09-13-2011, 06:34 PM
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Alternate Use for a Winch
i found another great use this weekend for my winch:
i had some bushes in the front yard i had been meaning to remove and replace for a while but im lazy and its a lot of work so i naturally had been putting it off. i realized that if i used my winch to pull them out of the ground, it would the cut the time need to get them out of the ground in half... it worked great 
dug out around the roots and wrapped a chain around it and attached the winch cable
end product. pulled out about 4 of them, saved me tons of digging
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09-13-2011, 06:36 PM
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Yeah, before I ever used my winch off-road, I used it to help "direct" the fall of some trees that were leaning towards my neighbor's yard. Worked like a champ!
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09-13-2011, 07:18 PM
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im going to use it to pull some small trees growing in places i dont want trees this weekend. should save me more time and labor, cant wait 
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09-13-2011, 07:44 PM
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09-13-2011, 07:48 PM
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thats a pretty good size tree lol wow. diggin the truck btw. i love to older toyota trucks
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09-13-2011, 08:00 PM
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yeah i was a little worried once i tied off to the other tree, and was using the snatch block(so now i was pulling at 19,000lbs) and the front of my truck was sitting about 10-12" off the ground and my winch started really bogging down, i was hopping the tree would give first, before the winch or frame or winch mounts, which i have tied into my frame, front spring hangers and motor mounts. so if that went, the motor, and my front axle would all come with it, that push bar is also tied into it as well. i hope i never have to replace my front bumper (cause it aint coming out lol)
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09-13-2011, 08:30 PM
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yeah, it would have been a bad day if your truck gave before the tree lol
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09-13-2011, 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted by T4RFool
im going to use it to pull some small trees growing in places i dont want trees this weekend. should save me more time and labor, cant wait |
Old farmer trick is put an old rim standing up next to the tree and run the cable over it, then tie off low on the tree. Makes the pull force vertical. Thank me later.
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09-13-2011, 09:09 PM
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Originally Posted by TheDurk
Old farmer trick is put an old rim standing up next to the tree and run the cable over it, then tie off low on the tree. Makes the pull force vertical. Thank me later.
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Great idea.
I was using my hi-lift to yank a bush but it wanted to lay over so I used my winch to hold the top and keep it vertical.
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09-13-2011, 10:23 PM
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Quote:
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Old farmer trick is put an old rim standing up next to the tree and run the cable over it, then tie off low on the tree. Makes the pull force vertical. Thank me later.
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thats a great idea, i never would have thought of that. i'll be sure to remember that when i go to pull a tree out of the ground. appreciate the input
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Old farmer trick is put an old rim standing up next to the tree and run the cable over it, then tie off low on the tree. Makes the pull force vertical. Thank me later.
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I cannot visualize what you mean. Could you please draw it out fir this city slicker please. Thanks.
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I cannot visualize what you mean. Could you please draw it out fir this city slicker please. Thanks.
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^Thats some good service right there^
Love the trd decal, need to get me one of them
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@ shootmymime
has it exactly right. (Great art, by-the-way.) The bigger the rim the better. The farmer would use a tractor rear rim but I've done it with an old 18". Any decent tire store that does trucks will probably give you one for free off the big pile behind the store.
http://youtu.be/O1ouMDZeMC4?t=52s
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Excellent.
Thanks for the most sketch (love the TRD) and explanations!
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