Steve NW WI: Mostly I bought the lift to save my back in the processing stage. A piggyback forklift, unlike a tractor, is a specialty piece of equipment with little or no cross use, that's the dis-advantage. The advantage is the lifting capacity, maneuverability, and the piggyback feature: 6500# between the wheels, but much less when extended as in picking off a truck. The 3/4 cord racks sometimes gently tip at full extension, and vision on a 6'+ high load requires backing up. I can easily see over the 4' racks. If Oak is 5,800# green, than 3/4x5,800=4,350 plus the rack. When seasoned they might lose, what, 1,000#'s ? I would need a huge tractor to come close to that. As for piggyback, well, I just bought a much smaller truck that will not handle it, a well worn 2000 Topkick 5500, and am considering for the time being, a fifth wheel trailer with three ramps. Money is definitely a factor in any choice. The lift is three wheel hydraulic drive and maneuvers very tightly. I use it just for firewood, placing logs on a cutting bench and moving filled racks. I obviously want to deliver with it also. Just not there yet. Had a woman starting her website design business set up this a few weeks ago. Kind of late for this season, but a start. flamedancefirewood.com Like stacking; one piece at a time. You can carry buckets of water, or build a pipeline, one is slower in the beginning and the other slower in the end. I'm just enjoying this, and far from making money at it at this point.