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Pitch

05-12-2005 16:23:19




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Never pull out a 25" sapling with a 20"chain. Don"t ask!




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Motor Hugger

05-13-2005 00:31:17




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 Re: Safety lesson in reply to Pitch, 05-12-2005 16:23:19  
After hearing about several tractor owners who died trying to pull stumps and such, I never pull a heavy object chained to my 8N in back. I always pull from the front of the tractor, which gives the added benefit of being able to see what I'm pulling. Alternatively, I'll pull big stumps or whatever around when secured right up against the rear drawbar, so the tractor cannot flip over.

The problem is that if the tractor is chained to something near the rear axle, those wheels are still going to turn because of all the torque. Either the wheels will spin in the dirt, or they will hold on the ground and spin, which means the tractor itself will rotate about the axles.

I'm just glad I heard about all those poor guys who died trying to pull stumps, because that's just the sort of thing I would have tried!

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guest

05-13-2005 04:01:38




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 Re: Safety lesson in reply to Motor Hugger, 05-13-2005 00:31:17  
What are you attaching the chain to in the
front of the tractor?



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Kevin in OK

05-12-2005 19:17:39




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 Re: Safety lesson in reply to Pitch, 05-12-2005 16:23:19  
This isn't pulling trees out, but at the woods when we fell trees, we use the 8n to pull trees in the direction we want them to fall. We hook up high on the tree, low on the tractor, and apply light pressure on the tree during cutting. We use this with 40 or 50 feet of rope with chain on either end to connect to the drawbar and tree. This ensures there is plenty of room between the back of our heads and the top of the tree.

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Coldiron

05-13-2005 11:25:49




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 Re: Safety lesson in reply to Kevin in OK, 05-12-2005 19:17:39  
I try to avoid pulling trees down in my direction. Get a good snatch block, tie it low to anything strong and set your tractor 90 deg away from the direction of fall. You will be safer and your insurer will be grateful. Been doing it this way for years because a friend saw me pulling them towards me and gave me the snatch block so we could go to tractor auctions for years to come. This about removes all margin of error.

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old

05-12-2005 18:10:28




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 Re: Safety lesson in reply to Pitch, 05-12-2005 16:23:19  
I never have any problems with pulling out trees with one of my 8N, but it does have a backhoe on it. LOL



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Jerry (AL)

05-12-2005 17:11:13




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 Re: Safety lesson in reply to Pitch, 05-12-2005 16:23:19  
Easy to get hurt pulling on such. A local guy a while back killed himself pulling on a crabapple stump. Tractor came back on him. He had hooked it high on the tractor.



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Pitch

05-12-2005 17:18:16




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 Re: Safety lesson in reply to Jerry (AL), 05-12-2005 17:11:13  
Only place I ever hook is to the under the diffrential drawbar. I give a gentle tug and if it doesn't want to come I dig and chop a bit and sometimes dig and chop a lot. Ain't gonna die cause I want a tree out. I also only do it in the spring when there is plenty of moisture make tha ground soft. Anything bigger than 4 or 5 " is gonna stay right where its at.



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Steve (Magnolia, TX)

05-12-2005 17:01:24




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 Re: Safety lesson in reply to Pitch, 05-12-2005 16:23:19  
Last summer I was pulling standing dead trees down. I started off with just a 5" piece of 3/8" chain on the end of my boom pole... hooked onto a 15-20" tree (about 6" up).

I caught the tree (~6" in diameter) next to my right ear, in my right hand. I"m lucky it didn"t land right on top of my empty head!!


I went and got more chain...

Steve



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Eric ATL

05-12-2005 16:39:38




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 Re: Safety lesson in reply to Pitch, 05-12-2005 16:23:19  
I hope you weren't hurt. I have to say that sounds like something I would do. Next time put the chain 6 feet up the trunk. Eric



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Am I to surmise

05-12-2005 16:39:35




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 Re: Safety lesson in reply to Pitch, 05-12-2005 16:23:19  
that the sapling got even by beating you about the head and shoulders??



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