How do YOU get your wood out of the woods?
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A.E. Metal Werx
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Blazin
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Awesome trailer! :msp_thumbup:
B Harrison
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Awesome ole tractor! Pretty cool it's been in the family that long :msp_thumbup:
Here's my wood getter outer...
Yup that will do it every time, nice loader.
kgip2k
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WTF??? I have a $1000 pickup, I cut and the wife loads, anything too big for her (she weighs 112), I try, (i weigh 135)... Anything too big for me gets cut a little smaller. Wish I had some of them machines, but we make it work.
poorboypaul
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Use my dad's 2520 to load trailer (behind wood pile) hooked to my 1520. The 4030 (80hp) I use to skid trees that I can get to easier. The 2520 sure is nice for loading the bucket on the ground and dumping into the trailer. Real back saver!
Use my dad's 2520 to load trailer (behind wood pile) hooked to my 1520. The 4030 (80hp) I use to skid trees that I can get to easier. The 2520 sure is nice for loading the bucket on the ground and dumping into the trailer. Real back saver!
A.E. Metal Werx
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Typically where I cut there is no way you can get around with a truck, to right and way to hilly. This is my only option really
kgip2k
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We cut and have to carry out manually, no fun... Like i said, I would like som more machines to help.
Right now, the stuff I am cutting came to the road via this. We call it shovel logging.
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Then I back my pickup up to the slash pile, cut and throw. At home, I asked my neighbor, who worked as a production faller to fall a tree and he got it right next to the woodpile.
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Then I back my pickup up to the slash pile, cut and throw. At home, I asked my neighbor, who worked as a production faller to fall a tree and he got it right next to the woodpile.
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A.E. Metal Werx
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Manually.... Woff! Now i really feel fortunate for my wood go getter set up!
zogger
Tree Freak
Ha! Similar size nongiant guy here... Get a small trailer with a ramp, much easier to roll or winch the big rounds in.
andydodgegeek
The stool maker
I haven't always been so well equipped, I used to do it the same way as you. And believe it or not I paid $1000 for that cummins powered Dodge. The manual labor is hard work but I still enjoyed it.
andydodgegeek
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Heres a few action shots of the Jeepskidder. This is out behind my house cleaning up storm damage, I had to drag the logs across a frozen creek then around the edge of my pond annd then up a decent sized hill to get them up to where I split and stacked. It was more fun than work, had to use the skinny pedal quite a bit.:biggrin:
Blazin
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Found another one, slower process but it gets the job done and a little fun too :msp_thumbup:
Heres a few action shots of the Jeepskidder. This is out behind my house cleaning up storm damage, I had to drag the logs across a frozen creek then around the edge of my pond annd then up a decent sized hill to get them up to where I split and stacked. It was more fun than work, had to use the skinny pedal quite a bit.:biggrin:
Me likey skinny pedal............at least you have the right tires on it. Those "Super Swampers" are still some of the best mud tires going.....
Aldiehoggydoggy
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I bet there is a Ford somewhere out of view to help that Dodge pull that loadMy skidder...
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Loading the trailer with the Bobcat. Only had a few days to borrow the Bobcat. It's on my to-buy list.
My log mover...
Ford 9N , with a trailer made from a back half of an S10 chevy.
Used to use a 3/4 ton F250 yard truck.
Used to use a 3/4 ton F250 yard truck.
opcorn:zogger
Tree Freak
Primarily this, the deutz pickup!
either that tote box I made (I love that thing, just handy dandy for all sorts of work) or a trailer for easier access areas.
My boss has here on the farm all or most of that equipment up in the thread in the various posts, everything except a truck with a knuckleboom loader, but there are (usually multiples) excavators, crawlers, skidsteers, road tractors, log trailer, big dump trucks, big flatbeds, man, tons, theres equipment here I cant even name or tell ya what it does, but I am reluctant to ask to borrow any of that for what is in essence a firewood and chainsaw hobby. He also has a steam engine powered sawmill, but it isnt assembled and I keep bugging him for us to get it going, just for a hoot.
either that tote box I made (I love that thing, just handy dandy for all sorts of work) or a trailer for easier access areas.
My boss has here on the farm all or most of that equipment up in the thread in the various posts, everything except a truck with a knuckleboom loader, but there are (usually multiples) excavators, crawlers, skidsteers, road tractors, log trailer, big dump trucks, big flatbeds, man, tons, theres equipment here I cant even name or tell ya what it does, but I am reluctant to ask to borrow any of that for what is in essence a firewood and chainsaw hobby. He also has a steam engine powered sawmill, but it isnt assembled and I keep bugging him for us to get it going, just for a hoot.
