Hook Up an Go Whether managing a woodlot, forest tract, or hobby farm, small-parcel landowners are perpetually on the move. They need effective tools to help manage their valuable timber resource-for timber maintenance, pre-commercial thinning, low-impact logging, firewood production, or wildfire fuel reduction. Based on his experience managing a family farm, Tom Repko of Small…
After buying 40 acres of mixed oak savannah and 20-year-old Douglas Fir reprod, I began the endless and extremely gratifying job of maintaining and properly managing the forest for wildlife habitat, timber and firewood production. As with many small woodland owners, it took me nearly 60 years to get to the point of having the…
If you have a woodlot that needs to be harvested or thinned but it’s too small to interest a commercial logging company, you can do it yourself and turn a profit, says Tom Repko, owner of small wood lot tools of Dallas, Ore. In a week’s time he cut down, skidded, bucked and stacked a…
Small Wood Lot Tools was invited to the winter tree school Feb 15 at Walla Walla Community College. This was indoor event and we set up a booth to answer questions and show the Timber Talons Small Tractor Log Skidder, by Small Wood Lot Tools. Local farmers, tractor enthusiasts, and local woodland owners, students and…
To setup the Timber Talons small tractor log skidder attachment, first place the mainframe behind your tractor at the three point. Lay the mainframe on the ground with the flat side down on the ground. Lift from the top of the main frame (the narrow part of the main frame) and put the lift pins…
The Timber Talons small tractor log skidder attachment can be easily used to safely pull down leaners with your tractor. “Leaners are a typical problem in thinning dense stands. If you were to hook a choker to the bottom of the leaner and try to pull it out, as you start pulling the butt could…
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