How not to skid logs

   / How not to skid logs #41  
I've been reading this thread with interest, as much of my winter fun involves firewood and sawlogs. I made a 3pt hitch arch from junk around the farm- starting with the needles pivot arm from an old NH baler- cut, then widened- sleeved with a piece of pipe- and the top hitch bracket welded on. I attach a chain to the drawbar on the tractor, up over the arch and around the log. There is a short piece of chain hooked directly from the drawbar to the log to keep the pull below the axle. The device is ugly but effective- back up to log(s) chain 'em up-lift-and drive away. jpeg is not really clear but it gives the idea
Ger
 

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   / How not to skid logs #42  
Nice functional looking arch. Nice to get something working quickly then be able to move on to getting the work done. ... cool tracks too /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
   / How not to skid logs #43  
</font><font color="blue" class="small">( The device is ugly but effective- back up to log(s) chain 'em up-lift-and drive away. jpeg is not really clear but it gives the idea
Ger )</font>
I suppose some may care about the looks, but I'm not one of them. A good effective tool is everything, looks nothing. I'm just wondering how the heck you reach the pedals on that tractor, you're a little short! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif John
 
   / How not to skid logs #44  
errr... that's not me ;-), thats my pilot (pile-it). So far he's good for the kindling pile. He's willing and enthusiastic though a bit undersized (for now).
Ger
 
   / How not to skid logs #45  
</font><font color="blue" class="small">( errr... that's not me ;-), thats my pilot (pile-it). So far he's good for the kindling pile. He's willing and enthusiastic though a bit undersized (for now). )</font>
Yes, I can see that he's enjoying this. Think of all the special memories he's going to have. Let's hope things don't change so radically in the future that he won't be able to do the same for his offspring. John
 
   / How not to skid logs #46  
That's pretty much the way we used to skid logs when I was a kid. We used a boom pole on the 3pt to lift the end of the log with a chain. Then used another chain from the log to the drawbar for the pulling part. In 15 years of skidding, we never reared the tractor up even skiding up steep hills. And we skidded some very large logs with a 65 hp farm tractor.
 
   / How not to skid logs #47  
I like to see more pictures of your tractor.. and the tracks setup.. looks interesting!
 
   / How not to skid logs #48  
YEH, I was hopin' he'd take my hint earlier ... but maybe now that he has a fan club ... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
   / How not to skid logs #49  
Gosh, since you asked! Ford 8N with Arps halftracks. Its quite a set-up, more traction on snow than tires on dirt, yet provides so little drag that you can roll down a hill to start the tractor-it's pulled a lot of wood out of the forest.
 

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   / How not to skid logs #50  
and another pic
 

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