Skidding winch

Oldpath05 · Feb 12, 2019

John_Mc said:
95+% of the time when I'm harvesting sawlogs or firewood, I probably use less than 150'. When clearing for a new trail, I'll use everything I have, and occasionally ad a length of chain to that. Often the trail is too rough or has too much side slope to take my tractor on until we get a dozer or excavator in to pull the stumps and put the final grade on the trail.

Unless I have a nice straight pull with good visibility (a rarity in the woods around here), it's very tough to use the full length without an extra person to act as a spotter. Maybe if I had a remote control winch, I could do it alone, but I prefer to have someone within sight of the tractor as well.

"95+% of the time when I'm harvesting sawlogs or firewood,"<< I probably use less than 75', I always try to back up as close I can especially to saw logs. Only place I'd need 200'+ of cable is if was doing mountain logging and yes with that much cable out an extra person for a spotter would be a must for me, other wise my 200' cable would end up in half in no time.

John_Mc · Feb 12, 2019

Oldpath05 said:
"95+% of the time when I'm harvesting sawlogs or firewood,"<< I probably use less than 75', I always try to back up as close I can especially to saw logs. Only place I'd need 200'+ of cable is if was doing mountain logging and yes with that much cable out an extra person for a spotter would be a must for me, other wise my 200' cable would end up in half in no time.

Our existing trails do not allow us to get within 75' of the majority of our trees, and we're not interested in building a trail up to each area. However, I do agree that it makes sense to get as close as you can while still allowing a good area for bunching logs.

Virx1 · Feb 17, 2019

Hello

I made a hydraulic skidding winch.
Here's a little video.
Maybe someone is looking to build ideas.

TYM 433 : Kole kärakas. - YouTube

Sawyer Rob · Feb 17, 2019

Hydraulic winches are about like watching paint dry! Can you imagine how long it would have taken to winch that log 100 feet or even further?

Nice job on the build, but it's WAAAAY too slow!

SR

John_Mc · Feb 18, 2019

Virx1 said:
Hello

I made a hydraulic skidding winch.
Here's a little video.
Maybe someone is looking to build ideas.

TYM 433 : Kole kärakas. - YouTube

That is a cool build! and that's a pretty good-sized log you are pulling with it. Your tractor sounds as though it's running not much above idle in that video

Are your hydraulics driven off the tractor hydraulics, or a PTO pump?

Jstpssng · Feb 18, 2019

Virx1 said:
Hello

I made a hydraulic skidding winch.
Here's a little video.
Maybe someone is looking to build ideas.

TYM 433 : Kole kärakas. - YouTube

You did a good job on that. At first glance I thought that it was factory made and was waiting to see what you had made.

I also like the "critter" tracks running across the top of that first log.

Citydude · Feb 18, 2019

That is a nice build! Thanks for posting.

Virx1 · Feb 18, 2019

Yes, of course, it's slower than the PTO winch. Fortunately, I don't have mountains here.
I can usually drive straight to the tree. Winch is just in case.

I use the tractor hydraulics and the tractor was idling.
Here are some more pictures.

Oldpath05 · Feb 18, 2019

Sawyer Rob said:
Hydraulic winches are about like watching paint dry! Can you imagine how long it would have taken to winch that log 100 feet or even further?

Nice job on the build, but it's WAAAAY too slow!

SR

I just watched it, a big 10-4 on that....................

Oldpath05 · Feb 18, 2019

This is how fast a winch is suppose to go, also this was a staged demonstration with over acting but with real actors, I could've just backed up to the tree, darn I spoiled the ending.............

L34 and PTO winch - YouTube