Hi All, I have come up with a rather primitive form of moving logs, short distance’s. It’s the way the poor man shuffles logs around the yard. It’s primitive but it works. Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEYBER6vgb4
LOL, It’s not hard to rap the rope. Just roll the log with a cant hook untill you can see daylight under the log and rap it up. I’m glad it didn’t do like a yo-yo LOL. BTW The further you get away from the log the harder it is to pull.
hmmm…. there’s gotta be a way to wrap it that would keep it from moving less as you got further away, or to have it wind around a second rope as it unrolls around the first, then you could switch back and forth as you go, or until you run out of yard.
Just kid a skid loader and put forks on it before you ruin that nice lawn mower. Better yet, get one of those bigger tractors that you can put forks on the front and lawn blades on the back.
-- There are three types of people in the world, those who can count and those who can't!
My little Yammar and a set of tongs works quite well moving logs to 26in in diameter. Not a lot of $$ invested either. Mows, spreads, bush hogs and skids for less than $4k. 15hp desiel.
LOL Ya’ll must have skiped the part where I say this is a poor man way of moving logs. If I had the money for a tractor,....... I would have one. LOL I was really just trying this to see if it would work. BTW, IT WORKS!! The logs are not where they used to be.
Great movies, You should be able to do it with your Tractor like you do with the winch. Anchor one end of the rope. then you wouldn’t have to wind it around the log.
Why not just hook a chain to it and drag it with your truck? Once it’s close to your mill, then your cant hook can do the rest or since you have built a cover over your mill, you could use a come-a-long, heavy duty boat winch, or chain fall with a set of wooden ramps to drag or hoist the log on your mill. I know that you said that money is lacking, but if you can sell some of them nice boards you’ve been teasing us with you should be able to afford a better way. Remember, time is money and the time you spend rigging that up is costing you. Good luck and thanks for the video. I have to wonder what the guy in the pickup must have been thinking as he passed. LOL.
I’m sorry, I just checked out your previous post and saw that you do have an I-beam with some type of hoist already set up. ;^) Also, if you use schedule 40 pvc as rollers to roll those logs onto your trailer it would be easier than odd shaped logs. Schedule 40 pvc is great for sliding portable buildings around the yard on, if you need to move one or any other heavy object. I used this to off load my 650 lb SuperShop crate from my Toyota pickup along with a come-a-long and it worked well. Be aware that it is slippery as butter on a hot skillet.
Hey oscorner, you have some good points there. This is not a full time operation here, This is how I play. I wish some of you lived closer so you could buy some of my pretty lumber. I’m selling it for $1.05 BF for red oak and it just sits here. Recon the folks round here have no use for red oak. I do have an overhead hoist in the mill building as well as a winch to load the logs on the mill. BTW I would have done it the way Dick Cain said but there wasn’t anything to anchor the dead end of the rope to.
I really do, wish somebody would come get this lumber out of my way, so I could make more. I have a small place here 1-1/2 acres. I’m kinda limited on space. But this really is just a hobby. I would love for it to turn into a way for me to make a living. But so far I cant seem to find buyers??? The folks round here use alot of red oak, I recon they just want it for free though. They all act like $1.05BF is too much. I’ll burn it for firewood, before I sell it any cheaper. BTW I have some black walnut pen blanks for sale. Just let me know if you are interested. Thanks for all your post here everybody. If any of you have ideas on how to get rid of this red oak post it here and help me out please. I need to get rid of it and I hate to burn it.
FYI - Red Oak around here sales for around $3 a Bd Ft in 4/4 S2S shape. I sure wish I was closer, then I would be your steady customer even at $1.10 Bd Ft.
Anyone have any ideas how we can help him out? Shipping from NC to Ca would eat up all those savings on the cost of wood for me.
Yes it would eat you alive. I found a site here in NC that one guy is selling all kinds of lumber on, but when I try to sell there I don’t even get a responce??? I know not what I’m doing wrong. Lets see if we cant get something started here. I am willing to work together on this and hope to find a win/win way of getting rid of this lumber.
Count me in. I live near Phila., PA. Maybe we East Coast effete snobs could rent a truck and bring a load north to a central point, meet there and divvy it up. There’d be some cost involved, but it’d be cheaper than paying freight. For the West Coast types, maybe we have a lumberjock independent trucker who’d be willing to piggyback some lumber onto a paying load for a few (?) extra bucks. Anyone interested in pursuing this idea?
Thats what I’m talking about johnnybwood, I am cutting all the red oak I can find, so that when you all get a truck ready the lumber will be here for the taking. $1.00 BF flatsawn and $1.25 BF QS You will never find it any cheaper, I don’t think. I think this could be a win/win deal for everybody.
HI Angie, Waxhaw is about 20 minutes south of Charlotte on hwy. 16. If your heading south on 16 you will run right into Waxhaw. When you get to the light in Waxhaw go right to the state line and I’m the last drive on the left in NC.
Safety in the Woodworking Shop Before you pick up those woodworking tools, take the time to ensure your safety in the shop! Eyes, ears, fingers, and...
Designing Woodworking Projects Looking for information on designing your projects? Having difficulties reading project plans? Looking for help with ...
Sweating for Bucks Through Woodworking If you are selling your work, then you have entered a woodworking dimension with added complexity and stress. If you...
