Same thing went through my mind Doug, I’m afraid I might end up with a wood burner. The only buds I got left are as old as me and all of them are in much worse shape.
Ahhh the cherry picker, now Ken, I do happen to have, an Enerpack 1500lb cherry picker in the barn, way back in the barn and it’s like new. The problem there is I'm so d#@*ed disorganized and cluttered it would take me a month to get it out. Last thing I picked with it was a Bridgeport mill base complete with a 48" table less the head, that strained her bout to the limit but it did the job. The mill is only one of the three dozen things that are in the path.
Got the hood on her Beav'!! All ready thought of that one.
I think the railroad bums sound like the best idea yous guys have come up with so far!!!!
Well any way, I got a couple of weeks to ponder the situation, so I'll finger somethin' out. I think I might have my, "big old wife" talked into hanging on to one end of an 8ft 2x4, balanced across the core support and the head hung on the other end. That would give us almost a 4:1 advantage, I think she could hold down 25lbs easy enough.
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL
