Wood Hauler Pics

[little possum]

New wood hauler. Had a fight with a deer in the Honda Accord and this is the replacement. 1998 Dodge 2500 360V8 auto, with 130K miles. Ex Forestry truck. Not perfect but its a strong runner. The picture with the small load of logs is within the first week of having the truck.

Need to get some pictures of the 76 K10 too.

 

[Moss Man]

New wood hauler. Had a fight with a deer in the Honda Accord and this is the replacement. 1998 Dodge 2500 360V8 auto, with 130K miles. Ex Forestry truck. Not perfect but its a strong runner. The picture with the small load of logs is within the first week of having the truck.

Need to get some pictures of the 76 K10 too.

Simple, basic and has a tried and true V-8......that's what I like! Sweet rig.

 

[little possum]

Thanks Moss man, I know a diesel is hard to beat, but these v8 gassers have my heart. I love built V8s especially with big cams.
It definitely is gonna take some getting use to, the Honda was getting 32 mpg or so. The Dodge is not, especially with the 4.11 posi

 

[gwiley]

I built a "wood basket" to help when I need to relocate splits or rounds. It is sized to fit in exactly 1/2 my f350 bed, I can use two of them at once in the truck so that they can be loaded by machine and then forklifted out when I get home.

I use a chain to hold it on the forks and the front is hinged so that I can just dump it out by tilting the forks once I release the catches. This is one of the nicest little additions to my skid steer tool set so far.

The treated 2x4s hold up really well to the heaviest rounds I have dealt with.

 

[Hoover]

I built a "wood basket" to help when I need to relocate splits or rounds. It is sized to fit in exactly 1/2 my f350 bed, I can use two of them at once in the truck so that they can be loaded by machine and then forklifted out when I get home.

I use a chain to hold it on the forks and the front is hinged so that I can just dump it out by tilting the forks once I release the catches. This is one of the nicest little additions to my skid steer tool set so far.

The treated 2x4s hold up really well to the heaviest rounds I have dealt with.

That is cool !!! Nice set up!

 

[gr8scott72]

Thanks Moss man, I know a diesel is hard to beat, but these v8 gassers have my heart. I love built V8s especially with big cams.
It definitely is gonna take some getting use to, the Honda was getting 32 mpg or so. The Dodge is not, especially with the 4.11 posi

Before I got my V10 Excursion, I beefed up my 2000 Durango to be able to pull my stump grinder. 360 V8, fresh tranny from Dan the Fastman with shift kit (barks second every time you get into it.), changed the 3.55:1 gears to 4.56:1, added leaf spring in the rear, bilstein shocks, and Hawk superduty pads.

It is a VERY fun vehicle to just drive around town when not towing anything.

 

[MinivanFan]

Before I got my V10 Excursion, I beefed up my 2000 Durango to be able to pull my stump grinder. 360 V8, fresh tranny from Dan the Fastman with shift kit (barks second every time you get into it.), changed the 3.55:1 gears to 4.56:1, added leaf spring in the rear, bilstein shocks, and Hawk superduty pads.

It is a VERY fun vehicle to just drive around town when not towing anything.

Nice! How much weight do you think you can tow with the upgrades?

 

[gr8scott72]

Nice! How much weight do you think you can tow with the upgrades?

It towed everything I ever needed it to. That trailer loaded like that is 7k lbs. I never really loaded it up much more than that. It pulls 7k lbs with authority!

 

[MinivanFan]

It towed everything I ever needed it to. That trailer loaded like that is 7k lbs. I never really loaded it up much more than that. It pulls 7k lbs with authority!

cool

 

[outbackrider]

One of our wood haulers and some buddies

Got some nice weather to cut a little bit yesterday, time outside with some good buddies (my Son on the Fergie and Miles our hunter) The Fergie is a '51 and she fires up after about 2 seconds, even at below zero temps, on an old 6 volt generator system. Wouldn't believe it if I didn't see it, she loves to run and with the chains, she is unstoppable, great little tractor. Cut lots of wood with my Dad, wish he were here to enjoy the fun....

 

[barton174]

'90 Dodge W250, LSD, 4.10, 5-speed, DMI Bumper/spring hitch, Cummins + 5x8 utility trailer...

Shown with trailer full and 2 rows left to right in the bed.

 

[Coalsmoke]

Great pictures of the Cummins and Fergie. I love those little grey tractors.

 

[Donley]

i know i know, it really doesn't have space for wood but i make due.

 

[wvlogger]

I gotta get in on this. My Ford F250 with a 300 i6 5speed and heavy duty 8 lug difs. did the pipe bumper myself and have a matchin style for the back. wood is hickory

 

[Moss Man]

'90 Dodge W250, LSD, 4.10, 5-speed, DMI Bumper/spring hitch, Cummins + 5x8 utility trailer...

Shown with trailer full and 2 rows left to right in the bed.

Now that's what I consider to be a real work truck! Tried and true and simple to the bone, very nice rig.

 

[barton174]

Now that's what I consider to be a real work truck! Tried and true and simple to the bone, very nice rig.

Thanks! It does really well!

Actually, it's pretty stock, so the wife's 5.3L SWB 4x4 G80 trailblazer pulls a bit better, power-wise... Mostly because the Trailblazer weighs 2500# less than the truck, though... Pulling a car on a trailer, the Trailblazer feels a lot more effortless and picks up and holds speed better in the hills, but the car has to be loaded just right to get the right amount of weight on the hitch... You can put the car all the way in the front, or all the way to the back of the trailer and the truck doesn't care at all... Aside from the truck having a lot better stability, the truck is built to tow that much weight day in and day out... I'd be worried about the 4L60E, and the 8.6" (1/2 ton truck) rear end in the TB being loaded all the time...

Mike

 

[barton174]

Got a more recent pic after the late 90's Dodge wheels and Firestone Destination M/T's... Looks a little more like a real truck now that I'm off the cookie-cutter-width highway tires...

 

[little possum]

Nice I love that body style truck. They seem to hold up pretty good to the elements. I wonder how some 3rd generation alloy wheels would look on there. Id like to upgrade mine to those someday.

 

[barton174]

Nice I love that body style truck. They seem to hold up pretty good to the elements. I wonder how some 3rd generation alloy wheels would look on there. Id like to upgrade mine to those someday.

They actually don't hold up really well... This one was a farmer's truck, was stored inside a heated barn/garage/seed house, and wasn't driven much in the winter, and was Ziebarted on day-1 after leaving the dealership... All this, and the passenger side rocker is aboutu 50% there, and above both rear wheel-wells is rotted through at the edge...

Third gen alloys look really good on them, but they also require wheel spacers, because the offset is about 1.5 more on the newer wheels...

Mike

 

[Coalsmoke]

Nice boots. I hear good things about those tires for their price. I just put a new set of Toyo M-55 on my Cummins.