Building a 3 point log skidder boom for my tractor
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- In this video I build a 3 point log boom out of a tractor trailer hitch receiver.
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Gotta say, your music selection goes soooo well with the environment and the serenity.
I do miss a bit of your “older†jazzy stuff and the drum breaks, but I see why you went with these.
The creativity and work process once again is super inspiring and makes want to get a tractor and some woodlands! 😎
Right on I really appreciate it man! 🙂👠I definitely will bring back the Jazzy stuff on some future videos.
My friends made the music I used in this video, definitely fitting for the content 🙂
A roll cage for the tractor maybe? It is a life saving investment. Take care!
I was just about to suggest the same.
I agree, and another great safety modification would be to build a set of wheel spacers for the rear wheels to move them farther apart. Three inch spacers would probably be adequate for your tractor. I operate a 23 HP John Deere tractor on a steep hill and I put six inch spacers on it plus calcium chloride (or beet juice) in the rear tires to increase weight and lower the center of gravity. It definitely puts more strain on the axles and wheel bearings so I keep a close eye on it and operate at low speeds.
Nicely done. Time to build a roll bar…
What you really want to do is weld a couple of chains hanging just under your winch. Once you reel your log all the way in, you can hang the log on your pair of chains--- and then loosen some slack in your winch line--- that way, when you're towing it, all of your pulling wear goes onto the chains-- and your winch only gets used when you need it for lifting, and not when you're towing the logs.
@calholli yous sir is quite a genius! Great idea
I don't see the point of the winch because you can raise and lower your hydraulics you lower it down take up the slack pull it up in the air. Instead of a winch and cable put a set of tongs on there. That's what I did I pull up I got it mounted on my bail spear which is way heavier duty than that three-point adapter. I just welded chain clevis on my Bell spear
@@cowbdave99 Yeah, I agree. The winch is still useful for things that you can't really get close to I guess. But he should be using a chain to lift and drag it- by using the hydraulics.
Nice work. I too was worried that the winch was going to be the weak link.
Mike you could use a small grapple hook on 2 feet of chain to handle the load instead of letting the cable take all the weight use the winch to get the log where you need it to hang then use the grapple and chain to take the load weld a big d shackle just below the front of the winch then winch up to height hook grapple around the tree then put chain in d shackle and lower cable to relieve the weight it will save on breaking winches and stretching and breaking wire rope love the build more drum solo's cheers from down under
What Glenn said. The gears on these winches are very weak and prone to fail. Particularly the stop/freespool catch
Have you thought of Fabricating a "Spiked" Hitch Plate to puncture the end of the log to keep it steady?
A 2" square Tube (or whatever size your Receiver is) with a 4"×4" plate with four 3" Steel Spikes would keep the end of the Log in place without having to use Ratchet straps.
This project is very representative of what most farmers do when they need something to get the job done. Find something that you can make work and then make the modifications to make it happen.
I feel that people get lost in the hype of having perfect projects made with ideal equipment and materials. Making due with what you have to make your life better/ easier is really the name of the game.
Your caution on tractor use is priceless. My neighbor who had been farming all his life didn't come in for dinner one night and his family went out to the field where he had been working and they found him passed away at the back of the tractor with one of his legs ripped off by the power take off assembly. One can never be too careful when operating machinery.
Mike Festiva is certainly living the dream! Wish I had his welding and fabrication skills. Nice work Mike!
Thank you Jeff! I really appreciate it man 🙂ðŸ‘
Thanks for the upload dude, looks like a handy addition to the tractor..:)
Mike, Mick here. I like the modification to the cheap 3 point hitch for hauling logs. Giving me some ideas again 😀
Guitar is great enjoy watching
Weld some chain hooks lower on the winch frame, use a choker chain on the log. When you get it winched in, raise your 3pt to bring it all the way in, then lower the 3pt, attach the choker to the hook, and raise the 3pt. You'll now be towing from a lower center of gravity and you'll be towing on the chain instead of your winch cable . With hooks on either side and 2 chokers, you could tow a couple smaller logs out at a time.
Mike, love your stuff! I have an old 4 x 4 Ford (I think Yanmar motor), about 24 hp, 2 cyl. I built an A frame to pull and lift cars, plus a neighbor had a great portable saw mill. I was dragging down 30 to 40 inch oak, ash and pine trees 21 foot long, and was having a big problem with it doing "wheelies". I just added a chain connected directly to the draw bar, and connected it to the bottom of the log (like on the loop you use to lift it). All the difference in the world when it is pulling from down low and not up high. Did the same things when pulling cars or truck. Never had that problem again. If you are going to pull longer logs, this will solve your problem.
Great advice Bill! Thanks 😊
Tractor looks good Mike. That new paint makes her look brand new again
Hi Mike. Make your self a little two wheel dolly that you can strap to the other end of the log so your not dragging it thru the dirt. Plus you saw mill will love you.
Bless Mike , another excellent video for people who love to fabricate. Thanks 😊
I like you as a human being and every video post you make
Thanks David 👠I appreciate it man 🙂
Your video made me realize that I always used the front loader to lift the log/tree. Then I would go in reverse. This gave me a good view of the butt end if I needed to make an adjustment to avoid hitting a stump or some other object. I was used to going in reverse when using the bucket because if you were using the bucket to go into a pile of something you had to go in reverse half the time anyway. I had a neighbor that worked in the woods a lot during colder weather. He used a 2 wheel drive Leyland tractor and most of the time he skidded with the front wheels off the ground. He had a way he hitched that kept the load just inside the rear wheels and if the load hit something that might make it go over backwards the tractor was stopped by a bar that was over the logs. This bar would hit the load and prevent the tractor from going any further. Entertaining to watch, with just enough scare factor.
Just like the dragster's anti flip-back bar
Mike, Great workhorse addition to that amazing tractor. From this side of the screen it all looks so serene to use, especially when adhering to the basic common sense rules you outlined. I seem to recall you previously hinted at the future project that will use this milled lumber. Will you be sharing that build too? ðŸ‘ðŸ‘😎ðŸ‘ðŸ‘
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Thanks for checking out my new video Joel! I’m working on a mini cabin project with the lumber I’m milling this summer, not sure if I will share the cabin on my channel? Possibly in the future or I have been thinking of making a second channel and share different projects on that channel?
Another enjoyable build video Mike. Thanks. Good advice about tipping tractors..there were quite a few fatalities round our way in my dad's childhood. Eventually all tractors for commercial use had to have at least a single hoop or a cab...tractor cab production became a viable business until the manufacturers started offering tractors with cabs as standard.
I love that little tractor of Yours Mike. Great job on the log Arch type deal...The Sawmill is working flawlessly.. Great job on it also.. and Great Video...
Quite a few people have been crushed under a tractor. All the operator's manuals warn against pulling a load with anything other than the lower lift links. Those links are attached below the axle, the tendency is to push the front end down. Pulling from a point a foot or two above the axle is tempting the devil. There are tractor skidding attachments that use chain type chokers, there are several grab hooks at the lower level. They use the winch to move and lift the log. Then lower the log and catch the tail of the choker in one of the hooks. Safer and allows skidding several smaller logs in one turn. Going uphill makes matters worse. One guy might get away with being fast on the clutch, the next guy might be dead before lunch.
I wouldn’t be too worried about the tow point being above the axle. It looks like you are only pulling 1 log at a time, and you seem to keep your head out of your rear end while doing things that might be a bit higher on the danger scale. However, I do agree with Chuck about the choker chain. Using the winch to move the log into position, and then pulling with a chain will drastically reduce the wear and tear on your winch and, more importantly, that little bitty cable.
Hey Mike, awesome work as always, only one thing though, I will put something on that cable while towing, maybe a moving mat or something like that, If that cable brakes it will be coming straight at you my brother. Cheers 🻠from Miami.
Hey Mike !
Love the builds you do , just wanted you to fit a cover to the back of that winch .
The cable looks long enough on the log to reach your head and back in the drivers seat.
Stay alive, stay well.
Thanks for the content brother , kept us sane during lockdown .
A simple but very effective tool
Nice sturdy piece of construction.
I was just thinking about doing something similar to this with a carry all. It would take a bit more welding, but I figured I could get something underneath the log and take some stress off the boom, lower the weight. You could probably do the same thing though an attachment where the receiver is. Something to think about.
Looks quit useful, thanks for the insight, all the best to you and your loved ones
Giid to see you back Mike.
Great project and great use of scrap and purchased materials to make the correct tool.
Thanks Keith 🙂ðŸ‘
Great video usual Mike
I do have a A complaint though...
I need more breaks that involve drums....
Haha 😂 right on man, I will try and add some in a future video ðŸ‘
Exited to watch the next video and good luck with the next projects.😀
nice little project, i like your mill.keep posting Mike..
Thanks Frank! 🙂
You should mount the winch further down the arm (toward the tractors seat) and mount a roller fairlead where the current winch is mounted.
Flipped a 48 ford 8n when I was teenager. Was pinned under it until fire dept lifted it up enough for me to get out. I’m quite cautious now about loaders I lift or drag, even built a 2 wheel cart to move bales that are to big to carry up and down hills safely. Good simple build.
Nice attachment! 😎ðŸ‘
Tractors are easy to get comfortable with and even easier to put ya in the forever box 😬
Mike, can't wait to see the excavator thumb build!
Keep up the creativity Mike 😎🙌ðŸ»
Another great video! 😄
Thanks man! I really appreciate it 🙂ðŸ‘
Hi Mike bought the Sam receiver for moving my trailers when I mow works great for the price like u said not heavy-dudy but works great like what you done thanks
Add a socket on the frame to 'park' the ball hitch when you are using the frame for skidding perhaps Mike?
That "well hello" had a Mr Rogers vibe to it. 😂
Me Rogers was a good dude 😂ðŸ‘
Top fan of the channel. Start watching when finding a video series about a 420cc Predator-powered articulating 4x4 dump truck.
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Thanks man I really appreciate it 🙂ðŸ‘
Design as you go, that's how my brain works as well. Great job Mike!
Thanks for checking out my new video man 🙂ðŸ‘
Always a job well done
A great video to watch on a Sunday afternoon. Thanks, Mike!
Thanks for checking out my tractor video 👠I hope you and your family are enjoying the summer 🙂
So cool, love it Mike. Fantastic content as usual
Mike, great advice as this exact same tractor towing accident happened to one of my brothers in 1968 and it cost him his life. I would recommend you build a ROP arch for your tractor...great project for the channel and good for your health! Stay safe.
I love inexpensive and simple solutions… Great job ðŸ‘
I see that it was suggested to use chains to carry and secure the log after lifting it with the winch. I second that suggestion.
@MikeFestiva, I think I would create a V-shaped and toothed saddle for the 2†receiver…just replaces the trailer ball…so the the log rests in the V and is carried while towing by the hydraulics rather than the winch. You could put a pulley down low by the receiver so that the winch pulls the log FORWARD and DOWN into the V-notch, so the log doesn’t shift too much while towing.
Great build, sound advice.
Thanks Tom 🙂ðŸ‘
Great vids you do Mike 👠Have you thought about making a roll over bar for your little tractor ?
I refuse to drag logs. The bark gets full of dirt and dulls your blades, chain saw or band saw. I made a log arch that can carry a 12’ long 24†without touching the ground. If interested, I will send you a picture.
I made a log arch over 4 years ago 👠If you are interested I have a video on that build. I find the log arch to be useful in many situations but not all.
A hose will take care of the dirt saw mills use water to clean the dirt off the logs
Love your videos Mike. Keep up the good work! Watching from Australia ðŸ‘
Awesome little build. But where is the holders for your Log Turner Cant hook? :-)
Nice additions. Now let's see you build a log arch instead of dragging the logs. 😀
I think you have missed that log arch build, I even mentioned I built one in this video, that’s a video from 5 years ago
Thanks for sharing ðŸ‘😀
Love the builds brother.. That small footprint tractor is pretty stout.. pulls like a little tank..
Need a nose cone to eliminate those snags.. Been thinking of making one from a blue drum with a brush torch a few chains and the tractor tugging a bit..
I have a lot of respect for those that can do things by them selves. I also am a do it yourself guy and enjoy videos such like yours. I just feel bad for those that if the WORLD turns to crap there are only but a few that can fend for themselves. I enjoy your vids keep up the good work, I always tend to learn something new from your videos as well as others.
sick video!!!! love the format
Nice work Mike! I woulda had to do some grinding before that paint to make me the welder I ain't 😆
Haha 😂
Thanks for checking out my new video Man 🙂ðŸ‘
Good piece of engineering . ðŸ‘ðŸ»
Suggest scooping some gravel into the front bucket when pulling your logs.
Love your work ðŸ‘
Seeing what you built gives me the idea of using the tongue and V part of an old ski boat trailer I have. I’ll just need holes for lower pins and the bracket for upper. ðŸ‘
Great job on that set up. Something else about tractor safety if you have a ROP system on your tractor use it. I see folks on tractors and mowers with the ROP folded down all the time, doesn't work well in the stowed position
Great video Mike, very useful build you did there, those logs are no joke, the log even seems bigger then the tractor ðŸ‘👠for a moment there seemed like you went straight uphill or was it the camera placement? :D Nice lumber btw. Thanks for the update, take care buddy
Mount the winch on the arm so you can run the cable up and over a pulley that you mount where the winch currently sits. That way the pulley takes all the grief from the dynamic load and your winch handle remains on the same side. Also, no need to rewind the cable so it spools off the top rather than the bottom. Also, use a chain to wrap around the log, and then clip your cable to the chain. Using the lifting cable as your wrapping cable, and then hooking it back on itself.... just asking for trouble. Plus it wears out your cable much faster. Better to get a nice logging chain for a few bucks, maybe 10' long, and use that to choke on the timber.
Mike, As always a great video. For dragging logs I use a different setup (yours is great - too) but also use a boat winch. I recommend using a block(s) to increase the power, reduce the stress on the usually light duty boat winch.
Love the idea and simplicity of it. Always enjoy your projects.
Mike, you should put a roll bar on that. If you get hurt then we won’t have any awesome videos to watch!
I also recall seeing a log arch and dolly on your channel before, I was hoping to see that here, do you still use it? It seems like a nifty design.
rewatch the video and listen ..he said the log arch did not work well on the longer logs he will use it on the shorter logs .. that is why he built this was for the few long logs that he gets ..
Hey i would love to see some videos about woodworking
You’re living the good life Mike. Well done my good sir
Definitely having fun 😊
Mike, did ya hear the one about the guy that wanted to make an Italian style sports car entirely from wood? He called it a Lumbergini.
Nice! Now I just need a tractor, some land and a sawmill! :)
Thanks for checking out my log boom video!
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I got the first two, now I am working on the last one. Just found this channel. sub'd
Even your old builds are great ðŸ‘
Thanks 😊
Made me nervous when you went up that hill. Do you think the winch being so high above the rear axle makes the front tires lift up? I'm trying to find a similar solution.
Another great build, thanks for sharing Mike!
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I have been really happy with mine so far 👠glad you got a great price on it!
I have been using a Miller welding respirator for a few years now, I do question if the filter is actually up to the task? Hopefully it is.
good job! I like that you wear a respirator when welding, many welders overlook that because lung damage is not immediate.
Hi Mike, this a great video. I was wandering you are suppose to make a demonstration of the Yes welder 250P. Best regards Peter
Thanks for sharing Mike, you make it look so easy 👠Paul (UK)
Thanks for watching Paul 🙂ðŸ‘
Great build Mike1. I was going to suggest a bash plate then you mentioned it. Thumbs up! As for the winch, what about mounting the base vertically? It should change the angles enough to prevent the bolt from bending or interferring with the cable.
Thanks for posting. Great project. I’m surprised you don’t use a logging arch more. I’ve pulled out some 16 and 18’ trees out of my bush with an old Honda 400 quad. I use a winch mounted on the front to a turning pulley on the back of the arch. After raising the log between the wheels I let it down to rest on chains front and back. No dirt on the bark, no dragging, pretty simple build with minimal materials and a couple of tires on rims. I use a 4†x 10’ post between the arch and my simple hitch. Cheers.
Log arch is definitely a good way to go for sure, I built one about 6 years ago, I made a video on it as well.
Definitely works good but there’s some places on my property were this 3 point boom is easier to haul logs out of.
Thanks for checking out my videos ðŸ‘
Why couldn't you build a cradle that fits into the receiver to let log sort of rest on
That's what I was going to suggest too.A 'V' to hold the weight lower,and keep the log from hitting the tractor,or swinging side to side.
It might be harder to get the sling under the log and the tractor in position over the log depending on where the tree is laying. The cable/winch might give more flexibility in initial retrieval of the log.
Very nice Mike, I gotta build me one of those! Most people don’t realize just how heavy those logs are, they’re no joke and can put a hurtin’ on you if it gets away from you. I’ve got a 25hp LS tractor that would love one of these log hoists, I’ve been using hooks & chains on the bucket to raise & pull them, but your idea is better. Thanks for the idea and the tutorial on how to make it. Yet another excellent video, thanks, ðŸ‘
Good work. We shared this video on our homemade tools forum this week 😎
Add a railroad spike to the butt plate you make it may help with control and keep the log from swaying around to muchðŸ‘
Mount the boat winch to a ATV winch mount and use the roller fairlead to take the load
Very good Mike.
I built one similar about 1970 for my father's Ford 9N.
With the sort of gear you have I'd make an articulated cradle to hold the logs that sits in the hitch receiver but it is totally up to you about how invested you are in keeping the front of the log from dragging
Another great build. I love your on-the-fly approach. Thanks for the effort! Firstess time seeing the Firstess in action.
For those that don't know, Mike's actually doing CAD. Cardboard Aided Design. ðŸ˜
Maybe a guide eye for the cable 🤷â€â™‚ï¸ awesome stuff ðŸ‘ðŸ»ðŸ‘ðŸ»
God job! And thanx for the advise :)
Hello from the Netherlands and thanks for the video. Sincerely, Hollandduck
I towed out the bush more than just a few times. Used a small Massey 135. We figured it was close to 2 tons for towing reasons. If towing a larger log out, we'd chain a tire between the log and drawbar. It would soak up most of the jarring from the log hitting something. never really used the 3 point to lift them, just powered them out. But, yer log lift does look good. I'd suggest a separate, larger roller for the winch, maybe built off the upright, and further out from the winch roller, to take the weight, and maybe make that small portion of the cable a straighter pull, just an inch or three would help drastically.
Krafty Mike 👌☮ï¸
Thanks David 🙂ðŸ‘
A thought, Maybe if you had an insert for your 2" hitch like a Spike, or point, that would also imbed partially into the front of the log. It would help to stabilize the log from bumping and take some of the load away from the winch - during transport.