Budget options for loading/unloading truck.

[Peat]

I've got around 90 ton of cord to move this year, out of the woods to a processing area, using only my truck. Only a few hundred meters to move it, but its not the driving thats the issue. Theres three handling processes - stacking rideside, loading into truck and unloading at the other end. Thats lifting 270 tons! and my back's not great as it is.

 

Its been felled along the sides of a ride so not much moving to the stack. So my question is does anyone have any clever budget tricks for helping save the lifting? Not got the money for hiabs, grabs, tractor or any of that fanciness. Been concidering hand opperated cranes like this. Also thinking of some combination of a handwinch mounted by the cab in the bed for winching on and a loadhandler for unloading, but i'm not sure any of these options are up to much.

 

Has anyone got any other ideas?

Cheers

Peat

[Richard 1234]

Can you pull it out on chains with the truck

[Peat]

Got some very steep slopes to climb, not struggled with the back of the truck full of cord though, seems it might be a bit more of an issue if i'm dragging. Also most of the journey is through fields and would of thought it would chew it up a lot? Maybe not as i'll be waiting for dry days anyway to be able to negotiate the track

[wisecobandit]

What is your truck? A pick up?

[Richard 1234]

Got some very steep slopes to climb, not struggled with the back of the truck full of cord though, seems it might be a bit more of an issue if i'm dragging. Also most of the journey is through fields and would of thought it would chew it up a lot? Maybe not as i'll be waiting for dry days anyway to be able to negotiate the track

 

Probably would chew it up

just a thought

Another thought could you not process in situ then at least you're not having to lift huge great lumps 3 times?

Edited January 28, 2015 by Richard 1234

[Peat]

I appreciate the thought Richard.

 

Yeah its a single cab pickup

[wisecobandit]

Be a lot of trips with a pick up then. I take it its pretty big lumps?

I would try and talk to a friendly farmer with a trailer and loader. That's a lot of work for a pick up and manual lifting.

[benedmonds]

Hire in someone with the right kit to do it. If it is all stacked and ride side, shouldn't take them long.

[Peat]

That is probably the best option. I'm not very good at this spend money to make money malarky...

[Mark Bolam]

Agree with Ben, day or two, few hundred quid, no bad back.

 

 

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