I need to cut some wood

[blueone]

To try this out!! This was inspired from one I saw here, but forgot the posters name as it was a year ago or so, it was yellow and on a FORD.
Mine is similar but has some differences.

The yellow one had slots for chain but that didn't work for me as I have tongs and needed somewhere to hook them up. Also wanted to beef up the blade a bit.

Yes I've read about pulling from the 3pt a lot here but, as I see It if the log is off the ground at the pulled end and you go SLOW and EASY it should work fine. I've done this for 10 years with another rig but this is the thought of 2 years of study and 1 year of scrap hording.

Let me know the GOOD BAD THE UGLY!!!!!

 

[Johndeere3720]

To try this out!! This was inspired from one I saw here, but forgot the posters name as it was a year ago or so, it was yellow and on a FORD.
Mine is similar but has some differences.

The yellow one had slots for chain but that didn't work for me as I have tongs and needed somewhere to hook them up. Also wanted to beef up the blade a bit.

Yes I've read about pulling from the 3pt a lot here but, as I see It if the log is off the ground at the pulled end and you go SLOW and EASY it should work fine. I've done this for 10 years with another rig but this is the thought of 2 years of study and 1 year of scrap hording.

Let me know the GOOD BAD THE UGLY!!!!!

Shouldnt have posted this, now I wanna make one. :laughing: Great job on the build, i especially like how beefy it is, looks like it can get some serious work done. Great job! :thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[jimmysisson]

Blueone - is that ｼ" wall tubing? Looks rugged if it is, if not are you concerned about side pulls twisting the tower? I like the log pushing pins.
Jim

 

[Gordon Gould]

Nice rig.
Why don't you weld some grab hooks on the top of the blade so you can hook the logs lower if you want to. You could drag a bigger hitch and it would be safer for big logs.

 

[blackie65]

Nice looking rig.

 

[blueone]

Shouldnt have posted this, now I wanna make one. :laughing: Great job on the build, i especially like how beefy it is, looks like it can get some serious work done. Great job! :thumbsup::thumbsup:

Thanks it's alot bigger than what i'd been using [below] for the last 8 years.

Blueone - is that ｼ" wall tubing? Looks rugged if it is, if not are you concerned about side pulls twisting the tower? I like the log pushing pins.
Jim

Thanks, It's 3-1/2 x 3/8

Nice rig.
Why don't you weld some grab hooks on the top of the blade so you can hook the logs lower if you want to. You could drag a bigger hitch and it would be safer for big logs.

Didn't think of that good idea Thanks.

 

[sizzami]

hey im inspiring!

 

[blueone]

hey im inspiring!

Yes you are:thumbsup:

sizzami have you used your a lot and if so have you had any trouble or would you make any mods to your design?

 

[Baby Grand]

Nice skidder!
Gas up the saw & go.

 

[sizzami]

i have used it alot and yhe only mods i made wer hooks down on the bunch blade

 

[blueone]

Saturday is almost here and I can hardly wait. I'll take some pic's with logs attached and post them.

I also am going to mount my chainsaw holders to it tonight.

 

[PACountryGuy]

Please, can somebody post a picture of how this thing is used. I figure I can't live without one, but I want to be able to say what it is for.

I can't figure it out.

 

[Gordon Gould]

Please, can somebody post a picture of how this thing is used. I figure I can't live without one, but I want to be able to say what it is for.

I can't figure it out.

Look at the pictures here. This is a similar unit w/o the blade/log pusher for piling them up.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/kioti-buying-pricing/169435-tractor-logging.html#post1940125

 

[blueone]

Please, can somebody post a picture of how this thing is used. I figure I can't live without one, but I want to be able to say what it is for.

I can't figure it out.

Here are some pictures of it in use this was the first try since I made it last Wed. Enjoy.

 

[blueone]

I'm Trying this it's a link to my photobucket album.Skidder2011 pictures by brickdust1 - Photobucket

 

[Gordon Gould]

You put it right to work :thumbsup: Looks good, how do you like using it.
Looks like you got some oak there ?

 

[Baby Grand]

Nice. Is that red oak? Should burn like coal.

I tried to get out in the woods this weekend, but the snow's still too deep here for any kind of grip.

So are you satisfied with the build? Is there anything you would change now that you've run it?

-Jim

 

[blueone]

Nice. Is that red oak? Should burn like coal.

I tried to get out in the woods this weekend, but the snow's still too deep here for any kind of grip.

So are you satisfied with the build? Is there anything you would change now that you've run it?

-Jim

Snow is mostly gone here but it's starting to get muddy. Yes Red Oak as is most of my 11ac.

You put it right to work :thumbsup: Looks good, how do you like using it.
Looks like you got some oak there ?

Thanks Baby Grand, and Gordon it worked great in all ways except one. I forgot to allow for a place to mount a ball to hitch the splitter to. Guess that will give me something to work on this week. I was to focused on making sure it was strong I let that slip by.