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Log lifting tong recommendations?
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<blockquote data-quote="rwoods" data-source="post: 6486867" data-attributes="member: 46677"><p>My vote would be to see if you can find some old forged ones. One of my brothers beat me to my dad’s. So I bought a 32” set from Northern. They would not pick up anything - prongs were too straight. Exchanged them for another pair with a better shape. They grip well but the steel is very soft and the ring end will bend very easily especially when you have to backup a little. Easy to straighten though - if you can snag the ring end on something you can bend them back by hand. If not, a heavy hammer or axe will do.</p><p></p><p>I may try CM if I buy a new one. </p><p></p><p></p><p>That said, it is hard to beat a set of chokers especially if you have a helper.</p><p></p><p>Ron</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rwoods, post: 6486867, member: 46677"] My vote would be to see if you can find some old forged ones. One of my brothers beat me to my dad’s. So I bought a 32” set from Northern. They would not pick up anything - prongs were too straight. Exchanged them for another pair with a better shape. They grip well but the steel is very soft and the ring end will bend very easily especially when you have to backup a little. Easy to straighten though - if you can snag the ring end on something you can bend them back by hand. If not, a heavy hammer or axe will do. I may try CM if I buy a new one. That said, it is hard to beat a set of chokers especially if you have a helper. Ron [/QUOTE]
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