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Hi all just thought I'd post a pic of the best log fetching system to date. 11 ton truck crane works the best so far. The guy wants $15000, I think I can get it for about $12000. Might have to go for it.

Go For it Go for it
but i can spend someone eles money like water.

Thanks Alot Mr Mom

If you continue to mill as much as you do that is a must!! Along with your forklift.
I would think you miss out on a lot of "free" wood without a simpler way to get it home.
Let us know it you take the plunge!

I passed on some cherry and i could have gotten a bunch of free pine but have no way to get the trees home.
That is why i said to get it.

Thanks Alot Mr Mom

I dont see a grapple, the best is a grapple with rotator,,
I'd love to have ona those too, just ta play with,,on that machine you'd still have to use tongs I think ,,I prolly got a 1000 dallors in mine,, tandem axle car trailer, with a small 8' boom crane and a 12volt winch with 24volts bein punched into it, very fast and strong, bout a 2000lb capacity, seems to work well for me,,
If I had 12 grand to sacrafice, well,, it would be else where.

Heres the link on my shop built crane, learned a lot with it ,

http://lumberworks.freeforums.org/my-lo ... e-t37.html

This deal I built nearly a couple years ago, and has been real good to me

Did you get a chance to check out and operate the hydraulics, etc.?

good lookin old truck i use some of our line trucks at times to load logs and they work well with our 10 ton trailers or a pole trailer . like using tongs also ver safe but the quickest way is the skidsteer but causes u to have and go back and get the dam thang...........like that flatbed on that truck u wouldnt have to have a trailer like me just dont let the state pooper weigh man get yah.........