The problem is that u don't have a lot of time, and your buddy with the winch on his trailer can't make it in a timely manner. I have 6 10.5' logs on a yard that would be great for planks. I got the smaller ones by hand winching them up ramps into the dump truck. The big ones 25-30" dia. won't work that way. I may have to make fire wood. I don't have a loader of that caliber to pick up the log. Some one please give up that secret of loading big logs on a truck.