Moving Logs with the Log Loader Trailer

If there's one piece of equipment I have that I find reasons to go and use, it's the log loader trailer. Before long I"ll be trying to drop the garbage off at the curb with this thing. Although I feel like I"m loading the logs up efficiently and transporting them with grace and speed, you can be the judge of that. The Wallenstein LXT115 is the log loader trailer I'm using here moving around firewood logs from the drop location from the log truck to my firewood splitting grounds.
Log Loader Trailer shown in this video:
Wallenstein LXT115 www.wallenstei...
Tractor pulling the log loader trailer: 2012 Kioti DK40se HST
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[@KillingerUSA]

Enjoyed talking to you today! Thanks for coming to Ohio!

[@sawingwithsandy]

Great to meet you and thanks for all your support on the channel!

[@Andrew_From_NB]

Fun work that day Sandy! Thanks for having us along! Definitely getting a good rhythm with running the machine now with all that good seat time 🙂. Looking forward to seeing the upcoming firewood videos! Enjoyed my visit as always Sandy. Take care an enjoy the Paul Bunyan show! Andrew from NB :)

[@sawingwithsandy]

Thanks Andrew! Lots of firewood videos coming right up

[@saintaugustine1715]

Good morning Sandy nice way to move those chunk of wood will make nice fire wood yes looks like you were having fun with the smile to go with it to lol have a great day

[@sawingwithsandy]

Thank you! Always a good day when I get to get out on the controls

[@jimmaskell7537]

I was hoping to get the Paul Bunyan show. But family commitments can up. Have a great weekend. 👍

[@sawingwithsandy]

Paul Bunyan show was great!

[@morgansword]

I am watching you get better and better. No one I have watched before has the determination you've shown. I am very happy for you Sandy just for that one reason. I can visualize that setup on a truck and moving timber from a outside location to the mill someday!

[@sawingwithsandy]

Thanks Morgan! Appreciate it

[@tomt8320]

Hi Sandy. Great Video. Nice to see you picking up larger logs from well off the trail. And they were not all nicely stacked there waiting for you.

[@sawingwithsandy]

For sure. I like sometimes having to fish around for them a little for practice

[@Wheelloader__]

Cool video Sandy. I never used that kind of loader. But I have loaded and unloaded thousands of logs with a wheel loader. You have gotten quite a bit better with that since you got it. My uncle was really good with one of those. Like a giant arm and hand. So graceful.

[@sawingwithsandy]

Neat to watch what a hood operator can do with one (wish I was one haha)

[@lizstokes9091]

Happy Thanksgiving Sandy! Quite the temp change from the heatwave we just had, hope your sawing adventures don't get rained out!!

[@sawingwithsandy]

Hey Liz! Thanks for the well wishes. Seems like snow is on the horizon

[@jeffhuffman5433]

I just came from the Paul Bunyan show and seen a log loader trailer just like yours pretty awesome piece of equipment. It looks like your skills are improving. Was hoping to see you there, but I left early because it was cold and I couldn't get my jacket over my cast or I broke my wrist a little over a week ago. Great video Sandy.

[@sawingwithsandy]

Hey Jeff! Sorry I missed ya today. Hope you had a great day at the show

[@earlzathome]

One of my favorite sayings: " It's never too late to have a happy childhood" 😁 You're really getting good on that thing! I liked the, standing the log on end, loosening your grip as you slid down the log to get more in the center, move the best....nicely done!

[@sawingwithsandy]

Thanks Earl!

[@buddyreed2623]

Hi Sandy. With the wench on the log loader, will you be keeping or needing the bigger winch that you first had? Have good days!

[@sawingwithsandy]

Good question. I’ll keep the larger three point hitch winch just because it has more pulling power and longer cable for bigger pulls

[@MadHatter764]

But the chop shop isn’t near that location, is it? One benefit of your log splitter is you can take it where you need it, versus hauling logs to the chop shop, then hauling IBC cages back. I was half expecting to see you drive the logs up to the chop shop and turn them into firewood immediately right off the trailer, then haul the ibc cages back from there....least amount of log handling that way.

[@sawingwithsandy]

Hey there! Thanks for coming along for this video. I used this area for a little staging area as I needed a bit more space over at the chop shop

[@Shawn-s8o]

Hey Sandy so glad you asked for constructive if your logs are on the ground if you could tug-of-war them to get to the center of the log before raising it to the trailer you have less teeter-totter when you get your lawn parallel with your trailer actually in most cases lower gravity is best but if you raised your boom the elbow part of your lifting arm to its highest peak then use the forearm to lay your lumber in your trailer it would not only goes smoother it actually is safer because if you look at all of your videos once you get the log next to your trailer that would is just bouncing around here tottering and that is wicked throw the trailer off balance and using slower movements of your hand joysticks if there's a flat surface you can lay the joystick you were going to have more control because you're not twisting the joystick an your hand is on a flat surface and you're just moving the joysticks handles

[@sawingwithsandy]

Thanks for that help. I appreciate it

[@scor440]

Are you independently wealthy cause you have a lot of expensive equipment?Or it’s given to you by companys for promotions?

[@johnwoody4905]

good video and job really nice log loader wished i had one. take care, be safe and well

[@carlmclelland7624]

Ah, Sandy, you're having too much fun! Hope you're having fun on your field trip. Take care.............

[@sawingwithsandy]

Hey Carl! All is going great here at the Paul Bunyan show

[@kenbowers8423]

Good morning, Sandy! Fun and games in the great white (green?) north. That's a good whack of hardwood for heating. Hope you have a great Thanksgiving. Greetings from Peterborough.

[@sawingwithsandy]

Thank you Ken!

[@KillingerUSA]

Man that trailer looks like a lot of fun!

[@sawingwithsandy]

Hey there! One of my favourites pieces to use for sure

[@robertanderson2223]

Sandy, you're almost ready for the arcade now that you've improved your claw picking skills! That turned out to be a very handy piece of equipment (a real back saver too).

[@sawingwithsandy]

Hi Robert! Sure has been a real saver of my back. I’m getting lazy with the log loader trailer now haha

[@noel3065]

hi its Noel thank you for the meet and greet at Bunyon You are the 1 of 2 I wanted to meet at Bunyon and Buckin was the other one and it seemed funny I met you both at the same place. Both of you are my inspiration in my retirement. And I just wanted to thank you. And you two have blessed me. Thank you Sandy and keep the video's coming Oh and I love that log trailer

[@sawingwithsandy]

Hey Noel! Great to meet you! Keep me posted on your projects

[@Grunt49]

Arcades will not let you play the grapple games!Lol You are getting your money's worth.

[@sawingwithsandy]

Hahaha

[@davidsmathers5621]

Hey sandy. Is there any way to turn the pressure down on your log trailer it looks to be a little jumpy I was watching I believe it was Mike input back with the morgans he turned the pressure down on his excavator with the new bucket he got and it worked great. Yea when I worked in logging we had a log loader are was mounted on a trailer that thing was fun beats the heck out of using a Dozer with forks all the time to load the log trucks. Have fun at the Paul bunyan show

[@sawingwithsandy]

I’m not too sure David, would be handy for sure. I saw a log loader competition down at the Bunyan show today and sure was impressive

[@critical-thought]

Yep! The toys just get bigger and more expensive 😊. Gotta say that log arm and trailer is the bomb.

[@sawingwithsandy]

It is really helping me with productivity around here. Keeping the logs clean is real nice

[@benscoles5085]

Hello Mr. Sandy, I am near upset, You and I were both at PB Show, and I did not get to meet You.

[@sawingwithsandy]

Hi Ben. It was too bad we didn’t cross paths at the show. Next year I’ll have to figure out a way to chat with ya if you’re going to be at the show

[@danielballard7516]

Sandy! Its been a while since we had a tree felling video. Looking forward to another of those!

[@sawingwithsandy]

Thanks Daniel I’ll keep that in mind!

[@wallacefrey6247]

I am curious if the log loader trailer has a dump feature, although that would take half of the fun away from the whole process.

[@sawingwithsandy]

Hi Wallace. There is a dump box option that can allow for material to be dumped

[@davidsmathers5621]

Sandy are you doing any filming at the Paul bunyan show hope so have a great weekend

[@sawingwithsandy]

Hi David, I’m down in Ohio as we speak and did some good filming today at the show

[@york806]

Yep., they put that swivel hitch on your trailer, for a reason, they are easy to flop over...

[@sawingwithsandy]

For sure. One of the first lessons for me was to put the outriggers down in a hurry haha

[@fredanderson5544]

to you that was mostly firewood. to me most of it would make usable lumber. the effort for lumber is always worth it.

[@sawingwithsandy]

Yeah can imagine it would make some good lumber too

[@rodneywroten2994]

yes you getting good with loader. you have a good supply of the toat cages

[@sawingwithsandy]

Hi Rodney! I’ve got around 50 or so of those totes. Sure helpful around here

[@andrewscott2866]

You're getting pretty good on the controls!👍👍👊

[@sawingwithsandy]

Thanks Andrew!

[@stevek6921]

Happy Thanksgiving, Sandy!

[@sawingwithsandy]

Thanks Steve!

[@quarlow1215]

You're doing pretty good with that Sandy. As for building a load, try putting down 2 or 3 of those long more slender logs on the bottom to start. Then go at the rest of the load. That gives you a good base. We put the thinner logs on the outside of the load to contain the bulky logs. It cribs the sides as much as possible and keeps the fat ones inside the load. And those short fat ones well put one against the front headache rack and then another behind it. Oh and yeah, I would love to play with a trailer like that. It would have been real handy when I lived up north. With my self loader log truck I was stuck to the road and had to drag ropes and cables around to winch the blow down logs along the roads. With that set up I could have gone right over to the logs to load on it and then transport them to a landing to be loaded onto the truck. Would have saved huge amounts of time and that makes the Gov Forestry boys happy.

[@sawingwithsandy]

For sure! that's a good idea

[@sawingwithsandy]

Thanks for that

[@billyhaddock5540]

The log loader trailer seems to work great for you. winter is just around the bend..

[@sawingwithsandy]

Sure seems like snow will be in my area right soon

[@donnawade2225]

those logs are not from your property then

[@sawingwithsandy]

These logs aren’t from my property but I do have similar trees here

[@KevinRice]

You're getting good at that thing.

[@sawingwithsandy]

Thanks Kevin!

[@rickchapman3051]

Do we really need all if the equipment...I say no. Need isn't the right word. I use a chain and a log dog. I cut the wood in firewood lengths in the woods and haul it in my bucket. Tough terrain for a trailer but of I had a hundred acres (like you) I would absolutely love to have a trailer like this.

[@sawingwithsandy]

Hey there Rick. You're right. Could I do without the equipment. Most equipment I could do without to a point but it does help me get chores done faster and easier on my body

[@rickchapman3051]

@@sawingwithsandy it's all good my friend. I love your channel but every so often I need to chime in.

[@sawingwithsandy]

Always good to hear from you Rick. Happy to have ya hear on the channel

[@johnaddis1022]

Good Morning Sandy! This is definitely a better machine it is fast and can handle more and you have gained more skill in operating it. Great Job! Think I need to look into one of them for my yard. Its Sludge Time! John Toccoa GA

[@sawingwithsandy]

Cheers John! I’m drinking a sludge as we speak

[@09FLTRMM77]

MM77 Approved 👍🏼👍🏼

[@sawingwithsandy]

Thank you sir! Hope all is well and you’re having a good weekend

[@joeanderson3648]

Do you actually live out on your farm. Do you have a family

[@sawingwithsandy]

Hi Joe, all the land you see in the video is my land I own

[@sawingwithsandy]

I do live here

[@deprived56501]

The trailer seems to make you life easier and that's always good. It being fun is just icing on the cake. While I never hauled logs, I sure have hauled enough of what they get made into. Chipboard, plywood, poles for utilities and fencing, 2x's of many different widths and lengths, soft and hard woods. I always loved my job, not so much where I was doing at time, but the job was good. Good vid. Thanks.

[@sawingwithsandy]

Can imagine you could teach me a few things about hauling around lumber/logs etc with the adventures you went on. Thanks for coming along for the video today

[@contrafax]

Your increased comfort with your skills and equipment are on display here, well done.

[@sawingwithsandy]

Thank you!

[@lumberjill6598]

Now I see why you got the new log loader. Matches your tractor! Hope you're having a fantastic time at the Paul Bunyan Show! ✌

[@sawingwithsandy]

Thanks Jill!

[@tjjewell4115]

Sandy, I remember when you 1st started using the log loader trailer, you have come a long way with your skills, great job.

[@sawingwithsandy]

Thank you!

[@bay9876]

The log loader is the way to go even if it means having fun using it. Next thing is the arcade grapple box with suddenly all the little prizes gone. Sandy has hit again. Those logs need bucking up before the first snow fall. Love the videos as the fall season is upon us along with the cooler bug free weather.

[@sawingwithsandy]

That bug free weather sure is feeling nice for sure!

[@royramey5659]

Been watching you for years , fun watching you progress. I made a arch log loader trailer a few years ago and have hauled thousands of board feet with it. But every day i wish i had a rig like yours. Stay safe.

[@sawingwithsandy]

Hey Roy! I appreciate you tuning in for the video.