KiwiBro
Mill 'em, nails be damned.
G'Day John. Don't buy the winch here mate - the dealers are beyond sane in their price expectations. But if you've got a fair bit to do, the winch is a superb attachment. Bought mine from USA a few years ago.View attachment 306750View attachment 306751
hi guys,
ive been reading this forum for a while, and thought i would contribute.
This is my wood pile so far. Ive just moved onto a block of land with alot of tree's. Lots of them are covering in my future house site and orchard so im going thru and clear felling those areas. The rest are in desperate need of a thin, so im taking out all the smaller stuff and draggin it out with my tractor and a wire rope.
I have made this stack, will split it all and look at selling next winter.
Since reading this forum i have learned heaps. The main thing Ive picked up is forestry tractor winches/ skidding winches. I never knew these existed, and solve the exact problem im having. I have looked high and low in New zealand for one, and only found one place that imports and sell them. The smallest one retails at $8,900NZD, with is about $7,100USD. how does this compare to your prices? im guessing its around double what you guys would pay. its on the wish list. I see how much cash i get from this years firewood, and if it works out like i hope, then i might be in for a brand new winch. anyway, dreams are free.
What's the max weight you want to be winching, what is the HP at the 3PH on the tractor (or of the tractor if you are not sure what it is at the 3PH), what sort of winch distances do you need to achieve, how hilly is the terrain likely to be and do you have any ways to make access and landings on the hilly stuff, will you be mainly working alone, how much do you think you'll be doing, how much fabrication and welding work can you do yourself?
Having learned a fair bit over the years with my lil 50HP tractor and 4t logging winch, there's plenty I would do different and more I still need to do for the best setup so maybe I can help you avoid some mistakes and poor decisions.