another boom pole attachment

[Yankee]

Hmmm - where does the weight fall on this design - is it at the lift pins, or where the pole attaches at the top, with the pins as a pivot point? In other words, does this design create any kind of backwards roll-over hazard? A conventional boom pole clearly puts the weight on the pins only.

Bill

 

[wvhillbilly]

DaveNay,
You are right on the money.. I live between McGee and the Taylor county line. To be exact, I live 1 mile past the county line...In Taylor County. Yes.. Lived here all my life. I actually bought the property 2 doors down from my parent's house. Fancher's old property. I actually bought it off your parent's neighbor.... Camilla Gawthrop. She was the administrator of Fancher's estate.
Dave

 

[wvhillbilly]

Yankee,
on a "store bought"boom pole, you still have the brace that attaches to the top link. I do not see how this design would be that much different in a safety aspect. On a purchased boom pole, the boom extends out - up high...Near the top link. It is still pivoting on the lift pins. The only disadvantage that I can see to the one I built is the fact that I can not get as high of a lift from the center of the boom. For my applications it seems to be working well. To help out the roll-over pucker factor, I have about 225 pounds on the front bumper. That sure makes me feel better climbing up and down these West Virginia hills /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Dave

 

[jtcweb]

Where did you get that frame you are attaching things to?

 

[wvhillbilly]

It was the head piece of an old weight bench. Luckily the spacing (width)was just right for a category 1 lift.
Dave

 

[EddieWalker]

I've seen the skidding tongs in the Northern Tool catalog and thought about buying them, but wasn't sure how well they work.

How are they working for you?

I ususally loop a chain over the log, drag it, unhook the chain and push the log into the burn pile.

Can you hook up to a log without getting off the tractor?

Can you unhook from the log without getting off the tractor?

How well do they hold onto the log?

Thanks,
Your boom pole looks great!

Eddie

 

[wvhillbilly]

Thanks for the comments. Unfortunately, I have to get off the tractor to attach it. Other than that it works great. Just the other day I skidded a 15 foot locust tree pole that was close 18-20 inches in diameter. The tongs grabbed the pole at "10 0'clock" and "2 0'clock". Picked it up and drug it around like a rag doll.
Dave