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Log loading technique.
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Previously:
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...055#post224489
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...996#post230021
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...108#post217950
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...122#post191596
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...887#post190857
One big tip of the hat. How many Mericans, or Canadians would figure this out?
Mark
If he had a winch on the front bumper, he wouldn't need the companion truck to pull the rope; totally self-contained.
What is known as parbuckling I believe.Quote:
Originally Posted by Altair
Indeed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Manitoba Man
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parbuckle_salvage
This technique was used to salvage the Costa Concordia after its half-wit captain sailed it into an island.
My Dad always talked about a local man (here in Ohio) who loaded logs in the 1930s using this same method, but with work horses. His team of horses were so well trained that he could position and move a log an inch at a time.
Have used this technique to
Load a moose shot way back in the bush. Tie rope to tree, pull it up over headache rack, attach moose and slowly back up