Grapple Trailer: The Logs That Fought Back!

From fighting pollen . . . to fighting gravity . . . watch Dotson and I wrestle a load of White Oak logs onto the grapple trailer during a utility clearing job we did for the Stubbs family.
00:00 Intro
00:28 First Tree Coming Down
01:02 Second Tree Coming Down
02:00 Getting Positioned for First Picks
02:30 Grapple Trailer Tipping
03:04 Getting Positioned for First Picks (2nd Try)
03:24 Wrestling the First Log
05:00 Accidentally Dropping First Log!
06:00 FINALLY Loading the First Log
06:32 Skidding the Second Log
07:00 Loading the Second Log
09:06 Getting Positioned for Third Log
10:02 Trying to Back Up the Hill
11:55 Skidding Third Log
14:06 Loading Third Log
14:32 Skidding Fourth Log
15:46 F-250 Skidding the Fourth Log
20:14 Backing Up Again
21:00 Mr. Stubbs Stops By
21:56 Loading the Fourth Log
24:38 Loading the Rest of the Logs
28:10 At the End of the Road
28:18 F-250 with Traction Weight
28:26 Both Trucks Loaded
28:34 F-450 and Trailer on the Scale
28:42 Scale Reading
28:50 F-450 at the Stave Mill
Ford F-450: www.ford.com/commercial-truck...

[@TheTennesseeFrontier]

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[@smorefirewood]

That’s the trailer we need. We have the 1991 f600 with a 22,500 gvw coupled with a 24,000 gvw trailer would put us in a good spot.

[@gatorsworld]

That’s some big logs.....I’ll be watching....CHEERS

[@TheTennesseeFrontier]

I sure appreciate it!

[@RustyGlovebox]

That looks like hard work but the right tools make all the difference. Super Job

[@TheTennesseeFrontier]

You’re right about that! Thank you for watching! - Samuel

[@RCAFpolarexpress]

Good evening Sir, ho maman these are such a big trees 😮 I did mention that you were pretty good at debarking trees 🤣👌👍 F 250 did what it can 👌👍💪 That hill was a problem to climb with your trucks and trailer Sir ? Again OUTSTANDING video 👍😇 Outstanding music 🎵👌 😇 and OUTSTANDING Loggers in full action with their tools 😇👍💪 Cheers 🍻🍻

[@TheTennesseeFrontier]

Thank you for watching! Have a great (and safe) weekend! - Samuel

[@RCAFpolarexpress]

@@TheTennesseeFrontier 👍👍👌👌😇😇🍻🍻

[@dr7media210]

That grappler is handy.

[@TheTennesseeFrontier]

It sure is! Thank you for watching. 👍🏻 - Samuel

[@TheOldSwedesFarm]

Some of those logs have a mind of their own! Looks like you tamed them all! Cheers!

[@TheTennesseeFrontier]

They put up a good fight . . . that is for sure! Have a great and safe Sunday! - Samuel

[@JelenOutDoors]

You really put your cherry picker to the test on a couple of those logs but you got them onto the trailer, good stuff.

[@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead]

Another great one, Samuel! Enjoy the music selections too. Big bluegrass fan here. 👊

[@KenbismoimaginatioN]

awesome content, have fun

[@TheTennesseeFrontier]

Thank you

[@heterogeneityrocks1]

You had a time with it, but you showed it whos boss.

[@lukestubbs8077]

Epic buddy, people don’t realize the work and skill it takes to do what y’all do awesome video!

[@TheTennesseeFrontier]

Thanks again man. Have a great weekend, and stay safe out there! - Samuel

[@tractorrookie]

🌲🤠Wow! Nice work! Those are some big ones. Love the hat! Keep it up!🇺🇸🚜🍺

[@TheTennesseeFrontier]

Thank you! They sure were! . . . I got tired of the standard buckets. lol I appreciate you watching. Have a great rest of your weekend! - Samuel

[@GardenTractorBoy]

I am very impressed by how much weight your grapple can lift and the skills to operate it

[@TheTennesseeFrontier]

It does a good job! My skills still has a ways to go. I appreciate you watching! I’m looking forward to seeing more garden tractor content! - Samuel

[@Summitoutdoorproductions]

Monster logs !! One powerful little boom on that trailer. Unreal. Also crazy how many logs you can get on that trailer !! Enjoying watching you’re videos on this rainy day. Thanks.

[@TheTennesseeFrontier]

Yes sir! I tell you what . . . I think about that little boom when I'm loading the logs too. It's hard not to be hard on equipment in the wood industry. Sometimes you have to muscle through it! It can sure haul a lot of wood though. I appreciate you watching the videos. We're getting rain too, and boy am I tired of it. Take care! - Samuel

[@mattthescrapwhisperer]

Those are bigguns!

[@GosselinFarmsEdGosselin]

Nice work boys👍 Handy trailer, but just like a self loader, she just runs out of reach.. and isn't easy to just move over a little.lol.

[@TheTennesseeFrontier]

You aren’t kidding! 😅 Have a great weekend man! - Samuel

[@adirondackwoodsman]

That’s a big log!

[@TheTennesseeFrontier]

It sure was! - Samuel

[@LouisianaTractorworks]

Nice equipment! Enjoyed the video. It took a bit of work but you got it loaded. lol Have a good week! See ya! I hit the sub so I can keep up.

[@TheTennesseeFrontier]

I appreciate you following along! I’m looking forward to following along in all the stuff you get into. Have a great rest of your weekend! - Samuel

[@BBKERNSALLNhomestead]

Now that is how you move LOGS!!!

[@TheTennesseeFrontier]

Thank you for watching, AND SUBSCRIBING! - Samuel

[@EverydayProjects]

Nice looking wood and a job well done! Amazing power of hydraulics. Where would the world be without that invention?

[@TheTennesseeFrontier]

Hydraulics and 4-wheel drive are sure hard to beat. Thank you for watching! - Samuel

[@craig853]

@@TheTennesseeFrontier ...and refrigeration...for a cold beverage after work !

[@TheTennesseeFrontier]

@@craig853 You’ve got that right! . . . and let’s not leave out toilet paper! 😅 - Samuel

[@RossOnTheLand]

Wow! Those are some heavy logs! It's interesting to see the Crows Nest (operator's platform) flex when watching in fast motion. I'm impressed you got them on there. Well done.

[@TheTennesseeFrontier]

I’ll do a video on the grapple trailer eventually. You wouldn’t believe how they have it mounted on there! 😅 - Samuel

[@RossOnTheLand]

@@TheTennesseeFrontier now I'm interested.. looking forward to that one :)

[@LampleyBrothersFarming]

Nice work hooking the old Ford and playing skidder. What does your buyer do with the logs? Around us, most logs go to cross ties and they want them either 9' or 18' long.

[@TheTennesseeFrontier]

Hey man . . . thank you! I ended up hauling these logs to the stave mill. Stave logs were bringing $2/bdft. at the time of this video. We’ll have a bandsaw in in a couple of weeks. After that we’ll be turning a lot of our logs into building projects across our properties. I’m looking forward to that. I’m also looking forward to milling ties. I think that’s a great way to make a quick coin on “just fair” logs. 👍🏻 Have a great week, and stay safe out there! - Samuel

[@southtexashay777]

Those are some nice logs you are getting, are you milling your lumber or make slabs ETC. Blessings friend.

[@TheTennesseeFrontier]

I hauled this load of logs to the stave mill. Our sawmill won’t be in for a couple more weeks. After that we will be milling everything ourselves, or at least . . . I hope we do. I may end up hauling a lot of the Red Oak to the mill. There isn’t a big demand for Red Oak around here.Thank you for watching! Have a great week, and stay safe out there! - Samuel

[@southtexashay777]

@@TheTennesseeFrontier Good luck. I sure could use some Red Oak about two inch slabs.