Navydiver, that's simply brilliant!
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Navydiver, that's simply brilliant!
I've used the drag chain as a gardening tool a few times, much to my 6 year olds delight:)
strangest one one for me was used my drag chain to pull a Bell 214 helicopter into our hanger with a Deere ride on
Studip me story. At my previous house, had an under house garage as the place was perched on and a super steep block. Need to get my box trailer full of stuff in garage but not enough room to go in forwards, I tried to reverse it in but got hooked up on a timber sleeper and couldn't steer enough to not jack knife. Out came the Tirfor hand winch, dragged said trailer inch by inch up drive and into garage. New house has a great big flat driveway:)
Shall we change this thread to 'Gardening with recovery gear' and seek a spot on ABC's Gardening Australia?
A winch can be used for all sorts of things besides recovering other cars.
For example straining up a ringlock fence, Far more accurate that simply pulling the fence up with a tractor/4WD and with far more control as well.
It can also be used to do a paddock kill, All you need is a tree to throw the winch rope over So No need for a front end loader.
In the Bush a winch isn't just there for playing about on the tracks, It can be a very useful tool IF you can think outside the square [thumbsupbig]
I used my winch to help straighten the end of the bullbar on the BIL's 80 series, which he had bent when he clouted a tree while turning.
I know someone who slung his winch rope over a branch and used it to lift a dead goat to hang while being butchered.
That works even better with a 250-350kg deer[biggrin] Goats I can lift solo[thumbsupbig] ( Not in urban areas [biggrin][biggrin][biggrin])Quote:
Originally Posted by DiscoMick
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The very reasons I have a winch on the 'tilly.
I have a cordless remote good for around 30 metre range and it's very practical to use for retrieving logs out of the scrub here as I can "Steer" the logs with a crowbar whole winching at the same time. A one man operation ( although two is better.)
Using a chain, I would quite often only be able to move a log 3- 5 metres or so with the tractor, reverse, take up the slack, forward another 3-5, reverse etc.
That is a pain in the arse!
As stated, fence straining is a breeze, removing old stumps, although the chain is better, pulling over dead trees and I use it with my boats reef anchor attached to remove excess water lilies from the dam. Can those buggers take a bit of pulling when there's a few hooked onto.
I've used the winch once for a vehicle recovery.
Steve
Centrelink carpark and hospital carpark..... don't park on barkchip gardens
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Perth Freeways- Sand between the two sides can be a little soft and then some. I have pulled a landcruiser out ute who tried a naughty U turn not too far from the airport near Cloverdale.
Driving a Lada ute at the time- Arrh still recall the look of humiliation of his face[biggrin][biggrin][biggrin]
I've used a high lift jack with a house frame stud timber wired to the moving jaw, to push a creeper on a lattice type fence extension back into position so I could install metal brackets, after the silly neighbour cut it back hard and it blew over in a rain storm.