How To Load Logs The Easy Way

First time out with the new winch, and reconditioned trailer. This thing worked like a charm. We are actually looking forward to picking up logs now. This rig is a game changer for sure.

[nmblevins]

That little lawnmower done pretty good

[geoffreykail]

Chuck the way I solved the only pulled from the center was, made up a 40' chain, hook the two ends to the bloc side of the trailer and layed it out as a v under the log and back over with the point of the v at the center of the log. So as you pull on the point of the v and the log rolls it gets wider grip on the log and keeps both ends rolling.

[marypaine]

Holy Cow Chuck and Debbie! That's AMAZING!!!

[stanleyclark]

I love the method employed guys. Just like the crew of sailing ships. Second hand battery and the new winch did great! Thanks guys! Stan

[hatzhead]

Good video. Thought you were crazy leaving the tractor in that logs path.

[Hamsquatch]

I like how you sit right next to the winch cable

[barrywest]

Nice job and lots of lumber! The trailer work payed off well 👍😀

[donaldtrabeaux]

WELL THE WORK DONE ON THE TRAILER PAY OFF AWESOME JOB,

[MichaelRatkowski-ux]

Wrap chain around your log save the cable, nice winch setup

[jimbrown]

Looks like the winch works great good video chuck and deb

easy and nice loading technique. thanks for sharing. See you. great greetings.

[mountainguyed]

Woah! You put a bucket on your lawn mower.

[Comp]

Awesome setup! Make sure you stand on the other side of the trailer though when winching. If that snatch block or chain broke, hook slipped, or whatever (and they do when you least expect it, even with a "light" load) you would have been taken out by the cable. The amount of "whip" the cable has when they break is incredible. Cool setup though and the trailer looks great.

[farmerjohn]

Hi ... regular observer here, but first time commenter ... two crucial safety suggestions (maybe made by others below)

1. Keep your hands, head and all of your body far far far from the line of any cable under tension. If the cable breaks from overload, or lack of lubrication, or wear, or defect, or load snagging or just bad luck you could lose a limb, an eye or be decapitated. You were kneeling by it and trying to guide cable spooling with one of your two remaining hands and one good head. Super risky!!

2. To help prevent unintended consequences in case of a cable break, throw a heavy flexible item over the long stretch of cable from winch to block. A great thing if you can get it is a fabric-covered lead body shield from a radiology practice; these things do get skanky after years of service and are discarded, so the price will be zero or modest. If the cable snaps, the cover will soak up the released kinetic energy.

Your safety and Deb's are way more important than one final spectacular video!!

Cheers

Farmer John from eastern Ontario

[efrancis]

I was kind of afraid you were going to jump down between the log and the trailer at the end. I'm glad you didn't.

[charliewagner]

I have a remote on my winch. works up to 80 feet away. Bought it at Harbor Freight for $60.00. works great with my 20, 000 pound winch.

[joelnickerson]

Now that's a trailer. Don't have any luck with Fords but that's why they make different trucks. Hope you're doing ok these days my friend.

[chadhenwwodschainsawswoodw]

have you thought about adding an arc on to your trailer??? would make things easyer and faster one of the other guys that dose milling that i follow has one

[mikeadams]

Nice recovery! What kind of metal detector do you use?

[jophoto]

OMG. A wife that compliments her husband and says he does something right!!!!