THIS IS THE BEST EXPLANATION I HAVE SEEN AND MOST PROFESSIONAL , DESCRIPTION, SAFETY, USAGE ,STORAGE , VERY GOOD

That was a very thorough description of the operation of this tool. Thank you.

Although it's been four plus years since this video was produced I really appreciate your production and it is vitally important for this greenhorn down in the lower 48. Thank you sir!

OK - from a newbie using the Masdam. I have felled trees without one of these. My take Yes, hook is a bit small. My 3 inch Thor strap barely fit. watch the load. IF you are ratcheting like a macho man - both arms. Don't. You risk overload. Check rigging points! I had to call Masdam tech support ( very helpful!) to help me understand how to release lower pawl! I studied this back in the shop so knew the mechanics. Had to bang handle back to release with too much tension. Watch the tin tension engagement/ release strip -mine popped off! And it will cut. Learn a good Bowlin or other. Knot. A slip knot will work but will not come loose easily! Had to use a screw driver to release knot when the tree was down. Otherwise quite a tool! And an excellent video here

40 years of tree removal 32 as my own business., rigging last 15-18 .Came here researching where this Maasdam a-100 is made. AWESOME , Done and explained on a low enough level, if you don't understand this guy, YOU should NOT be in tree removal. or until you have some schooling. New subscriber. .... even after 4 decades. ... still information in this field to learn every week...PEACE " Safety is your first job, if not....... its your last"

Thank you so m uch for this video. I agree with the other positive comments you received. I read the directions and there one or two things that were still not clear to me until I watched your video. Today I am usign the rope puller to haul wood up a large steep hill - unfortunately no other realistic way out. Wood put into large wagon and pulled up hill with rope puller. Wish I had bought this years ago.

This is the video i spent a long time looking for. THANK YOU

Hands down the best instructional video on KZfaq! No nonsense, straight to the point. I was searching for a winch type puller to help recover a downed deer for hunting season, this rope puller is exactly what I need. Thanks.

Simple, clear, and effective. Very nice video! Really appreciate all your time and effort.

I've used one of these for decades- didn't think they were still made. I use it for construction- mostly lifting beams. I call it a "rope-along". Super handy, the 20' rope is fine for most things as it's easy to extend and reset. It's always in the truck with some 1" tubular webbing.

Always look forward to your videos! Thanks for all the competent information and instructions.

This was very informative and helpful video. I just bought a Maasdam rope pulley and wasn’t real clear how it worked. But your video made everything clear. Thanks for a great video!

Excellent Video! Your clear & concise explanation was a tremendous help. I understood the concept of this come along but couldn’t figure the proper way to use it. I appreciate that you didn’t waste time with idle chatter and stay on topic and instructions. All instructive videos should use your format for their videos. Thank you so very much!

Thanks for the video

I love my rope puller i have the same one. Thank you for showing the spring trick.

Very good presentation, no jokes, no attempts ar being funny at all. Just a simple tutorial for a come along.

Your knowledge has helped me avoid problems and has all around helped me learn the proper way, i appreciate all the effort you put into your videos! Keep it up, climb high!

Having used these a lot at work I watched this video not expecting to learn anything, but the way you released the tension on the rope is a handy trick to know

Thank you for this video.

Excellent review of the MRP!

Thanks for a detailed, well explained tutorial. It's the best I've seen for any topic on KZfaq.

I've been using the Maasdam Power Pull cable come-a-long for 45 years. It's pretty worn out now, but I still use it for less than WLL tasks. Funny, I bought the rope pull last week & yt recommended this vid. Glad you made it, it's a great overview, & I think you covered everything! But, I Really would have liked to have seen how you attached the sling to your anchor.

These things are awesome. Had a small dead Ash overhanging a neighbors fence and I was able to pull the whole tree straight up to where I could pull it sideways with a tag line. Us old guys need these gadgets like we do foot ascenders. Thanks for the tutorial. I need to use this more so I remember all the things I learned here.

I had no idea you could push that spring to disengage the front pawl. Thank you for making my job easier! 👍

Excellent video! Changing career to manly man work. I'm 3 months old in felling trees and looking forward to your training videos. Great job!

Excellent video, i have had this tool for 8 years Just in case i ever needed it. Today I need it and your instructions helped me out .

I use the same ratchet rope puller and often use a return pulley so the pulling point is right beside the tree I am pulling, it works great Thanks for the very well explained video

Awesome! I need that! I love the way you tied the 25 to the other rope! That was great!

I've subscribed. Really good video! I'm a logger and arborist in Wales, UK. We've got a lot of forestry so we use these a lot. I'm going to use your video to train my employee's. Thankyou, very helpful.

Perfect. This was exactly what I was hoping for. Thank you

Thank you. Very helpful for us city people after hurricane fiona. All the best!

I just buy one last week, very good explanation.

Great info...just ordered one. Can't wait to put it to use. Been using the old cable style.

Thank you I learned a lot. Great information.

I bought this rope puller after watching your video last week. I'll use it for the first time today on my log cabin project. Thank you for the helpful tips! The prusik on the end was worth the watch!

This was on a truck at work and I wasn’t sure on how it could be used. Thank you for the informative video!

Thanks for the video. Very clear and understandable. Excited to put mine to use.

Pulled a bunch of trees and got my truck out of several mud holes with the Maasdam and it's a great tool. I have used double braid in it as well but wouldn't do it in a critical situation. You don't necessarily have to back off a click at a time, you can get four at a time by depressing the back pawl while easing the handle off. Excellent video.

Excellent tutorial and video

My Maasdam just showed up today with 120 feet of Samson Promaster. I have been using 5/8" Treemaster along with Amsteel & my main 1/2 " rigging line for a while now. Just found your video 2day & I will be putting it to good use over the next few weeks. I have a farm with 2 fence lines so I need to use mechanical advantage to make sure my 🌳 removal doesn't wreck fence. The time I spend with this device will save me hours of refencing. I cut limbs from above using MRS & pull spars down by cranking in the direction I need the load to go. Thank

Great info on your video, 👍 👍. I picked up one these very handy tools a couple of weeks ago and I added a single pulley. Had to add an additional anchor point (used the class 5 receive hatch on the F-150), and 120 ft. rope. These rope come alongs are great tools. Thanks again for your video, great tips,,,,,be safe, God Speed, and God Bless,,,,,, Semper Fi,,, 🇺🇸

Great instructional video

Thanks, good stuff, keep 'em comin'

Great video, thanks.

just bought one after watching this. thanks

This was a great video, I just got one of these to pull a hung tree. You also showed me a new prusik knot. Thanks man.

Great. I had never seen à model like this one

Wow. I got a lot from this video. Right on.

Very informative. Thank you.

Showed up for the come along knowledge, picked up some rope knots and storage as a bonus! Thanks!

Hi! Could you share what carabiner you use to replace the hook? How about what load line you use and the shorter eye splice?

Thanks for the great information I have been looking for this kind of come along! thanks for the great information on it.

Very good video! Thanks for the explanations!

Nice video. As a lineman I have used different versions of the "French Prusic", but what it was officially called. We called it simply a grapevine knot. We also have a knot I named the snubbing hitch because we don't know the official name of that either😁. Two of the most useful knots we use. Again, nice video👍

Great video, thanks for sharing

Really great video -- thank you! Maasdam should pay you because their documentation blows. I've had this thing a few years and learned a lot from you. Love to see a video on how you set up that rope with the eye loop there.

Great info for beginners, like how you wrap your rope

Very informative and well presented. I'm shopping for a way to ramp cargo into my pickup truck by anchoring onto the headache rack. It is a heavy duty rack and will anchor a ton. I was considering a come along or a B&T. I didn't know the Maasdam type rope pullers existed; looks like a pretty cool option. Which ever option I choose is going to be something that only gets used a few times a year to wench in a dead motorcycle or heavy piece or furniture or something like that. I like the simplicity and length capacity of a B&T but it could be awkward for a one person operation if things get out of hand. The come along has specific control but limited length but it can be augmented with a rope. This rope puller might be what I'm looking for. Thanks :-)

Awesome vid. Cheers from Australia just subbed.nice work 🙂👍👍👍

Thanks. Best video on the internet on this device

great video. Thanks for the detail! followed.

Great guude. Cheers

Michigan!!! Represent!

This was perfect! I hope you are sponsored, you provided the exact info I needed on this item. You earned a subscriber because of this video, can't wait to learn more.

Your demo of this device has convinced me to go for this one. In a short video, you've covered all the pertinent info that I'll need on my little woodlot. My hat's off to you and Maasdam. Subscribed! Extra credit for the Tigers cap!

Thank you

Your awesome thank you.

I've preferred working with ropes instead of cables and chains my entire life... never saw one of these before... thanks...

Thanks!

I'm not downing the come-a-long in any way... I've used a cable type for many years and know that it is a very useful tool. I was never interested in a rope type before seeing your video, but now I want and will get me one. You really should receive some sponsorship from the come-a-long company for this! You give awesome instructions in ALL your videos! I don't understand how this is a 10 to 1 system.

Great, simple, clear, helpful video! I have one of these and I really like the idea you gave of attaching the friction hitch to the actual main line.. and also replacing the hook with a carabiner. Question please.... do you have any concern for injuries from rope or equipment failure using the Maasdam rope puller? e.g. working the ratchet, one's body is "in line" with the rope. Thanks.

A really good instructional vid that buddy. ATB, DEs

Hi, thanks for another great video I'm a big fan of the channel. I was wondering if you or anyone in the comments section has thoughts on the safety/practicality of combining the rope puller with a 3-to-1 system to try and triple the force you could apply with it. Seems to me like you could achieve massive pulling power like this. thanks

Good stuff, thanks

Very good. I liked you video and subscribed.

That French prusik on the end of the rigging line with the 2 sewn eyes is a must have & also saves u a lot of time. Getting all the slack out of the line is where the Maasdam shines. The other must have is the loop @ the end which is simply done with a 3 strand rope. I don't like to use 3 strand ropes for rigging when using rings with the twisting factor involved. However they r good for holding up healthy 🌳 that r leaners & have been that way since birth.

Thank you.

Very nice video, thank you. I now feel confident that I can quickly set this up and operate it correctly. One thing that I wish you would’ve also touched on is where in the tree to attach the rope. Obviously that’s going to differ from tree to tree, but I saw you had yours down low near where you’d likely make the cut on that walnut. Is there any general rules of thumb when doing this? Or is it really dependent on each individual tree felling scenario? Also, is there any advantage to getting 1 long ass rope and an anchor of some sort opposed to getting the small rope with the Massdam and using separate long ropes like you did? I JUST ordered one (before I found this video) that comes with a 200’ rope with hooks and a 1/2” x 6’ 12 strand loop to put around the anchor. It was between the official 100’ option (A-100) which was out of stock on amazon and the one I got (offered with many different length ropes from a rope supplier plus the anchor loop). I liked that both of these options had hooks on both ends as I’m not well versed in serious knot work for real ropes -I know a bunch of fishing line knots though lol. Anyways, I wanted hooks on both ends and didn’t want to spool it up myself. Having seen this video I now realize it doesn’t spool up the rope. So adding any rope isn’t an problem. But now seeing how easy it was to store with the short rope and picturing myself bundling it up with the 200 footer, I’m wondering if I should’ve gone with the short rope and bought separate ropes to attach to like you did here? Lastly...where do I buy good quality rope for just tree rigging, NO climbing lol?

Not too much of a learning curve when familiar with the Lug-All winch, but looks so much lighter to use. Perfect replacement for my damaged Lug-All.

What carabiner do you use for replacing the hook on the puller and on the end of the rope ? Really like your system and enjoyed your video.

What length eye-eye do you need to sue the French prusik? Another great video!

I like it and it is so much better than cheap wire pullers often too short. Fine instructions and I will look for something like that. I like Your modifications. They come from experience! Well done. Is it only an USA product or worldwide?

Merci mec👍

Great video wondering if you have tried different lengths Pruisk cord and brand if one works better than the other

Great video, just a couple questions: - would it be best to have webbing around your anchor tree so your rope is not damaged? - would have been nice to see the tutorial on that knot going to the load tree- 7 wraps or whatever it was called

Happy Easter!

Thanks for your informative video. Wouldn't we want the least stretchy rope as possible to pull large trees over with? Amazon has a Maasdam puller for 68$ dollars that says it works with 1/2" twisted or braided rope. I'd also be interested to know if this puller or a similar one is available that's rated for two, three or four times the 1500 pounds you say yours is rated for. Thank you 👍🏼

I just bought one gonna be pulling over 10 trees with it next week

Some of the best explanatory videos on KZfaq. Really appreciate the effort. Do you have any videos that differentiate rigging carabiners versus climbing carabiners and the difference in climbing ropes versus rigging ropes? Smashing that Like button.

You can use it with braided rope, but it tends to slip after about 400 or 500 lbs. To keep it pulling, you have to have someone pulling on the free end of the rope to keep it engaged in the wheel. To do it by yourself, you can z-rig the free end back to a progress capture pulley along the pulling rope and back to where you are working the puller. This also ensures the rope will not come loose at an in-opportune moment.

Thanks for the vid. What's the rating on that carbiner you replaced the hook with and where did you buy it from?

I have one of these great tool and great price.

Thanks for revealing how to loosen the line at 9:47. That is a hidden feature.

is there vids on how to hand splice 3 strand? I will find out. Also, is that a cow hitch on the anchor point? I also bought this rope puller after seeing your vid, but have yet to use it. Need to get it ready

I’ve had two Rope Pullers from Maasdam. They are very handy due to the unlimited length of line. The choice of rope is important!

enjoyed the video. after I toss my throw lead through the tree crotch and pull my bull rope. what type of knot should I use to attach my bull rope to the trunk? is this considered a base anchor? and what about when I attach it to my rope puller? ty

Microsoft Movie Maker could learn a thing or two from your epic scene transitions

Can you possibly make a list of the equipment you used in the video?

I have this exact rope puller. I used a 1/2” 3 strand today but had trouble with the rope slipping when load was applied. Where do I get the ProMaster that you mentioned???

I use a hand ascender at the exiting end.....so it works as a brake if it was to slip.