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Former trail builder here, but not as involved with rigging as all that. Wish I had done that kinda stuff.
Is Kneejam and offwidth reference?
Kyle, a video of that set-up would be killer. There are so many placed where rigging fits where machines don't.
Looked at a big tree removal in a raised yard, with a structurally-soft retaining wall, and a fence. Being able to boom over obstacles, to get material up or down to a machine would...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gateway_Arch
Thought I'd double check my trivia... They used hoses to spray the arch with water to fight thermal expansion in order to install the keystone at the top.
I went up in it as a kid.
As I recall, the thing we rode in (maybe seated???) Moved up...
I've never seen any need to set tongs. Might be different proportions with smaller logs and smaller tongs than those big tongs/ big logs. I bet it worked pretty easily. Maybe a kick to loosen.
Good info.
Could be useful for a sawmill, if you don't have the capacity in a mini/ other machine.
My friend uses his back-hoe with forks to load his mill, but its taking a beating. Next time I'm talking to him, I'll have to mention it. He maybe could simply weld-up a frame that attaches to...
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