upsnake
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OK so i hope the is not too stupid of a question.
I have a friend that owns a tree service, and drops off rounds for me, which is great, the only down side is some of them are pretty large.
I know I can noodle them down, but I just seem to suck at that, and it take forever. My splitter will go vertical so anything that i can physically move i have been rolling / pushing / dragging to the splitter and getting it small enough to lift.
Ideal i would just lift the logs with the front loader of my tractor, and set them down on the splitter, only one problem, I don't have a tractor, nor the money to get one.
My method had been working kinda ok, until the other day when i heard a pop in my back, and haven't been able to bend over for the last couple days. It is getting better but I don't really want to do that again.
So anyway I was trying to come up with a way to move the wood from the pile to the foot of the splitter.
I have a Garden tractor that has a 2 Inch ball on the drawbar, so i was thinking I could get a 2k winch, and an adapter that hooks to the ball. Then get a tree strap, just wrap the strap around the round and pull it to the splitter.
Do you think that would work or as anybody do something similar?
I am new to the world of winches so just trying to do some research before spending money. Haha
Thanks
Jay
Superwinch 1220210 LT2000 Utility Winch : Amazon.com : Automotive
Superwinch 2060 Portable Ball Hitch Mount : Amazon.com : Automotive
ProMark Tree Strap ATV Winch Recovery Kit. Includes Two Tree Straps and Two D Shackles.
I have a friend that owns a tree service, and drops off rounds for me, which is great, the only down side is some of them are pretty large.
I know I can noodle them down, but I just seem to suck at that, and it take forever. My splitter will go vertical so anything that i can physically move i have been rolling / pushing / dragging to the splitter and getting it small enough to lift.
Ideal i would just lift the logs with the front loader of my tractor, and set them down on the splitter, only one problem, I don't have a tractor, nor the money to get one.
My method had been working kinda ok, until the other day when i heard a pop in my back, and haven't been able to bend over for the last couple days. It is getting better but I don't really want to do that again.
So anyway I was trying to come up with a way to move the wood from the pile to the foot of the splitter.
I have a Garden tractor that has a 2 Inch ball on the drawbar, so i was thinking I could get a 2k winch, and an adapter that hooks to the ball. Then get a tree strap, just wrap the strap around the round and pull it to the splitter.
Do you think that would work or as anybody do something similar?
I am new to the world of winches so just trying to do some research before spending money. Haha
Thanks
Jay
Superwinch 1220210 LT2000 Utility Winch : Amazon.com : Automotive
Superwinch 2060 Portable Ball Hitch Mount : Amazon.com : Automotive
ProMark Tree Strap ATV Winch Recovery Kit. Includes Two Tree Straps and Two D Shackles.