grrclark Posted November 12, 2018 Report Share Posted November 12, 2018 Could get a decent tub of horse glue too, no need for synthetic rubbish. A hot pot of fragrant horse glue 🤮 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted November 12, 2018 Report Share Posted November 12, 2018 Don't the hooves make good fox lures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted November 12, 2018 Report Share Posted November 12, 2018 The hoof clippings do it’s a black art making the stuff and to get the best from it you need a cauldron and a magic wand 🙂 On a serious note Mel have you considered just hiring a tractor for a day or even asking a nearby farmer to drag them out all the best of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted November 12, 2018 Report Share Posted November 12, 2018 (edited) Could always hitch it to the wagon mel and save the local authority a few bob in diesel. Yes, how friendly have you got with locals, they might be able to help or put you in touch with a contractor. Get it all ready and would be a half day job for a good machine. I do that, we have a day felling, then a day hauling, then a day cutting and splitting. Hire a couple of blokes to help me out. Edited November 12, 2018 by Walker570 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted November 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2018 thank you very much gents for all of the ideas / tips/suggestions , theyve all been very useful , and have given me plenty of new avenues to explore, itll take we a while to work my way through everything , but when i do finally manage to sort things out , ill try to post a few pics. thank you again gents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisheruk Posted November 14, 2018 Report Share Posted November 14, 2018 On 12/11/2018 at 14:01, TIGHTCHOKE said: So what does Mel do with the horse in between his monthly visits? I’ll take him that long to travel back and forth with the pony trap 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnphilip Posted November 14, 2018 Report Share Posted November 14, 2018 46 minutes ago, Fisheruk said: I’ll take him that long to travel back and forth with the pony trap 😂 Oh old gypsies wood caravan , now your talking . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wb123 Posted November 29, 2018 Report Share Posted November 29, 2018 Hub winch should be cheapest to make. It would also avoid electrical voodoo complicating things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Wb123 Posted November 29, 2018 Report Share Posted November 29, 2018 https://youtu.be/K0_cUMBZtVk weld two rims for your car together and put a tyre on the inner one for use around your wood then lash it down and jack a wheel up when you need a winch. Should be cheap as hell to get two steel rims and a tyre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted November 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 7 hours ago, Wb123 said: https://youtu.be/K0_cUMBZtVk weld two rims for your car together and put a tyre on the inner one for use around your wood then lash it down and jack a wheel up when you need a winch. Should be cheap as hell to get two steel rims and a tyre. That looks like a cracking idea, and might just give me a good enough reason to buy a tractor 😆. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted November 30, 2018 Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 Works great until you drag your car down the bank or break a drive shaft. mel a small tractor would be worth it's salt if you could find a local storage spot for it, but I still think you should be able to find a local contractor or young farmer who could give you a hand for a little back pocket money. Amazing what you could shift in a couple of hours with a serious tractor/handler. I have not yet had the pleasure of seeing this wood, so the terrain there may not be suitable for a tractor. How big did you say these chunks of timber are ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted December 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2018 15 hours ago, Walker570 said: Works great until you drag your car down the bank or break a drive shaft. mel a small tractor would be worth it's salt if you could find a local storage spot for it, but I still think you should be able to find a local contractor or young farmer who could give you a hand for a little back pocket money. Amazing what you could shift in a couple of hours with a serious tractor/handler. I have not yet had the pleasure of seeing this wood, so the terrain there may not be suitable for a tractor. How big did you say these chunks of timber are ? That's what I said nev ,it might be a good excuse to buy myself a small tractor to use purely as a winch , I certainly couldn't take a tractor up into the woodland though as it's too steep , and the paths are just old animal trails that we've followed. A few of the logs that I'd like to extract are approximately 10 feet long x 2 feet thick ish , their is also lots of smaller logs that I'd like to use for firewood. Feel free to pop up and have a mooch about whenever you fancy it nev , the postcode is the sy20 area. Thank you very much for the walnuts by the way , I keep having one or two while I'm relaxing at night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted December 1, 2018 Report Share Posted December 1, 2018 From your description it seems a Terfor or a big set of block and tackle may be the answer. Just a tip, if your going to pull that size log along the ground, sharpen the end a bit like a pencil with the chain saw. I know you lose about 6 inches or so but it is only the sap wood. Stops the edge of the log digging in. Amazing what you can shift with a block and tackle. I have a set you can borrow if you want to try. You will probably have to buy a longer length of rope as block and tackle systems eat rope if you use all the pulleys . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted December 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2018 2 hours ago, Walker570 said: From your description it seems a Terfor or a big set of block and tackle may be the answer. Just a tip, if your going to pull that size log along the ground, sharpen the end a bit like a pencil with the chain saw. I know you lose about 6 inches or so but it is only the sap wood. Stops the edge of the log digging in. Amazing what you can shift with a block and tackle. I have a set you can borrow if you want to try. You will probably have to buy a longer length of rope as block and tackle systems eat rope if you use all the pulleys . Ive been thinking about making some kind of heavy duty plastic cone to go over the leading edge of any logs that I do drag along. Things are on hold at the moment until Christmas is over , it's like a madhouse here at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted December 1, 2018 Report Share Posted December 1, 2018 5 minutes ago, mel b3 said: Ive been thinking about making some kind of heavy duty plastic cone to go over the leading edge of any logs that I do drag along. Things are on hold at the moment until Christmas is over , it's like a madhouse here at the moment. That might last the whole of the trip for the first log! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted December 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2018 2 hours ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: That might last the whole of the trip for the first log! I know, I've been Trying to think of something that I can make a nose cone from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted December 1, 2018 Report Share Posted December 1, 2018 Just trim the front edge with the chain saw. As said its only the sap wood and you only need about 2 inches to make a big difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow white Posted December 1, 2018 Report Share Posted December 1, 2018 Dont you go up the motorway👹 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted December 1, 2018 Report Share Posted December 1, 2018 1 hour ago, mel b3 said: I know, I've been Trying to think of something that I can make a nose cone from. Mel all you need to do is shave 2 or 3 inches around the head of the log and as if by magic it will drag a lot easier through all of the mud and leaves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted December 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2018 2 hours ago, snow white said: Dont you go up the motorway👹 You read my mind lol . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted December 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2018 3 hours ago, Walker570 said: Just trim the front edge with the chain saw. As said its only the sap wood and you only need about 2 inches to make a big difference. 1 hour ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Mel all you need to do is shave 2 or 3 inches around the head of the log and as if by magic it will drag a lot easier through all of the mud and leaves. Looks like that's what I'll be doing gents. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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