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3-Pt. Mounted Log Lifter
“We needed a way to get medium-sized logs to our sawmill, so we used scrap steel to construct a 3-pt. log lifter. It works great to move logs to our sawmill, and a built-in receiver hitch lets us move trailers without getting off the tractor,” says Jack Agnew, Gum Spring, Va.
To build the unit, Agnew welded a ve
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3-Pt Mounted Log Lifter WOODLOT EQUIPMENT Miscellaneous “We needed a way to get medium-sized logs to our sawmill so we used scrap steel to construct a 3-pt log lifter It works great to move logs to our sawmill and a built-in receiver hitch lets us move trailers without getting off the tractor ” says Jack Agnew Gum Spring Va To build the unit Agnew welded a vertical length of big square tubing to a triangle-shaped base that attaches to the lift arms He also drilled holes into the top to secure chains and welded on an extra grab hook to work with a choker chain The hook on the tongs makes them self-adjusting “It’ll handle logs up to 3 ft in diameter and 40 ft long ” says Agnew “The operator backs up to the log lowers the lifter tightens the chain and lifts the log off the ground dragging it around like a travois ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Jack Agnew 4605 Fox Chase Run Gum Spring Va 23065 ph 804 556-3377
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