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Read articles →This video focuses on a DIY front-loader log fork built by welding a Countryline carry-all onto a ~$120 Amazon quick-attach plate, with reinforcing square tubing added. The creator explains why he chose this over a grapple (weight savings, lateral log shifting through trees) and shares real costs. Footage shows the rig in actual use moving logs around a wooded property. Best for DIY-minded owners considering budget alternatives to grapples.
Posted by the Art of War channel; the creator appears to be an owner-operator sharing a homemade implement build from their own property, with no commercial affiliation evident.
A grapple adds about 300 lbs of weight, cutting the loader's 1,000 lb payload capacity down to about 700 lbs, while the forks let him carry the full load.
The quick attach plate was about 110 to 120 dollars and the Countryline carry-all was about 150 dollars, though he notes prices have likely gone up.
Because the load isn't closed in like a grapple, he can angle in and let the logs slide and shift left and right to wiggle through tight trees.
