Hauling timber back to the yard

[haforbes]

I'm trying to work out the best option for getting timber back to the yard from a job. I've got tractors & trailers but they're geared for farm work, I've been using my loader tractor for loading timber but it's taking a battering! Options I can think of are- timber trailer, this only does one job though. Fitting a crane/hiab to one of the trailers or Sourcing an ag registered truck with a hiab, which would be very versatile, useful for farm work as well,faster on the road and look awesome! Which is always important ! but it's another machine to maintain and expensive.

 

What's your thoughts?

[Craig.]

What about a hook lift trailer, with a z fold crane on? With a couple of different bodies it might be able go do away with some of your other trailers, to help off set some the initial cost?

[woody paul]

Why is your loader tractor taking a battering.

[mendiplogs]

Why is your loader tractor taking a battering.

 

HI PAUL many be lifting TOO LARGE OF BUTTS :001_rolleyes:thanks jon

[haforbes]

I've only got a tine bale grab, not great for lifting timber. Can't really pick up massive lumps, just end up lifting wheels off the ground. I find the Tractor loader not good for timber work, range of motion not good in difficult sites. A hiab would be useful on dismantles as well!

[woody paul]

I've only got a tine bale grab, not great for lifting timber. Can't really pick up massive lumps, just end up lifting wheels off the ground. I find the Tractor loader not good for timber work, range of motion not good in difficult sites. A hiab would be useful on dismantles as well!

 

So set tractor up right, with better grab and rear weight job done. But you do need more room when loading but cheapest opposition.

[mendiplogs]

So set tractor up right, with better grab and rear weight job done. But you do need more room when loading but cheapest opposition.

 

HI PAUL OR as you no WATER IN REAR TYRES IVE GOT CAST PAVT WHEELS AND WATER LIFTS 1;5/2TONS OK ON FLAT GROUND THANKS JON

[haforbes]

Right, not sure I've worded this post quite right! I don't really want to be using the loader tractor to drive to sites. It doesn't like pulling heavy loads so I generally take my Massey to do the pulling, which means 2 tractors, twice the diesel, two men etc...

 

If I buy a log grab for the loader that's £1500ish, then rear weight/tyre ballast is some more £. And a log grab isn't going to work well on the kind of sites I've been working on i.e. a recent dismantle had access only on a tight single lane, had to drop into garden then drag into roadway which made a mess, timber then had to be spun so grab could pick up.

 

I'm wanting to either convert one of my trailers so I just need the one tractor Or a machine to do the whole job.

[mendiplogs]

Right, not sure I've worded this post quite right! I don't really want to be using the loader tractor to drive to sites. It doesn't like pulling heavy loads so I generally take my Massey to do the pulling, which means 2 tractors, twice the diesel, two men etc...

 

If I buy a log grab for the loader that's £1500ish, then rear weight/tyre ballast is some more £. And a log grab isn't going to work well on the kind of sites I've been working on i.e. a recent dismantle had access only on a tight single lane, had to drop into garden then drag into roadway which made a mess, timber then had to be spun so grab could pick up.

 

I'm wanting to either convert one of my trailers so I just need the one tractor Or a machine to do the whole job.

 

Hi mate to ADD REAR WEIGHT IN YOUR TRACTOR CHEAP IT HAS TO BE WATER IN REAR TYRES THANKS JO.

[Joy Yeomans]

get a timber haulier in, it will work out cheaper in the long run and less of a headache trying to source kit. we have specialist kit, but it took us a long time and alot of money to put it all together, but it does get used daily.