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- From: ron@mlfarm.com (Ronald Florence)
- Subject: Re: Dragging Logs
- In-Reply-To: BARANSKI@veamf1.nusc.navy.mil's message of Mon, 28 Dec 92 20:37:56 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Dec29.125500.21858@mlfarm.com>
- Sender: news@rosie.mlfarm.com
- Organization: Maple Lawn Farm, Stonington, CT
- References: <1992Dec28.203756.2596@nntp.nta.no>
- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 12:55:00 GMT
- Lines: 32
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- Jim Baranski writes:
-
- What's the best method for dragging logs? Tractor? Horse? Other?
- What size tactor would I need to drag logs? [...] How much HP
- would I need? Would a 'garden' 20 HP tractor do it?
-
- Garden tractors generally don't have the clearance to haul logs. A
- boom crane and chain on a small farm tractor (Ford-8n, JD-40,
- Farmall-H) will do the job. The trick is to keep the load down to the
- point where your front wheels still touch the ground. You _can_ steer
- with brakes while doing a wheelie, but it isn't the best technique.
-
- An alternative is a logging winch on the 3-point hitch. You might be
- able to borrow or rent one.
-
- Finally, on rough or soft ground, animals do the best job. We have a
- neighbor who has gotten his tractor stuck hauling logs, and extricated
- it with a pair of oxen.
-
- 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?
-
- Small pickups can carry and haul far more than their rated loads. The
- question is how long you expect the transmission and tires to last and
- how slowly you're willing to drive. I'd think trailering, with a
- cooler on the transmission, would be a lot better for the pickup than
- trying to haul logs in the bed.
- --
-
- Ronald Florence
- ron@mlfarm.com
-