Being unable to release the pressure on the rope seems a bit dodgy!!!

Dec 23, That time of year is here! Wood cutting time. Today is a bit different in that I didn't intend to fell this tree for firewood. But the reality of living on a. Sep 18, Pulling a large tree over with a come along. Aug 11, falling trees that need a wedge or a push or pull we use a technique called a poor man come along, i show it in this video. Apr 20, houston. Apr 15, #1. 3 times now, I've used a come along winch and a dead man plus screwed in bolts to fell trees to make certain where they landed and it's worked every time.

Yes, every time, it's worked.

I crank for 3/5 days in advance, cranking a few cranks per day before I Estimated Reading Time: 4 mins. Sep 01, Using two wedges, side by side, drive one home so that there is a gap between the stem and the top of the other wedge.

Place a shim in the gap above the free wedge until it is snug, and then pound in the shim by driving the wedge. This should either fell the tree or free up the other wedge for a. I use this to tug on trees when cutting them down.

A rope come-along is perfect for this because of two things: 1, the winch doesn't fill up with cable and instead you can winch for 50 feet at once if you need to, and 2, the rope is somewhat stretchy so you can put real tension on a tree and it'll keep pulling as the tree starts to stumplopping.bars: Crank the handle of the come-along winch slowly and apply continuous pulling power on the winch line.

This power will transfer to the connection made at the butt end of the tree, causing the leaner to move toward the anchor tree. Continue operating the winch until the leaner falls to the ground.