Single handed heavy lifting - Gin Pole build start to finish!

Рет қаралды 7,920

7 күн бұрын

So what do you do if you are all alone in the forest and you have to do some heavy lifting without a crane or loader.
In the olden days before modern technology came along then people used to build simple cranes called Gin pole.
Here I build a 16 foot gin pole capable of lifting over a thousand pounds safely. Start to finish with installation and first use.
Don't do this at home it is dangerous!
I'm a Buddhist monk living in British Columbia, and I am currently building a perma culture meditation retreat in the Northern Gulf Islands of British Columbia.
On this channel I will post videos about eco-friendly and natural building techniques as well as how to videos related to forestry, woodwork and construction

Пікірлер: 13

@gunkwretch3697 2 күн бұрын

Clearly you have earned your title as the "Chainsaw Lama" ... you got some handy skills in general though, much more than me anyways

@ultimatemeaning 20 сағат бұрын

Still learning Gunk!

@davidschwartz5127 42 минут бұрын

So that is what a GIN pole is, I've always wondered since childhood hearing my Grandfather talk about them with other adults on the farm. I have used them many times in my career and have always called them "Aframelifts". My Grandfather was German and I am 78YO. Thanks for clearing that up!

@ultimatemeaning 3 минут бұрын

Yeah I always used to call it a lifting frame but apparently a single pole, an A-frame, and a tripod rigged in this way is a Gin pole. Many videos on line. And it works great BTW

@markm8188 3 сағат бұрын

Thanks! I enjoyed the video.

@ultimatemeaning 3 минут бұрын

Thanks friend 👍

@robertschmidt9296 10 сағат бұрын

Good choice of music.

@ultimatemeaning 2 минут бұрын

Kinda cheery

@jackdawg4579 5 күн бұрын

looked a bit dodgy, but you got there in the end!

@ultimatemeaning 5 күн бұрын

😆🤣😆 Works a treat mate! Over engineered for the job. I will post a full video of the sawmill unpacking and assembly with lifting gear 😆🤣😆

@jackdawg4579 5 күн бұрын

@@ultimatemeaning that would be good to see!

@peterellis4262 4 күн бұрын

Found it amusing that you came on with a safety lecture about the ladder, but not a word on the chainsaw. Also - tying the ladder to the tree? After you climb it without, then untie and climb back down ;) I get the idea, but the irony is blatant. Cutting the notches with the chainsaw - why not use a plunge cut to get the flat bottom? You had plenty of room and it would be much more efficient than the multiple vertical cuts and having to knock out all the waste and still need more cutting ;) With a chop saw it makes sense, but the chainsaw lets you avoid all of that.

@ultimatemeaning 2 күн бұрын

❤ not confident enough with my plunge cuts yet (beginner) and the 16 footers are too awkward to get on the DeWalt. But the joint was tight in the end so I am pretty happy with the outcome. ❤