LOL. I remember that wonderful trip Tom.
My hi-lift (freshly rebuilt the week before) lifted like a champ, but refused to lower.
Tom came to the rescue with his hi-lift that did the exact same thing.
Ever since then, we have both swore off the use of hi-lifts.

I now learned how to lower the hi-lift with a really large screwdriver if/when it gets jammed without fearing of killing myself or anyone else.

My personal favorite Hi-Lift rebuild link..
http://128.83.80.200/taco/hilift.html

I'm glad folks are still interested in this. I'd rather not learn the basics of recovery "on the fly" so to speak...

Barry

Tom, Ken, thanks for those links.

I think it's time to buy a couple of repair kits....

It looks like we have a good area near the CT/RI line for this to take place.

I heard that its Wet T-shirt day at foxy... that would be a great place to do it! and to take a break!

Bumpity bump bump - let's not forget about this.

i agree we should def do this one day!!

i would also like to do some mock recovery. it is a great topic. ( i will not be the x that gets set on fire for the "how to use a fire extinguisher class" nope not doing it!) I have not used a hi-lift , tree saver, or winch.

Ok, after some quick side conversation with a few key people - We have a place and Date for the Rescue, Recoverey, and Safety seminar.

The Date is May 4th (Sunday)
The Place is the Reservation
A meeting time and meeting location is TBA.

SWEET !!!!

Sounds good marked the calendar