big daddio
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Great idea... this is one of those "hey why didn't I think of that" things. I use a floor jack to get my logs onto horses, but as you say, there are limitations on how high they lift at a time, so I built some extensions to fit on the jack that will lift the log high enough. I still usually have to do it in several stages temporarily blocking as I get higher. I solve the problem of getting the log high enough to get the jack under initially by rolling it onto a contraption I designed that get it 5 inches off the ground using the cant hook. For very large logs I dig a small hole under the end of the log to get the jack under. However, I like your method better, if only because it gets the log way higher in one shot.
Lots of good ideas on this forum. What I need is a welder... and then need to learn how to use it!!
i've used one of the old bumper jacks with a chain [the hook that fits into the slot of the bumper acommodates a small link chain] to lift the end of a log. once used two of them to load a pallet of stickered lumber. most often used them when loading with ramps and the log slips.