I was planning on cutting these Hickory logs up for firewood, then a friend gave me this little 6,000 pound winch, so I cut them into 8' logs and tried out the winch. I may try to mill a couple since I have them home and could do it on the court out front. I cut them at my BIL's house and he has several more to come down, a couple quite a bit bigger. Here's some pics.
First one, put a tag line on it and used the truck to give it a tug.
The second one was a little more interesting to get down. There wasn't enough room in a straight line to pull with the truck. So, I tied a line to a tree in the woods at a right angle to the fall and put a snatch block on it.
Sister in Law standing in line of fall asking "How are you going to make it fall here?.
First one, put a tag line on it and used the truck to give it a tug.
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The second one was a little more interesting to get down. There wasn't enough room in a straight line to pull with the truck. So, I tied a line to a tree in the woods at a right angle to the fall and put a snatch block on it.
![](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/515/515daa4f65e182db7437883c4c974800.jpg)
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Sister in Law standing in line of fall asking "How are you going to make it fall here?.
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