2010 - Volume #34, Issue #6, Page #31
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Sub Compact Tractor Skids 20-In. Logs
"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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