treevet
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Over a cord in the trailer....just sold one for $250 plus $70 to move/stack
And a half cord in insert...plan to get $150. Sold 2 cords in last 3 days.
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Over a cord in the trailer....just sold one for $250 plus $70 to move/stack
And a half cord in insert...plan to get $150. Sold 2 cords in last 3 days.
Moss Man
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treevet
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Thanks Moss Man....I can easily get a cord in the trailer thrown and have measured it with a small wood pile to spare (see pict)
but have not yet stacked and measured a half and then tried to get it on the insert or the bin yet.
This is my house but I have challenged any cust. to stack and if they come up with less than a measured cord I will bring more. If over they can keep it.
Coalsmoke
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Hopefully you are not just blowing coalsmoke up our butts...............
I have over 5,000 hours of seat time on cat controlled excavators ranging from 20-60 tons. I would see trucks with their hydraulic dump pup trailers perform this on a daily basis when I was working pre-loads and road rough-ins. Only thing is you couldn't do it if you had to back into a narrow spot.
I don't have any pics but I use a cub cadet 149 for small amounts. I use the S185 with a grapple if I have to move alot of wood or logs. To haul cordwood my dad uses his internation 1900 with a DT466 in it. It has a hookhoist on it it can haul 3 cords.
hearnoevil
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That has got to be close to a Cord in the trailer 
LOL, Awesome pic Hearnoevil.
dsm382
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:agree2:x10
mechnut
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Our Hauler
Here's What we use to go from the woods to the truck. (we cut firewood a few miles away from home). It climbs up out of old strip cuts quite nicely.
Here's What we use to go from the woods to the truck. (we cut firewood a few miles away from home). It climbs up out of old strip cuts quite nicely.
That thing is awesome. i bet you could sell the heck outta them if you made it.Here's What we use to go from the woods to the truck. (we cut firewood a few miles away from home). It climbs up out of old strip cuts quite nicely.
smokinj
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+1 very impressive
Chris Crouse
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Here's What we use to go from the woods to the truck. (we cut firewood a few miles away from home). It climbs up out of old strip cuts quite nicely.
Too cool! What is the powerplant and where the heck is it?
mechnut
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Selling them may be the idea....
We're currently designing a different version that we may want to market. It would also have the ability to attach different implements where the splitter is, like a post hole digger....etc. Would anyone be interested if we decided to market these units? (they would look quite different but have the same principle.....)
Moss Man
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That thing is simply awesome. The only thing that might be a plus in my neck of the forest would be 4x4 and I realize how expensive that can be to incorperate.
Laird
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Looks like its built around an old ford tractor.
mechnut
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The new version we are currently building is 8 wheel drive.
mechnut
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Answers to several questions
To answer a few of your questions:
The frame is built around an old allis chalmers rear end, not a ford. The splitter beam hydraulically tips down to a vertical position for splitting, see pics, and the power plant is a 13 hp PowerTrane industrial engine mounted under the seat..
any questions just ask, and i'll get pics of the second generation one as they come. right now all i have are 3d cad renderings.
To answer a few of your questions:
The frame is built around an old allis chalmers rear end, not a ford. The splitter beam hydraulically tips down to a vertical position for splitting, see pics, and the power plant is a 13 hp PowerTrane industrial engine mounted under the seat..
any questions just ask, and i'll get pics of the second generation one as they come. right now all i have are 3d cad renderings.
Chris Crouse
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Talk about creativity! I like it a lot. It's amazing to see that little engine powering that thing. Even though an old tractor motor may have only had 15 horsepower, they had a heck of a lot of torque. Plus, they turned real slow too. I guess you must have some additional gear reduction between the engine and the differential. I see the belt and pulley, but there is probably more than that I bet. Really nice!
mechnut
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The original engine was about 18 horse, your right there is a reduction, but it is the belt pully, no other gear reduction, originally that transmission was driven through the front also, we machined that plate and are actually driveing it through the old PTO shaft, had to do some creative stuff to get everything to spin in the right direction, but that lil engine is more than enough power. The next gen version is all hydraulic drive and has 20+ hp though.
