Log Skidder Made From Scrap Metal

Log Skidder Made From Scrap Metal WOODLOT EQUIPMENT Miscellaneous 34-4-17 Mark Folz, Merrill, Wis., recently sent FARM SHOW photos of a log skidder that he built to pull behind his ATV. The log skidder is made mostly from scrap metal. "I saw a commercial model similar to mine in a logging magazine that sold for $1,500. Mine cost only about $300," says Folz. The wheels came from an old trailer that he no longer used. He bought a heavy-duty winch for about $75 and attached it to a 3/8-in. dia. steel cable. "I pull the cable out to the log and choker it. If I can't back the ATV up to the log, I use the winch to pull the log to the ATV," says Folz. "I can haul logs completely suspended off the ground, or let 10 to 20-ft. logs æend drag' along the ground, depending on the diameter and weight of the logs. All the weight is on the skidder's wheels, so all the ATV has to do is pull. With the log suspended completely off the ground it stays cleaner, and as a result I don't have to sharpen the chainsaw's chain as often." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Mark Folz, N1054 Snowhill Rd., Merrill, Wis. 54452 (ph 715 536-6802).

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