Very thankful

[VaRedneck]

M.T.

You get a red x?
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Mtn Mike,

This is my biggest and best.

A while back a recovered an old weight machine. It was one of those...lat/curl pull down bar things with weights stacked against the wall. I got the thing home and mounted it against the back wall of the garage. Then I ran the cable to a pully with to a spring clip/carabener which I connect to my gambrel after it's been set through the tarsels.

I set the approximate weight of the deer by pegging the weights, climb a ladder to the pully, slip a foot through a loop by the clip and ride the set up down. Connect the gambrel and deer and remove my foot without busting my ass. If I've guessed right the deer will only require minimal help in getting off the ground. If not, I gotta do it all over again.

I've had this set up for 3 yrs now...never had a problem till last week. I guestimated it at 170+ and set the machine for 176...nearest plate. It wouldn't come off the ground...had to disconect, re-peg the weights to 187...here's where it got interesting...I only weigh 180...so with all my gear on I might tip the scales close to that...I had to bounce the set-up down, when I finally managed to do that the buck still wouldn't come off the ground...I had to put two 6lb sledge hammers and a single bit axe on the weights to manage to get it off the ground.

I'm thinking about investing in a winch now....heh.