ATV Log Skidder Now Even Better
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“A few years ago FARM SHOW published an article on my home-built, 2-wheeled log skidder that rides on a pair of 10-in. wheels (Vol. 38, No. 1). The front end of the log was chained to a cross member located just ahead of the wheels. I used my Suzuki 4-WD ATV to pull it. It let me haul big trees out of the woods with less damage than using a big tractor,” says Eric Petrevich, Glen Gardner, N.J.
“I recently rebuilt the log skidder so that it works even better. All I have to do is back the skidder up over a log, then wrap a chain around the log and hook it onto the hook on the skidder. As I pull forward, the log will raise itself and automatically drop down to the ground when I stop. I don’t have to lift, roll, hoist, or manipulate the log in any way. It’s a simple design that works great.”
Petrevich used 2 1/2-in. sq. tubing to fashion a V-shaped frame for the 2-wheeled skidder. He made a square arch from the same material. For the slider bar, to which the log is chained, he used 2-in. pipe. The slider bar runs from the tongue back to the top of the arch.
He mounted the skidder’s original wheels on homemade weld-on spindles and matching hubs.
To use the skidder, he positions it over a log and wraps a chain around the end of it, then hooks the chain to a hook on the slider bar. As he pulls forward, the hook slides up the bar, lifting the end of the log.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Eric Petrevich, Glen Gardner, N.J. (farmshow@megageek.com).
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ATV Log Skidder Now Even Better ATV S “A few years ago FARM SHOW published an article on my home-built 2-wheeled log skidder that rides on a pair of 10-in wheels Vol 38 No 1 The front end of the log was chained to a cross member located just ahead of the wheels I used my Suzuki 4-WD ATV to pull it It let me haul big trees out of the woods with less damage than using a big tractor ” says Eric Petrevich Glen Gardner N J “I recently rebuilt the log skidder so that it works even better All I have to do is back the skidder up over a log then wrap a chain around the log and hook it onto the hook on the skidder As I pull forward the log will raise itself and automatically drop down to the ground when I stop I don’t have to lift roll hoist or manipulate the log in any way It’s a simple design that works great ” Petrevich used 2 1/2-in sq tubing to fashion a V-shaped frame for the 2-wheeled skidder He made a square arch from the same material For the slider bar to which the log is chained he used 2-in pipe The slider bar runs from the tongue back to the top of the arch He mounted the skidder’s original wheels on homemade weld-on spindles and matching hubs To use the skidder he positions it over a log and wraps a chain around the end of it then hooks the chain to a hook on the slider bar As he pulls forward the hook slides up the bar lifting the end of the log Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Eric Petrevich Glen Gardner N J farmshow@megageek com
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