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stevedubo · 02-04-2012, 06:24 AM

A tow behind log arch works much better....

bsummers12 · 02-04-2012, 09:00 AM

I see a new episode of Ax Men in the near future.

atv_guy · 02-04-2012, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by stevedubo

A tow behind log arch works much better....

It would. If I moved anything much bigger than this with the Foreman, I'd buy or build one.

BuckLake · 02-04-2012, 10:48 AM

Very Cool pics. How big is the mountain??

sspeckerwood · 02-04-2012, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by atv_guy

I drag the bigger ones out with my pinkie finger.

I hire guys to drag big logs. ATVs aren't made for that sort of thing. They use industrial CAT gear (skids, dozers, tractors) to get bigger logs out.

Dragging stuff on flat ground versus up a 40 degree slope makes a big difference. Flat-landers don't know this and thus can be forgiven for their ignorance.

atv_guy, where you from anyways??

atv_guy · 02-04-2012, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by sspeckerwood

atv_guy, where you from anyways??

The Old South

Southwest Virginia.

atv_guy · 02-04-2012, 02:43 PM

I'm thinking of building something like an Indian Travois to load smaller logs and branches onto and drag a bunch out at once. Has anyone ever done this? Travoises look like this:

sspeckerwood · 02-04-2012, 02:59 PM

i was just wondering why you said flat lander. pretty sure the rocky mountains are slightly bigger than the terrain in the east. lol.

i've built a travois similar to that before. they work great. the biggest trick is to have as little of the front of the logs digging. if you drag them with out digging the butts in your gonna be able to pull alot more than if you didn't.

look into building a small "log arch". something that has a hitch and decent tires but that you can just set the logs on top of.

when i used to log, in the off season when it was too muddy for heavy equipment i would take off with my old foreman and get prop logs. prop logs are 7'-12' logs that are used to prop up the ceilings in coal mines. i had a little rigg set up that hooked onto my hitch. it was 3' wide and and little posts coming up the sides of it. i would put 8-10 logs on it and then strap them down and pull them to a landing. most of the trails were to steep to go up forward pulling the little contraption so i would use a bar that i mounted to my racks to suspend it off the ground about 12" while it was still hooked to the ball hitch. then go in reverse up the hills. when i wanted to drag logs i would just unhook it from the rack and load it up. it worked fantastic

Tank · 02-04-2012, 03:02 PM

Havent done it, but with the leaves on the ground it should slide real easy. Might want to spread the back out a little wider, maybe a couple inches short of the width of your quad. JM2C

utterchaos · 02-04-2012, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by bsummers12

I see a new episode of Ax Men in the near future.

love this show

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sspeckerwood Honda Red Wing Rider Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: tooele, ut Posts: 8,718	i was just wondering why you said flat lander. pretty sure the rocky mountains are slightly bigger than the terrain in the east. lol. i've built a travois similar to that before. they work great. the biggest trick is to have as little of the front of the logs digging. if you drag them with out digging the butts in your gonna be able to pull alot more than if you didn't. look into building a small "log arch". something that has a hitch and decent tires but that you can just set the logs on top of. when i used to log, in the off season when it was too muddy for heavy equipment i would take off with my old foreman and get prop logs. prop logs are 7'-12' logs that are used to prop up the ceilings in coal mines. i had a little rigg set up that hooked onto my hitch. it was 3' wide and and little posts coming up the sides of it. i would put 8-10 logs on it and then strap them down and pull them to a landing. most of the trails were to steep to go up forward pulling the little contraption so i would use a bar that i mounted to my racks to suspend it off the ground about 12" while it was still hooked to the ball hitch. then go in reverse up the hills. when i wanted to drag logs i would just unhook it from the rack and load it up. it worked fantastic __________________ 2012 TRX500FM FOREMAN. SSPECKERWOOD 3RD HEADLIGHT MOD QUAD BOSS REAR SEAT 26" SWAMPLITES KFI #3000 WINCH HOT GRIPS HEATED GRIPS & THUMB WARMER HONDA ALUMINUM A-ARM GUARDS 00' FOREMAN 450es HIGH LIFTER SPRINGS FRONT & REAR MAXXIS TIRES OFF A 2012 FOREMAN 500 SSPECKERWOOD 3RD HEADLIGHT MOD http://www.flickr.com/photos/sspeckerwood/ http://www.youtube.com/user/sspeckerwood Official hondaforeman.com stickers IF YOU WOULD LIKE OFFICIAL HONDAFOREMAN.COM STICKERS PM ME.

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Tank Honda Red Wing Rider Join Date: May 2009 Location: Kennesaw Georgia Posts: 1,059	Havent done it, but with the leaves on the ground it should slide real easy. Might want to spread the back out a little wider, maybe a couple inches short of the width of your quad. JM2C __________________ F&AM Rockwell 191 PM 08 Foreman ES Camo XTREME 2" lift 26in Swamplites, ITP wheels Moose skid plate Tusk hand guards 1 1/2" wheel spacers 4" storage tube "Black" 2 50 cal ammo cans "Black" WARN XT2500 Hockey puck spring spacers 07 Recon ES Green 1 1/2" wheel spacers 2" lift Tusk hand Guards

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