorted shackles, straps and ropes....

Standing the hoist up in Grey Ghost's shed.

Good "Outside the Box" thinking, A winch can be used for many things (especially on the farm/station) besides recovering incompetent drivers

Hi
Yup! Tirfor pulls rose bushes well.

Cheers

I have often used my winch to pull my boat out by pushing the trailer under it then winching it up the beach.
No dramas with getting bogged and No problems with salt water under the truck this way

I once tried to use a snatch strap to pull out a small stump in the front garden, but failed miserably - stump didn't move. Stump 1 - D1 nought.

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

I once tried to use a snatch strap to pull out a small stump in the front garden, but failed miserably - stump didn't move. Stump 1 - D1 nought.

If you do a double line pull using your snatch block and a drag chain you get a lot more "Grunt" and the chain lets you get a good grip on the top of the stump.

Not really an Urban recovery but
Last year I was leaving Cairns to drive up the Gillies, the bottom of which is thick Rain Forrest. A tree had come down about 3 cars ahead of me.
Being a Friday Afternoon we thought we would be waiting for the council so I grabbed an axe, another bloke some straps & 5 or so of us jumped in & had it cleared in no time & we were on our way.
May have knocked over a couple of sign posts getting the logs off the road. Silly place for a sign anyway.

Jonesfam

When removing a selection of palms , I dug as far as possible under the main root ball then firstly tying a slip knot as far under as I could and the other end further up the trunk . As the tension slowly pulled the slip knot tight it severed the remaining roots , then the trunk attached end was taut enough to drag them out. Later transplanted to other gardens.
The d1 attaching point was the tow ball receiver, and a few deadened across the rope in case it broke .

Agreed Trog, a drag chain and low range seems like far more practical gardening tools to me than a spade