Kubota Log Skidder, Brush Rake

Kubota Log Skidder Brush Rake MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT Miscellaneous “I built my 3-pt mounted log skidder and also loader-mounted brush rake using material from my scrap pile ” says Dave Boriack Fall Creek Ore “I use both units to clean up dead trees and brush on my property They mount on my 34 hp Kubota 4-WD tractor ”     Log Skidder     The log skidder’s frame was built from an aftermarket spare tire rack that was originally designed to mount on front of a 1968 Ford pickup     He cut the rack’s frame down to fit the tractor’s 3-pt hitch and added some bracing and a cross piece near the bottom He welded some steel onto the cross piece at an angle and cut a slot in it where a chain can be secured to drag logs     He also made a slot on top of the frame to secure a short length of chain that’s fitted with a hook and a pair of log tongs “I use the tongs to pull logs out anywhere I don’t want to leave deep ruts ” says Boriak “Lifting the end of the log out of the dirt allows me to drag a much bigger log with my little tractor To remove the tongs I just lift the chain up out of the slot     “The only new materials I used to build the log skidder frame were the 3-pt hitch pins My total cost was about $35 ”     Loader-Mounted Brush Rake     Boriak uses his brush rake to pick up logs and brush to load onto a trailer or move them to a burn pile The one-piece rake consists of a 5-ft wide 4-ft high piece of expanded metal welded to a frame made from angle iron 2 by 4-in tubing and a length of channel iron that’s on top and also extends underneath the bucket A series of 42-in long 1 1/4-in dia steel forks are spaced about 6 in apart at the bottom The entire unit fits inside the bucket and is held in place by five 1/2-in bolts Boriak drilled 3 holes in the bottom of the bucket and bolted the bottom side of the frame on Two more bolts secure the middle part of the expanded metal frame to the top of the bucket     The forks are welded onto a rectangular-shaped piece of metal and the 6-in length of channel iron “When I push the forks down against the ground all the pressure goes onto the frame instead of the bolts ” says Boriak “To remove the rake I just remove the bolts then lower it down to the ground and back up the tractor until the rake drops off ”     To counteract the weight of the loaded rake he mounted an old water tank on back of the tractor The tank sets on a 3-pt mounted forklift attachment made by Rear’s Mfg a local manufacturer which Boriack modified He bolted a receiver hitch on back and uses it to move his wood splitter and trailer around his place     Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Dave Boriack Fall Creek Ore 97438 pudwinkle2@msn com

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