He Turns Plow Parts Into Log “Clams”
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As a kid, Jason Timm didn’t mind cutting firewood, but he disliked balancing logs on the tines of a tractor as the wood was moved. It’s a job he’ll never have to do again since he built log “clams” out of parts from an old 7-bottom White plow and scrap iron lying around his father’s Michigan farm.
Timm started with four plow tines and added steel pieces to make the clams about 4 ft. long. The top and bottom sections are each welded together with 3-in. round steel pipe between.
“It took some figuring to get the right closure angles,” Timm says.
He built the clam for his brother’s 100 hp. tractor and later built a second clam for his fiancée’s father. Timm used the holes already in the plow tines to attach the clam to quick-attach brackets.
The driver operates the clam with one hydraulic cylinder. The clam weighs about 400 lbs. and opens to 30 in. wide. The sides of the clam are about 18 in. apart so the wood can be sawed in firewood lengths while in the clam, and the remaining piece in the clam is also firewood length.
The final touch was orange paint, which shows up nicely with his brother’s blue New Holland tractor.
“My dad thinks it’s pretty nice. It’s one handy outfit to have, and it saves on the back,” Timm says. “I picked up a 3,500-lb. log and nothing broke.”
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Jason Timm, 6690 Nicholson Hill Rd., Hubbard Lake, Mich. 49747 (ph 989-464-4702).
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He Turns Plow Parts Into Log “Clams” TILLAGE EUIPMENT Plows As a kid Jason Timm didn’t mind cutting firewood but he disliked the job of balancing logs on the tines of a tractor as the wood was moved It’s a job he’ll never have to do again since he built log “clams” out of parts from an old 7-bottom White plow and scrap iron lying around his father’s Michigan farm Timm started with four plow tines and added steel pieces to make the clams about 4 ft long The top and bottom sections are each welded together with 3-in round steel pipe between “It took some figuring to get the right closure angles ” Timm says He built the clam for his brother’s 100 hp tractor and later built a second clam for his fiancée’s father Timm used the holes that were already in the plow tines to attach the clam to quick-attach brackets The driver operates the clam with one hydraulic cylinder The clam weighs about 400 lbs and opens up to 30 in wide The sides of the clam are about 18 in apart so the wood can be sawed in firewood lengths while in the clam and the remaining piece in the clam is also firewood length The final touch was orange paint which shows up nicely with his brother’s blue New Holland tractor “My dad thinks it’s pretty nice It’s one handy outfit to have and it saves on the back ” Timm says “I picked up a 3 500-lb log and nothing broke ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Jason Timm 6690 Nicholson Hill Rd Hubbard Lake Mich 49747 ph 989 464-4702
