A logging winch and a tiller are the last two things I need. I have all of the other attachments. But I'm sure once I get those last two, something else will come along that I can't live without!

Thanks Sandy. I cringed a bit when I saw you using the angle grinder in the Depth Gauges. LOL. Mike M.

Great Video Sandy, keep up the great work.

Afternoon Sandy...ahhhh the call of the loon, the true call of mother nature, so peaceful and calming. Everyone that I know always stops to listen whenever the loons call. Have a great day!

Love the saw mount..fine video as always Sandy.

Another great video. Thanks for all the work the goes into putting this all together.

That winch is a total beast. Gets the job done.

Thanks for taking the time to go through an explain things to everyone, I know you’ve covered a lot of these items in previous videos, but I find its a good refresher / review of the products or techniques used as I may catch something new! Anyways, that was a good afternoon there, thanks for the visit! Cheers Sandy! Andrew from NB :)

Great video! i Love how you take the time to explain everything. :)

Love the grinder. One of my better investments. Great camera angles. Great tips.

Another good show I’m gonna look up loon thanks

Sandy, there's an old saying: "IF IT AIN'T BROKE, DON'T FIX IT!" Your system works for you, it gets the job done, and you're enjoying life in the process. THAT sounds like a pretty good recipe for success. Thank you, my friend, for sharing your pleasures with us........

Hi Sandy. You can not beat home-brew solutions like your saw bracket. Love it. Yes, a winch on the PTO with grapple/forks on the front. We have had Loons in the nearby lake/pond. Hearing them call out at night is so beautiful and yes, a bit eerie.

Thanks for the loon call -- definitely one of the coolest sounds in the world. Something I didn't notice about your winch before: That blade at the foot of it that digs into the ground and keeps your tractor from being pulled instead of the thing you're trying to pull. Good feature there.

Great video like always. I’m glad you take the time to explain everything your doing is very educational. In 40 years the youth of today will be watching your videos to learn how to survive. I have to get me one of them winches! I grew up on brute force and ignorance now I’m paying the price… I’m not going to tell you what to do but have a wonderful day if you want to.

Good morning that was an easy little task pulling the left over of the tree that is very helpfull I use a similar method but don't have a wench but I set a pull and a rope but I got to get back on the tractor and drive some but it does the job have a great day

Sandy your tractor and takeoff winch sure is a great rig to have maybe someday i might get one. take care and have a great weekend

I have always wanted one of those small log trailers with a knuckle boom to load log with but they're just too expensive. But the one hand made chainsaw holder that you made is something I will make soon thats a really good idea. Great video Sandy see on the next one.

Good job using that winch. Yeah a self releasing snatch block, although expensive are well worth paying up for.

Back at again. Glad I'm not the only one keeping at it.love the winch n the high price chain saw holder.I'll be making a couple or three of those.lol. the forks,bucket n a grapple are a much for logs n fire wood.i never had them when I was selling 3 to 400 cords a year.just 4 chain saws ,splitter,dump truck ,elevator n a pickup.

Like-a-roo! You are smart to start young getting tools that make work easier. You’ll save your back, and be able to enjoy the work well into your later years. We’re fortunate to have similar equipment as yours, Accumulated over many years. Each addition feels like a game changer. (Treat yourself to a self releasing block; you’ll love it!)

Hi Sandy! Fandangling or not, I enjoyed it. LOL

That things a beast

Here is Minnesota, the common loon call is summer. At least for me. It means we’re at the lake at the ice is off. Beautiful sound!

I’ve watched several of your videos skidding logs out of the woods and I was wondering about the details of your winch and chain setup. Looks complicated but this video simplifies a bit and makes it understandable. Thanks!

Life is good!😁✌

Very good demonstration of a 3pt winch use Sandy. Knew that was gonna be a game changer for ya! Handy as heck eh?! If it makes you feel any better, I have and use a self release snatch often block BUT have had situations where I’ve wanted a standard pulley like yours. I will be getting one to add to the “tools”. Lol

Tim from Canada suggestions for you at your sawmill.. if you were to come around from the back or from the side. You would be able to put in a road that you can drive straight into your sawmill with.. in your last video I watched you were digging out sawdust from your wood mill at winter time.. if you were to make a road through the bush so you have a straight on angle to your word now this would help you out . Preparation is the best thing to do if you were to take out some trees now make it so that you can drive your tractor in and out of your wood mill it would make your job a lot easier instead of pissing around trying to dodge through trees.. stand back and look see were you can get a straight run at your Woodmill mark out your trees.. then see where you can wind your road around to link up to your existing road. This will work for everyone that has a problem getting in through the bush figure out where you are.. where are you going.. canna spray paint mark out the trees that you want to get rid of this will help you out in the long run

Sandy it always amazes me that you rarely wear gloves, but I did notice you had them on for the cable handling. I have a feeling that you know how much those little burrs hurt. Liking the winch, definitely a useful attachment. Take care, Mark.👍🪵🚜🇨🇦

logging arch for the tail end of the log. No dragging, and fairly cheap for the size of logs you regularly deal with.

Sharp chain plus Husqvarna 550 makes quick work of Red Pine!!

Man, I feel your pain as far as storage options for a cab tractor. I have been trying to come up with a way to mount a small/medium sized toolbox to keep common tools you always find you need out in the field but always seem to have left back at the shop. I will definitely try your chain saw mount though.

I also have a Wallenstein F85, love it, they do make a chain saw holder for it, I have one and so far it works well. Would also like a self releasing block but can’t seem to justify the $ yet

Thanks once more Sandy for another very educational, and fun visit to Sandys forest for some cutting fun, come on Wallenstein you heard the man, he is basically selling equipment for you because it is so good to use, but how would your other equipment fare, hope you send him the gear he needs, just think every time he does his daily work, there will be your company name, he may be small at the moment but he will be huge in the future, he has what it takes to make it on you tube, just ask the rest of the subscribers he has they will tell you, most of us listen and ask him questions on equipment and what is best to use. so do what we do support him when it counts. Or any other company who thinks they have better equipment, anyone can go to a huge platform, but that is when the company finds out they are to late, yeh I know I have banged on Sandy but sick of companies going to big channels and thinking they can just throw money at them and get them to sponsor their company just wish the companies would support people when they are moving up, what do you other guys think am I wrong.

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I file my rakers the same as you out here in Oregon .

Great video, I would love to have your tractor setup to pull logs

I noticed how it sunk the blade on the winch into the ground when you was pulling. When I do that I put the blade down and back up against it to sink it into the dirt that way the tractor doesn't move. But that being said I'm usually not on flat ground so I need to because I don't trust the parking brake

Hello Sandy. Bell and knob is also called a pin choker.

Nice winch. I was wondering if you had one. I have the Farmi winch here in Northwest Arkansas. By the way, I don’t care what anybody tells you, the snatch block goes on the log you are pulling. The end would go on the anchor. You get a much stronger pull.

I still use files to sharpen my saws. Find myself bringing a pack of saw tools including carb adjuster. Flat file, and round file, and chainsaw tool for quick sharpening and clean outs in the bush. I've found tank vents can get clogged quickly with oil and saw dust if the chain becomes dull. And when I'm trying to take down stumps I do hit the dirt alot. I will be using your chainsaw mount idea on my atv. That and a home made log arch is all I have to get my logs to the mill. Takes some time, but we have to work smart so we can continue to work the next day. BTW how can you handle this heat. The Deer flies have been relentless these past few days.

Good evening Sandy.. What a great idea for the chainsaw holder… That just gave me a idea how I am going to make one… I have two tractors so I will make one for each one.. Thank you my friend. As always stay safe and always be kind. Cheers

Great videos. This is the guy in Killarney with the Norwood. I'm looking to buy some soft wood logs to process for buildings on my property...I also have some customer requests for things like fencing etc..., my property is mostly hardwood so thought I would check with you.

First time I've heard the word Imperial to describe the USA way of measurement, interesting. I'm sure a good rain will even out the drag marks from dragging those logs.

Need an old hay wagon for behind the winch. Could use the winch to pull them up on it or load with forks

Looks like my grinder, 520 ?? Love mine...

Does the Oregon chain grinder also take off a bit on the depth guide as you grind the cutter tooth? I noticed you also took an angle grinder after the fact.

Love that winch! I skid logs out often as well, I have a log arch but one at a time is slow. I'm wondering why you have stopped using the old mill? is it just cause its shiny and new? cuts better? more power? you had a great set up with the old mill.

So, I'm sitting here thinking why don't you move the deviation point back further into the tree line to increase the length of pull of the fallen tree. Then I realise you'd be clearing branches from the track after cutting them off. Work SMART not harder, NICE!!!! Working in an office now is fuzzing my brain.

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Hey Sandy, Trying to locate the self releasing snatch block I saw you use a while back. Do you have a name or URL I can look to buy one?

Sandy, Are you going to the Paul Bunyan show in Ohio in October? It would be cool to meet you. Largest lumber/timber show in America. It is also a huge turnout for KZfaqrs like yourself. Hear me out before you answer. I have a proposal for you.

The bell and knob is called a choker

I still think you should have gone for a foresttrailer with a crane. Mostly "small" logs and a forestfloor smooth and nice as any lawn 😉😁.

seems like all of this kind of niche gear has a huge markup on it, can get a nice milwuakee 200ft tape for 40$ canadian.. one of these 50ft logging tapes is like 150-200$, it really is no more expensive to produce even if it is higher quality its 1/4 of the size but 5x the price 16ft of grade 70 transport chain with grab hooks cheap as dirt on sale at princess auto but if you want 5ft of chain with a slip hook its triple that cost those ranger snatch blocks reasonably priced, you want the one with the cone that auto ejects the line and its 10x the cost for whats a similar amount of material and machine if not less try and buy some steel braided line for a winch or for making chocker loops.. youll find out pretty quick its cheaper to just buy a whole winch on sale and steel 20ft of line off of it

What length of bar do you use and is it the right size for what you do?

A dumb question what do you do with the small limbs you trim off the log? Leave them in the forest?

I know what a loon sounds like. There are loons on the lakes in northern Minnesota.

When pulling vehicles from roadside crashes often the best (and sometimes only) way to get them out is exactly opposite of the way that they went in. Seems to me that pulling logs is similar.

Hey Sandy, I’m back after a month or two offline. So, more questions and comments again soon, eh. :)

Do you have to replant the trees you cut down?

Do you chip all those branches or leave them in the woods whole?

Let me ask a favor....rip some red pine on your tablesaw; the ending dimension is equal to metal log stop posts on your sawmill. My bet is the pine log stop will work just fine!

I was watching you transfer that log from the forks to the mill, and I thought “An overhead trolley hoist with tongs you make that easier”. But then again, I am kinda lazy. . .

You would still need to go collect the self-release snatch afterward if that makes you feel any better :). Also, I think your tractor will need to be strapped to a large tree to keep it from skidding long before the wallenstein can't handle something. Thanks for the video.

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Your older mill is going to get jealous if you don't use it every once in a while.

It's a logging choker

Wallenstein is a german warlord...

Please Sandy, no fandangling. There are children watching. 😱

Is that the only shirt you have. Send me your address and I will send you some. 🤣

YOU ARE WRONG LOONS CAN NOT FLY