Author Topic: new skidding cone (Read 2621 times)

Quebecnewf · « **on:** February 08, 2009, 01:00:56 pm »

Here is a pic of a skidding cone i built this morning

Try it tomorrow

Any comments or questions

Quebecnewf

Sprucegum · « **Reply #1 on:** February 08, 2009, 01:12:17 pm »

You should be able to find it in the snow anyway

What kind of plastic is that
(my computer is talking French, everytime I hit the question mark I get É . What`s up with that, eh É)

missourilogger · « **Reply #2 on:** February 08, 2009, 01:15:58 pm »

what is a skidding cone?

Quebecnewf · « **Reply #3 on:** February 08, 2009, 01:17:55 pm »

The blue is a plastic barrel and the orange is a traffic cone

Quebecnewf · « **Reply #4 on:** February 08, 2009, 01:24:20 pm »

Google "skidding cone" and you will see

Quebecnewf

sprucebunny · « **Reply #5 on:** February 08, 2009, 01:34:44 pm »

Looks like it will work well

beenthere · « **Reply #6 on:** February 08, 2009, 02:24:49 pm »

Do you wrap it on the log when ready to use it? or carry it wrapped and ready to slide on the log?

Does the rope/cable thread through the nose?

Your pic here.

Quebecnewf · « **Reply #7 on:** February 08, 2009, 03:01:49 pm »

It just slides on over the end of the log and keeps it from hanging up on stuff.

I will try it tomorrow weather permitting

Quebecnewf

Tom · « **Reply #8 on:** February 08, 2009, 03:37:17 pm »

I made on, more like a skid, that the towing line was put through a hole in the front and the skidhook, attached to the line, was hooked to the log. As the log was pulled, it went up into the skidding cone untill if finally became wedged in there. The only tension was on the line and the skidhook.

ErikC · « **Reply #9 on:** February 08, 2009, 07:05:51 pm »

At dad's place we were dragging some pretty good size pines down one of his roads. His tractor could drag them but was too light carry one end up. It was tearing up the road a little until we put an old hood from a car under the front of the logs. We never hurt the road one bit after that. Do the best you can with what you've got at the time

Those blue barrels are tough, I bet that cone will hold up great. You've got me thinking I have a couple that just might get worked over in the next few days.....

Kevin · « **Reply #10 on:** February 08, 2009, 07:49:24 pm »

I was doing a little of that today!

Rocky_Ranger · « **Reply #11 on:** February 08, 2009, 07:49:49 pm »

That's a new one on me, I thought it was one of them Texicans coming up with a new fashion statement for wearing in the woods.....

Kevin · « **Reply #12 on:** February 08, 2009, 07:56:02 pm »

I'm the poster boy for the Forestry Forum.

Paul_H · « **Reply #13 on:** February 08, 2009, 08:34:14 pm »

Another forestryforum exclusive,eh?

firefighter · « **Reply #14 on:** February 08, 2009, 09:51:09 pm »

I just purchased a portable capstan winch with the skidding cone and when I compare yours to the one I bought ,i think yours will get cought up on lots of things in the bush.my reason for this is that the red traffic cone part is very pointed .Let us know how it works . I have not recieved mine yet it should be here on monday or tuesday .

Quebecnewf · « **Reply #15 on:** February 09, 2009, 05:55:13 am »

Kevin

What type of log were you winching how big and how heavy??

Firefighter

I can't understand your point you say that a pointy cone would hang up more easily please explain

Quebecnewf

Kevin · « **Reply #16 on:** February 09, 2009, 07:21:25 am »

newf;
I was skidding logs that were 16' ft. in length, maybe 14-16" dbh.
You can double up on the logs too and skid two at a time, I was doing that with nine footers.
It was all cedar.

Quebecnewf · « **Reply #17 on:** February 09, 2009, 04:47:47 pm »

Tried out the new cone today. Worked like a dream here is one pic having trouble posting

Quebecnewf

SwampDonkey · « **Reply #18 on:** February 09, 2009, 05:30:30 pm »

I see you put the cable through the cone, as without doing that it would rip off the logs in the brush and pole wood. The only one I saw used here was one that folks used with a portable winch since there was no lift on the log buts like behind a horse or like a skidding winch on a tractor.

Tom · « **Reply #19 on:** February 09, 2009, 05:46:36 pm »

This one operates pretty much the same as my skid sled worked. Attaching the line to the logs and pulling the logs into the sled or cone is the way to go. You don't have to pull on the cone, it is being pushed, and the line guides it.

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Author Topic: new skidding cone (Read 2621 times)