Log Grapple

Ken45101 · Nov 12, 2011

How come I never get nice straight logs like that?

Ken

GreatWhitehunter · Nov 13, 2011

You have any better pics of the tractor and grapple? How'd you stack it. Would you say it's better for skidding than a winch? Those pics you posted were just a tease.:licking:

Matt

250quality · Nov 13, 2011

Sorry but thats what yea get when you ask your kid to take a pic for ya!
I'll put some up today of it in action. I stacked most of them with the forks on the tractor and the ones on the trailer are unloaded and piled wit my mini-ex with a thumb on it..
Biggest problem is trying to get a set of log tongs that will last. Think I'm on my 3rd pair now. I use them on the mini-ex in the bush for dragging logs but keep destroying them.Guess a grapple is next for it.
Sorry to say but these straight logs are gonna be firewood. The oak market sucks here and I just finished milling 5000 ft of which I have no use for.
Firewood is worth 3 times as oak lumber here now so I grind my teeth and put it in the wood processor.

250quality · Nov 13, 2011

Is this better?

250quality · Nov 13, 2011

Maybe these ones?

Glen Watkins · Nov 13, 2011

Nice setup Bud!

RJJR · Nov 13, 2011

Glen Watkins said:
Nice setup Bud!

Nice BIG WOODS too...We don't have a lot of timber left on the stump around here like that. Paper companies only plant pines...and spray everything else.

GreatWhitehunter · Nov 13, 2011

Wow, that grapple is no joke.Great action pics, I see your definatly putting it through it's paces.

Matt

250quality · Nov 14, 2011

Lots of nice timber on my property but I can only use so much. Need to find a market for my oak besides firewood. Seems like a wayste.
The grapple was a great purchase for sure. Maybe a forwarder trailer next?

IndyIan · Nov 14, 2011

250quality said:
Lots of nice timber on my property but I can only use so much. Need to find a market for my oak besides firewood. Seems like a wayste.
The grapple was a great purchase for sure. Maybe a forwarder trailer next?

I'd think if you have a few semi loads of oak like that you'd find someone is interested in it? I guess if not, leave it on the stump until its worth taking out.

What are you getting for firewood/cord? Maybe if you account for the smaller amount of work of selling logs vs. firewood it might make more sense to sell the good stuff as saw logs?

I found from my woods the most profitable wood product was cedar posts, but I don't have many nice Oaks like yours. A few big pines but I'd rather look at them then sell them for near nothing...