I've done this many times, its not as efficient as one may think. After a few cuts the log is not balanced any longer and falls off the forks. Smaller heavier logs approx 2 feet diameter only allow for a couple of cuts before I reach the forks and its time to crawl into the machine again to reposition. A grapple fork works better but you still end up with 5-6 feet of the log that the grapple is holding onto. I like the idea of using a splitter to wedge the log in, I may give that a shot on some longer, smaller diameter logs. But the two footers I will make some kind of table for. Thanks for the input, when I come up with some ingenious design I'll post some pix.
As I said earlier, I usually work them in place on the pile. However, when I've use the skidsteer, I work a few blocks off one end, then a few off the other. By the time you get to the mid section supported by the forks, you've got a pile of blocks that the remainder of the length can be set onto or just pushed off of the forks onto.