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- From: BARANSKI@veamf1.nusc.navy.mil (Jim Baranski)
- Newsgroups: misc.rural
- Subject: Dragging Logs
- Message-ID: <1992Dec28.203756.2596@nntp.nta.no>
- Date: 28 Dec 92 20:37:56 GMT
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- I have 15 acres of hilly woods which needs to be thinned out. I have about a
- semi of 1-2 ft diameter red oak, hemlock and beech which I would like to cut
- down, and cut into beams and boards and use for various projects.
-
- My questions are basically, what's the best way to get the logs out of the
- woods. There are several overgrown barways and tracks in various places, but
- because of the hilly terrain, it's going to be difficult to get in and out.
-
- Basically I figure that I'm going to have to drag the logs at least a 100
- yards, and maybe 1000 feet before I can get it to a place where I can get a
- truck or a trailer.
-
- What's the best method for dragging logs? Tractor? Horse? Other? What size
- tactor would I need to drag logs? I don't currently have a tractor, and I
- don't really want to spend a lot of money for a huge tractor, but if I can drag
- the logs with a small tractor, it might be worth it. How much HP would I need?
- Would a 'garden' 20 HP tractor do it?
-
- Another idea I had was to have a small cart with a electric or hydraulic winch
- powered by a battery or lawnmower sized engine. I could haul this thing into
- the woods wherever I wanted to pretty easily, chain it to a tree about a cable
- length away from the log in the direction I want to go, reel out the cable,
- latch onto the log and drag it up to the winch, and repeat untill I have the
- log where I want it.
-
- Another alternative would be to have the winch on the truck. Three places come
- to mind, in the front, in the rear of the pickup bed, or in the front of the
- pickup bed. Which place is better? The plus of having the winch in the front
- of the pickup bed would be that the winch could be used to drag the log right
- up a ramp into the bed, or onto a trailer.
-
- How many of what size logs can I expect to be able to haul with a F150 in the
- truck bed? How many in a heavy duty trailer could the straight-6 F150 pull in
- a trailer instead of in the bed? What size trailer would be best? I'm think
- of something the size of a heavy boat trailer, something that could carry a
- small car... It's a good bet that the previous owner pulled horses with this
- truck.
-
- Thanks,
-
- James Baranski | It's Not Easy Keeping Vaxen Working ... Underwater!
- Vax Systems Analyst | BARANSKI@VEAMF1.NUSC.NAVY.MIL 203-440-6510, 889-4968
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