Trebuchet build

Location
stamford
The run up to Christmas me and my mate wanted to build a trebuchet that could pull the engine out a car. And fire a washing machine 250 meters across the field i did 80% of the welding and completed it in 2 weeks here are some of the build pictures bit different to farming and much more fun.
the YouTube video did 1.2 million views in the first 24hrs online so relatively pleased with that.
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4440

Member
Location
South Suffolk
Watched the whole thing this week, also been catching up with his other videos.
They are very good.
It would seem that apart from some 35 years between me and my eldest son, we do have something in common.
He has also seen the videos, he likes them very much also.He did not feel the need to tell me about them, I sometimes wonder if he really knows me at all?
 

Veryfruity

Member
Excellent

I built one several years ago for a pumpkin event. The key is the hook at the top to release the sling, this governs the height of the trajectory and so the range. The angle is counter intuitive.

The last use of a trebuchet in anger was in the conquest of Mexico. Cortez was worried he wouldn’t have the powder for a long siege so had his men build a trebuchet. Their first ball when straight up, and fell straight down destroying their machine.

I did the same, but only with a pumpkin. Amazing how quick you can move !

I found the video on you tube that I put on to show my brother, we had 57 views, move over Colin !

 

radar

Member
Mixed Farmer
Need to enter that in the World egg throwing championship held at the Swaton show (Lincs) June time. You would walk it and be world champions (need to catch the egg though).
 

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