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3 pt hitch log skidding hitch
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My father in law and I have been selling poplar post to make a little extra spending cash and pay for the new tractor, plus we needed to clear off some new pasture anyway. He saw a log skidding hitch on Northern Tool and loved it so I decided to build one. We have a lot of scrap laying around the only thing we had to buy were the hitch pins. The hook was off an old ratchet binder that is seized up so I cut it off and welded it. I am posting a link to Northern Tools hitch to compare. http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/ ... _200335943
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Got it all painted up, now to scratch it up. :D
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And more
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Looks good Matt. Sad that it will get all scratched up though. Oh well, that's life I guess.
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I know but the paint job wasn't that great anyway, just a barrier to keep it from rusting out. It is heavy built though. I put about 3 lb of 7018 rods into this build. I put three passes on each joint just to make sure it won't break. :D
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Those are your welds??
Just a couple welders and a couple of big hammers and torches.

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Yes they are, I do all my own tricks :lol:
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The C channel did not have a good fit up. I got sloppy and just rushed it out because I am already swamped with orders and since it was for myself I rushed it and slopped it because if it ever breaks it's mine I can fix it. I know it is better to do it right to start with but I am swamped so I thought I would gain time on my personal project and take time on others. I had about a 1/4" gap on the c channel so it is a little sloppy. i welded it with mig just because of the gap and wanting to get it done. the tubing and the hitch components are 7018 but the c channel is mig.
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mcoe wrote:The C channel did not have a good fit up. I got sloppy and just rushed it out because I am already swamped with orders and since it was for myself I rushed it and slopped it because if it ever breaks it's mine I can fix it. I know it is better to do it right to start with but I am swamped so I thought I would gain time on my personal project and take time on others. I had about a 1/4" gap on the c channel so it is a little sloppy. i welded it with mig just because of the gap and wanting to get it done. the tubing and the hitch components are 7018 but the c channel is mig.
Yes please take your time on my fire pit :lol: :lol: It is a down and dirty farm fab, no need for a blue ribbon.
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Oh trust me, we are going super slow on it. :D
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