An Easy Way to Winch Logs Around a Corner. Solo Logging and Yarding w Farmi Tractor Winch
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- Опубликовано: 13 ноя 2022
- When a tree comes down in an awkward position to pull the logs out, sometimes you need a way to winch them around corners.
This is part of my solo logging operation where I do light touch forestry on my forest land.
I will show you how to use a breakaway block to yard a log around a corner. I am using a Massey Ferguson MF 30 MF 34 Tractor with a Farmi 501 winch.
I cut this Douglas fir tree down but it had to go down in a direction that made it difficult to do a direct pull. If I was to pull it directly, it would bind in between trees and scar the trees up.
Using the breakaway block, I am able to pull the tree in one direction. When it hits the block, it falls off and goes the other direction, directly toward the tractor.
I use a Stihl MS 462 to cut the tree. I will be loading the logs with the tractor onto my flatbed trailer. The logs will be cut in the lumber on my Woodmizer LT 15 sawmill. 
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No drama just a fella who knows his job. Nice to see.
Thanks for the nice comment.
You might even call him a *feller* ba dum cha
Use a treesaver 3-4 inch strap at your corner anchor. It will prevent nearly 100% of all possible bark damage or scaring and having a very large contact surface area it won’t bite into the bark
Yep I always use treesaver straps.
That's extremely useful to me. Thanks for posting, and thumbs up.
Very skillful, Educational and Informative video. Thank you for taking the time to post. You make it look incredibly easy, but comes with years of experience. Nice to see.
Thanks Carlos. Experience is a big part of it but video editing goes a long way too. Cutting out some of the boring parts might make it look even more easy.
Love my 462 ..best all around saw there is ..power to weight balancing and response trigger..and flicks well
even for smaller stuff? or do you have a 2nd saw
That was pretty sweet
Thanks Grizz.
You suuuuure can handle the rigging friend. Props 👏👏✌️👍
Thanks Brent
Brother start your chainsaw first before measuring 2:00 minute mark 😅 just kidding. Love your content thank you. For the time you put in
Thanks for the video, I need one of those. Cheers
Chris TheRuralProject
Thanks for watching. they can be a little speedy but I’m glad I have it
Thats way cool, im gonna have to look into getting one of those. Will make things much easier for hetting firewood out of those good but far away pockets i encounter.
They are a little spendy but they do make it easier.
Yep I used a snatch block redirect before. I still have the video of it. It wasn't a breakaway block so I had to stop and disconnect when it got to the snatch block.
Very good job
Good job
Thanks Steven.
Real cool. TY
Thanks. YW
I'm too cheap for a auto release but, I've used two snatch blocks to get logs to the tractor pretty often.
Brent
I know how it is. I was too cheap to get one for a long time too. I managed to go without one for a long time.
Wilson, when you are clearing slash with a milcher be helpful or is it better just to rake and burn?
But wait dont they say to measure twice. Oh i don't know just carry on.
Well done! I have a problem maybe you would be willing to give some advice on. I dropped a 24" at the base walnut log. 18' long to the crotch. It's down in a pretty deep gully, I'd say about 15' down, maybe 20'. I have a trailer with 6 ton winch and a log arch on it. I'm just not sure the best way to get it up that uneven trash layden hill. Are snatch blocks the answer?
What's the biggest tree your tractor handled. It sounds nice n smooth running.
I have a few videos on my channel of the tractor pushing its limits. One of them was of the winch pulling a sugar pine, the log was about 16 foot and maybe 30 inches diameter on the top end. I may have even had to cut it into 8 foot lengths to get it all the way in. I have lifted Douglas fir logs with the loader, 34 feet long and 16 inches diameter. Much bigger than that it lifts the rear tires off the ground and loses traction.
@@WilsonForestLands Yeah, those would have some weight...
Excellent video of how to run the equipment he owns, office space is amazing as well 💪👍🧡🧡🧡
What the biggest tree you cut down there?
On this place the biggest trees I cut down or about the width of my 32 inch bar. Most of them are smaller. Unless they are dead or dying, I usually leave the biggest ones.
Good job on snaking that around. I like the setup.
By the way : you pulled it to fast and why did you hook it like that ? And how come you fell that perfect good tree ? And why would you hook that snatch block to such a small tree ? Hope I got you on them ones ? 😂😂😂
Great job thanks for sharing.
And by the way I tried what you did with that chain coming off.
I bent my 10” bar and cut my hand . 😂😂😂
I just got done dealing with a bunch of obnoxious comments over on my RUclips Shorts side. Now just what I need, a to come back over here and get a bunch of lip from you. 😂😂 Thanks for the humor.
Where do people buy steel cable like thst?
I get mine from our local logging and industrial supply shop. Those kind of places will custom make them. I think you can also order them from online logging suppliers like Bailey’s.
@@WilsonForestLands thank you!!
@@WilsonForestLands one more thing please. What diameter cable do I want for pulling 20" diameter logs that are 16' long? They are not terribly heavy since they are poplar and were felled a year ago. I sealed the ends, but I'm sure they're lighter now. Thank you.
@@timbarry5080 I am sure you could get away with a 3/8 inch cable. But I prefer 7/16 and that’s what I use. After 3/8 gets a little wear I have broken them before. The 7/16 is just a very nice size to handle. It’s stronger than I need, doesn’t kink as bad, and is light enough to be easy to handle. I am working on a video where I am going to go over these kind of details of this equipment I use. It will probably come out this coming week sometime.
@@WilsonForestLands thank you. That would be great. I'd love to get some pulleys but I prefer to buy American made things when I can. Maybe you have some suggestions. Thanks again!
Where can I find a decent breakaway block? Want to stay away from cheap but don't want to break da bank. Thankz!
I got mine from Northeast Implement. That’s the only place I know of. But I haven’t been looking anywhere else. They are the dealer for the Farmi winch I have. I don’t know if it will break the bank but it might put a serious dent in it. I think it was close to $400. Expensive, but it sure has saved a lot of walking back and forth and walking up and down hills to go manually unhook a traditional block.
Thankz!