Sub Compact Tractor Skids 20-In. Logs

Sub Compact Tractor Skids 20-In Logs TRACTORS Miscellaneous Ralph Thibault likes skidding logs with his 20 hp tractor The two yokes he built fit the 3-pt hitch on his 1220 Massey Ferguson and let him keep logs clean as he skids them out of his woods I have a small sawmill and dirty logs are hard to work with says Thibault I can back up to a log end lower the arms and wrap a chain around the log The chain attaches to the hooks on the top of the yoke The yokes are made out of 2 by 2-in steel tubing One is 24 in wide and 14 in high while the other is 28 in wide and 14 in high He welded 5 hooks to the cross bar on the yoke so he can chain multiple logs into place at any one time The top link also connects to the top of the yoke You can make the yokes as big as you want for the logs you want to carry he says One of mine is the same width as the 3-pt hitches on my other implements so I can just hook it up and go The 1220 Massey has a rear lift capacity of 1 200 lbs Thibault has no front weights beyond the front-end loader but hasn t had any problems handling big logs Nor does he worry about a log pushing his 2 000-lb tractor around The weight seems to transfer forward so no extra weights have been needed he says I can lift a log up to 14 in off the ground but if it seems too high I can easily lower it as needed Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Ralph Thibault 315 Amirault Rd Saulnierville Nova Scotia Canada B0W 2X0 ph 902 769-3401; thibaultr@ns sympatico ca

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