tawilson
Platinum Member
I use a winch for dragging the logs out, but for moving around the yard or if terrain permits, I love using the tongs off the front end loader. I set the chain like a v with the ring of the tongs hitting the lip of the bucket. This way I can rotate the tongs by curling the bucket so I can usually pick up the end of the log and drag it where I want and drop it without getting off the tractor. Most firewood logs I can roll the bucket back and set them on a pile too. I've had a few rear tire raising incidents with bigger stuff, or whole trees, but nothing that dropping the load didn't take care of. I make it a habit to have my hand on the loader valve anytime I have a load in my bucket. Last week I played with using the tongs on my backhoe bucket to pick logs up off the stack and swing them to where I could buck them up. Worked pretty good considering it was the first try. I'll have to try it again.