Built-From-Scratch Trailer-Mounted Log Loader

Built-From-Scratch Trailer-Mounted Log Loader WAGONS/TRAILERS Miscellaneous “I use my home-built trailer-mounted log loader to transport logs out of the woods It’s built heavy and saves a lot of time ” says William Burgener Merrill Wis The trailer measures 15 1/2 ft long by 5 ft 8 in wide and is hydraulically operated by a Lawson 8 hp gas engine Logs are loaded onto the trailer by the grapple which is supported by a boom that rotates on front of the trailer The bucket opens up to 33 1/2 in wide “I bought this log loader from someone else who had built it from scratch modeling it after an Anderson clam trailer ” says Burgener “I use this rig often as I love to be out working in the woods It can handle logs up to 8 ft long by 22 in in diameter I sit on a seat at the front of the trailer and use valves on a control box to operate everything “After I bought the unit I put on Ford wheel rims and installed 31 by 10 5 by 15-in white-lettered tires which I got from a friend He and I horse trade for different things so they didn’t cost me anything ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup William R Burgener W2297 Burgener Ave Merrill Wis 54452 ph 715 218-4485; kmb341@aol com