Skidding Frames - Budget build

[Pinhole Pete]

Back when I bought my b2320 I had it in mind to be used for skidding firewood and logs to be sawn into boards for building. So naturally I priced skidding frames for the tractor and couldnt justify the prices for flimsy frames and decided to build my own. I built this one last winter in the snow with a grinder and diesel welder, the bottom section is 6 inch C channel and the upper is angle iron. Since then I have welded hooks to the top and a lower section and upper section for increased protection as well as painted it. Just wondering what everyone thinks of it and has anybody else gone this route after pricing a dealer implement. I will try to get up to date pictures of it

 

[phaser]

Very Nice Pete. You could sell a few of those.

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

The only equipment that I've bought for my tractors has been the quick hitch and Snow blower (I'm ambitious but not insane), the rest I just build as I need it.
Working on the snow blade and dozer blade right now, (put on hold for a day or two due to cold cold weather!)

 

[skeets]

Hey wolfie you made that middle buster to plug in to your receiver hitch, how do it work I mean well not so well any changes you would make?

 

[Piker]

I built a practically identical middle buster that plugs into a 2" receiver welded to my 3 pt. hitch/ballast assembly which is a hunk of heavy guage railroad track with a cat 1 pins welded on, a top link attach point & a mount for 2 suitcase weights, works awesome. Middle buster will bury itself to full depth, 14" or so. Also have built a row hiller ( using discs from an old discarded dic harrow), a cultivator & a spring tooth harrow, all plug in to receiver hitch. Have parts scrounged up for a 5' landscape rake & an adjustable 5' blade to mount with 2 receivers on my FEL bucket. Also use my hitch/ballast to skid hardwood logs for firewood, largest was 22", white birch,12' long, up hill on grass with bucket full of cut firewood. Never spun a wheel, Low range, 4wd.

 

[Yooper]

Back when I bought my b2320 I had it in mind to be used for skidding firewood and logs to be sawn into boards for building. So naturally I priced skidding frames for the tractor and couldnt justify the prices for flimsy frames and decided to build my own. I built this one last winter in the snow with a grinder and diesel welder, the bottom section is 6 inch C channel and the upper is angle iron. Since then I have welded hooks to the top and a lower section and upper section for increased protection as well as painted it. Just wondering what everyone thinks of it and has anybody else gone this route after pricing a dealer implement. I will try to get up to date pictures of it

I'd say congratulations! Looks like you built a nice stout attachment. Out in the snow in winter? Double congratulations.

Dealer equipment is usually cheaper than the things I build. But that's just me.