Tractors and wood! Show your pics

[Sawyer Rob]

Here's some serious reclaiming of some farmland here on my place, I have a few overgrown acres I want to expand a hayfield, into,

Sometimes I drove in right over the brush hogging it out, and sometimes I backed in with the rotary cutter up about ten inches and then drove ahead with it down.

Either way, my Brush Bull really eats that one-to-two-inch brush up!

SR

 

[plowhog]

Does anyone recognize the items in the picture labeled "Salisbury?" I'm guessing they must be a common item used by loggers. But I can't find anything about them (or similar even.)

They bite into the end of a log. Then raise the chain mid-log with tractor forks and drive away. I've found them to be much faster than using a grapple and better for putting a log on the sawmill than forks alone.

What are they?

 

[Eagle1]

Antique/Vintage Esco Salisbury No.2 Logging End Hooks, Tongs | #1806712118

This bid is for set of antique/vintage set of logging end hooks. Marked Esco Salisbury No.2. These were used to load and move logs. They were extremely dangerous and discontinued there use after killi

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Doubt you can find any new end hooks

 

[plowhog]

Thanks for the quick reply!

Re: "They were extremely dangerous and discontinued there use after killing and hurting many loggers."

Seems intuitive bad things could happen fast if one of them loses its bite on a lifted log. I've used a set recently to place logs on my sawmill and so far its been uneventful. Not sure how many other ways these were used in the past.

 

[Eagle1]

I'd say "loggers" did a lot more high lifting than you will do lifting onto the mill. Of course any lifted log can do major damage to the human body in short order.
I don't see why something similar could not be a diy project.

 

[hunt4570]

Thanks for the quick reply!

Re: "They were extremely dangerous and discontinued there use after killing and hurting many loggers."

Seems intuitive bad things could happen fast if one of them loses its bite on a lifted log. I've used a set recently to place logs on my sawmill and so far its been uneventful. Not sure how many other ways these were used in the past.

A little scary to me putting logs on the sawmill with the tractor, seems things could go sideways in a hurry, I load mine on a log deck and just roll them onto the saw.

 

[plowhog]

A little scary to me putting logs on the sawmill with the tractor,

I started using a grapple to put logs on my mill. Its a very heavy grapple and I don't have very fine control of it-- leading to banging some logs on the mill. Then I started using forks-- close approach, slight tilt down, and roll onto the mill.

But the logging hooks work best/are most gentle on placing a log. At least so far.

 

[Gordon Gould]

I started using a grapple to put logs on my mill. Its a very heavy grapple and I don't have very fine control of it-- leading to banging some logs on the mill. Then I started using forks-- close approach, slight tilt down, and roll onto the mill.

But the logging hooks work best/are most gentle on placing a log. At least so far.

Try a grapple like this. Not heavy, bites the log, and allows precise control.

Tractors and wood! Show your pics

Whitbread, I think you could use a little more weight on that trailer. Nicely done!That's a light load! I had it way heavier with a tornado blown down 40" black walnut in may. That load was still lighter than a 23klb off road man lift I hauled for a friend. That thing was HEAVY! I...

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gg

 

[plowhog]

Try a grapple like this. Not heavy, bites the log, and allows precise control.

Looks very interesting. Only about 20 lbs heavier than my pallet forks. Around 350lb.

My HLA root grapple is ~950lbs. Really takes away from lifting capacity which is another reason I have been using forks .... this lighter grapple could be much better.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

Add a grapple to your forks, and you will have the best of both worlds!

It gives me total control of the logs as I load them on my mill.

SR