What do you use to handle logs???

[Woodchuck53]

Evening, being from south la. I noticed all these sugar cane loaders parked up in weeds when ever the farmers went to the new fangle cane combine type machines. I have a older style Prentiss on a even older Ford F-800 chassis with a Cat. 4 cylinder hyd. unit. The whole package was purchased for 1000.00 and another 500 to get it towed because of interstste speed. Have plans to put it on a pipe pedistal 30" dia. x3/4" wall thickness in my log yard so that I will be able to unload purchased loads off of semi's. I have a case 1030 with a Ford loader from the state mowers and a Ford 3930 (old ford 4000 size) with loader for smaller logs. This works well for me but as I am remodeling my mill I am adding as much hyd. and all the bells and whisles I can afford. Check out the used cane loader idea, it might work for you. Have a good one Chuck

[metalspinner]

Welcome aboard, Chuck!

I googled "sugar cane loader" and came up with this.  Is this what you are talking about?...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P--c1JU2eDM

[Woodchuck53]

Hey Metalspinner, I just found your post, sorry. No what I purchase was a regular log loader that had the grapple widen to accomadate the cane. It's mounted on a dual tandem F-800 Ford chassis with the Cat. 4 banker behind the cab. Truck doesn't run so had to tow it. Talk about slow on I-49 home to Alex. But the price was right. I found 2 more fore 3 grand. Same problem with getting them home. To tall to load on a trailer with out removing loader. Haven't convinced the wife I need a spare. I think 1 is a Prentiss and the other a Loghog. Are you interested? Anyway have since thought about dropping a 7.3 diesel in the old truck and using it like that. That would be future project. Take care Chuck