Hydraulics

[gobbypunk]

Hi guys so I am getting a woodland mill and now thinking about maybe adding a hydraulic log lifter but I don’t know anything about hydraulics so has anybody already done this and can tell me how to get it done as cheap as possible 

Thanks Mark 

[topchippyles]

28 minutes ago, gobbypunk said:

Hi guys so I am getting a woodland mill and now thinking about maybe adding a hydraulic log lifter but I don’t know anything about hydraulics so has anybody already done this and can tell me how to get it done as cheap as possible 

Thanks Mark                                                                                                                                                                 

 Are you getting it with a trailer mark.

[gobbypunk]

Hi yep it comes on a trailer hence the wanting to fit a hydraulic lifter I could have a forklift in the yard but if I am out on site then hydraulics would be ace ,but I expect to have to go with ramps and a winch to start with unless I am lucky and can get the hydraulics sorted quickly,a matey of mine mends tractors so first thing Monday I will be popping in to see him .

[Johnsond]

2 hours ago, gobbypunk said:

Hi yep it comes on a trailer hence the wanting to fit a hydraulic lifter I could have a forklift in the yard but if I am out on site then hydraulics would be ace ,but I expect to have to go with ramps and a winch to start with unless I am lucky and can get the hydraulics sorted quickly,a matey of mine mends tractors so first thing Monday I will be popping in to see him .

Hi Mark 

yeah it can be done it’s something I’ve looked into quite a bit to go on the trailer I built for my 130, there are some set ups that can be purchased as in the images I’ve added but also a lot depends on the height you are set up for and the type/strength of the trailer you have. I built my trailer over spec right from the get go to allow for the inclusion of hyd loading. It’s still on the cards but time and work etc have slowed things down a bit. I was going the separate Honda hyd pump route for power. There is a lot of things to get in the right place to make it work right but I know it’s possible for sure if you have access to the right eqpt. I’m running with ramps and a winch for now as an interim measure until I get the time to go otherwise. Mind you I watched the woodmizer demo at turiff show last weekend and after seeing that throw the log around like  a matchstick I came away feeling rather envious. There is a fair bit of stuff online about self built loading set ups. 

[topchippyles]

5 hours ago, gobbypunk said:

Hi yep it comes on a trailer hence the wanting to fit a hydraulic lifter I could have a forklift in the yard but if I am out on site then hydraulics would be ace ,but I expect to have to go with ramps and a winch to start with unless I am lucky and can get the hydraulics sorted quickly,a matey of mine mends tractors so first thing Monday I will be popping in to see him .

Reason why i ask mark is i have the 130 model and its floor mounted so to fit hydraulics the bed is not strong enough in my opinion but fixed to a trailer bed no problem and a great addition.

[gobbypunk]

Hi Jon did you make your own ramps as £500 from woodland mills seems bloody expensive 

[Johnsond]

1 hour ago, gobbypunk said:

Hi Jon did you make your own ramps as £500 from woodland mills seems bloody expensive 

Hi If that’s myself you are asking then yeah they were knocked up with some rect hollow section but mount onto trailer chassis not the bed as the  woodlands one do. Same for winch it’s mounted on an upright onto the main chassis and not into the existing stops box section as woodlands do. Cost approx £100 tops maybe not as pretty or easy to store as woodlands but as you say £500 is a lot for what they are. Is the one you are buying in the woodlands mill trailer ?? 

[topchippyles]

14 hours ago, gobbypunk said:

Hi Jon did you make your own ramps as £500 from woodland mills seems bloody expensive 

I have a set of ramps here i used with my mill so may be of interest to you.