Wood Hauler Pics

[mark100pe]

Works like a charm...

I bought some military trailers from a govliquidation auction and they work great for hauling and storing wood. They have rails and a tarp cover that gives you 9' x 6' x 5' high of storage space. I plan on filling them with firewood and parking them next to my basement back door so I can get to the wood just by opening the door. We heat entirely with a wood fired boiler (heat exchanger in forced air duct work), so I need to bring in wood every day or stack it in the basement.

In the mean time, I'm using them to haul logs out of the woods. I made a hitch for my skid steer and converted one of the trailers to a 2" ball hitch so I can pull it with my truck. I use the big flat bed trailer for large loads, but it is not as easy to get up into the woods with the low trailer.

 

[cowroy]

mark100pe, I will rep you when I can. That is a great lookin set up you have there :msp_thumbup:

 

[marcomjl]

I bought some military trailers from a govliquidation auction and they work great for hauling and storing wood. They have rails and a tarp cover that gives you 9' x 6' x 5' high of storage space. I plan on filling them with firewood and parking them next to my basement back door so I can get to the wood just be opening the door. We heat entirely with a wood fired boiler (heat exchanger in forced air duct work), so I need to bring in wood every day or stack it in the basement.

In the mean time, I'm using them to haul logs out of the woods. I made a hitch for my skid steer and converted one of the trailers to a 2" ball hitch so I can pull it with my truck. I use the big flat bed trailer for large loads, but it is not as easy to get up into the woods with the low trailer.

Awesome setup man. How do you like the ASV. I'm looking to sell my Toro Dingo for a ASV RC30.


Cool idea on using the trailers for storage also.

 

[Hedgerow]

mark100pe, I will rep you when I can. That is a great lookin set up you have there :msp_thumbup:

I'm out too... Dang Rep HO's...:msp_mad:

 

[mark100pe]

Awesome setup man. How do you like the ASV. I'm looking to sell my Toro Dingo for a ASV RC30.


Cool idea on using the trailers for storage also.

Thanks! I love the ASV. I used to have a Case wheeled skidsteer and there is no comparison. The ASV has extreemly low ground pressure. You exert more pressure on the ground from walking then the ASV does. 7 psi as I recall. Therefore, you can go on snow, wet ground, etc. and I can drive across the yard without leaving any ruts.

It has a 540 rpm PTO and they make a three point attachment so you can use tractor attachments on it. I run a bush hog on mine. It also has a standard 2" receiver on the front AND back, so you can slide in a normal truck hitch and move trailers.

It has low flow AND high flow auxiliary hydraulic hook ups, so you can run about anything with it. I have a totally hydraulic fire wood processor that I made and I hook the ASV to it and it powers everything (hydraulic drive motor for conveyor, 3" cylinder for lift table, and two 5" cylinders for log splitter). I can run it all at only about 1,000 rpm engine speed (normal operating speed is 2,500 rpms)

The ASVC RC30 is a pretty small machine. Mine is a turbo diesel that puts out about 70 hp (as I recall). If you do much pulling or going up hills, you wouldn't want anything smaller.

 

[marcomjl]

Thanks! I love the ASV. I used to have a Case wheeled skidsteer and there is no comparison. The ASV has extreemly low ground pressure. You exert more pressure on the ground from walking then the ASV does. 7 psi as I recall. Therefore, you can go on snow, wet ground, etc. and I can drive across the yard without leaving any ruts.

It has a 540 rpm PTO and they make a three point attachment so you can use tractor attachments on it. I run a bush hog on mine. It also has a standard 2" receiver on the front AND back, so you can slide in a normal truck hitch and move trailers.

It has low flow AND high flow auxiliary hydraulic hook ups, so you can run about anything with it. I have a totally hydraulic fire wood processor that I made and I hook the ASV to it and it powers everything (hydraulic drive motor for conveyor, 3" cylinder for lift table, and two 5" cylinders for log splitter). I can run it all at only about 1,000 rpm engine speed (normal operating speed is 2,500 rpms)

The ASVC RC30 is a pretty small machine. Mine is a turbo diesel that puts out about 70 hp (as I recall). If you do much pulling or going up hills, you wouldn't want anything smaller.

Thanks for the info. I have to stick with smaller machines for my masonry and landscape business. At times I can only fit through a fence gate.

 

[StephenA]

Yup, Its another wood hauler....

Hello All, First post here. Just thought I'd share my hauler. its a '79 Dodge Power Wagon. Picked up from a neighbor for $500. I named it Sherman after the tank. i.e. its loud and rattles a lot.
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I've got a nice load of Fir. All these trees were killed in a forest fire in 08, so its standing dead. Mostly dry as well. I can cut and burn as needed.

Not only has it hauled my firewood, but also almost all the trees for my log cabin.

 

[Jere39]

Great looking truck, and quite a load on there:

StephenA
Yup, Its another wood hauler....

Hello All, First post here. Just thought I'd share my hauler. its a '79 Dodge Power Wagon. Picked up from a neighbor for $500. I named it Sherman after the tank. i.e. its loud and rattles a lot.

I've got a nice load of Fir. All these trees were killed in a forest fire in 08, so its standing dead. Mostly dry as well. I can cut and burn as needed.

Not only has it hauled my firewood, but also almost all the trees for my log cabin. .

 

[marcomjl]

Hello All, First post here. Just thought I'd share my hauler. its a '79 Dodge Power Wagon. Picked up from a neighbor for $500. I named it Sherman after the tank. i.e. its loud and rattles a lot.
View attachment 241872

I've got a nice load of Fir. All these trees were killed in a forest fire in 08, so its standing dead. Mostly dry as well. I can cut and burn as needed.

Not only has it hauled my firewood, but also almost all the trees for my log cabin.

We want pictures of the cabin!


Please:tongue2:

 

[lmbrman]

I'm out too... Dang Rep HO's...:msp_mad:

got him for ya -

 

[ShaneLogs]

Is that you in that picture? Always interesting to see a face after you've seen a name.

Yes that is me! Just a wee bit young 15 years young, I'll be 16 in september, thanks for liking my ride

 

[StephenA]

Marcomjl, I posted the cabin in the picture forum. its called ... wait for it... "cabin pics".

Original and surprising name, huh? :msp_biggrin:

 

[andydodgegeek]

Here is my new wood hauler. I bought it a couple of weeks ago but wasnt able to get it untill today. I had to drive it home about 125 mile from where I purchased it. It is a 1964 International Loadstar 1700. Used to be a fire truck with a tank on the back and previous owner installed the dump box. I got it home and washed it and took some pictures. Cant wait to load it.

 

[Moss Man]

Here is my new wood hauler. I bought it a couple of weeks ago but wasnt able to get it untill today. I had to drive it home about 125 mile from where I purchased it. It is a 1964 International Loadstar 1700. Used to be a fire truck with a tank on the back and previous owner installed the dump box. I got it home and washed it and took some pictures. Cant wait to load it.

I had a 68 just about like that one only it had the longer 14' body, that ole gal hauled a few thousand tons of gravel and did it with ease.

Yours is a darn clean looking rig, I do believe you will enjoy it!

 

[Junkfxr]

Here is my new wood hauler. I bought it a couple of weeks ago but wasnt able to get it untill today. I had to drive it home about 125 mile from where I purchased it. It is a 1964 International Loadstar 1700. Used to be a fire truck with a tank on the back and previous owner installed the dump box. I got it home and washed it and took some pictures. Cant wait to load it.

Way cool old Binder. Grew up with a bunch of those. Air brakes? 2 speed rear? We need some specs.

 

[andydodgegeek]

345 v8, 5spd trans, 2spd rear axle, hydraulic brakes, 4 yard dump box. Everything works including all the lights, even the two spot lights. Truck only has just over 26000 miles on it. Its been kept in a garage its whole life. I need to put a couple of bucket seats in it and replace one u-joint in the pto shaft, other than that its good to go. I had been looking for a dump truck for a while now and naturally I wanted a Dodge but when this came up I didnt hesitate. I always liked the old binders.

 

[mikereynolds]

I haul vary simalar to that

Yes, I have rows of "T" posts set up in 2 rows, and spaced at 8" intervals I can back down between the rows and unload off each side. The trailer holds 8 ricks.
With the Dodge, the trailer, and a load of green wood, I usually am grossing about 31,000. Too much for the transmission and clutch in the 1 ton.
Jeff

In California, the DMV fees, DOT fees. weight fees and high insurance detours me from going any bigger that my Dodge Cummins dually and 25' goosneck with double dualls much like your set up. I have modified the 5-speed, double disc clutch, cast iron tail housing, doubled the horsepower, exhaust brake, water meth injection and now have a very powerfull and capable hauler I try to keep the payload at or below 30,000 (check often at the truck stop) Best part is I don't have to stop at the scales because it's a pick up! I had an F-600 and replaced it with my Dodge.

 

[Halligan]

345 v8, 5spd trans, 2spd rear axle, hydraulic brakes, 4 yard dump box. Everything works including all the lights, even the two spot lights. Truck only has just over 26000 miles on it. Its been kept in a garage its whole life. I need to put a couple of bucket seats in it and replace one u-joint in the pto shaft, other than that its good to go. I had been looking for a dump truck for a while now and naturally I wanted a Dodge but when this came up I didnt hesitate. I always liked the old binders.

Nice old truck. Don't let the low mileage fool you though. Being a firefighter I'll tell you that fire trucks have a tough life. We start em up and basically floor the accelerator before the oil even reaches the top of the engine. We had a couple old 671 Detroit Diesels need an in frame rebuild before 100,000 miles. Also if the truck came from a volly house that had many different drivers the transmission may have been ground up pretty good. Nothing like trying to teach a kid who's only driven his Toyota how to double clutch a straight tooth tranny and match engine RPM's with road speed while downshifting. I use to feel bad for those old tranny's. Anyway, cool old truck and I'm not trying to rain on your parade just don't let the low miles fool you.

 

[LAH]

Those Loadstars are a joy to drive. Sitting in the seat they fit me to a "T".

 

[andydodgegeek]

Nice old truck. Don't let the low mileage fool you though. Being a firefighter I'll tell you that fire trucks have a tough life. We start em up and basically floor the accelerator before the oil even reaches the top of the engine. We had a couple old 671 Detroit Diesels need an in frame rebuild before 100,000 miles. Also if the truck came from a volly house that had many different drivers the transmission may have been ground up pretty good. Nothing like trying to teach a kid who's only driven his Toyota how to double clutch a straight tooth tranny and match engine RPM's with road speed while downshifting. I use to feel bad for those old tranny's. Anyway, cool old truck and I'm not trying to rain on your parade just don't let the low miles fool you.

The transmission in this truck has syncros and shifts very nicely. I work at a place that builds fire trucks and was a mechanic for over ten years, if any problems do come about I will be able to handle them. Its just nice starting out with such a clean truck, so many old trucks like this up here in minnesota are realy rusty and in rough shape. This truck is going to enjoy the good life now that I am the owner. Good to hear from a fire fighter.