Actual Pulling Power in LBS

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Oct 4, 2007 | 09:17 AM

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Mlucas

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Originally Posted by ratlratl

My daddy was always a chain man, and he taught me to be as well this way. If you had to pull a fat woman out of Dunkin Donuts, she could chew through the strap

. I always use chain and short 2-3 foot rolls to soften the ground up to let the roots go. When the stump starts moving it's time to pull straight on. I have used that method with 2wd's as well as 4wd and it works every time. I don't mean gun it 2-3 foot at a time, just an easy touch on the throttle. The weight of the truck is enough to move most stumps.

Chris

I tried just that-moving 2-3 ft at a time, just letting the trucks weight do the work-well like I said, when the chain came tight-it was like hittin a brick wall. I smoked my head on the "A" pillar while I was watching thru the mirror. The old stump didn't even budge.

Oct 4, 2007 | 09:20 AM

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madhat

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I have pulled out a few big stumps, but I waited till it had rained really hard for a day or two... that made pulling a lot easier.

Oct 4, 2007 | 11:50 PM

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mj007

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Use a cable and a ****** block hooked low to another tree or stump; hook one end high to the stump to be pulled and the other end to your hitch .... the ****** block will double your pull and reduce the load on the truck by half. The more blocks you use the greater the mechanical advantage on the pull.