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Offline SwampDonkey

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Re: New to forestry proper
« Reply #20 on: September 04, 2007, 12:04:44 pm »
Yes, we call'm tire irons to I guess. All I ever used them for was to remove a hub cab. And yes, watch your chin as Tom suggests.
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Pre-commercial thinning pays off. :)
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Re: New to forestry proper
« Reply #21 on: September 04, 2007, 12:23:24 pm »
Great safety advice, fellas. :)  I'd really like to see one of these jacks now ... I think I'll do some research right now.
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Offline Mooseherder

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Re: New to forestry proper
« Reply #22 on: September 04, 2007, 05:19:30 pm »
 We call them Farm Jacks also. Used them to lift the camp when we were putting down some new Cedar Ties (courtesy of Bow Saw, painted in black ).  We had put some steel plate down for the jack bottom foot for stability. The bottom sill of the camp almost wanted to bust loose but we blocked up and repositioned. A couple of the pumps took two men to get to the next lift click. Worked really well but I still don't trust them. A feller needs to watch his noggin around them.
 
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Re: New to forestry proper
« Reply #23 on: September 04, 2007, 05:53:40 pm »
Harbor Freight carries them.
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Re: New to forestry proper
« Reply #24 on: September 04, 2007, 09:34:48 pm »
I would be careful with where I bought it from.I've seen some sell for $40 new.This is not a good time to try to save a $40.I think a 60 inch one is around $80 now.
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Re: New to forestry proper
« Reply #25 on: September 04, 2007, 11:03:29 pm »
My wife drug me to a yard sale last spring. I whined about it all the way there - then I found a jack-all for $10.00 and bragged about it all the way home  ;D  ;D

A little WD-40 or similar lube keeps them working most of the time.
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