Guys I’m trying to cut down on my wood handling. I have a pretty much endless supply of the tote cages. I’m thinking I could shift some of my firewood into the totes so I can mainly load them with green wood and not have to unload it at the yard and reload it to deliver by hand. I don’t currently sell a whole lot, because I have a day job and I get way behind when a cold front comes. I’m kinda high, but deliver and stack it all as well as guarantee a full stack and do custom cuts if requested. I’m wondering about a lower cost skid loader? Will they pickup the totes loaded with green wood? Something like this one. Gehl 4610 skid steer loader perkins diesel https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/254024841805
I can’t afford a 10k plus machine, but 5k or less would be great if it has the lift capacity. Kinda looks like the rated capacity is only 50% of what they really do, assume it will tip if you go too much. I think I could fit this one on the back of my trailer and 3 cords of dry wood in totes on the front. Hauling green I wouldn’t be going too far so I’d probably just run it overloaded 10 miles.
I can get a tractor that I could use for lots of things, but it’s too big and heavy to haul with the wood. I’ve thought about just loading the wood in the totes on the trailer and unloading them at a friends place with his equipment to get me started.
I can’t afford a 10k plus machine, but 5k or less would be great if it has the lift capacity. Kinda looks like the rated capacity is only 50% of what they really do, assume it will tip if you go too much. I think I could fit this one on the back of my trailer and 3 cords of dry wood in totes on the front. Hauling green I wouldn’t be going too far so I’d probably just run it overloaded 10 miles.
I can get a tractor that I could use for lots of things, but it’s too big and heavy to haul with the wood. I’ve thought about just loading the wood in the totes on the trailer and unloading them at a friends place with his equipment to get me started.