Hi GP, I am happy you reconnected with David and Farmequipment, I did not know then before your early videos, but since them, I buy my tractor attachment with them and I had excellent after sale service. I like supporting good local companies and this is of them. Thanks to your you and your videos!
Nice video GP - work smarter not harder, were all not getting any younger, and soon the leaves and the Canadian airforce will be buzzing in the bush lol. Cheers and stay safe
Nice to see Guy and Gord out in the woodlot. That is a professional looking winch for a small 25 hp tractor. Looking forward to more winch videos this summer.
What a deal on the tractor and skidding winch. They will be a big help clearing the range . Thanks for sharing with us, you two are doing a good job. Stay safe, Fred.
Gord and Guy, as you pulled the logs I was reminded of Mike Morgan’s trick for keeping the dirt and gravel off the logs when pulling them since it dulls the blades. He had an old car/truck hood with a curve in the front and somehow pulled the logs on the hood. Just a thought. Cheers.
Another great video GP, nice to see the LX back in the woods! That winch looks like a good choice for the LX, a little overkill for it but you pointed out the advantage of the extra weight which is something not everyone thinks about when shopping for attachments. Looking forward to more great vids. 🙂
Igland winches are made in my home country of Norway, I couldn't find any dealers in Montana. So I bought aTajfun EGV45A made in Slovenia. Great tools of the trade for firewood or getting logs for milling.
Always good your video. This skidding winch is quite good but as everything, improving is always a work in progress. As you state it, reversible but plate is improved but I do prefer to have chain slot to be higher to pull larger logs without dragging them. Second, a 2'' hitch-receiver can be a nice add to this Skiddding winch. Nice to see Guy and you having fun. Be well.
Nice unit you could skid them in full length to one staging area. That way you could load them on your trailer much easier and not have to go back and get the tops
Gord, I notice you bucked that tree just like Buckin' Billy. We both have a mentor in lumber work I see. Enjoy the summer with that winch. That sure does make small work out of a big job.
LOL! I did indeed, Jerome. It was my first attempt at doing it. I came just a little short I think but very happy for a first time. Thanks and all the best Jerome!
Nice work, GP. Good seeing you and Guy doing your thing. Heck, with that nice equipment, you'll have those downed trees out of your firing lane in no time. Full-watch. Have a fine week. Don 👍🏽🤠 5/3/23
Hey good morning and great to hear from you Don! I hope you are keeping well. We are very thankful to have the loaner for sure. Enjoy your weekend and all the best!
Cool piece of kit! GP you maintain that you are not a professional chainsaw operator but your abilities are impressive but. Snow's finally melting here! Cheers! 🍻🌴👍🚜
Yes, if you are cutting and pulling logs out of the woods a log winch is the thing to have! We have all the rain here now, another two days at least! Bah!
How's she goin'? The logging winch is a great attachment eh. And the heavier weight will certainly do you good when grapple time comes. Hauling out the logs will go a lot easier now. Take care!!
Hello 👋 my name is Cody and I run the same winch for our logging operations and just a tip or what we do run the tractor at idle for winching not 540 when your pulling at that speed anything can happen don’t want to see anyone hurt !! Been winching logs over 25 years
GP, you are so spoilt. In the late 60’s early 70’s , we had access to about 100 hardwood power poles to use as fence posts. On average 30’ long and 18” diameter. They where all skidded with a Massey Ferguson TEA 20 on average 2 to 3 miles. Cut into 8 lengths some kept whole and the rest split into 4 sledgehammer and wedge no fancy toys. No post hole digger’s just crow bars and shovels. As they say the “ good old days “ no thanks I love modern technology. Have fun stay safe. 🇦🇺🍺🍺
A question but wouldn't it be easier to drag the whole tree up to the tractor, then cut it to length? Save hauling the saw and chains clear down the hill. Only need the winch line.
Good morning and a great question. Yes it would. It was my first time with this winch and this tractor so i wasn't sure if it would pull it all or if the tractor would handle the weight so I figured I best take it in steps. Sometimes I now will pull a whole tree out, or depending on the situation, I will buck it into 16 foot lengths and then pull them out in pieces. Thanks for watching and for the q this morning!
@@GPOutdoors well lately I've been too busy to keep up with all your videos, I know guilty as charged. I bought a 12000lb 3 point winch last year and the pto shaft for it will be in on the 30th then I will be the newbie figuring thing out. I ran across some old draft horse loggers and they used these drive in hooks of sorts instead of chokers. I'm guessing might have been easier than trying to get under the tree. Then if they cut them they would hinge/chain each bucked log length to another and that allowed the full length tree to snake its way around obstacles.
Good evening! That's a great question - I will try to find an opportunity to test it. The other model (2501) hauled great up the steep slope further back in Guy's forest. Cheers!
Nice winch GP ..good job ..Please to see you are using something with a bit of weight (axe) to whack your wedges with instead of the little tomahawk .Best wishes from OZ ..JR
That's pretty cool Gord. Don't know anything about log skidders. I'm assuming it has a winch that either "free-wheels" to spool out or uses the PTO to power the retract? Does the "remote" rope operate a clutch of some kind to engage the PTO?
Hello Gord, looks like a similar design to a Farmi 351 we had, it was nothing but trouble and very poorly designed, chain failed, cam system failed, cable bound up and fail, tore down for repair more than use, Take Care 🚜🪵👍🏼🇺🇸
Is there any concern with all that pulling force being applied to the top link which attaches to the case? Especially when using the top pulley. Great channel
Morning Jeremy. That's a good question - I don't think so. I am not sure whether I will use the top or not but not because of that concern but more that the force will be up higher on the back of my small tractor - it doesn't weigh alot. Thanks - great question!
If that's in real time the winch is amazingly fast! Just my opinion but I much prefer the silence and sounds of the forest in your videos, instead of the music in this one.
HEY GP !!!!! How about some info on that battery chainsaw, Im thinkin about dropping the hammer on one, but Im looking for someone that has experience with one
Hey good morning and thanks Emil. Agree totally and was going to until Guy identified that we need those two stumps in order to wrap the snatch block so we can skid several logs further down the hill and to the right of where we were. We will need to pull them out to the clearing and then 90 degrees towards the trail. Thanks for tuning in!
I bought the same model on my Kioti CK35SE for 3 years now. love it and 0 problems
That's great to hear - thanks for the info Daniel!
Man that winch is strong & fast !! Because those logs are really heavy !!!
Hi GP,
I am happy you reconnected with David and Farmequipment, I did not know then before your early videos, but since them, I buy my tractor attachment with them and I had excellent after sale service. I like supporting good local companies and this is of them. Thanks to your you and your videos!
Hi Conrad, glad the grapple, pallet fork, and flail mower have worked out well for you !, Thanks for your business !
Nice video GP - work smarter not harder, were all not getting any younger, and soon the leaves and the Canadian airforce will be buzzing in the bush lol. Cheers and stay safe
LOL! It won't be long Buddy. Cheers!
Great video sir. That sure would come in handy one in awhile.
Great looking new toys
You have that chain sharp. Those are some big chips coming out. Good job.
Great job Cord I also really like farmer equipment they did great for me as well and I highly recommend them. 👍
I am happy to hear that BJ! Cheers!
Good Evening Sir, I realy like 3501 Igland GP 👍👌😇💪at 3:51 that was a big noisy float plane 😮 That is very impressive GP 💪😇👌👍 Bip Bip 😉👍👌😇 Cheers 🍻
LOL! It was indeed Dave! Cheers!
Wow Gord, you are becoming quite the lumberjack. Well done. Great video!
Thanks Marty! Have a great weekend!
That looks like my dream retirement, being out in the woods communing with nature and power tools!
Looks like a very useful addition!
Nice to see Guy and Gord out in the woodlot. That is a professional looking winch for a small 25 hp tractor. Looking forward to more winch videos this summer.
Cheers Roger!
Now that is a useful piece of kit. Good vid.
What a deal on the tractor and skidding winch. They will be a big help clearing the range . Thanks for sharing with us, you two are doing a good job. Stay safe, Fred.
Cheers and thanks Fred! Have a great weekend!
Nice winch Gord that will will be very handy for you guys in the woods thanks for sharing take care have a great week
Good morning Tom!
Gord and Guy, as you pulled the logs I was reminded of Mike Morgan’s trick for keeping the dirt and gravel off the logs when pulling them since it dulls the blades. He had an old car/truck hood with a curve in the front and somehow pulled the logs on the hood. Just a thought. Cheers.
Another fine production that's a sweet rig,
Looked like a beautiful day, GP! You and Guy are making some real progress, and that new toy sure seems like it will help! Enjoyed it! Cheers!
Morning Doug! We are very grateful to have it. The slopes and soft ground are a little dangerous for me to drive the tractor into , I think. Cheers!
The skidding winches are worth their weight in gold 👍. I have a Uniforest 45H that I run on smaller jobs that don’t require the skidder.
That's a great addition GP! Looking forward to seeing it in action!
Indeed a valuable tool in the woods ! Sweet unit !
All the toys! Cheers. ✌
GP, that's a real nice piece of equipment, extremely handy and definitely fun to use.
My friend got a Farmee winch for his tractor back in the early 80s. He had himself a skidder within a few months.
Great looking toys
Another great video GP, nice to see the LX back in the woods! That winch looks like a good choice for the LX, a little overkill for it but you pointed out the advantage of the extra weight which is something not everyone thinks about when shopping for attachments. Looking forward to more great vids. 🙂
Cheers and thanks Troy! Enjoying the weather before the black flies arrive. :)) Have a nice weekend!
Igland winches are made in my home country of Norway, I couldn't find any dealers in Montana. So I bought aTajfun EGV45A made in Slovenia. Great tools of the trade for firewood or getting logs for milling.
Always good your video. This skidding winch is quite good but as everything, improving is always a work in progress. As you state it, reversible but plate is improved but I do prefer to have chain slot to be higher to pull larger logs without dragging them. Second, a 2'' hitch-receiver can be a nice add to this Skiddding winch. Nice to see Guy and you having fun. Be well.
Nice unit you could skid them in full length to one staging area. That way you could load them on your trailer much easier and not have to go back and get the tops
Gord, I notice you bucked that tree just like Buckin' Billy. We both have a mentor in lumber work I see. Enjoy the summer with that winch. That sure does make small work out of a big job.
LOL! I did indeed, Jerome. It was my first attempt at doing it. I came just a little short I think but very happy for a first time. Thanks and all the best Jerome!
Soooo jealous! Enjoy it! 😁👨🚒
That's a nice winch for that size tractor.
Morning Kev!
Nice work, GP. Good seeing you and Guy doing your thing. Heck, with that nice equipment, you'll have those downed trees out of your firing lane in no time. Full-watch. Have a fine week. Don 👍🏽🤠 5/3/23
Hey good morning and great to hear from you Don! I hope you are keeping well. We are very thankful to have the loaner for sure. Enjoy your weekend and all the best!
that surely made Quick work pulling the trees up the hill.
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LOL! Thanks Mike!
A lot more logs are easier to reach and harvest with that winch. Saves on the back, too. Great for harvesting in the snow.
Great set up GP !!! Y’all will be smoking with log removal this Summer 🪵⛓🪚👍👏✔️🚜 Rick
You bet Rick! We are really happy to have the help. Cheers!
Cool piece of kit! GP you maintain that you are not a professional chainsaw operator but your abilities are impressive but. Snow's finally melting here! Cheers! 🍻🌴👍🚜
Cheers Mark! Here too and hoping for the rain to end tomorrow and some sunshine for the weekend! Have a good one!
Yes, if you are cutting and pulling logs out of the woods a log winch is the thing to have! We have all the rain here now, another two days at least! Bah!
Here too Bob. All week everyday so far but hoping for some sunshine by tomorrow and for the weekend!
How's she goin'? The logging winch is a great attachment eh. And the heavier weight will certainly do you good when grapple time comes. Hauling out the logs will go a lot easier now. Take care!!
Hello 👋 my name is Cody and I run the same winch for our logging operations and just a tip or what we do run the tractor at idle for winching not 540 when your pulling at that speed anything can happen don’t want to see anyone hurt !! Been winching logs over 25 years
Good morning and thanks very much Cody! I will give that a try for sure. Greatly appreciate your advice!
GP, you are so spoilt. In the late 60’s early 70’s , we had access to about 100 hardwood power poles to use as fence posts. On average 30’ long and 18” diameter. They where all skidded with a Massey Ferguson TEA 20 on average 2 to 3 miles. Cut into 8 lengths some kept whole and the rest split into 4 sledgehammer and wedge no fancy toys. No post hole digger’s just crow bars and shovels.
As they say the “ good old days “ no thanks I love modern technology. Have fun stay safe. 🇦🇺🍺🍺
I have that same model logging winch and I'm looking at buying the woodland Mills wood chipper
Still doesn’t have a hitch attachment, only reason I went with wallenstien.
Put a 2” standard Reese hitch in plate.
Bought a wallenstein fx110 winch last October we pulled out 150 cord of firewood and 5000 ft of saw logs this winter
A question but wouldn't it be easier to drag the whole tree up to the tractor, then cut it to length? Save hauling the saw and chains clear down the hill. Only need the winch line.
Good morning and a great question. Yes it would. It was my first time with this winch and this tractor so i wasn't sure if it would pull it all or if the tractor would handle the weight so I figured I best take it in steps. Sometimes I now will pull a whole tree out, or depending on the situation, I will buck it into 16 foot lengths and then pull them out in pieces. Thanks for watching and for the q this morning!
@@GPOutdoors well lately I've been too busy to keep up with all your videos, I know guilty as charged. I bought a 12000lb 3 point winch last year and the pto shaft for it will be in on the 30th then I will be the newbie figuring thing out. I ran across some old draft horse loggers and they used these drive in hooks of sorts instead of chokers. I'm guessing might have been easier than trying to get under the tree. Then if they cut them they would hinge/chain each bucked log length to another and that allowed the full length tree to snake its way around obstacles.
Use the grapple whenever possible it’s much easier. Having said that I know you just wanted to display the 3501.
Gord another impressive video. Can you provide more up close shots of how the chains are attached to the cable.
You bet - will do Andrew!
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Hey GP, did you get your chain sharpening much better! That MS261 is cutting like a boss! Thanks much for sharing your videos.
LOL! Good morning Michael. I think I am starting to get the hang of it. Thanks!
Nice GP 👍✊😊
Cheers Bob!
It’s like you knew my google search, perfect timing. How do you think it will do up a steep hillside?
Good evening! That's a great question - I will try to find an opportunity to test it. The other model (2501) hauled great up the steep slope further back in Guy's forest. Cheers!
Use mine in the mountains of TN. Absolutely no problem 👍🏻💪
Nice winch GP ..good job ..Please to see you are using something with a bit of weight (axe) to whack your wedges with instead of the little tomahawk .Best wishes from OZ ..JR
LOL. It does work much better than the hatchet. Cheers!
Rookie question but can you put a chipper on front mount with mid drive.
Hey it's a good question - I haven't seen one so far but someone may make one.
That's pretty cool Gord. Don't know anything about log skidders. I'm assuming it has a winch that either "free-wheels" to spool out or uses the PTO to power the retract? Does the "remote" rope operate a clutch of some kind to engage the PTO?
Morning Chris. Yes - exactly. There is a cable brake ( ratchet style) to stop the cable from spooling back out. Hope you are keeping well!
Only problem winching is the logs get dirty then your saw chain gets screwed
Is a remote available on that brand/model?? Nice piece of equipment good to have the right connections
Yes a remote is available but pretty pricey at $3100. It’s electric over hydraulic and also requires a hydraulic remote connection to the tractor.
Hello Gord, looks like a similar design to a Farmi 351 we had, it was nothing but trouble and very poorly designed, chain failed, cam system failed, cable bound up and fail, tore down for repair more than use, Take Care 🚜🪵👍🏼🇺🇸
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Is there any concern with all that pulling force being applied to the top link which attaches to the case? Especially when using the top pulley. Great channel
Morning Jeremy. That's a good question - I don't think so. I am not sure whether I will use the top or not but not because of that concern but more that the force will be up higher on the back of my small tractor - it doesn't weigh alot. Thanks - great question!
Hey GP, I have a B2601 and am looking at getting a winch this fall, what do you think about going with a 3501 vs the 2501?
If that's in real time the winch is amazingly fast!
Just my opinion but I much prefer the silence and sounds of the forest in your videos, instead of the music in this one.
man with a grapple you could just pluck those out so fast
Where is it made ?
Norway. :)
The chain saw holder seems to positioned to high
HEY GP !!!!! How about some info on that battery chainsaw, Im thinkin about dropping the hammer on one, but Im looking for someone that has experience with one
Clean that stump up behind you at 13:40. That's bad practice leaving those, other than that i liked the video 🙂
Hey good morning and thanks Emil. Agree totally and was going to until Guy identified that we need those two stumps in order to wrap the snatch block so we can skid several logs further down the hill and to the right of where we were. We will need to pull them out to the clearing and then 90 degrees towards the trail. Thanks for tuning in!
@@GPOutdoors all i meant was cut the splinters that sticks out on top off so nobody falls on them. They can skewer you pretty bad.
@@emil8786 LOL! Yes agreed. Thanks Emil!
WhT is the cost of winch
Morgan don’t show his anymore
Sorry butt you don’t need that skidder flat ground!!!! But I could make good use of it.