Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[Kodiak Kid]

Im definitely all about the uni in tight spots.Makes fir loading my mud room with wood much faster. Rather than arm loading it up the steps! Heck, sometimes the dogs and I will uni one across the living room floor to fill the box by the stove. When the Squaws not watching of course!

The duely in this photo has been haul'n push'n 17 years now. Stored outside 99% of its life in the sun and rain. Got a pair of them fancy aftermarket foam filled no flats bout eight year ago! She's STIHL go'n strong! Well, maybe not strong, but she's STIHL go,n! Both plastic buckets. Both read True Temper on the sides.

 

[chipper1]

Im definitely all about the uni in tight spots.Makes fir loading my mud room with wood much faster. Rather than arm loading it up the steps! Heck, sometimes the dogs and I will uni one across the living room floor to fill the box by the stove. When the Squaws not watching of course! View attachment 1044926

The duely in this photo has been haul'n push'n 17 years now. Stored outside 99% of its life in the sun and rain. Got a pair of them fancy aftermarket foam filled no flats bout eight year ago! She's STIHL go'n strong! Well, maybe not strong, but she's STIHL go,n! Both plastic buckets. Both read True Temper on the sides.
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Your squaw doesn't like the wheelbarrow in the house, dang bet she doesn't let you put saws on the kitchen counter either . Hard to find a good squaw these days .

 

[JimR]

Why are duely's better than uni's? Take your pic! View attachment 1044764

They don't fall over. Easier for keeping it balanced and especially if you are a woman using it.

 

[JimR]

Good day today. Three trees down, bucked up and almost all of it split. Plus I chipped the brush. It was a beautiful day here in Mass with 50 degree weather. I was so hot I took my coat off.

 

[alanbaker]

I owned a 12-22 for about 3 years. Strong unit. Recently sold it for something that's just as strong, cuts faster, cleaner, more ergodynamic and hands free..





Oh... and darn near half the price of an EM unit.

I wouldn't want pick up my blocks that high. I split 90% ash on a 30" pine stump with a 17" tire on top. Put the block(s) in tire and walk around with an ax or splitting maul and is faster than the wood splitter I do not have - no gym membership needed.

 

[Kodiak Kid]

A few years ago. I built a skidding jig out of materials I had laying around the property. It just straps down to the box on the War Wagon. Works great for skiding ceder and fir logs off the beaches. Works great fir skid'n smaller logs out of the woods too. I just used a couple days ago!

Cut safe, stay sharp, and be aware!

 

[Kodiak Kid]

I always keep a spare scrench under my hood cuz you never know when you might get the urge to scrape the crusties off the ol' battery terminals.

I have one somewhere on every one of my rigs including me boat!

 

[Kodiak Kid]

Your squaw doesn't like the wheelbarrow in the house, dang bet she doesn't let you put saws on the kitchen counter either . Hard to find a good squaw these days .

Indeed it is! Lets just say she doesn't catch me putting my saw on the kitchen counter!

 

[Kodiak Kid]

A Lot of you guys on this thread have tractors. What do any of you know about LS Tractors? There is an LS dealership up in Anchorage. Three of my neighbors have LS Tractors, and one of them has done some pretty impressive and productive work over the years with his 40hp LS. I'm considering a 60-70hp LS. Les it be a skid steer?

 

[djg james]

A few years ago. I built a skidding jig out of materials I had laying around the property. It just straps down to the box on the War Wagon. Works great for skiding ceder and fir logs off the beaches. Works great fir skid'n smaller logs out of the woods too. I just used a couple days ago!View attachment 1044959 View attachment 1044960

Cut safe, stay sharp, and be aware!

I think you need some baling wire in there somewhere . That's some jury rigging.

 

[farmer steve]

A Lot of you guys on this thread have tractors. What do any of you know about LS Tractors? There is an LS dealership up in Anchorage. Three of my neighbors have LS Tractors, and one of them has done some pretty impressive and productive work over the years with his 40hp LS. I'm considering a 60-70hp LS. Les it be a skid steer?

Just some fyi for ya KK. No first hand experience with the LS.
https://tractors.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_tractors_built_by_LS_for_other_companies

 

[woodchuckcanuck]

I wouldn't want pick up my blocks that high. I split 90% ash on a 30" pine stump with a 17" tire on top. Put the block(s) in tire and walk around with an ax or splitting maul and is faster than the wood splitter I do not have - no gym membership needed.

I wouldn't want to lift them either, that what the log lift table is for.

 

[OH_Varmntr]

There are a bunch of LS tractors being haucked on YouTubers wanting discounted equipment.

I can't say anyone has really run them hard from what I've seen. In reality, they all break. The million dollar question is can you get parts/service for it when it does break?

When I lived 3 miles from a John Deere dealer, I bought a John Deere. In the almost 10 years I've owned it, I've only had to replace one bucket tilt cylinder because of user error. They had a new one there the next day, albeit at nearly $700. Reminds me that I still need to take that one to have it repaired for a good spare.

 

[Squareground3691]

Indeed it is! Lets just say she doesn't catch me putting my saw on the kitchen counter!

Chipper , got the patent on the kitchen table saw pics , Lol

 

[Squareground3691]

A Lot of you guys on this thread have tractors. What do any of you know about LS Tractors? There is an LS dealership up in Anchorage. Three of my neighbors have LS Tractors, and one of them has done some pretty impressive and productive work over the years with his 40hp LS. I'm considering a 60-70hp LS. Les it be a skid steer?

Was interested in RK tractor, but nearest dealer was over 300 miles away, so Kubota was 10 mins down the road . No brainer I guess.

 

[farmer steve]

From the TYM tractor mfg. website.
"We sell and service most major brands of tractors including Yanmar, Kubota, John Deere, TYM, Mahindra, Kioti, Case, New Holland, Massey Ferguson, Ford, Deutz, Case IH, Farmall, International Harvester, Branson Tractors, LS, Shibura, Claas Tractor, McCormick Tractors, Valtra, Solis, YTO, Montana, and Nortrac.Mar 13, 2021"

 

[Vtrombly]

Im definitely all about the uni in tight spots.Makes fir loading my mud room with wood much faster. Rather than arm loading it up the steps! Heck, sometimes the dogs and I will uni one across the living room floor to fill the box by the stove. When the Squaws not watching of course! View attachment 1044926

The duely in this photo has been haul'n push'n 17 years now. Stored outside 99% of its life in the sun and rain. Got a pair of them fancy aftermarket foam filled no flats bout eight year ago! She's STIHL go'n strong! Well, maybe not strong, but she's STIHL go,n! Both plastic buckets. Both read True Temper on the sides.
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You just gave me an idea KK that will save me time I'm going to take some scrap wood to make a ramp that I can take on and off the steps on my deck. We stack a big stack in the house next to the fireplace and another one on the deck by the door. Making a ramp will save me a ton of time. Great idea.

 

[chipper1]

From the TYM tractor mfg. website.
"We sell and service most major brands of tractors including Yanmar, Kubota, John Deere, TYM, Mahindra, Kioti, Case, New Holland, Massey Ferguson, Ford, Deutz, Case IH, Farmall, International Harvester, Branson Tractors, LS, Shibura, Claas Tractor, McCormick Tractors, Valtra, Solis, YTO, Montana, and Nortrac.Mar 13, 2021"

So they specialize in not specializing lol.

I have one somewhere on every one of my rigs including me boat!

Well, you just never know, right .

 

[chipper1]

You just gave me an idea KK that will save me time I'm going to take some scrap wood to make a ramp that I can take on and off the steps on my deck. We stack a big stack in the house next to the fireplace and another one on the deck by the door. Making a ramp will save me a ton of time. Great idea.

I have a set of 2x10s that I use as a ramp that goes up just over a foot onto the front porch(its about 6' long), I run the wheelbarrow up it to get wood into the house. I back up onto the step near the door and then set the stands down and lifting the tires off the ground, then walk the wheelbarrow backwards into the house, then I wheel it right next to the stove/wood storage. It takes a few good sized loads to fill the rack, then when it's gonna be very cold out I'll pull one more full load right in. That wheelbarrow pretty much lives in the entryway all winter. When it's muddy out I load the tractor bucket up and then get everyone to help carry it in the house, it's usually not a big deal to leave the front door wide open then as if it's muddy, then the temps are warmer.
I also made a nice ramp to go onto the front porch on the other side that I used to move to the step going into the house too. But that was a lot of extra steps walking around to the opposite side of the porch and then you had to move it as well. That one was only about 5-6" tall and a few feet long, I made it with 2x4's and wolmanized plywood.

 

[bob kern]

How did you get it to stand up in the pan for the top photo?

Yeah, I'm on it .
Bummer, it's always something...
I was back in MI by 9:45, at my second pickup by 10:15, then sat there until like 3:30. My stop there is before the turn off for navy pier on the south side, easy in, easy out, too bad my stop in MI wasn't the same.

My delivery drivers love drops where I work. They know I'll have coffee if they're desperate and a bathroom! If there trailer is cluttered, I let them drop pallets and put excess shrink wrap and band strap in my dumpsters. I know how to help get difficult loads off too.( Aka 12' pallets put on the tuck with fork extensions at the dock and now it's at my place and I don't have extensions) I know that's your favorite chipper!
Had one bring me donuts once because drops at my place we're" an oasis of sanity in a desert of stupidity some days!!! "Lol