Steiner logging

[cantoo]

Gee Vee but all the utube videos show it splitting like butter, the ads wouldn't lie would they? They can be dangerous. I played with my old one a few times and it worked much better than this one but I think the cone was a larger diameter.

 

[cantoo]

Did some buzz sawing last night and tonight. A buddy did me a favor and brought me a bunch of wood, mostly hardwood and cut to 4', well close to 4', well anywhere from 12" to 96" long. I decided to just cut it into 16" long pieces to maybe sell or at least get it cleaned up. Stuff was green and heavy as heck and dusty as heck too. At least it was hot out and no wind.
1st pic is part of the pile of random length stuff.
2nd pic is a trailer load, I think there was 4 loads there.
3rd pic is everything buzzed up.
4th pic is everything again. Small pieces on right will likely heat my hot water for a month.
5th pic is pile again.
6th pic is long stuff ready whenever I get the time.

 

[cantoo]

I sent my Dutch wife to get new tires for my Kubota. These are what she brought back. She said the bar tires were too expensive, they were $200 each without rims. She paid $75 each for these including the rims. Not sure if I should kill her or kiss her. 1st time I get stuck I'm gonna curse her though.

 

[NHMike]

What about running chains on then in the woods?

 

[Sawyer Rob]

I'm wondering about the "load rating" difference between those tires?

SR

 

[Oliver1655]

If they don't work well enough, use the original rims & get the lugged tires keeping the one she got you for spares. You might be pleasantly surprised. I would guess they are 8 ply tires. Am I right?

 

[cantoo]

Originals are 6 ply I think, these are 4 ply. I can get 8 ply but they were even more and not sure they are needed. I likely have chains here somewhere that fit, I have 4 or 5 pails of chains that I have bought over the years. The bush usually isn't an issue, it's loader work in my gravel pit that I need better traction for. My tractor is a TLB and is heavier than heck on the front end so the wider tires work better there too. If they don't work I'm sure I can sell them lightly used and still do alright. "wifey is always righty"

 

[Sawyer Rob]

I'm thinking they will be overloaded most of the time and that will be a problem.

SR

 

[cantoo]

Got some logs on the ground today. Still lots of poplar to come down, I only went about another 30' into the bush.. I'm cutting everything to about 12' long, hauling it home and stacking it up until I get time to cut it up.

 

[cantoo]

I cleaned up some stone piles and forgot to go back and cut down the stubs. Today I got reminded that I need to do it. Then I got back from changing the tire and see this on my work truck. Lucky day I guess.

 

[cantoo]

My Stihl has a deathwish.
1st pic shows a 20" poplar that I dropped into heavy trees, a 8" one holding it up. So I think I'll just sneak in there and cut it down, only my brain was a little slower than my trigger finger.

As you can see if the leaner falls the saw is a gonna. This is the saw with the new Lazer bar on it from it's last death wish incident.


I got the bright idea to take the saw off and lay a couple of blocks down to protect the bar. Then grab another saw and cut r down.


I cut it down and the darn leaner still stayed in place. Oh well at least no damages just some wasted time.

I hooked onto it and pulled it to the landing, then I hooked onto the trailer and blew the tire. Another good day.

 

[NHMike]

I had a problem like that yesterday. Dropped a black birch into some hemlock and got hung up. It took longer that I thought to get it out of there.
I will be back up there today to drop several poplars in the 20" range. I'll try to remember the camera.

 

[cantoo]

Cut up a bunch of the ash today. This pile had about 130 logs in it 12' long, about 35 left before the rain hit. Smallest were about 6" and largest were 24"x 12'.

 

[zogger]

You're a one man get together worth of cutting! That's a heap 0 wood!

 

[esshup]

I saw that on the Ventrac site they have duals on all 4 corners for steep terrain.......

 

[cantoo]

I have duals for my Steiner but never use them cause they are so wide.

 

[cantoo]

I went to a sale today and bought a couple of replacement motors for my firewood conveyor. And I ended up buying a few more things I just had to have. I've been meaning to build a firewood cutting wagon for awhile now and have been gathering the parts. Guess I just saved a bunch of time, now I just have to refine it to the way I want. It's about 5' wide and 12' long. The guy used railway irons for the frame. I don't like the cutting area but it's all bolted on so will be easy to change out. Not bad for $225. Towed it home 20 miles at 60 mph and no problems. Guy was a good welder and had lots of quality stuff at the sale.

 

[cantoo]

And last night I finished cutting the last of my ash logs into rounds. Wish I had this 2 weeks ago.

 

[cantoo]

Had an interesting day today. Dropped an ash with a strong crotch perfectly into a cherry tree. I only had a narrow window and was expecting this might happen so wasn't caught off guard. Just shows what can go wrong and how far a big tree can move, it was pretty quick too. 1st pic shows where the stump was at and where the tree ended up and a pile of dirt. That's about 16' back.

 

[cantoo]

Was a great afternoon in the bush though. Got a few more ash piled up about 50 logs 12' long in that pile.
Took a picture of the new turkey barns beside me too. They removed a hill that is about 10 acres and 12' high. Now I can see my neighbours house.