8ntruck 7,641 #1 Posted June 7 (edited) Our 20 acres of woods are requiring me to expand the number of implements for EJ, the 8N. Had to come up with a lifting pole to move some cut stone we moved to Ky from our Mo property: I loaded those onto the trailer in Mo by sliding them up 2x4s with a come along. That strong arm let me unload them and move them a couple hundred yards into the woods for storage with two fingers on the hydraulic lift lever. Edited June 7 by 8ntruck 2 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
T-Mo-(Moderator) 4,594 #2 Posted June 7 Those boom poies can come in handy, just be sure you don't put too much weight, especially towards the end. Don't be like this guy: 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 7,641 #3 Posted June 7 Lifting was not that guy's issue. Pulling a log up hill with the hitch point WAY ABOVE the axle was the problem. Of course, the lifting pole might prevent the tractor from going all the way over backwards.2 My choice would have been a come along or use the three point hydraulics and multiple hitches with the rope or chain to the pole get the log up the hill to a point where it could be safely skidded away. Operating the tractor barefoot and having a passenger ride on the fender are other things I won't do with my 8N. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 28,078 #4 Posted June 7 Darwin Award contender... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
T-Mo-(Moderator) 4,594 #5 Posted June 8 17 hours ago, 8ntruck said: Lifting was not that guy's issue. Pulling a log up hill with the hitch point WAY ABOVE the axle was the problem. Of course, the lifting pole might prevent the tractor from going all the way over backwards.2 My choice would have been a come along or use the three point hydraulics and multiple hitches with the rope or chain to the pole get the log up the hill to a point where it could be safely skidded away. Operating the tractor barefoot and having a passenger ride on the fender are other things I won't do with my 8N. Too much weight with too much moment arm on the rear will lift the front wheels off the ground. And yes, the higher the hitch point, the more dangerous it is. But weight and moment arm will significantly add to the issue. I had a tree cut down a couple of years ago, and we sawed the trunk up in to sections. I moved the sections with my 1967 Ford 2000 and a boom pole. A couple of times the front end did come off the ground a bit, but nothing like the guy in the video did . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
