Agree...I don't know how well an ATV would do w/ a full load on one of these, but it sure does look handy for the flat areas on my property. I figured w/ the 2" ball, I could also use it for firewooding on mountain roads behind my truck. Cut a bunch of 10' lengths and use the loader to load the truck as well as the trailer and significantly cut down on my round trips. We are in the finishing stages of a house build, and installed a CL5036. I've had it fired for about a month to drive moisture out of the house and dry the drywall mud...so far, its using quite a bit of wood, but the heat is turned up way more than I would normally have it. I figure on getting at least 10cords piled up for it this year. My father in law also heats his house and shop w/ wood, so I usually end up cutting or help cutting between 12-15 cords for him. Always end up helping my dad w/ at least 4-6 cords as well, so all totalled, it's a lot of wood cutting for me. I see something like this as a long term investment to reduce impact on my body and speed up the process so I can enjoy more time fishing..(=
We have some pretty good lodgepole patches around here that have been beetle killed. Most are w/in dropping distance of the road. How nice would it be to fall the tree, limb it, cut in suitable lengths, and load everything up w/ the grapple. Get back to the house, use the grapple to unload 3-4 logs at a time onto the cutting bunk. Run the 7900 through them w/o fear of hitting the ground, and repeat as neccessary.....hey, it's my dream, don't let common sense get in the way of a good day dream..:greenchainsaw: