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- From: ddabay@ruacad.ac.runet.edu (Dave Dabay)
- Subject: Re: Dragging Logs
- Message-ID: <C00uwF.601@ruacad.ac.runet.edu>
- Organization: Radford University
- References: <1992Dec28.203756.2596@nntp.nta.no>
- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 13:02:38 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec28.203756.2596@nntp.nta.no> BARANSKI@veamf1.nusc.navy.mil (Jim Baranski) writes:
- >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?
-
- Unless you are experienced with logging with a horse, stay away form this
- method as you could hurt both the horse and yourself. There is definitelt
- an art to logging by horse on a hill. On the flats you should be OK.
-
- Small "lawn" tractors are also fairly useless as they just don't have the
- weight and pulling power to do what you want.
-
- The safest (read slowest) is to use winches, cables and comealongs. Be
- cautious of using an F-150 as an anchor point....I have seen them (the
- truck) hanging in trees before, when a winch gets out of control or the
- truck slips..
-
- Be careful
-
- >
- >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.
-
- Sounds intersting...
-
- >
- >Thanks,
- >
- >James Baranski | It's Not Easy Keeping Vaxen Working ... Underwater!
- >Vax Systems Analyst | BARANSKI@VEAMF1.NUSC.NAVY.MIL 203-440-6510, 889-4968
- >Lanman Hill, Norwich CT | Be: Thoughtfull, Honest, Yourself, Happy
-
- Good luck and Good logging..
- dave
-
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