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02/05/12, 12:02 PM
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Advice getting wood out?
I found a HUGE beech tree that just fell over recently on my property. I want it for firewood. Trouble is it is deep into some thick woods and on a bit of an incline. I can't imagine its worth hiking each piece out manually, it would take alot of effort. I can't get my quad with wagon anywhere near it. I was thinking maybe if I had a small manual log skid? Any suggestions?
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02/05/12, 12:07 PM
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Anybody in the neighborhood have percherons or clydsdales? A horse might be able to haul out pieces.
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02/05/12, 12:09 PM
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Up incline or down incline? Sounds like a skyline might be an option. Strong rope or cable, pulley and clamp or harness, another line to pull the empty rig back up the line. Could be rigged with an auto-dump lever that would release the load when it hit the end of the line. If the incline is uphill, similar, but with the aid of a winch.
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02/05/12, 12:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Nimrod
Anybody in the neighborhood have percherons or clydsdales? A horse might be able to haul out pieces.
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The closest thing to a 'neighbor' does keep horses, not sure what kind. I would feel a little funny asking him, though. 
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02/05/12, 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Harry Chickpea
Up incline or down incline? Sounds like a skyline might be an option. Strong rope or cable, pulley and clamp or harness, another line to pull the empty rig back up the line. Could be rigged with an auto-dump lever that would release the load when it hit the end of the line. If the incline is uphill, similar, but with the aid of a winch.
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The only thing is that the incline is slight ( up to the tree, down coming back), and there is no trail or open area its just thick forest with undergrowth all the way...unless I cut a trail, but that would be a big effort too.
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02/05/12, 02:14 PM
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If you're gonna skid wood, get the tools for the job....just saying....
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02/05/12, 04:33 PM
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If you're gonna skid wood, get the tools for the job....just saying....
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Either that or use a helicopter. The rig that TnAndy has is cheaper.
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02/05/12, 04:39 PM
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Wheelbarrow!
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02/05/12, 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Old Vet
Either that or use a helicopter. The rig that TnAndy has is cheaper.
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Just barely!
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02/05/12, 04:58 PM
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Originally Posted by TnAndy
If you're gonna skid wood, get the tools for the job....just saying....
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One of these days! 
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02/05/12, 05:53 PM
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02/05/12, 07:08 PM
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First, you have to ask yourself if the wood is worth the effort and danger. Be advise moving timber like I'm going to talk about can cost you much more than money. You can wind up with broken bones, missing body parts and your wife could become a widow. As I said YOU have to decide if the wood is worth the risk.
If think its worth it then a come-a-long, block and tackle or some such will do the job. Cut it into sections, put a chain or cable around it, hook one end to the log and the other to a deadman (e.g. big tree) and pull. After you have moved it 6 feet or so, block it off, reset the system and pull another 6 feet. With the proper set up, enough time and work you can move it.
Another option it to build a sled, cut the tree into firewood size pieces, load it on the sled and use the same system to move the sled.
Things to remember: #1 NEVER GET DOWN HILL OF THE LOAD. #2 ALWAYS stay up hill of the load. #3 Heavy things roll and/or slid down hill and have no respect for human flesh. #4 A snapped cable, rope or chain might not be able to cut you in half (saw that on MythBusters) but it can do things to your body your REALLY don't want to happen (BTDT missing part of a tooth as a reminder). #5 Make sure you understand rules 1, 2 and 3.
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02/05/12, 07:36 PM
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You might want to leave the tree right where it is now.
You could make a small campsite near the fallen tree. Go there and camp out when you want to be alone, or rent the site to others who want to get lost for a few days. You could provide an axe and a bucksaw if you wanted to. It might take years for this old Beech Tree to go away,
This could become a legend, or a tourist attraction or both, who knows? 
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02/05/12, 08:32 PM
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Imho, if you don't have the equipment to go right up to the log and get it, and it's not worth cutting and toting each piece out, it's not worth the time.... let it rot in the woods.
I have some sweet sawlog timber, dead in my swamp... and in an adjoining property owners swamp... unless it gets all droughty next summer, they'll rot out in place....
There's always easier firewood logs somewhere...
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02/05/12, 09:24 PM
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Depending on how far into the woods, cut it into rounds, split it on site, then carry arm loads of the pieces out to where you can haul them in the trailer.
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02/05/12, 11:06 PM
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Texican,
Up here we would wait for the swamp to freeze and then go get it. I suppose where you are it would be a cold day in **** before the swamp froze?
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02/05/12, 11:19 PM
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Wondering why you can't cut a path for a 4 wheeler or S/S and go into where you need to be. That is what I would have to do here.
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02/05/12, 11:26 PM
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Brush Hog....
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02/06/12, 06:56 AM
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Originally Posted by braggscowboy
Wondering why you can't cut a path for a 4 wheeler or S/S and go into where you need to be. That is what I would have to do here.
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I suppose I COULD do that, but its a lot of cutting. I guess I'll have to decide if it's worth it as Texan says.
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02/06/12, 06:56 AM
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Brush Hog....
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Haha. Nah, too may big trees I wouldn't get the hog too far.
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