Skidding Winches

[Sawyer Rob]

This is not the bla bla safety police, but how come you dont hook to the trailer hitch?

Because I'd have to keep putting the ball on and off the winch/hitch, more than one time each day, as needed...

Why go through that, when I don't have to??

ALSO, this way I go to the field, drop the trailer, (fast) load it, lift it with the winch, (fast) and head to deliver the bales...

SR

 

[Oldpath05]

Because I'd have to keep putting the ball on and off the winch/hitch, more than one time each day, as needed...

Why go through that, when I don't have to??

ALSO, this way I go to the field, drop the trailer, (fast) load it, lift it with the winch, (fast) and head to deliver the bales...

SR

10-4 on the quick and easy. How much do one of those bails weigh?

 

[Piston]

Anyone using a 3 point logging grapple instead of a winch? Something like a wallenstein or valby log grapple?

 

[GreatWhitehunter]

Anyone using a 3 point logging grapple instead of a winch? Something like a wallenstein or valby log grapple?
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Great question Piston, I've often wondered why they aren't more folks using the logging grapples. I've had my eye out for a used Wallenstein for awhile but they're rare and the ones I have found are either all welded up of within a few hundred of new.

Matt

 

[Rustyiron]

I built this one, with a winch also.

 

[Piston]

Rusty, that looks great! I also wonder why you don't see many around, I think a lot of people are skeptical of them. I haven't talked with too many people who actually own and use them but the ones who do seem to like them. Of course, it only works well I imagine if you can actually back up to the logs.

I'm gonna have to find one and put it to the test just to see for myself!

 

[GreatWhitehunter]

Rusty, that looks great! I also wonder why you don't see many around, I think a lot of people are skeptical of them. I haven't talked with too many people who actually own and use them but the ones who do seem to like them. Of course, it only works well I imagine if you can actually back up to the logs.

I'm gonna have to find one and put it to the test just to see for myself!

You know we both have the same disease right :laughing:, if I could find a way to justify one I'd already have it. You on the other hand have the mill and the NH land. You gotta take this one for the team!

Matt

 

[Piston]

You know we both have the same disease right :laughing:, if I could find a way to justify one I'd already have it. You on the other hand have the mill and the NH land. You gotta take this one for the team!

Matt

Haha...seriously, a disease it is!!! Sometimes I wonder if I took the wrong career path and should have done something in forestry instead! Perhaps if I did this stuff every day I wouldn't enjoy it so much.

Fine, I'll take this one for the team! Wallenstein it is...

 

[CDN Farm Boy]

I'm in the process of building a grapple. The majority of my cutting is on fence lines or close enough that I can back up to the tree. There was a used Wallenstein around here for sale this past winter but the moron wanted a grand more than new price for it. Mine is a scaled down and less elegant version of Rusty's

 

[Piston]

I went out to NY this past weekend for some non tractor fun, and ended up picking this up on the way home..