Ok, this is another thought, and a little more complicated, but I think, easier in the long run, so just bear with me. Get two beams, around 12 ft. long. (any strong lumber should do, if it will hold the weight). Get yourself 2 wooden wedges around 6 or 8 inches in size (for instance, cut from your slab pile). Put an end of each beam on the mill for ramps. Use your tractor (or 4 men with peaveys) to roll the log just onto the end of the ramps, and then, while holding it there securely, nail your two wooden wedges, one onto the end of each ramp, to keep the log from rolling off. Then let the log sit against the two wedges, which can now be called "stops", and maneuver your tractor into position to use either the loader, a boom-pole, or whatever lifting device you are using, to lift only the end of ONE beam. Lift it as high as you can safely, but not higher than the bed of the sawmill. If you can only safely lift it partway, that is a good start. Insert a stout piece of firewood under your raised up beam, and then let it down onto the firewood. Maneuver your tractor into position to lift the end of the second beam. Lift it to approximately the same height as you did the first one, or maybe a little higher. But not higher than the height of the sawmill bed. Insert a stout piece of firewood under the second beam, let it down. If your beams are still not up level with the sawmill bed, then repeat the process. Your tractor should be able to do this because essentially you are only lifting one end of the log at a time. When it is level or nearly level with the sawmill, make certain that you block and brace the beams adequately to keep them from moving, then use peaveys, cant hooks, the tractor, an elephant, or whatever other means you like, to roll the log onto the sawmill. Be careful, make sure the beams are securely attached to the sawmill end, and are properly supported in all steps of this process. Don't get under the log or the beams. As in all potentially dangerous situations, do not allow gravity or other hazards an opportunity to "get you."
