This live tree is where I want to put a driveway, and it overhangs the road, so I didn't want to chainsaw it. I decided to winch it out so most of the root ball would come with it. I also wanted to see what the winch (& 2 batteries) could do. The winch stalled before the entire root ball came out, but I can't really say I'm disappointed. It did more than I actually expected. Since the draw bar was chained to a tree behind the truck, this was also a full-load test of the winch & both bumpers' mountings.

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Owner caption December 2014 · Photo 0 of 5000