Finally had a nice day and a chance to get 3 of the 4 maples left from the stump I started a few weeks ago. They went down ok and came out of the hole without too much trouble. Our big leaf maple commonly grows up in a clump of 3-10. If you're lucky and they grow up under shade, they grow fairly clean and tall reaching for the sun. Otherwise in full sun, they are a disaster.
I pulled these 3 out a bit differently than the last two. Rather than a single line to the truck, I looped it around my block attached to the truck to shorten my distance and even out the pull. I put some logs down to keep the wire rope from cutting the angle into the bank and help the log stay off the ground after it came up.
Hope the pictures make it clear.
The 2 ends of the haywire attached.
My truck attachment
The first tug
Up to the bank.
Over the bank. At this point I should have put down a roller log to keep it off the ground.
Had to straighten it out a bit so it wouldn't take out my sign.
Skipped ahead and pulled the other 2 up so they would rest on the first.
I pulled these 3 out a bit differently than the last two. Rather than a single line to the truck, I looped it around my block attached to the truck to shorten my distance and even out the pull. I put some logs down to keep the wire rope from cutting the angle into the bank and help the log stay off the ground after it came up.
Hope the pictures make it clear.
The 2 ends of the haywire attached.
My truck attachment
The first tug
Up to the bank.
Over the bank. At this point I should have put down a roller log to keep it off the ground.
Had to straighten it out a bit so it wouldn't take out my sign.
Skipped ahead and pulled the other 2 up so they would rest on the first.