Author Topic: built an atv log/firewood trailer (Read 4287 times)

tapper2 · « **Reply #20 on:** November 30, 2011, 08:07:10 pm »

I think anyone on here can attest, it's going to be easier to load any photo than to load a "little trailer" with wood. Many people use these, "little things" .....yet they still do it.... because it works. Regardless the slow responding/hard steering/high geered/jack rabbiting.

If i can get my 11 year old to help with the wood, I don't care what he uses, but I'd rather he work with something like this.

Woodhog · « **Reply #21 on:** November 30, 2011, 09:23:26 pm »

In todays foresty climate these things are easy to turn over if you want to get rid of it, someone is always looking for an ATV.

Excellent for plowing walks and driveways if it happens to snow.

I keep spare boots for it in the shop as I find that is the weak point, they pick up brush and tear the boots to pieces.

I would like to try the diesel model, they also have power steering now which would be a huge help.

If it gets the young fellow away from the video based world all the better.

thecfarm · « **Reply #22 on:** December 01, 2011, 05:41:11 am »

Woodhog,I see the same pictures and wonder the same thing. I have a 40 hp tractor and know what can be done and NOT done with lighter equipment. But just like you,it gets the job done fine,may not be as much as what the sales people or the videos show,but it works well for many. Good idea with the sides too.

Ed_K · « **Reply #23 on:** December 03, 2011, 08:26:23 pm »

The only thing wrong with a atv trailer is once you use it,you'll want a bigger one.I am now wanting an ironmule or treefarmer or a timberjack or or.Always buying larger timber to cut.

tapper2 · « **Reply #24 on:** December 03, 2011, 08:50:16 pm »

Absolutely! When you need to get production up, bigger is better. I hope to.....in the near future, build a walking beam woodlot trailer big enough to pull with the tractor. Like a large version of this little guy. I'm sure I can come up with all of the parts,.....now if there were any way to aquire some more time for the projects

I'll definitely keep track and take pics when I get started on it. I'm thinking of building it, but instead of using a log grapple, maybe a hydraulic side loader, like some woodsplitters use to put the big logs up on the wedge.

John Mc · « **Reply #25 on:** December 03, 2011, 09:17:45 pm »

Interesting idea about using a side loader instead of a grapple. I've been wondering about powering something like that with one of those portable capstan winches. Kind of like what LogRite does on their firewood processor. If it was set up right, you could use the winch for hauling logs to the trailer (either mounted on the trailer, or independently of the trailer), parbuckling, or running a side loader.

I suppose if you were using tractor hydraulics, then a hydraulic loader would make more sense. However, if you used one of the portable capstan winches, you could use the trailer set-up behind something other than your tractor (pickup truck or ATV), or you could drop the trailer and do other tractor work while someone else was loading the trailer.

hiluxstihl · « **Reply #26 on:** February 19, 2012, 06:33:40 pm »

i was going to make a walking beam - rocking beam - 4 wheel trailer but i made it so i could ad a beam to it and just bolt it onto the hub.... cant upload pics cos there jpg?

hiluxstihl · « **Reply #27 on:** February 22, 2012, 01:17:41 pm »

thanks for the instructions!

tapper2 · « **Reply #28 on:** February 22, 2012, 07:16:44 pm »

Nicely done, welcome to the forum. This place is great!!
The walking beam would definitely ease up on how much the trailer bounces. Nice quad....Grizzly?
How's the weather over there? Looks quite green, kinda like here, Not much snow this year.

thecfarm · « **Reply #29 on:** February 23, 2012, 07:55:11 am »

Nice looking trailer. Will be able to sneak out through the woods with that.
hiluxsthil,welcome to the forum. Must own land? Sawmill?

hiluxstihl · « **Reply #30 on:** February 23, 2012, 12:02:42 pm »

thanks for the welcome, i was going to make it a walking beam, i went and thought about the beam hinge and settled on a wheel hub, then i saidid try it with 2 wheels, so if i need to ill buy 2 more wheels and 4 hubs and connect where the wheels are now... its a 400 cc kodiak, ah its always green here and always raining too! yet to be used but will work it on saturday all going well

hiluxstihl · « **Reply #31 on:** February 23, 2012, 12:08:25 pm »

em have land, only grassland though, nearest thing to a sawmill is my ms 660!

tapper2 · « **Reply #32 on:** February 23, 2012, 07:20:04 pm »

My wife and kids & I were in Ireland a few years back. BEAUTIFUL. We have a lot of great places here in the states, that we still have yet to see.
We saw forests while we were there, sure is a lot of stone though. Looks like many forests were plantation. I'm sure there must be a need for logging in many areas. We of course didn't have time to see everything. Never forget the smell of burning peat.
You burn firewood for heat?

hiluxstihl · « **Reply #33 on:** February 24, 2012, 01:40:07 pm »

i do, currently working my way through a big beech tree... ah itsa lovely country, i was in connecticut for afew months before, nice place around new england there id like to see more sometime! mostof the woods and forests are plantations alright, mostly commercially owned by the state agency caoilte.. they clear fell the plantations, there is a move towards low impact logging now though so im trying to network on great sites like this to learn from people with varied experience!

tapper2 · « **Reply #34 on:** February 24, 2012, 08:15:42 pm »

We just do it as hobby. We own a wood lot that we harvest firewood from to pay the taxes on the lot, and some for our fireplace. Every once in a while we'll sell a load of logs, depending on prices.
We use it for camping, sugaring, snowmobiling, playing on quads, etc....New England is great!! Many people think of Northern New York as a "West New England". Lots of the same terrain and great hospitality.

John Mc · « **Reply #35 on:** February 24, 2012, 08:36:24 pm »

Tapper2 -

I like your set-up on the trailer. Now that you've used it a bit, do you have ny feel for how much weight those tires & rims will hold? I'm also curious how well the small diameter tires do in the woods & on rough terrain. I've got a junk mower I could strip the wheels off of, so I'd have two to start with, could probably scrounge a couple more. Just wondering if I'm going to be wishing I'd gone with larger diameter wheels.

I'd like to end up with something that could hold 2000# or so. I'd mostly be pulling it behind a compact tractor, or my Coot (a 1960's UTV I'm slowly getting into good running condition).

BTW... Where are you from in Upstate NY? I lived outside of Syracuse for a few years, and my wife is from Pulaski (between Syracuse and Watertown).

John Mc

hiluxstihl · « **Reply #36 on:** February 24, 2012, 09:26:05 pm »

in my brief time there i was mainly in manchester, hartford, weathersfield ct, up as far as boston and down to nj, i really like the place and can see why you are the backbone of atv and of course forestry industries, interesting geology too

redlaker1 · « **Reply #37 on:** February 24, 2012, 09:50:55 pm »

I built an atv trailer about 4 years ago, its a flat bed, with removable sides that can be replaced with stakes for hauling logs. after using it for a while I found that the single axle can handle more weight than I can stack on it, but it get stuck and hung up way too easy. I just used generic stub axles and smaller trailer wheels like you would get from harbor freight. I have used a friends trailer with tandem wheels and a walking beam, and that trailer pulls way easier in the bush than mine. I will probably upgrade mine with a second set of wheels when I have the time.

if you are going to build a trailer from new, I would definitely recommend a tandem wheel setup. especially if you are going to be in any soft or uneven ground

John Mc · « **Reply #38 on:** February 24, 2012, 10:07:17 pm »

If I build, it will definitely be a tandem wheel set-up. I was mainly wondering how the old garden tractor wheels hold up in this application. They don't seem like they're made to hold much weight.

John Mc

thecfarm · « **Reply #39 on:** February 25, 2012, 08:02:13 am »

I would be concerned about ground clearance too. Your land may be differant but I have rocks on mine,garden tractor rear end has maybe 6 inch clearance? Not enough for me,even on some of my so called good land. Hauling a ton behind a small tractor is like the tail wagging the dog too, if going down a small hill. But if that's all you have, it can be done.

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