They already did this on myth busters. They bruised a pig carcass, but I believe it was determined non-lethal

Good information there Keith. i never thought about the stored energy in the strop. :-)

Brilliant tools! :-)

Probably was a cable puller like the ones they use in forestry..

I think it pulls around 12 tons with a straight run as I demonstrate in the video and 24 tons if a snatch block is used with the load. :-)

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It is a very powerful winch! :-)

Glad you enjoyed it! :-)

It is an amazing winch! :-)

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I thought that they started out in Cornwall, UK and then moved down under Steve. It is a great bit of kit! :-)

@@RussellPlatten the family did, and they tried their hand at different things. After initial success with the foundry, and growth of the company the opened up back in the UK, where no doubt there was still the family connecti on and a bigger worldwide market. Can search for the company history, and it's an interesting short read. Also, there are some company catalogues available to view online at the National library of Australia. nla.gov.au/nla.obj-40712525/view?partId=nla.obj-40712530 interesting uses, but a bit of artistic licence taken! For a KZfaq demo of how they work, and a idea of their capabilities, search for trewhella monkey grubber. There are a few lads doing some hard yakka pulling trees and stumps. Rough quality, but a good demo all the same. And thanks again for posting. Im certainly envious of your unit.👍

I was given the winch a few years ago. A good friend of mine had used it years ago as part of his landscaping business. It would never pass today's stringent safety regulations so you would not be able to rent it. They occasionally come up for sale on eBay and do not fetch too much money. You need to search for 'monkey winch' or 'Trewhella'. :-)

I made sure all of the equipment had a SWL of more than the maximum capacity of the winch Dave. :-)

It is! :-)

Thank you Leonardo! :-)

It is a brilliant winch! :-)

Is that who I think it is?

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Good advice Nev. I love both the jack and the winch. However, you are right, the winch is something else. It has proved extremely useful on the odd occasion, but it is very awkward to handle and position. It would never pass any of today's certification tests either! :-)

No David, you are not wrong. :-)

LOL. Maybe I should get myself a loading tractor. I reckon it would not cope with the inclines on my garden. :-)

It is a wonderful machine. They occasionally appear on eBay. :-)

Personally, I think if I had managed to get the weight lower down on the farm jack it would have worked. You could see the stump moving and hear roots snapping before it failed. Pulling the stump out with this jack took way more force due to the lack of leverage. Trees are not equipped to resist vertical forces as well as they resist horizontal forces. I may of course be wrong. :-)

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I like the idea of cooking using a burning stump. The hole is no longer there, I knocked the soil off the roots and levelled the ground which provided enough soil to fill it. :-)

True, but I figured seeing as it is designed for two men, I would not be able to put enough strain on it to cause a problem. :-)

Very good tip! :-)

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Yes, the manufacturer said it was only capable of lifting 500 kg at the top and to keep the weight on the bottom half of the jack. They neglected to mention that in the instructions though! :-)

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You are absolutely right David. I was at sea for a while and also worked offshore so I am well aware of the dangers of ropes and cables parting. I have actually seen one part. I made sure that all of the equipment I used was capable of taking the load before I started. There is always a chance of failure though. If we lived our lives worried about every negative possibility, we would probably never get up in the morning. :-)

@@RussellPlatten You can only make stuff as safe as possible. You could have pulled the other tree don on top of you. At some point you just have to risk it.

@@RussellPlatten totally agree with everything you say and show in the video just made the comment for the people who have no knowledge of line breaks. Your awesome keep up the good hard work and videos. You and the videos are very interesting and learning these tricks from the guys like you who know this stuff is so valuable and would be lost without you sharing your knowledge. and for that I admire and thank you.

@@ivavossi Thank you David. :-)

For some reason a lot of viewers think I sound like Sean Bean Steve. I can't hear it myself though. We do come from the same general area of the UK. :-)

@@RussellPlatten It's cool, wish I had your voice. I live in Oz but was born in Bolton, so the accent mix means I sound like a baboon gargling gravel. Enjoying the vids. Cheers

@@steeevo0136 I reckon a baboon gargling gravel would sound pretty good! :-)

Yes Willie, I contacted the retailer and they sent me a new post. The farm jack is as good as new again and I have a more informed idea of how to use it. :-)

Great. Keep it up and good luck to you mate.

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Without a suitable anchor it is not much use! :-)

it won't handle that. You'd break shear pins all day.

I never had anything for an A frame Mike. I knew the winch would just rip it out. :-)

Yes, the Trewhella winch is some machine. I think that there was a twisting action on the jack and that is what caused it to fail. I never noticed it bending whilst I was using it. It is easy to see it on the video, but I never noticed it up at the jack. As for Fly Fishing, I haven't been for a long time. I really should get some more flies tied and catch something. :-)

Russell Platten just buy them mate. Couple of quid. You could prob have a page on failing on videos you see on YT.

I've never caught a fish on a fly that I did not tie myself. I certainly have a few fails! LOL

I love this winch! So much pulling power! :-)

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Here is a link to the instruction manual for the winch. You can research the history from the details on them Yashpal. nla.gov.au/nla.obj-52803886/view?partId=nla.obj-96150701#page/n10/mode/1up :-)

eBay is probably your best bet David or classified ads. :-)

I know, I am very wary of it! :-)

I am in the UK. A friend gave me the winch. You can sometimes find them on eBay. :-)

Sorry, I meant showing it pull the stump away. It was a heavy lump. There is a review for this quad on my KZfaq channel. :-)

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Ebay might be a good starting place. :-)

My gear was all rated for the maximum load. :-)

Yeah yeah, you are a fortunate fella to have the most experience & the best maintained equipment... but there are others who are watching without the same circumstances who will try it with a very different result, so basically the responsibility is on you.

Glad you enjoyed it! :-)

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The root system was all there. I had only just cut all of the branches off if ready for removing the stump. :-)

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You can't win 'em all! :-)

No, it is not! :-)

@@RussellPlatten Made in Australia

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The winch is designed to be used with a snatch block doubling the mechanical advantage and two men on the tommy bar. I could not see any way of me stressing the cable dangerously. :-)

@@RussellPlatten Calibir1 2 minutes ago well, that's good - sure looked like a dangerous to be in between the two trees... It puled out a pretty big stump.

@@RussellPlatten The issue is what if the cable is damaged or manufactured wrong or from China? You are putting a lot of faith in a cable that could break and nothing to keep you safe if it breaks and if it breaks under tension it is absolutely deadly

The winch was manufactured here in the UK and the cable looks sound David. You are right though there is always an element of risk when using this type of equipment. :-)

The trick is to pick a failure point such as the 12 ton shackles. One of them would have been the first to fail. He has 2 of them but the way they are rigged his max capacity is only 12 tons.

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Trewhella brothers moved to Australia from the UK! I hope you guys are all OK over there Down Under! :-)

@@RussellPlatten yes all good over here, I wonder if the town was named after their factory ?

@@paulgriffiths8359 I can't find any info on the place. It was their father who moved out there looking for gold in Trentham. There are people around with the name Trewhalla, so it may or may not be connected! :-)

@@RussellPlatten Yes, their foundry was at Trentham in Victoria. Closed in the late 90's. The monkey grubber or winch was used for what you did, grubbing out stumps. My dad grew up in the bush and they used this to clear the ground for grazing.

@@lindsaybrown7357 It is a brilliant tool Lindsay! A friend gave it to me. He used to have a landscaping business and had two of them. :-)

English. :-)

This winch is a real peace of mechanical engineering! :-)

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And a brilliant one at that George! :-)