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Seems like a good place to use a Honda capstan winch or chainsaw-powered Simpson capstan winch, with an overhead rigging point on the rear of the chip box, or just inside (cheap welding). If you don't have a strong point on the top of the box, maybe an arch or something can be fabbed. If you...

Do you save the money for a cheap loader by breaking your back loading wood?

How did you save your back before having a tractor and then loader? Clearly, if you have an extra $20-40k to spend, and can have a second driver and truck to haul, machine-loading is the way.

What kinda wood...logs, big rounds, small rounds? What weights are we talking about? How much at a time? Should it be useful for loading a trailer, too (maybe a trailer parked at 90*, tail to tail)? Are you thinking of using tongs for lifting in conjunction with a choked cable with a hook? I...

Is it a steel-framed box on a flatbed built aftermarket, or a chip-box from a manufacturer. Google images might be an easy way to find the same/similar set-up, if it will be a few days.

Chris, a picture of your truck bed?

I've seen a tree-truck crane with an electric winch set at the end of a swiveling arm. Electricity to do the work if you go that route. Brian, what was something better to do the job for a reasonable cost?