Moving logs
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rk246
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I have been looking at and think that a grapple would work great for this, many different options on these though, and of course can be spendy, I don't know how much you want to spend. Do a search on CT tree guys, tree bota' he has pics and explanations about a lot of his grapple stuff, very informative...
Wesdor
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Not sure you need anything this sophisticated, but Future Forestry has some log arches that might be just the answer for you.
Future Forestry
They have lots of other products which might make your life a bit easier. Hope the cleanup is going well.
Future Forestry
They have lots of other products which might make your life a bit easier. Hope the cleanup is going well.
CamshaftLF
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I made a triangle shaped lift that hooks to the 3pt welded it together, at the top welded two 10" pieces of 2"angle iron together with a clieves and log chain for logging so I can adjust the length easily it works very well for skidding trees, it keeps them up close to the tractor that way there's not much leverage so the front tires stay on the ground. some times the bigger trees still pulls the front end up. had all the angle iron laying around the garage and chain, just time in welding all together.
KubotaSteve
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Another solution might be forks. Check out Paynes Forks website. You could pile the logs up with the forks plus use the forks for other things as well and the cost isn't that bad. Of course you would have to get heavier ones for your L series but the set I got for my B-7800 was under $300 delivered. Keep in mind these are the ones that slip over the bucket and they work quite well. I just moved 2 of the 25 foot utility poles with mine. I have also used them to move the 8 foot railroad ties 3 at a time which was a lot of weight.
Good luck and take it slow.
Good luck and take it slow.
grandad
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We've been using our L4610 to gradually clear about 5 acres of pines. We're extracting the pines and leaving the good hardwoods, so it really doesn't lend itself to a logger or dozer blitzkrieg.
I'll use several techniques, depending on the specific conditions, to bring trees out of the woods to the burn pile (usually a distance of 500-1,000 ft).
The most typical setup: Pallet forks on FEL, implement such as box blade, on 3pt for ballast. I can usually slice the trunk of a downed tree into 3 or 4 sections of 8-10 ft length, loaded on the forks and also pull a log chain from the drawbar dragging the top of the tree. For anything up to maybe a 10" tree, you can move a whole tree in one trip this way.
I use this method because the trail has some narrow spots and sharp turns and this seems to be the most efficient setup using the equipment I already own.
Other folks here on TBN have gone in for some really cool dedicated equipment such as logging winches, FEL mounted grapples, etc. Depending on how much timber you have to remove, your geography, your budget, your time schedule, etc, such other attachments might make sense for you. But there is nothing on my land that the 4610 can't take down and remove using my low-tech setup, given some time and careful operation.
I'll use several techniques, depending on the specific conditions, to bring trees out of the woods to the burn pile (usually a distance of 500-1,000 ft).
The most typical setup: Pallet forks on FEL, implement such as box blade, on 3pt for ballast. I can usually slice the trunk of a downed tree into 3 or 4 sections of 8-10 ft length, loaded on the forks and also pull a log chain from the drawbar dragging the top of the tree. For anything up to maybe a 10" tree, you can move a whole tree in one trip this way.
I use this method because the trail has some narrow spots and sharp turns and this seems to be the most efficient setup using the equipment I already own.
Other folks here on TBN have gone in for some really cool dedicated equipment such as logging winches, FEL mounted grapples, etc. Depending on how much timber you have to remove, your geography, your budget, your time schedule, etc, such other attachments might make sense for you. But there is nothing on my land that the 4610 can't take down and remove using my low-tech setup, given some time and careful operation.
beenthere
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I find the forks on the FEL loader work real well, not only for removal and stacking of logs, but tending a fire, and as well, moving brush. A grapple would be better, but I don't find a real need for one with the forks.
goaliedad
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I had a chance to get some saw logs, but couldn't get a trailer close to them, plus they were in a friends yard. I don't have a FEL, so I had a simple axle rig welded up- I got an axle from a junked trailer, had it shortend up to about 4 feet- had pegs welded to keep the logs from rolling into the wheels. lifted the logs with a boom on the 3 pt- used a chain and binder to hold the log to the axle, secured the other end of the log to the boom- close to the 3 pt, lifted the log and "trailered" it to the road. Didn't chew up the guys yard, and got me some nice oak boards. The axle was a freebie- the welding was about $40.00.
Hope this helps.
Hope this helps.
Farwell
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I have moved around 60 trees by using my FEL to move the trees into position so I can hook them up with a log chain. I drag them to the burn pile area and lift them into position on the pile with the FEL. If the tree is to big I cut it into smaller chunks and move them the same way. If the trees are in my swampy area where I can't get close with the log chain I have a long steel cable that I use or cut them small and carry them out by hand to my FEL and haul them to the burn pile.
Farwell
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