backintheday
Bronze Member
Hi all,
I live in western WY where we have endless beetle kill, I'm building a new house I plan to heat with wood. I have plenty of dead trees to harvest 12 miles away. The forrest service says you can go 300' from a trail but you can't leave ruts from skidding. My idea is to use a skidder/ winch setup, hang a cable system from the trees then using the winch drag the logs in, front of the log in the air, if that is clear enough. Similar to what the pros do but know where near as heavy duty. Does anybody have any suggestions on how to do this? My tractor is a Branson 35 horse. The trees are all dry so they don't weigh that much.
Any input is welcome, a different approach, tools, anything.....
Thanks much
I live in western WY where we have endless beetle kill, I'm building a new house I plan to heat with wood. I have plenty of dead trees to harvest 12 miles away. The forrest service says you can go 300' from a trail but you can't leave ruts from skidding. My idea is to use a skidder/ winch setup, hang a cable system from the trees then using the winch drag the logs in, front of the log in the air, if that is clear enough. Similar to what the pros do but know where near as heavy duty. Does anybody have any suggestions on how to do this? My tractor is a Branson 35 horse. The trees are all dry so they don't weigh that much.
Any input is welcome, a different approach, tools, anything.....
Thanks much