gabby
Gold Member
</font><font color="blue" class="small">( I've been reading the last few posts and felt I had to pipe in. Using a boom pole to lift and pull logs is a very unsafe practice as it put the pull above the rear axle where it shouldn't be. Lifting them when the tractor remains stationary is ok up to the capacity of the boom pole, 3pt hitch, and tractor weight, but draging via the boom pole is not. The leverage angle is just about perfect to flip the tractor. also the log can swing into the rear of the tractor with terrible results. Why not pull from a bar between the 3pt arms and a hook to the tongs and keep the weight and the pull where it shoud be?
Andy )</font>
If you go slow and pay attention you can move logs safely with a boom pole and tongs. Just don't bite off more than you and your tractor can chew. Be sure to attach the tongs as close to the tractor as possible on the boom, not on the tip, and only raise the end of the log slightly off the ground. You won't get much vertical lift with a 3ph drawbar.
I have never had problems with logs swinging into the rear of the tractor because the rear end of the log is still dragging on the ground and not subject to wild swings.
Gabby
Andy )</font>
If you go slow and pay attention you can move logs safely with a boom pole and tongs. Just don't bite off more than you and your tractor can chew. Be sure to attach the tongs as close to the tractor as possible on the boom, not on the tip, and only raise the end of the log slightly off the ground. You won't get much vertical lift with a 3ph drawbar.
I have never had problems with logs swinging into the rear of the tractor because the rear end of the log is still dragging on the ground and not subject to wild swings.
Gabby
