We celebrate episode 100 by pulling down potentially hazardous dead trees by using mechanical advantage with snatch blocks. We demonstrate how to safely be out of harm's way while removing old, dead, or rotten trees. This method can work with heavy machinery, or with the smallest tractor. This time we show many demonstrations of a 2-to-1 setup and finish off with a 4-to-1 setup pulling with a Takeuchi TL130 skid steer, or track loader.
Episode 100 - Snatch blocks vs widow makers
0:00 - Introduction
2:25 - Rigging gear
8:41 - Snatch block setup
10:10 - Rigging 2-to-1 pulling force
29:49 - Compound pulley 4-to-1 pulling force
All rigging gear, including the 3/8 in. wire was purchased at Harbor Freight