Ever wondered how 4 guys load 1 ton on cruiser in one piece?

Using some basic physics with common sence it looks easy .

1. Eland onto rubber carpet that is attached to cruiser...



2....it is drawn under convenient tree...



3....rope up - around the branch...



4...pull with a cruiser and some assistance on the ground...



5. ...rope attached - cruiser is free...



6. ...cruiser in reverse...



7. job done

Bushcraft at work! Great pictures, Mouse.
- mike

Thanks mouse, that is an educational photo sequence!

I was expecting another interminable discussion on the merits of bullet XYZ for use on eland!

Great Job we take loading of big animals granted with a winch.

Slightly different method but same principle

But how to lift an animal like that without a big tree nearby ???

David we have used the same idea without a tree nearby but with the animal facing the bakkie. The bakkie must be reversed almost over a 1/3rd of the length of the animal. Then two-three people pulling the rope to lift the hindquarters then reversing the bakkie untill it is touching the animal. The driver then gets out and from inside the bakkie helps pulling the rope untill most of the weight of the animal is transfered onto the bakkie. Then the rest help by picking up the frontside of the animal and sliding it deeper into the bakkie.

Basically flipping over the animal from back to front on the back of the bakkie to explain quickly. I Have loaded a big kudu bull with only two people and a lot of sweat this way.

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Originally posted by Safari-Hunt:
But how to lift an animal like that without a big tree nearby ???

David we have used the same idea without a tree nearby but with the animal facing the bakkie. The bakkie must be reversed almost over a 1/3rd of the length of the animal. Then two-three people pulling the rope to lift the hindquarters then reversing the bakkie untill it is touching the animal. The driver then gets out and from inside the bakkie helps pulling the rope untill most of the weight of the animal is transfered onto the bakkie. Then the rest help by picking up the frontside of the animal and sliding it deeper into the bakkie.

Basically flipping over the animal from back to front on the back of the bakkie to explain quickly. I Have loaded a big kudu bull with only two people and a lot of sweat this way.

I have added video footage of how we load an eland and a buffalo into the car in our hunting video of this year.

The very first year I went to Africa a friend of mine whacke a beast of a bull eland that fell in some thick brush next to a rock. No substantial trees to winch his ass up with. We dug tire trenches in front of the bull and backed the cruiser into them bringing the tail down to a level eight inches above the ground. The rest was pure dumb muscle. 3 men pulling from the bed of the cruiser and 2 men lifting and shoving from the ground. I still can't believe we got it in there.

On another occasion I tipped a very large bodied buffalo right next to a tree. I thought we had lucked out having souch a large tree next to the corpse to winch from. I Leon informed me the tree to be of week stature and was unsure if it would support a bull this large. We tried anyway and I can remember my ass puckering as the tree started groaning and popping. The amazing part of it was the ground opposite of the beast started to swell from the tree actually starting to be pulled over. We got the cruiser under the bull just in time and did not have to cut a tree off of the trophy.

To me one of the things I enjoy the most about being in Africa is seeing the creativity of how things get done in the bush. E.g., we were hunting leopard (with dogs) but had not planned on using a blind. When we decided to use a blind we needed a light. Off came one of the lights on the Land Cruiser, connect up the light to the Land Cruiser battery with jumper cables and we had out light. Bushcraft is interesting and fun to see in action.

The first Eland I killed was loaded into a Toyota Bakkie by digging holes for the back wheels and using come-a-longs (or 'tik-toks' as they call them)to pull the Eland into the truck. The second and all I've seen after were loaded into a LandCruiser via winch. The winch is mounted on front bumper and the winch line is run over a pulley at hood height and then over a second pulley over the cab and then to the Eland. Eland is then pulled into the Criuser usually over a large roller that replaces the tailgate. Works slick and actually can be done by one man. Eland is positioned with the rear legs at the rear bumper and the head away from the truck. Cable is attached around base of horns and pull is done. Eland just kinda folds over rear roller and into truck slick as a whistle.

They cut my eland in half. I like your way better.

1. Rope around neck. Winch from anchor point on Cruiser's roll-bar, until head is on the back of the vehicle. Secure with second rope around neck to roll-bar.
2. Attach chain block / come-along from roll-bar to hind legs and winch merrily away. Eland will burp, fart and go arse-over-kettle, onto back of Cruiser. Leave winch and anchor rope attached for the journey, to avoid having to do it all over again.

I have done it with only one person (tracker) to help.

What is the big deal, eland cape buff, heck you could haul them in a kids wagon.

You should see Donza put a very large giraffe in a Land Curiser.

Scared me.

loading a giraffe is a, well, a real hoot. As long as you are the one taking photos.

No tree, just a rigged bakke that throws the winch over the cab onto a raised wheel and then off the back. You should have seen the stares we got driving through Vaalwater at mid-day--the giraffe's head resting on top of the cab like he was asleep.

I had to "muscle up" this year when I was in SA. I took my kudu at last light on the last day. Only my PH and I were there to load him in the bakkie. I bet it was hilarious to see the two of us trying to push and pulling this thing up into the bakkie! My PH had the horns, pulling him in and I was pushing his butt!!

Even with a winch and 4 guys, it was still a chore to get a big bull loaded. Once it is in the bakkie, it still isn't all inside.

These truly are one huge animal, and well deserving of their reputation for being tough!

hey mouse 93 good stuff, bit dubious, looks like some indecent relations taking place with that eland may mails still keep bouncing back from your adress not sure why (just so you know i'm not being unsociable) hope you gearing up for a great festive season. cheers for now,
gd.

We took a similar approach. First, we dug holes for the back tires, then backed up to the eland's head, and flipped its butt over its head into the truck:




Of course, we had plenty of help to muscle it in...