Here's my wood hauler for the back 40 and my 2 helpers.
At the risk of being politically incorrect, how do little girls learn to be so cute?
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At the risk of being politically incorrect, how do little girls learn to be so cute?
What's the gvw on that truck? 11k?New truck got its first day in the woods...2016 Ram 3500 CCLB SRW. Got two loads of ash that was dying/dead at our hunting camp.
sawjunky23
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Thats a cowboy Cadilac there. Way too nice fir a ash hauler!New truck got its first day in the woods...2016 Ram 3500 CCLB SRW. Got two loads of ash that was dying/dead at our hunting camp.
I know, right! They'd rather go into the woods in their little princess dresses than to change clothes. LOL
Here's my helper. Thought I had a shot of her behind the wheel of the stake body but can't. She's got a little brother and another sister on the way come July. I'll have tons of help!
Cute! Nice looking wood stack ya got there. Congrats for the baby on the way.
StihlKicking
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Thank you
Here's mine. Has a heavy load of spring cleanup debris. 2x 30' arbor vides, 10+ barrels of leaves, bushes, a Christmas tree, and general mix of crud. Packed in and still more room. The body is 8'x9'x4' and it comes in handy. I still don't think I've budged the springs. This pack is new
2012outdoorsman
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Aint nothing cheap though. I paid 29,190 for a 2012 1500 and got 23k for it on trade and still almost got 10k off the new one. It was ordered so i wasnt able to get more off like some. I owned that 2012 for almost 3 and a half years, so it cost me less than 2k a year and I didnt even have to put tires on it but it really did need them. They have my old truck listed for 30,500 and didnt even change the tires. Yes, 1,300 more than I paid for it new. If you play your cards right buying new doesnt cost anymore than used sometimes. I needed to upgrade from my quad cab as I will need room for a second car seat come August.
GVWR is 12,300. FGAWR is 6,000 and RGAWR is 7,000. Payload is 4,039. Its a huge improvement from my 1500 which had a gvwr of 6700 and a payload of 1150. It rode so nice with that load I just wish it was an inch taller to begin with and it would sit a little better when loaded. Im looking into a larger block. You cant tell from the picture but the bottom spring wasnt even touching the overload.
While I take care of it they need to work to pay for themselves. It will only be used for personal firewood. However I bought it to pull our current travel trailer and possibly a new fifth wheel. I went in with my wife for a base model, I wanted vinyl but she kept liked more options and thats what we ordered. Its a lot nicer than I originally wanted but it only gets used on weekends as I have a company vehicle
Sawyer Rob
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Well, here's my "wood hauler" for soft or wet ground!
It will float over some fairly soft ground and the "walking beam" on the trailer with huge tires, works pretty good in soft ground too. I'm leaving the "hydraulic" back gate, but I'll torch off everything behind it,
It has a HUGE box on it and it self unloads! So, it will be GREAT for firewood, hauling one he!! of a load!
SR
It will float over some fairly soft ground and the "walking beam" on the trailer with huge tires, works pretty good in soft ground too. I'm leaving the "hydraulic" back gate, but I'll torch off everything behind it,
It has a HUGE box on it and it self unloads! So, it will be GREAT for firewood, hauling one he!! of a load!
SR
Actually my sons pickup but he always insist we use his, he thinks it's better than my pickup
Love those loaded truck pics!!! It appears there may be some more firewood trees hiding behind the pickup.View attachment 499857 View attachment 499858 Actually my sons pickup but he always insist we use his, he thinks it's better than my pickup
Thanks. Yup lots of them big fire went through few years back burned 600,000 acres, kinda sad but lots of fire wood now.Love those loaded truck pics!!! It appears there may be some more firewood trees hiding behind the pickup.
Lol, ya I have to admit I was pretty tired after that. They were on uphill side of road so we backed the pickup up to the bank and didn't really lift the big ones much just kinda rolled them. My son is 6' 3" and pretty stout so that helps
Love to see the old Ford, gettin er done!
My pickup, same as my sons just one year newer, 7.3 DSL idi turbo 5spd manual. Sadly I had a moment of weekness and sold it.2012outdoorsman
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Truck is stacked even with bed. Trailer was loaded with backhoe. You just can't so no when someone asks if you want free wood and tell you to use their trailer and they load with a backhoe. Unfortunately it was a 45 mile one way trip but I still think it was worth it. Got two loads with trailer and will pick up another load with just the truck tmrw.
Left a bunch of pieces like this. They're just to big and knotty to do without a splitter
