Skidding winch

[goeduck]

The Uniforest 35M (rated at 7700# pull. I own its predecessor, the 35E) is currently selling for $2,995. The 55M (12,000# pull - slightly larger than a Farmi 501) sells for $4,795. Certainly not cheap, but that 35E has been worth it for me.

The Hudson website mentions free or $100 shipping and to call for details. Do you know what the conditions are?

 

[John_Mc]

The Hudson website mentions free or $100 shipping and to call for details. Do you know what the conditions are?

No. They didn't have that deal back when I bought mine. I was thinking of goign to pick it up myself, since it's just a few hours from me, and I pass by that way several times a year. However, I got a brake on shipping from one of their dealers in NH. Turns out he passes within about a mile of my house on the way from the Hud-son facility to his place in NH, so he dropped it off for a whole lot less than what he normally would charge for freight.

Give them a call. They have a dealer in WA, just north of Seattle.

I have to admit, I like the design of the Farmi Winches a bit better than my Uniforest. However, I don;t like it enough better to justify the 40% price premium for the Farmi at the time I bought (which now seems to have climbed to 50%, if the prices I'm seeing from that NY dealer's web site are accurate). At any rate, the only problems I've had with my Uniforest have been minor, and the redesign from the 35E to the 35M addressed both issues, so it is no longer a concern.

 

[searcyfarms]

ok so since im a greenhorn flatlander out here in the midwest im trying to wrap my head around why i would need a logging winch? i burn several cord of wood each year, i get the wood out of the timber in logs and bring it to my house and process if from there. I guess i could see getting a log off the side of a mountain that is too steep for conventional methods, is the ground so soft it wont support a skidder or skid steer, are the trees so close together you cant maneuver around ? i can carry a lot of wood out in one load with my skid steer in logs weaving in/out around trees much faster than one log at a time like some of these videos and these 12 inch logs so help me understand this better

for instance, i can drive my tractor with flatbed trailer 1/2 mile down the road and park it, walk back to the house, drive my skid steer down there, fire up the chainsaw, fell/cut for an hour, load for an hour and have several cords of wood in that time loaded ready to drive back and walk back both machines and unload it in around 3.5 to 4 hours have everything unloaded and put away. I do that about twice a yr and i have enough to last me a full winter. I am processing only dead timber red oak/hickory/locust/hackberry/ash/white oak

what am i missing here? im sure a lot since they are highly sought after, i have a winch on my flatbed to load non function vehicles or drag items up on it and its a lifesaver so if i can do something easier here tell me how i might need a timber winch!!!

 

[Sawyer Rob]

I get by without a winch on my trailer, we all have different needs...

SR

 

[4570Man]

ok so since im a greenhorn flatlander out here in the midwest im trying to wrap my head around why i would need a logging winch? i burn several cord of wood each year, i get the wood out of the timber in logs and bring it to my house and process if from there. I guess i could see getting a log off the side of a mountain that is too steep for conventional methods, is the ground so soft it wont support a skidder or skid steer, are the trees so close together you cant maneuver around ? i can carry a lot of wood out in one load with my skid steer in logs weaving in/out around trees much faster than one log at a time like some of these videos and these 12 inch logs so help me understand this better

for instance, i can drive my tractor with flatbed trailer 1/2 mile down the road and park it, walk back to the house, drive my skid steer down there, fire up the chainsaw, fell/cut for an hour, load for an hour and have several cords of wood in that time loaded ready to drive back and walk back both machines and unload it in around 3.5 to 4 hours have everything unloaded and put away. I do that about twice a yr and i have enough to last me a full winter. I am processing only dead timber red oak/hickory/locust/hackberry/ash/white oak

what am i missing here? im sure a lot since they are highly sought after, i have a winch on my flatbed to load non function vehicles or drag items up on it and its a lifesaver so if i can do something easier here tell me how i might need a timber winch!!!

I really need a winch on my GN trailer. But it’s close to $1000 for a winch and battery’s and other needed supplies. I’ve got a 12,000 pound hydraulic winch laying in the shop that I’ve been trying to figure out how to power without being too clunky.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

I really need a winch on my GN trailer. But it痴 close to $1000 for a wince and battery痴 and other needed supplies. I致e got a 12,000 pound hydraulic winch laying in the shop that I致e been trying to figure out how to power without being too clunky.

Your post made me "wince"... HA HA HA

Hooked on Phonics is your friend... lol

SR

 

[4570Man]

Double standards? Oh wait, you’re perfect so carry on.

 

[goeduck]

ok so since im a greenhorn flatlander out here in the midwest im trying to wrap my head around why i would need a logging winch? i burn several cord of wood each year, i get the wood out of the timber in logs and bring it to my house and process if from there. I guess i could see getting a log off the side of a mountain that is too steep for conventional methods, is the ground so soft it wont support a skidder or skid steer, are the trees so close together you cant maneuver around ? i can carry a lot of wood out in one load with my skid steer in logs weaving in/out around trees much faster than one log at a time like some of these videos and these 12 inch logs so help me understand this better

The land is certainly not flat around here, a tractor can not climb all of my slopes, but those slopes grow trees very well.

Our forests are not something that you can easily drive through, there is a lot of undergrowth and fallen trees rotting away, not to mention the slope.

Our trees are commonly too close together to drive between until the trees are very mature and once they are that mature, they are too big to work with (at least for my equipment).

 

[MossRoad]

ok so since im a greenhorn flatlander out here in the midwest im trying to wrap my head around why i would need a logging winch? i burn several cord of wood each year, i get the wood out of the timber in logs and bring it to my house and process if from there. I guess i could see getting a log off the side of a mountain that is too steep for conventional methods, is the ground so soft it wont support a skidder or skid steer, are the trees so close together you cant maneuver around ? i can carry a lot of wood out in one load with my skid steer in logs weaving in/out around trees much faster than one log at a time like some of these videos and these 12 inch logs so help me understand this better

for instance, i can drive my tractor with flatbed trailer 1/2 mile down the road and park it, walk back to the house, drive my skid steer down there, fire up the chainsaw, fell/cut for an hour, load for an hour and have several cords of wood in that time loaded ready to drive back and walk back both machines and unload it in around 3.5 to 4 hours have everything unloaded and put away. I do that about twice a yr and i have enough to last me a full winter. I am processing only dead timber red oak/hickory/locust/hackberry/ash/white oak

what am i missing here? im sure a lot since they are highly sought after, i have a winch on my flatbed to load non function vehicles or drag items up on it and its a lifesaver so if i can do something easier here tell me how i might need a timber winch!!!

You're not missing anything. You don't need one. Now if you want one, that's different. But you don't need one.

 

[goeduck]

You're not missing anything. You don't need one. Now if you want one, that's different. But you don't need one.

I do not NEED most things that I have. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

But I never let that stop me