When Logging Gets Dangerous! Winching Huge Logs With a Tractor!

[@joekrell4971]

It's about time I get a comment out to Gierok Farms, I've been watching since you picked up the Oliver last year or so! You guys are the best, your dad is so matter of fact and down to earth with his wit and wisdom

[@joekrell4971]

! Hit the wrong spot, I'm not done yet! Been watching the KZbin for a few years now on TV and follow quite a few channels but was always disappointed on not finding much in the line of dairy farms on the KZbin in America's Dairyland, I'm in Sheboygan County on the east side of the state. I'm 63 and both my parents came off of dairy farms and that was the end of those farms! You guys are a breath of fresh air in this day and age of the mega farms! Be blessed as you endeavor on! God bless you all! Gotta love me some beef and cheese, it's the Real deal!

[@St705]

Great explanation guys. When pulling stuck logs, wrap chain around log so it unwraps as you pull the chain over the top.

[@TSCROGGY]

I love your dad's witt and wisdom, "either the log is coming out, or the tractors going in" LOL, HAAAAAAAAAAAA ! Love It !

[@GierokFarms]

Lol thanks!

[@jetonaliuirnjea.y3348]

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[@Adam_Poirier]

Good video man, your dad is really good explaining mechanical things. As an equipment mechanic guys like him are the kind of guys that I like to talk to

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you Adam!

[@terencenelson4472]

Suggestion. You can double your winching power (pull more or halve the required force?) by attaching a snatchblock (AMERICAN MADE for consistent metallurgy) to the chain wrapped around the log and running the winch line through it back to your tractor. Also, winch makers sell weighted blankets to drape over the winch lines as a potential dampening force if the winch line breaks. I carry two in my winching kit. They're not expensive. Cheers.

[@outdoorswithlarryrobin]

Great video guys, Teamwork,Tractor and winch getting it done. Have a great weekend 👍🏼🪵🚜🇺🇸

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you!

[@HomesteadJay]

Awesome video! love the content! Those skidding winches are no joke! Its too wet up here in NH to do any woods logging now but glad you guys are still out there working!

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you Jay!

[@thomasdecato9786]

That's funny a NH guy ,I am also a Granite stater spending my first winter in Arizona love it my 5060 Kubota and my winch are sitting in the garage gathering dust, have pulled alot of firewood and pine logs out my wife says I am too old but I miss it I will let my family sell it when I am gone never could buy another one.

[@bluebirdhomestead]

Good work. Thanks for sharing your process. That winch looks really useful

[@ruggedtimber1743]

Hey there , New subscriber here from Montreal, Canada . I have been binge watching your videos over the last 2 weeks and I must say they are truly enjoyable to watch. Your content is great and with a good mix of farm, farm life , repairing and fixing and I t is right up my alley. Keep the videos coming. Stay safe Kind regards Dirk

[@donplautz9656]

Really good video thanks for sharing this 🚜

[@colehatfield7721]

As I sit here with 9 fractures on my left leg and 3 on my right from doing this job I can really appreciate your winch haha... Thanks for the great video.

[@GierokFarms]

Get well soon! Thank you for watching!

[@charlesjenkins8078]

That was a great video.All of the details really make the video. Thanks again!

[@kevinflatness1725]

Thanks for taking the time to let us tag along.

[@GierokFarms]

Thanks for watching that's why we keep doing it!

[@jonathanwhite460]

excellent video on winching timber,been thinking if getting a winch,this is the best advice video i've seen.

[@benburns5995]

Great video, really enjoyed seeing the Winch pull those huge logs and how it works. When you were pulling both logs going uphill the front wheels of the tractor came off the ground. That was hard work for both you and your dad but the dogs sure had a blast running along with you.

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you Ben!

[@edwhipple7551]

I grew up on a dairy farm in Northern Vermont many years ago so nice to see that you guys do things the way we used to do them keep up the good videos

[@edwhipple7551]

I am a long-distance truck driver for almost 40 years now I would love to come and see your operation

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you Ed we are glad you like them!

[@Mrcarlosspicey]

I really like that almost ASMR style intro. Got me hooked and now I’ve watched 20 or so videos in the last 2 days.

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you Parker we are glad you like them!

[@ineedfriends6764]

i am 12, me and my grandpa go back and log with a 1989 ford 2120 tractor with a grab hook on a welded 3 point setup (my grandpa will limb the logs and i will pull them out) and we can pull stuff bigger than that but still, i have respect for the safety you are puting into it and from the angle you are pulling from

[@irishlad8797]

Very good comment young man But b very careful working with trees and machinery Your grandpa sounds like a great guy. Have a good Christmas sir Seamus from Ireland 😎

[@davechristel5408]

Thanks for the video. Saw the winch in your shed on an earlier video. They are a great tool to have when moving wood. Glad to see your getting some lumber from that big red oak that was dropped. Be safe and keep up the good work!

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you Dave!

[@irishlad8797]

Oh my god. I just realised those are the beautiful rolling fields that u cut your hay and silage from just a few weeks ago Great video as always 😎

[@mikeadams2339]

Thanks for explaining the winch. Loved seeing the dogz play and the jd work! Is there a video on how you made the chainsaw scabbard? Enjoyed everything you got a new subscriber.

[@stevegreene271]

Great video. We pull alot of saw logs out of the pasture edges in the fall or just after freezeup. Looks like I should invest in 1 of those winches. I'm surprised at how much snow you have compared to SE mn. We have bare ground here again.

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you Steve!

[@David-ze3ln]

What a beautiful tractor and what a great sound! Cheers from Romania, Europe!

[@GierokFarms]

Welcome and thank you!

[@kerryzahn908]

Enjoy your videos. I would have left one log chained to your 3 point and left one connected to your winch so you when you started to get stuck you could release the one and get to the top then winch the other one up the hill. I have a wallenstein FX85 winch on a 38hp ct335 bobcat tractor works great. Especially in hilly and swamp areas. Love your setup 👍

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you Kerry!

[@garny3766]

Kerry, yup that is how I pull out my logs. I have a uniforest 55H on a ‘72 5000 ford. The remote is really slick pulling out logs. I rarely get out of the seat when finagling logs out. Most of the time I leave all logs connected to cable so I can drop, move tractor, winch back in, drop, drive, winch, rinse and repeat until such time I can drive away with them on the blade. Not to mention nice to start pulling in logs while you’re right next to the log. Makes quick work if you need to rehook. Only downside…expensive. IIRC It was $2K extra.

[@TimKrenz-j8t]

VERY INTERESTING !!!!!😊😊

[@terencenelson4472]

Boy! What a beautiful farm. Treasure.

[@johnthompson4162]

Great video, see why you need the winch. You are all very careful. Thank you for sharing. John T.

[@GierokFarms]

Thanks again for watching!

[@VicsYard]

Thought they we’re brothers. Great video boys. 👍🏼🇺🇸

[@andrewgraves3719]

Love the chain saw scabbard. Think I'm going to put one on my dad's tractor. He doesn't saw much anymore (at least not alone, he's 84 and can't start them) but I'll go out with him and those would come in handy for our saws.

[@GierokFarms]

It's a handy way to carry a saw with!

[@8tomtoms8]

May be time for an electric chainsaw which he could use around the farmstead. I have a corded 16" Homelite which I love. No mixing gas, clogged carburetors, fouled spark plugs, and pull cords.

[@stanhensley3082]

Wow,that was amazing. It takes years experience to take on a job like what we just watched. That was one of the most dangerous 😳 things 😳 I have seen. And you two made it look easy. Anyone watching this and thinks 🤔 anyone without years of doing this can do it is dead wrong. Doing any logging in these conditions is not for beginners. Very well done video. I have to admit you two had me holding my breath a few times.Keep your videos coming. Just don't scare the heck out of us. Amazing skills. Thanks 😊.

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you Stan!

[@131dyana]

That is an amazing tractor and a great crane. what a terrific job. Thanks.

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you for watching!

[@darrylhayes9066]

Really enjoy you and your father's vlogs. You guys seem pretty cool

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you!

[@travisgilbert8416]

Excellent video! Thanks for posting!

[@douglasvandyke7666]

In the 1970's we had a log that had been cut near a asphalt topped road. The chain was of course under the log and in pulling it on the road it just quickly demolished the chain from abrasion. Sometimes you have to learn the hard way when you grew up in a city. Later, had a 3 point winch made in a European country but was not as rugged as yours, and somewhat problematic. The best of all was a dozer with a winch. Greatly enjoyed your video. Thanks.

[@GierokFarms]

Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@boomer1049]

Once again one farmer to another you do whatever needs done!

[@donaldmack7213]

Once again, a great video! Keep more videos coming!

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you!

[@Adam_Poirier]

You guys ever hear of the sweatshirt trick? I work for a rigging company and when the guys are winching something under a heavy load with a steel cable, they will throw a heavy moving blanket or a couple of sweatshirts over the cable. In the event the cable comes free or snaps the heavy blanket will absorb that shock and the cable will fall to the ground instead of whip lashing to the side. It does work pretty good, but I could see where it would be a little bit of a pain winching logs lol.

[@GierokFarms]

Never heard that but makes sense! Thanks for the tip!

[@fridaynightmaplefootball975]

Great content, keep it coming.

[@the86125]

instead of un-hitching a log or 2 log at the bottom of the hill, put the cable back on the chokers and spool out 100-125 feet pulling the tractor ahead. Then plant the winch and winch them too you, and so on until your on flat. saves going back and forth and getting off the machine so many times loosing and re-hooking logs. the winch will pull much more than the tractor has for "pulling traction" in the snow due to the blade dragging in. Awesome looking set up! I've got a 4500 fransguard, for a little tractor compared to that monster.

[@hettro-cv6082]

Beautifull country! Great video!

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you!

[@freezerburn04]

Pat’s Quick hitch, bro👍 Schweet post thanks for posting!

[@patrickcreath217]

Real good video...thanks. Long drag. That tractor have a diff lock?

[@jamesmckay9966]

You are the best explainer on the inter net bar none.

[@anthonyhengst2908]

I've never heard of one of these winches. My family has burned wood for generations. We peel popple in the spring too. Sure looks to be a handy device. I'm going to have to look into this. Be safe out there ... Beware of widow makers!!

[@GierokFarms]

Thanks Anthony!

[@bluepower_4life703]

Never seen one of those winches in action. Pretty neat. I have those hooks on my chains as well. Love them

[@GierokFarms]

Thanks it's pretty nice!

[@delprice3007]

Great video, very helpful; getting ready to skid some big logs myself...pulling above the drawbar could pull the tractor over? Guessing that winch pully reduces the risk...do you think a log hook would help reduce the chance of the logs rolling sideways?

[@fricknjeep]

hi there good show . made my own winch . it works well but a bit slow some times but it pulls . john

[@GierokFarms]

Sounds like a cool winch!

[@bernteinar906]

So strange to see the john deere of such size without a cabin. is that normal in the us. here in scandinavia (Norway) they all have cabins. cool that you have a Danish made vinch. i use the Norwegian made Igland vinch. its fairly the same type.

[@greggergen9104]

I really like that Winch. That seems like it would be great for pulling out stuck vehicles.

[@GierokFarms]

It probably would do a great good, thanks Greg!

[@robertmacleod4058]

I had an experience like that pulling in a 16', 28" diameter hemlock log with my little John Deere 2240. I decided after that episode that the winch would only go on a tractor with a loader on it. Fransgard do make a really good winch

[@GierokFarms]

sounds like on big tree! Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@Sigurd126]

super cool to see a norwegian-made winch! love the vid! if u guys ever want a new one i recomen Igland, its kinda the same but better:)

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you!

[@justinmulhern3071]

Great video! Thanks for sharing! Where can I find those hooks for chains ? Thanks.

[@GierokFarms]

Thanks not sure, but they are nice!

[@edwardcarberry1095]

Built a log lifter beam was 3x6" I beam for the 3 PT hitch and different sized log tongs for lifting firewood or short logs. Loaded three logs onto the 4 wheel trailer, something close to 24 " at the butt? Was with the Ford 3000 switched from 1st gear to 2nd so then the tires started to spin, so back to 1st gear. That was heavy.

[@GierokFarms]

Sounds like a sweet setup!

[@billybobs841]

Good video guys would u recommend the tractor winch?

[@jeangodfreytyler4927]

Think about setting your chain hooks so that the log rolls when you start to pull. With the butt flare,we would cut that off and and angle it so that it would not grab. Slight angle like a sleigh runner. We used a 30 hp with a Farm winch for more than 35 years.

[@trevorslater2746]

Good call ,I do what you're saying about wrapping the chain around the log so when tension comes on it makes the log roll so its moving, keep the power on when you've got movement is half the battle

[@johnsheahan7914]

Great video as always keep up the great work and mind yourself

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you John!

[@ericlaker1983]

Great video guys!!! Thank you

[@GierokFarms]

Thanks for watching!

[@earlhoyt8745]

That was completely awesome although it was very dangerous what your dad did spin around on tractor coming down hill I held my breath GOD BLESS please stay safe 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻👍👍👍🙂🙂🙂

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you Earl God Bless!

[@Blazer02LS]

Watching that Deere ride on the rears brings back old memories. Way back a ways a logger on a nearby place decided to jump the fence and do logging on the old family farm. We found out after they had cut a LOT of trees. So we went into the log and firewood business to clear the tops and logs out. The skidder tractors were a TO-35 and a TO-20. We would back up, drop the 3 point, lift the logs up, block them and then back the three point drawbar under the log(s) and head on down the hill. The catch was coming up the other side, 90% of the time you were riding the rears and steering with the brakes pulling maple, oak, beech that were heavy...

[@GierokFarms]

It's a good time!

[@user-nr9dx1gs5w]

Thanks for the video. 3 years ago my brother was skidding logs out of our woods on the farm and was killed. The tractor rolled over on him. Be careful! Typically we skid with horses.

[@Deltaconcepts]

Would front weights or a loader up front help a bit?

[@danielbrown8602]

I had a fransguard winch and it gave me nothing but problems. Clutch was constantly falling out of adjustment.

[@svenerikhansen]

Nice video✌️why no cab on tractor in such open terrain and in winter time?

[@SilasLives1]

Another good video, thanks.

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you!

[@jeffmartin3406]

Love seeing the orange Kill Bros grain wagons made in my hometown of Delphos Ohio. Luke Kill died a couple years ago at 95 years.

[@GierokFarms]

talk about a small world

[@JamesDedmon]

Awesome deal I like the log handling tool on that tractor.

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you!

[@christopherbrown8164]

How do you like those double ring tire chains? Do they hold up well and do pretty good in the mud?

[@lhmm149]

I got the same winch but the name is Sandvik 3000. Its built in Norway :) very simole and nice winch. Nice video to 👍

[@johnos4892]

If you used the 3point hitch to raise the end of the log, you could just tow the log by dragging with tractor , i've done it works great on this size log. No winch needed.

[@GierokFarms]

Thanks for the tip!

[@farawayfarm2520]

Since I don't have a 4wd tractor I will have to stick to skidding with the crawler. I've never actually seen one of those tractor winches in action. I like River's markings she's a good looking dog.

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you my fiancé picked her out!

[@mikebrown1188]

I understand if you don't want to share but what does something like that cost. What HP tractor is that rated for? I want one.

[@GierokFarms]

Idk what they go for now, but the tractor we are using is 100hp!

[@kensmith1663]

I'm familiar with those lost chocker chains!!! Paint em yellow or hi vis orange. They show up better when you kick around in the snow for them.

[@nathansmith3817]

Your John Deere is absolutely beautiful 🚜

[@mcd5082]

Some nice hills there!

[@iffykidmn8170]

Seems a bit backwards lifting the light end a letting the heavy end dragging on the ground.

[@miguelamaya6246]

AWESOME TRACTOR...

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you!

[@starnet36]

Where are you located?

[@dbrbruce9950]

I really love these videos, but damn they make me sleepy.

[@GierokFarms]

Thanks not a bad thing!

[@PDeker]

HI guys new to the channel, where is the farm located?

[@Daveco82]

Love it when River supervises!

[@GierokFarms]

She is so funny!

[@davegenske8973]

That’s to cool. Thanks for the video

[@farmerfarmer2801]

I have the original frangard winch thier tough for ur choker chains paint um hi vis orange dont loss as many

[@GierokFarms]

That sounds really cool!

[@johnhannahM2.0]

Pretty good set up!

[@johnworthington9995]

I live in Wisconsin and work for John Deere, I’m a little biased but I enjoyed this video.

[@janne46]

Great video guys,

[@cameronrinner8933]

How many saws do you have?

[@turklayher4794]

Just curious that tractor doesn't have a differential lock? I believe he would have made it!! Just a thought. Great job you guys have some pretty big hills, beautiful country and lots of maple trees someone must be making syrup!!!

[@ivicavugrinovic1163]

difficult working conditions. I noticed an interesting stand for chainsaws. is it handmade?

[@miked123ization]

I noticed the stand as well. Would like to see it and the saws your running.

[@GierokFarms]

It is we will have a video about that this spring!

[@Wilber-vm1dy]

Great video always enjoy them

[@bonniek3985]

Me thinks pop is a logger at heart!

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you Wilber!

[@jamesmckay9966]

YOU ALL ARE A SUPER SMART BUNCH OF MEN.

[@ronstockdale1548]

How many acres are you farming?

[@timstevens2866]

Helps to put a chock block behind tires also

[@TF856]

Apparently there were a lot of Old Farmers trying to pull stumps out with their old Ford tractors and flipped over backwards and killed the operator! I once knew a girl whose father died the same way!

[@GierokFarms]

It sure is dangerous!

[@bigworm585]

WOW great video

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you!

[@stephencox4718]

Using a steel wire rope on a winch is the most dangerous part of that job! I would gust use a chain short hitch to the towing link directly on the tractor. That way the chain would allow for turning clearance & also keep the chain around the log off the ground & not be worn down buy dragging on the ground! But that's just me. Good vid, keep up the good work & listen to your dad!

[@Jay-hu1pc]

You guys sell many logs or just use for your own personal use? Is there good money in selling saw logs and do you take them to a mill?

[@-SF1-]

If that Deere had rear diff lock it would pull a house...maybe not in the snow though lol. Could you add some weight to the front too? Seems light in the front but at least both tires were spinning up there.

[@jamesbreault5762]

Good stuff men,👍👍👍👍

[@GierokFarms]

Thanks James!

[@crazymtbrider]

A 4wd tractor is a good idea and it's alot safer it's been a long time since I traversed along a banking sideways like you were doing in a tractor but I can remember it being scary as hell, we just use the mannitou forklift for it now with a log grab and it make short work of clear felling 👍

[@GierokFarms]

Oh for sure!

[@keithrobinson1331]

They say farming is the most dangerous job in the USA 👍 thanks guys

[@GierokFarms]

It can be thanks Keith!