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Joshua Kingsley
ParticipantJohn,
Simon uses them for logging. He is on this site and perhapse you could find his posts. I know that I liked the look of them as well. Good luck finding them I haven’t found any in the US so probably abroad is where you will end up looking. If you find some I would love to hear about it.
JoshuaOctober 25, 2009 at 1:48 am in reply to: 48 horsepower pulling a big, big. big, big, big, big, big, disc – just look and see. #54858ParticipantThat looks more like a one pass. it would slit the soil and then run chisel plows to turn the soil and then it would smooth the soil behind them. Still it is realllllly impressive. thanks for the link.
ParticipantThat sounds great to me. Thanks Carl
ParticipantJoel,
I think that you have a valid point with the added weight.There is the factor of not only the cart but at what point is the weight greater than the gain?
I have ground skidded for a while and for the beginning guy I think it is the best way to start out. You can gain a lot of perspective and then decide what works for you.
Just a green horns point of view.
JoshuaParticipantI think that if people who are willing to share thier knowledge they should be on a map so people can find possible mentors. just my .02 worth
ParticipantWhen I was logging with my big teams I always used to skid 16′ 6″ or more in length I was just thinking as far as getting into bigger wood with the little guys I could use a log scoot or just skid smaller lengths. I would love to get back in the woods but alas it all depends on the doctors for now… Big tree and 50′ up with a saddle and spikes combined with a wind at the wrong time means lots of back injury. Sooo….. Now I will see what they say as for releasing me back to work in any capicity. Right now I am trying to keep fit by messing around. Thanks for all the advice. Josh
ParticipantTaylor,
I under stand what you mean all my animals are pets but if they don’t contribute in some way to the farm they have to go. My dogs work the cows including the little 12 pound sheltie.I am getting some new lines and a collar for one of the little studs so as soon as they come in we will be headed into the small wood lot. I’ll try to get some pics of the little guys skidding wood:D
It should be fun they weigh in about 450 or 500 each. Chunky little fellas They are for sale so if they are seen working like that I a might get a buyer who knows.Thanks for the information on the log draft I will try to keep that in mind as I set up my hitches.
I believe we will start small and light and work up to some bigger wood. I do know that they will pull a lot for their size, I had two hooked up last fall with a friends harnesses and they were pulling some good sized poles out.
ParticipantJim,
I have an older draft gelding and two 10 hh shetland/minis that I am planning to attempt to pull som fire wood with.I was hitched single to a tire that weighs over 100 pounds with one of the little studs and he pulled that around with out much fanfare so I was wondering about getting some “real” work done with the litte guys. I have 2 that are both studs I know it can be a real handfull with two pony stallions but hey you work what you own and I am still trying to get funds around to replace some of the big ones I sold over a year ago. I was just wondering if anyone had done it or had any ideas. Thanks josh
ParticipantIt depends on your definition of alot longer. I have seen it take an extra day or so with hay that was mowed with a cutter bar. It dosen’t always look like straw like some people say. I have seen a lot of hay mown with haybines that could also be called straw like in color so it all depends on the year.
ParticipantThose arches look neat with the rachet to lift the logs. I wonder if they would work with bigger wood though.
ParticipantJason,
I was wondering what other types of wood you are having sucess with in the DraftWood market? I had a mill that was able to custom saw some timber for me when I was cutting about 2 years ago before I got hurt real bad. I had some customers that wanted local cedar and locust for some exterior projects. I also was able to sell some hemlock and pine along with select hardwoods to a local cabinet maker and carpenter. What would you suggest to gain a large amount of acreage that would be able to be harvested in a sustainable manner for a beginning practitioner. One of the problems I encountered was resistance to having a team in the woods on some of the projects I was taking on. One land owner even requested that I bring in some machines as I was leaving the woods too nice!!Best of luck to all out there in the woods and I wish I was back out there with you all.
JoshParticipantAt one time I was talking to Jim about a cart and he was waiting on a load from Forest Mfg. I don’t know if that is still the case though if it is you are either buying from the source or a retailer. This was several years ago so I am not sure what the scoop is now… Just some food for thought.
JoshParticipantLooking good… Have lots of fun draging wood with them haflingers.
ParticipantI have a similar problem with my 5 year old Shetland Stallion. He is good on the grass pulling a tire but if I hit gravel then Hang on he is ready to run! It doesn’t matter if I am driving or if I am leading he still freaks when I hit the dirt… Any Ideas I was wondering if I just need to get him working more then attempt the tire or if I should increase the load some to have him work harder. He is always ready to work, I was told that he was used some by the amish kids before I got him this sumer. Any advice would be helpful. Thanks Josh
Participant@TBigLug 11335 wrote:
I thought about that, just bolting the wooden tongue to the wagon tongue. Provides extra support. I guess it wouldn’t be too bad. Two bolts holding it to the tongue. One hole drilled for the pin to extend through. I could still just unbolt the wooden tongue and use the wagon tongue to get to and from my venues…. Not as simple as unbolt one tongue and bolt the other one in but still good enough. Not like I’ll be in a hurry where I’m at. 😀
An alternitive is what my Uncle and I did years ago. If your wagon is equiped with a sliding pole that you can hook by backing up you could make a steel pole that hooks in with a pin in that location. Then add the hammer strap to the back of the toung for the evener and you could use two short draw pins with safety clips to hold in the long pole. when you want to use the tractor you can slide the pole out and slide the tractor hitch back in and pin it in place.
just an idea, Josh- AuthorPosts