Airplane tires, truck bumper,a vise,hyd.....

robertmn · Jan 2, 2012

Happy new yr!....and what do you get? A northern Mn. short wood skidder!! Neighbor got this from his Dad, and his tractor does not have enough hyd. to run it. So, after sitting 3/4 yrs, I"ll see if it still works. Are these common in other states as well? Thanks Bobmn

ShadetreeRet · Jan 2, 2012

I am assuming the hydraulics are to load the wood. Never seen anything like it around here. Most folks around here just cut the wood to stove length off the tree and load it like that. If it's too heavy they split it on site.

02 · Jan 3, 2012

I've never seen anything like that.How much will it pick up? Thanks for posting.

Zachary Hoyt · Jan 3, 2012

I've never seen one quite like that but it looks handy.
Zach

showcrop · Jan 3, 2012

A friend here in southern NH who produces firewood has one. It enables him to perform low impact thinning harvesting which a lot of landowners prefer.

4020guy · Jan 3, 2012

Vice for holding chain saw while sharpening, nice. A couple of companies in Quebec make them. Right from ones small enough with self contained hydraulic to be pulled with a 4wd ATV to ones that hold a couple of cords.....Ron

JOHNNYfromMI · Jan 3, 2012

A short wood skidder!
These were real commom a few years ago in northern Michigan.
The vice is probley for fixing the reusable ends on the hydrolic hose.
These were pulled with farm tractors and small dozers in this area.

kswillie · Jan 3, 2012

Wonder where he got the used airplane tires. I need a set of tires like that. Cool looking machine.

BCnT · Jan 3, 2012

google GENSCO
they sell the tires...based out of Houston

Mike (WA) · Jan 3, 2012

Never saw one before- most just yard the logs full length with a tractor, or buck them up where they fall and haul with truck.

I can see one being handy if you're doing "peckerwood"- (small 3 or 4 inch stuff), that you're going to cut to size with a buzz saw back at the woodshed.

robertmn · Jan 3, 2012

hello; Don't how much it will lift....yet! I'll hook it up to a tractor with good hyd. cause, I think the better the hyd. on the tractor, the more it will lift. I'm getting wood at the far northern part of the farm. (about 1/2 mile) with a good woods road and field road. May work out, and may not!! I'll post some pics of it working Thanks Bobmn

robertmn · Jan 3, 2012

hello; Don't how much it will lift....yet! I'll hook it up to a tractor with good hyd. cause, I think the better the hyd. on the tractor, the more it will lift. I'm getting wood at the far northern part of the farm. (about 1/2 mile) with a good woods road and field road. May work out, and may not!! I'll post some pics of it working Thanks Bobmn

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