Once again it just depends on what you have to work with .Factually speaking I've dragged logs that weighed at least a ton with a 3,500 pound Ferguson tractor . Of course the front end was 3 foot in the air and I had to use the brakes to steer with but I got-er-done .:lol:
On the subject of equine power a lot of the old timers prefered large mules ,the big ones .They are a cross between a mammoth donkey Jack and a Belgian mare .
My departed pap always claimed a mule in spite of it's legacy was smarter .
I don't know if they tear the woods up or not .I can...
I suppose the recover method is just based on the size of the job and what you have available .
Obviously about the only method that would work on the western slopes is high lines .Around these parts it's rubber tired skidders .
The Amish are about the only group that use draft horses . What...
There is an Amish sawmill about 35 miles from me that still uses big old Belgian draft horse to yard their big oak logs .
For those who have never seen a big team in action you cannot believe how large of a log they can move . Only two horse power in a manner of speaking .
It must be cost...
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