Snoopy11 5,714 #26 Posted July 28, 2022 On 7/1/2021 at 10:00 AM, Jeff-C175 said: Here... hold my beer 2022... dumb people are still dumb, Jeff... I feel like this when I view the second video in slow motion... Don 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wheel Horse 3D 3,795 #27 Posted July 28, 2022 Perhaps with a Horse pulling? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,596 #28 Posted July 28, 2022 Gotta reiterate the absolute need for a dead man hanging off the cables on these winch / cable / come along set ups… heavy blanket, chain whatever to weight down and catch / slow the slingshot if it releases or breaks… I’ve used a prusik knot around cable tied to object being pulled. If cable slips / breaks the prusik will drop the cable… Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
c-series don 8,719 #29 Posted July 28, 2022 @SylvanLakeWH Prusik knot? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,596 #30 Posted July 29, 2022 1 hour ago, c-series don said: @SylvanLakeWH Prusik knot? It’s a slip knot used in mountaineering to ascend rope or stop an unwanted descent. Slides when not under load. When under load it locks tight. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 12,233 #31 Posted July 29, 2022 17 hours ago, Wheel Horse 3D said: Perhaps with a Horse pulling? The workers digging the Erie canal in NY in the 1800's used a system like this for uprooting trees. Larger wheels (6-8' in diameter) and a pair of actual horses. I'll bet the Romans and maybe even the Egyptians had something like it, too! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 38,206 #32 Posted July 29, 2022 Stump pull w/ mules (HORSES) using a lever - ALDEER.COM If you don't have a spare tire, you could use a long lever. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 12,233 #33 Posted July 29, 2022 The spare tire idea is really a way to redirect the force, but it doesn't add leverage. The mules-and-lever is simple and effective with a massive increase in leverage. More elaborate, but when you are building a canal and you have a lot of tree stumps, well, this is pretty clever. Essentially a horizontal windlass on wheels. Must've weighed a few thousand pounds. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
