Thread: Log tongs vs snug chain

Bit off topic but figure there are a few here that may have answers....

Have a firewood job coming up, old man pines about 35-40m and about 3.5-4' diameter (going by the way my 3" bar vanished into the damn thing) last time I whacked it into lengths about 3 rings long. Put the chain round them and had a mate drag them up the bank with his surf at speed. This resulted in losing a couple when the cabin came lose and taking off down the bank.... Ideal

Not the best set up for h&s either with lengths of wood moving fast in the air. This time looking at winching them up with my LandCruiser.

Do I stick with the chain or find a pair of tongs? Would the tongs stop the logs from rolling as much? Any tricks to stop the end digging into the bank? Plan on having a pulley block in a tree at the top of bank as high as i can