Winch Tower Pulls Logs Out Of The Woods

Winch Tower Pulls Logs Out Of The Woods MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT Miscellaneous Loggers who cut and drag trees out of wood lots will soon have a new way to get the job done A European company Tajfun introduced its new Mobile Skyline in early 2014 in Europe and it’s expected to be on the market in the U S later in the year The company currently sells its logging winches digital wood measuring devices and firewood processing products in 50 countries around the world The new skyline powered by a 40 hp or larger tractor pto is like bringing a ski lift to a logging operation complete with cables and electronically operated winches Tajfun’s U S representative Tamara Zalar says the winch tower will be ideal for anyone who needs to move logs 200 to 300 yards from the deep woods to a staging location First the power unit with its 20-ft tall cable tower is set up Three anchor lines hold the cable tower secure Then 3 haulback lines are unrolled from the power unit and extended into the woods The lines are anchored on a sturdy tree at least 16 in in dia The retrieval device is a haulback line carriage that moves on the cables operated electronically with a hand-held remote “Dragging logs out of the woods can be a 2-person operation with this tower system ” Zalar says “One person is near the power unit which uses a hydraulic motor to raise and lower the tower and operate the cable drums The other person connects the winch line and carriage to the log ” Logs can be lifted and hauled or dragged on the ground The carriage speed is adjustable and it stops automatically if it’s overloaded Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Tamara Zalar Tajfun USA 731 James St Suite 225 Syracuse N Y 13203 ph 315 439-2733; Tamara Zalar@tajfun com

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