2009 - Volume #33, Issue #5, Page #20
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New-Style Log Skidder Pulls Easy
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"The concept came from my grandfather, Jim, who's 82, and still gathers firewood every year," says Matthew Lucco about the Log Sled. "It was always a problem dragging timber with chains. We came up with this and used it for a couple years, then decided to pursue a patent and start manufacturing and selling them."
The 1/4-in. plate steel sled is 36 by 24 in. wide and 17 in. high. Its 24-in. long rigid steel tongue has a 1 7/8-in. ball coupler. The curved front makes it easy to pull the sled over rough terrain. A lip on the back supports a stack of cut wood or one long log.
"There's no downward tongue weight on the ATV, like there would be with a wagon, so it's all lateral pulling tension," says Lucco. He's in business with his father, Rocco.
The Luccos tested the Log Sled in various climates with logs from 7-in. to 15-in. dia.
The rotating tongue folds back for easy storage. The 85-lb. Log Sled sells for $399 (including shipping in the continental U.S.) and is guaranteed for five years. The Luccos are interested in adding dealers in the U.S. and Canada.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Log Sled, LLC, Slippery Rock, Penn. 16057 (ph 888 564-7533; info@logsled.com; www.logsled.com).
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