Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[Cowboy254]

Hey Cowboy , Um , you sure you have enough firestarter in there ?
Cantoo , looks like the birds were smart enough to build the nest on the intake side .

That's so Cowgirl can get it to light .

Actually, I've got a couple of good size cardboard boxes at work, I might chuck most of it in those for the late season when we are burning intermittently.

We get katabatic winds in the evenings here which will blow through the stack and should help with the drying.

 

[cantoo]

Duncan, killdeers are even smarter. This one built a nest on our lawn, she built it between 2 tall roots were the lawn mower wouldn't get it. She had 4 hatch and they were around for a few weeks, unfortunately we think our lab made short work of them.

 

[JustJeff]

It’s down to 75 degrees. Feels awesome

Good. It should cool down here in 2-3 days then. Lol.

 

[stillhunter]

Getting started this week, 3rd load....


starting the the stack....

gonna be a long stack....

 

[nighthunter]

Awesome !!
I've not run across that style of winch setup for a 3pt around here but from your pics I see how they've set it up , some pics without the covers would be nice
A few questions about it ,
Does it free spool ?
Does it have a brake ?
Does it power spool out ?
Link to the manufacturer ?

ive never came across that style either until I bought it the other day,it's badly designed cause it's chain driven at the very front covering half the drum but I reckon it could be changed around,yeah it free spools and has a brake but that's all, it was sitting in a shed for at least 10 years before I bought it, I didn't get a chance to google the manufacture yet but will to nightand I'll post a link if I find 1

 

[rarefish383]

Duncan, killdeers are even smarter. This one built a nest on our lawn, she built it between 2 tall roots were the lawn mower wouldn't get it. She had 4 hatch and they were around for a few weeks, unfortunately we think our lab made short work of them.
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We used to have Killdeer when I was a kid. They would always nest in the gravel drive. We would look for them and take note not to run over them. As a kid, it was great fun chasing the hen around the yard. She would flop and flap all over, playing injured. Then when she got you far enough away, she would take off and fly back to the nest.

 

[svk]

We used to have Killdeer when I was a kid. They would always nest in the gravel drive. We would look for them and take note not to run over them. As a kid, it was great fun chasing the hen around the yard. She would flop and flap all over, playing injured. Then when she got you far enough away, she would take off and fly back to the nest.

There was an old closed down ski area not far from us that had a big gravel wash on top. Always a killdeer nesting somewhere on it. As a little kid I was amazed at how close it would let you get as it tried to lure you away.

 

[rwoods]

ive never came across that style either until I bought it the other day,it's badly designed cause it's chain driven at the very front covering half the drum but I reckon it could be changed around,yeah it free spools and has a brake but that's all, it was sitting in a shed for at least 10 years before I bought it, I didn't get a chance to google the manufacture yet but will to nightand I'll post a link if I find 1

Is it possible that it was meant to pull from the tractor side? Or vertical pulling? Here is a hydraulic one with a screen on the “front” that would seem to block pulling as well except from the tractor side Or the bottom.

http://www.baumschultechnik.de/bild.php?prod_id=1398&sizex=440&sizey=605

Ron

 

[nighthunter]

Is it possible that it was meant to pull from the tractor side? Or vertical pulling? Here is a hydraulic one with a screen on the “front” that would seem to block pulling as well except from the tractor side Or the bottom.

http://www.baumschultechnik.de/bild.php?prod_id=1398&sizex=440&sizey=605
That could be a strong possibility that it pulls from the tractor side but I don't know as there's no cable rollers on it,would there be any advantage to it pulling from the tractor side
Ron

 

[rwoods]

Not that I can think of for skidding. Would require some rigging on the tractor even for self recovery - with the hitch tied up what would you be using the tractor for - a loader??? I am guessing that this winch has a special purpose and skidding logs isn’t it unless there are more parts that you don’t have and that aren’t shown in the picture of the hydraulic one.

Ron

 

[rwoods]

Here’s what it says in English - other than the nursery part nothing that isn’t obvious from the picture.

Winches especially for nursery use, traction 2-5 t, with mounting for the fork of a forklift or for mounting behind the tractor

Ron

 

[rwoods]

https://www.voets.nl/leveringsprogramma/vtw-speciaalbouw/vtw-lierinstallatie. Ron

VTW Winch installation

The VTW winch installation is used in the tree nursery sector and cable and pipe works. The winch installation can be driven both mechanically and hydraulically. The pulling force varies from 750 to 5000 kg.

The mechanical winch installation is mounted in the three-point linkage of the tractor and is driven by the PTO tractor. The hydraulic winch installation is available in three-point or forklift version. The three-point version is driven by the tractor hydraulics, where the system, like the mechanically driven version, is mounted in the three-point linkage of the tractor. For the lift truck version, the winch installation is mounted on the forks of the forklift truck and the installation is driven by the hydraulics of the forklift truck.

If desired, all installations can be equipped with a freewheel for rapid unreeling of the winch cable.

For more information, please contact our product specialist Jaap van Waaij,
phone 06-53321200, e-mail [email protected]

 

[MustangMike]

I think the Robins are already done down here, but sometime they go a second time. They always build under one of my decks, so I can never see the eggs, just the little heads when they pop up. Usually 3-4 each time, I think late May early June.

 

[nighthunter]

https://www.voets.nl/leveringsprogramma/vtw-speciaalbouw/vtw-lierinstallatie. Ron

VTW Winch installation

The VTW winch installation is used in the tree nursery sector and cable and pipe works. The winch installation can be driven both mechanically and hydraulically. The pulling force varies from 750 to 5000 kg.

The mechanical winch installation is mounted in the three-point linkage of the tractor and is driven by the PTO tractor. The hydraulic winch installation is available in three-point or forklift version. The three-point version is driven by the tractor hydraulics, where the system, like the mechanically driven version, is mounted in the three-point linkage of the tractor. For the lift truck version, the winch installation is mounted on the forks of the forklift truck and the installation is driven by the hydraulics of the forklift truck.

If desired, all installations can be equipped with a freewheel for rapid unreeling of the winch cable.

For more information, please contact our product specialist Jaap van Waaij,
phone 06-53321200, e-mail [email protected]

that wood explain it as it came from a nursery, I wonder if it wood be any good for a tree winch if it was changed around or wood it have a good enough pulling capacity

 

[Philbert]

I've seen missing fuel caps, and even missing chains on display models before, but this a bit extreme IMO . . .



Philbert

 

[dancan]

They have a pic of that winch but that's it .
Looks like you'll have to figure it out lol

 

[svk]

I've seen missing fuel caps, and even missing chains on display models before, but this a bit extreme IMO . . .

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Philbert

Someone ran over a saw and needed parts quick....

 

[rwoods]

Just shoot Jaap van Waaij an email about the winch. I bet he’ll send you an operator’s manual. Ron

 

[svk]

It’s 4th of July and it’s 95 degrees, why not split some wood?!

Turned this pile and three smaller ones into splits today. Not exaggerating, there were probably butt and trunk sections from 40 different trees in here as these piles have been growing for 5 years and the pieces that could be split by hand have already been processed.



Not sure what “Jeresy” gloves are but they worked well

 

[chucker]

"Not sure what “Jeresy” gloves are but they worked well ".... lol there used by people with soft hands that live in "jersey" steve !! you know like our minnesnoda mittens that keep our digits from freezing off? lol