And here's an example of what it can pull with ease. The two people holding ropes are merely keeping the leading edge of the tarpaulin tight - not actually pulling the load.
Unfortunately a mechanical failure on the mower prevented us from finishing the area we had wanted to cut completely, so there may be a smaller working party to finish it once the mower has been repaired. Here is Chairman John's traditional message:
Hello All
Thank you and congratulations everyone for a job well done this morning.
The cheerful and purposeful atmosphere which characterises our working parties these days is a joy to be part of.
You have all helped develop new ways of working which make best use of the winch whilst not leaving us all completely exhausted and wrung out, as so often happened before.
It was a shame that something as small as a broken clutch cable meant the cutting had to stop as we were on course to finish the whole area, which would have been some achievement and a first.
We always build in a good long break over Christmas and New Year in recognition of all the commitments people have at this time of year. Consequently, the next Working Party is scheduled for Sunday 5th January. But several people today suggested we have an extra unscheduled session when Grizzly is repaired, just to complete what we couldn’t do this morning. This makes sense as otherwise we will have to relocate everything to the other side of The Beck mid session which will be an inefficient and awkward exercise.
So if I don’t see you before Christmas, let me wish you all the compliments of The Season and look forward to your pleasant company and energetic labour when we reconvene. I will arrange an ad-hoc working party as soon as Grizzly is mended.
Kind regards and many thanks
John
