Skidding logs

[Creamer]

This is my favorite idea
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IlfQ89fGzs&feature=channel]New Cat 1 tong demo.avi - YouTube[/ame]

On their website they show using these tongs to pull leaners. I am thinking I never want my tractor that close to the butt of a tree that is leaning up against another. Once you break the tree loose there can be a lot of force for it to slide down right into the tractor and hence you. Thoughts?

 

[Gordon Gould]

This is my favorite idea
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IlfQ89fGzs&feature=channel]New Cat 1 tong demo.avi - YouTube[/ame]

I made one of those. Fun project and works pretty good.

I agree with Creamer - they're not for use pulling leaners. I have pulled to many leaners down with my winch and have seen the wild things that can happen. Including a rain shower of big branches from above flying many feet.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...dding-tongs-into-post4012490.html#post4012490

gg

 

[John_Mc]

I agree with Gordon. If I'm pulling out a butt from under a leaner, My tractor and I are not going to be right at the stump. I use my logging winch. If I didn't have a winch, I'd use a long length of chain.