chrislehr
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Took down an old elm with my 4 ton this w/e
I am pretty sure this is not an approved jack usage
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Scout Driver
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Clever! 
Scott
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Farma11
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good job... That's better than pulling it over on a truck
JC23
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I used my cherry picker to yank a nasty stump. And it was my GF's idea!
And I've been known to peel an orange with a Cman screwdriver. So now, I don't feel so bad.
And I've been known to peel an orange with a Cman screwdriver. So now, I don't feel so bad.
hetkind
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I ruined a jack like that a few years ago propping up a sagging wall of a barn...
meissen
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Cherry pickers work really good for pulling stuff out of the ground. I used mine to pull all the deck posts out of my backyard - all but two of them were just sunk into the ground, the last 2 (which were the posts for the base of the stairs up to the deck) were the only ones in concrete...
They used a bottle jack on Axe men.
I tore the welds on my 2T cherry picker doing that... and most of the roots were cut away from the stump. FWIW, the one pesky root that was left was wrapped around the water main, before the house shutoff.
strelnik
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Why didn't you just wash the orange and eat the peel? Good fiber! and cheaper than Metamucil.
hdossett
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Where were the safety police? I didn't see any Jack Stands!!!
GarageEnvy
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Tree jacks in logging are common but not typically used laterally. Here's one from Bailey's. Note the price. These things aren't cheap.
http://www.baileysonline.com/itemdetail.asp?item=SC+J45&catID=
http://www.baileysonline.com/itemdetail.asp?item=SC+J45&catID=
shotgunfatcat
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If it would have landed on a car, that could win you some money on AFV.
SOB .. 45 tons? That's some serious hydraulics ..
rickycobra
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Interesting and innovative use of your jack. Surprised it worked because it looked like your tree was still alive.
BigE
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Hiball may come in here to correct me, but isn't it commonly accepted that using a floor jack on its side could damage the jack?
tonydanzah
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why did you turn the camera sideways
what have i done
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i liked this method better.. didnt have to turn my head to watch and it is funny as hell
nehog
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I've used hi-lift jacks to pull stumps frequently.
But the most outrageous way is to use my Hummer H1 and a strap. The truck is so heavy (almost 9K lb with a full tank), that few stumps can take more than a couple of snatches. A strap is necessary to absorb the shock.
As to the video, that was cute, but I see he had cut it partially before using the jack, I suspect that he could have just used traditional methods (or a cable/winch) to bring it down too...
But the most outrageous way is to use my Hummer H1 and a strap. The truck is so heavy (almost 9K lb with a full tank), that few stumps can take more than a couple of snatches. A strap is necessary to absorb the shock.
As to the video, that was cute, but I see he had cut it partially before using the jack, I suspect that he could have just used traditional methods (or a cable/winch) to bring it down too...