Posted by Hugh MacKay on September 29, 2008 at 02:35:01 from (216.208.58.119):
In Reply to: Log pulling posted by EDW on September 28, 2008 at 19:54:49:
EDW: Care must be exercised pulling logs with a tractor, particularly light tractors like a SC. Problem is the log catching something on or just under soil surface. If going to fast it can flip the tractor. Secondly and this applies to short logs in particular, I have seen them dig in causing them to flip on tractor. Luckily the one I saw happen, landed on 560 axle between wheel and operator's platform. For that reason I prefer full length trees at least 20', longer is better.
Another thing you can do is what my dad called snouting the tree, and he did this in the days of horses to make it easier on the horse. With an axe or chain saw he'd put a taper on front end of log, front end being direction pulled. Just go right around tree, give it a sled runner effect. This I would do, particularly with a light tractor.
I've skidded hundreds of thousands of logs with horses, Farmalls 130, 300 and 560, then finally a Deere 540A forestry skidder. It never gets much safer, you just increase production to pay for the bigger machine.
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