Skidding winch for the tractor

[morewood]

Alright, I figured out the whole clutch adjustment. It is simple.
The nut didn't take more than a fraction of a turn before the clutch started grabbing slightly. My assumption is that between three pulleys guiding the cord up to where it is located that there will be more than the 10cm of pull. IF the pull is measured at the arm that engages the clutch then it would be close to that number.
This picture shows the blade and how thick the edges are that gypo referred to. Notice the four holes in the blade. The PO had welded up a plate with a receiver so that he could use whatever hitch he needed to move something around. He unbolted it before selling. Didn't want to sell that.

Shea

 

[morewood]

Better picture. Don't fret over tthere not being a top link connected, I ran the cable out to a tree and locked the brake on the tight cable. Going to load up and go cut, looks like the rain will hold off until this afternoon.

Shea

 

[chipper1]

Alright, I figured out the whole clutch adjustment. It is simple.View attachment 492834
The nut didn't take more than a fraction of a turn before the clutch started grabbing slightly. My assumption is that between three pulleys guiding the cord up to where it is located that there will be more than the 10cm of pull. IF the pull is measured at the arm that engages the clutch then it would be close to that number.View attachment 492906
This picture shows the blade and how thick the edges are that gypo referred to. Notice the four holes in the blade. The PO had welded up a plate with a receiver so that he could use whatever hitch he needed to move something around. He unbolted it before selling. Didn't want to sell that.

Shea

Great pics shea.
I can see how the "hooks" would work with stacking as well as the hinged plow.

I think that may have helped duncan to not get all jambed up on his stack.
I think I should put something like that on the bucket of my tractor that is removable for when working in the dirt.

 

[GVS]

I believe hes talking about stacking (decking) by basically pushing the logs into a stack, mostly done with cable skidders and their dozer blade...but its the same principle for a 3 point winch setup...
here's a video that shows it pretty good, skip in to about 50 seconds...then in again to about 8 minutes in

"We hug em before we cut em"Love it!

 

[GVS]

I see a pretty good crack in the first pict.... It NEEDS to be fixed!

Personally, I'd torch it out and make a huge improvement in it, welding in a female receiver tube so it would take std. slide in hitches...

I'm tired, so I may not have got all the wording right, but you know what I mean... lol

SR

Looks like a crack to me.My eyes popped right out of my head soon as I saw the pick.

 

[timbrjackrussel]

Made some deep ruts a few years ago, winch pulled me out.
Went in the same spot last Saturday, got through once, got stuck winch pulled me out but I had to trim a few rounds of the log I was pulling out and leave them behind.
Went out to retrieve the rounds and a few other pieces left from when I trimmed down a few stumps.
I used an old truck hood to get the pieces over the wet spot.

 

[dancan]

Nice truck hood
Here's a pick of the receiver I made for the Norse 180 , just a piece of square tubing , drilled a hole in it for the pin , cut a hole in the winch and welded it in with a gusset on the stickout on the backside , it's worked as it should every time I hookup the trailer and doesn't interfere when I'm pushing stuff back .

Today's haul .

 

[wej52]

View attachment 492908Better picture. Don't fret over tthere not being a top link connected, I ran the cable out to a tree and locked the brake on the tight cable. Going to load up and go cut, looks like the rain will hold off until this afternoon.

Shea

Shea, I do not know if you have fooled with folding the blade and using the main drawbar on your tractor to pull wagons or trailers, but folded with the 3 point hitch raised all the way there is a lot of room to hook up a wagon or trailer tongue. This is how I use mine to pull a small wagon. Not as easy to connect, but it does work . Also sometimes the clutch cord will get out of alignment on the guide pulleys. I have only had that once or twice.You will notice it pulling very hard when that happens. W Jones

 

[chipper1]

Made some deep ruts a few years ago, winch pulled me out.
Went in the same spot last Saturday, got through once, got stuck winch pulled me out but I had to trim a few rounds of the log I was pulling out and leave them behind.

The things you can do with a winch lol.
I had left my tractor at a buddies last night after grabbing those big logs. He has a few dead ash he needed taken out. I got the biggest one and left the others because of the wind/ power lines.
I had a bunch of small stuff at the bottom of the hill after winching the larger stuff up to the top. I saw his trailer and ran it down the hill, loaded it a little heavy out back so the dolly didn't have much weight on it. Worked as slick as a could be, and I didn't have to load/reload awesome. Backed it up loaded the rest of the smaller stuff in his trailer. Still had a couple rounds I will get when I pick up the tractor.

 

[amberg]

I love it, nice winch, nice trailer, nice wood, How much weight will that dolly support? will it support a 16' flat bed with 7 round bales on it? It would make it much easier for me to hook it up to the tractor if I could I could move it side to side with the wheels.

 

[timbrjackrussel]

I didn't have any problems getting two 70 foot ash trees onto the wood pile. Just winched them up and onto the pile
and cut them right there

 

[amberg]

Nice ash tree's, Can I ask why you cut them at that size?

 

[chipper1]

I love it, nice winch, nice trailer, nice wood, How much weight will that dolly support? will it support a 16' flat bed with 7 round bales on it? It would make it much easier for me to hook it up to the tractor if I could I could move it side to side with the wheels.

Thanks amberg and thanks and thanks.
Not sure.
Yes I'm sure it will hold the weight of 7 round bales on a 16' flatbed trailer , you will have to load it a little heavy to the rear though lol.
I can see where that would be nice, always looking for a way to simplify the process.
Have a great weekend .

 

[timbrjackrussel]

Nice ash tree's, Can I ask why you cut them at that size?

These Ash trees were killed by the Emerald Ash Borer. They have been dead standing for at least 1 year.
18 t0 22 inch diameter are the small ones. Took out these first to make room to drop one that is about 40 inches! and 80 feet tall.
When the bigger trees start dropping branches that are 6 inches diameter from 70 feet up it gets very dangerous.

 

[cantoo]

Chipper1, the weak point on the trailer jack is the swivel pin. It's only made to hold the jack either vertical or horizontal, usually only a 3/8 or 1/2" pin that sits in a 1/8" thick steel. Doesn't take much to bend it or pop the pin out depending on the jack type. I have 20 trailers and about 15 have jacks on them. I'm slowly changing all the heavier ones to the square weld on style jacks because I'm tired of replacing the cheaper swivelling ones. Good, better, best. Need wheels though.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

I by far prefer the "side handle" (crank) weld on jacks, as the top handle jacks, let water in and eventually rust up inside...

SR

 

[muddstopper]

Shea, where are you located in OldFort. Reading from the start of this thread, I noticed you had a hard time finding a skidding winch. There has been one setting almost beside the road up above the gyser for several years now. It sits backed up to a hemlock tree in the guys driveway. (Old sawmill) I looked at it 4 or 5 years ago. It had been setting unused for several years and probably hasnt been moved since I looked at it. Doesnt matter now since you have already bought one. Might want to check it out next time your up that way incase someone might be looking for one.

 

[dancan]

Pulleys/Snatch blocks are a very handy tool for winching to areas that you can't get the tractor in .

I've usually got at least one in the winch chain basket with me and something to make a tree strap .

 

[KiwiBro]

Pulleys/Snatch blocks are a very handy tool for winching to areas that you can't get the tractor in .

And for:

• pulling logs larger than the winch is rated to (my record is three blocks)
  
• getting more height/lift than the top pulley of the winch
  
• pulling the line on safer angles
• directing the terminal end and associated hardware away from the tractor operator should something breaks.

 

[timbrjackrussel]

We use snatch blocks often. Have two 4 ton and one 6 ton. Want to try and use 3 snatch blocks as a reverse winch set up.