tawilson
Platinum Member
I bought some skidding tongs a month ago which I haven't found much use for yet. Easier to hook a cable or chain around the log and I know it won't slip off. Then yesterday, on a lark I tried hanging them off the loader. Worked great! I was able to slip them over the trees, move them and then slip them off without getting off the tractor. Probably an old trick but it's new to me. I set the chain so if I roll the bucket forward and let it hang loose, the chain makes the tongs hang parallel to the tractor. If I roll the bucket back, the ring on the tong hits the lip on the bucket and turns the tongs perpendicular. It was easier than I expected to pick up and drop off the logs. Those are only 16" tongs, so I couldn't pick up anything too big. Now I need a bigger set. I figure I could hang both off the bucket, depending on what I want to pick up. I thought about calling this post grappling with a problem, but too corny even for me.