[AT] skidding logs with a tractor is a dangerous business

[Steve W.]

Man you guys are all chickens... I remember skidding logs downhill on my 
grandfathers farm using my TO-20 and coming all the way off the hill 
with the front tires in the air steering with the brakes! Of course I 
was about 13-14 at the time and totally bullet proof... I think I might 
know better now BUT still catch myself doing boneheaded things, usually 
after the fact!
I got a call a week ago or so from my grandfathers neighbor wanting to 
know if I was interested in a couple other items he had that gramps had 
"stored" there. Went up and got the original 3 point scoop that I used 
on the 20 and a corn sheller that had been in the carriage house.

Steve W.

John Hall wrote:
>  We've got a boom for our 4020--it was actually built in the 60's for a 
> 3010. Never had any problems skidding logs/trees but we tend to drive with 
> the knowledge that wheel stands are inevitable. We generally keep one hand 
> on the lift so when one starts we can drop the log. Maneuvering in the woods 
> where snag possiblities are greater require quite a bit of patience as well.
> 
>  All this sounds good, but in the blink of an eye a seemingly safe situation 
> can go bad.
> 
> John Hall 
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