My neighbor lost a largeish russian olive tree in a recent windstorm. The good news is free 14" reasonably straight tree trunk, the bad news is free ttree trunk about 200 yards away from my driveway up a slight hill across mostly grass.
Any suggestions about how to handle a log that big? I suspect it's north of several hundred pounds. It's straight enough to roll a bit, but not so round I could walk roll it. The trunk is about 5' long with about 15" diameter of which 2" is probably bark. Fell over last week, so wet, but since it's spring, not waterlogged. I just need to get it in my driveway so I can split it. The ultimate destination is spoon blanks and rustic stool/chair parts. Basically I want to practice on a trunk.
My current thinking is make a plywood sled with a cradle/notch 2x4 to center the trunk. Then Peavey/cant hook and roll it onto the sled. Then drag sled across grass with lawn mower tractor. If I can get this one moved, he has a 20" blue spruce that also fell over.
Does anyone have a good recommendation for a cant hook?