Over the road haulers frequently pull 60,000lb loads with 20,000lb trucks, and go 75MPH while doing it. I hardly think moving a 13,000lb truck around around a yard in 1st and reverse with a 5000lb tractor is a disaster waiting to happen unless this yard has some pretty rugged hills.
Hopefully the truck has some way of holding itself in place, be that a parking brake or even just throwing it in gear and letting out the clutch. You may want to have someone in the cab ready to throw the parking brake if you're towing this up and down hills. Even better if it has working hydraulic brakes, or air if it has air brakes.
It'll tow a pretty big log. You've got the experience skidding logs with a small tractor, so we really shouldn't have to warn you about the obvious stuff like hitching only to the drawbar and staying on your toes.
Not sure about the convenience of using an industrial/wheatland type tractor for logging. The clutch pedal isn't exactly in a convenient location, and you need to be quick on the clutch.
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