Suburban logging with forklift

[davidwyby]

The tongs take skill development, like a dangle- grapple such as a BMG. About once a year I get off the mini to position my grapple tine.

Rarely, I cut an oversized piece to accept the grapple tine.




Cable chokers seem suitable for you, from this side of the screen.

I keep 2 or 3 on the truck.

I love chokers for when I don't want something to come loose, or gathering things, but just for moving logs, shoving them around and going under with the forks is most expedient. That's the learning part, like learning to use a dangle head. Most people think of forklifts as just straight in and out of pallets, but with some thought and practice you can get pretty creative with rolling, spinning, pivoting, sweeping - especially with longer forks, 6' instead of the std 42" is huge. A tele makes everything even better.

 

[lumberjack]

We've also added a rotating telehandler to our fleet, we have high hopes for it being a big improvement to our throughput of work.

 

[davidwyby]

The 45,000 lber needed a boost from the CAT 966 to get up out of the field

Funny how much perspective messes with a camera. The Champ is bigger than the greenies but they were closer.



Couple “one log loads”

 

[davidwyby]

Electric over hyd controls. Feels like moving the world with your finger tip.

 

[Burnham]

That Hyster is a monster on steroids.

 

[SeanKroll]

Holy Shamoley!

 

[lumberjack]

What’s going to happen with the trunk/stump?

 

[davidwyby]

What’s going to happen with the trunk/stump?

Slab tables, maybe decking etc. is the plan. Non lumber parts firewood of course.

 

[davidwyby]

A 4’ and a 5’. Both 10-15’ of straight wood.

Root balls....probably erosion control. Right now they are preventing cracking. One day I may clean one and turn a giant bowl.

 

[davidwyby]

That Hyster is a monster on steroids.

The electronic nannies are....annoying.

 

[Burnham]

They often are with all sorts of more modern lift vehicles.