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Pulley'd Polaris Pulling Power

Discussion in 'The Wood Pile' started by BuckeyeFootball, Mar 31, 2024.

  1. BuckeyeFootball

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    I mentioned this broken hickory stem a while ago. Its been hung up since a bad storm last summer. It was hung up good in the crotch and couldnt be cut down piece by piece. I also tried yanking it with a strap with the Ranger to no avail it was just too heavy and also digging into the ground. After some youtube research I grabbed 2 20k snatchblocks from HF and a few other pieces of hardware. Went with a "triple line static" setup per this video and after a few tries and having to cut a chunk off that was really digging into the ground success! I'll CSS it tommorow.

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    BuckeyeFootball, Mar 31, 2024
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    Success, it's a beautiful thing.
     
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    Very cool, good job!
     
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    That is good use of simple tools.
     
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    Work smarter not harder. Of course I haven't figured that out yet! :emb:

    Some nice wood worth the effort
     
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    Nice job now you have some new tools and experience to go with it
     
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    If I ever hang a big one up or have another widowmaker hanging Im def busting out this setup again.
     
    BuckeyeFootball, Apr 1, 2024
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    Slick! I like it!
     
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