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| Rob:
If one of the primary purposes is moving logs onto your sawmill, it might be better to look at a grapple vs forks. Take a look at some of the posts on this thread, it might give you ideas. There is a wealth of knowledge on Tractorbynet. https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/threads/tractors-and-wood-show-your-pics.303328/ |
| Jpmiller:
--- Quote from: Rob on June 11, 2024, 05:22:55 PM ---If one of the primary purposes is moving logs onto your sawmill, it might be better to look at a grapple vs forks. Take a look at some of the posts on this thread, it might give you ideas. There is a wealth of knowledge on Tractorbynet. https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/threads/tractors-and-wood-show-your-pics.303328/ --- End quote --- I’ve used grapples and forks loading a sawmill, grapples do make it easier to load but forks make unloading so much easier. Being able to stack cut lumber on sawhorses at waist height and then fork them to wherever instead of moving everything by hand over and over is a game changer. There’s staging systems for logs if you’re nervous about loading with forks but you’ll figure it out if you start. Moving logs around the woods needs grapples all day, climbing and cutting and staging. Depending on how you’re getting your logs will doctorate some. Eventually you’ll end up with both I’m sure |
| bearpaw:
More Ideas There's a lift similar to what I bought on machinery trader. I use my lift in the yard and on my gravel driveway to unload units of lumber, pallets of feed, 2000# bags of grain, snowmobiles, etc. The wider tires get around much better than narrow hard rubber tires. You just need to avoid soft ground or deep pot holes, they can get stuck easy in those situations. I've even taken mine back into the forest behind my house but was very careful where I went. I did get stuck once back in the forest and used a piece of 3/4 plywood to get it back on top of ground and going again. If the area you will be operating your lift has softer soil a pair of ground pads might be convenient. Another option if you have room is a larger lift like used in a rural log/lumber yard, when my dad and his brothers had a small lumber sawmill they had a big lift they ran every day, it even got around in muddy spring conditions fairly well. Ground Matt: https://www.myteeproducts.com/ground-protection-mats-black-8ft-l-diamond-plated-smooth-plate-tread-design.html Used Fork Lift similar to what I have: https://www.machinerytrader.com/listing/for-sale/231888049/caterpillar-v50b-pneumatic-tire-forklifts Used lift not quite as big as my dad had in the log yard: https://www.machinerytrader.com/listing/for-sale/234421273/1969-clark-it60-rough-terrain-forklifts Be sure you get a lift that has good clearance, most of the hard rubber tired lifts are too low to the ground. |
| wadu1:
You may want to check out https://murphyauction.com/ they are having equipment auctions this weekend. |
| bearpaw:
--- Quote from: wadu1 on June 13, 2024, 09:16:56 AM ---You may want to check out https://murphyauction.com/ they are having equipment auctions this weekend. --- End quote --- all sorts of interesting stuff listed there |
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