whats your favorite way to get wood out of the woods??? post pics
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I did a little "logging" today for some cedar. Did not remember to take pics. But, my favorite way to get the wood out is the easiest way!
This time, it was on a hillside above the road and hooked up my tow strap and hooked a chain onto that and choked the logs and pulled out onto the road to buck 'em. Then I will either split them or load them into the truck as the wife backs up with me as I load so I do not have to go back and forth.
Snatchblocks are your friend as well!
This time, it was on a hillside above the road and hooked up my tow strap and hooked a chain onto that and choked the logs and pulled out onto the road to buck 'em. Then I will either split them or load them into the truck as the wife backs up with me as I load so I do not have to go back and forth.
Snatchblocks are your friend as well!
I'd love to put a skidding winch on the back of the tractor, but for now I skid logs out using chains or rope and snatch block. If I can get the tractor near the wood (sometimes it's too hilly), then I buck the logs where they are and throw them in the 6' FEL or load a pickup truck or tow a trailer.
Here's the JD4600:
I've been too busy to try it, but I did get a skidding cone a couple months ago:
Here's the JD4600:
I've been too busy to try it, but I did get a skidding cone a couple months ago:
wdchuck
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Wood Junkie
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My preference would be with Treepointer's JD 4600...sweet machine! Lately it has been with my Jeep Cherokee. This thing will go just about anywhere, has a tight turning radius for the woods, and surprisingly holds close to a face cord with the seats down and the logs cut to 5' or so....
Yup. A real tractor. American Iron.
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billdiesel
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Here's mine
Works really well for the terrain I have.
Works really well for the terrain I have.
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branchbuzzer
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Here's mine. My favorite method is identical to wdchuck's, but this is normally what is used.
Pros:
- Gets awesome gas mileage.
- Goes where the big rigs can't.
- Easy Maintenance
- When someone asks for a 'load on credit' you can give them one.
- Gives you a free workout
Cons:
- High COG, prone to roll-over.
- Not too good in rocky terrain
- Amphib capability limited
- Load capacity limited on uphill runs
- Gives you a free workout
Got 45 loads of red oak ( about 2 cords ) out with this awesome machine yesterday. They were about 100+/- yds in, uphill.
Pros:
- Gets awesome gas mileage.
- Goes where the big rigs can't.
- Easy Maintenance
- When someone asks for a 'load on credit' you can give them one.
- Gives you a free workout
Cons:
- High COG, prone to roll-over.
- Not too good in rocky terrain
- Amphib capability limited
- Load capacity limited on uphill runs
- Gives you a free workout
Got 45 loads of red oak ( about 2 cords ) out with this awesome machine yesterday. They were about 100+/- yds in, uphill.
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Moving Silver Maple with log arch, quad to road, slow three mile trip with van. Time to start looking for a truck.
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94 Toyota 4x4 pickup. 
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7sleeper
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Here's mine. ...
Got 45 loads of red oak ( about 2 cords ) out with this awesome machine yesterday. They were about 100+/- yds in, uphill.
I use the same!
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Especially with Dog and Son. makes work a little more fun
It looks like you have the privilege of cutting wood in some beautiful country.
Big_Al
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Looks like it also depends on what part of the country your in. Cut most of my wood with permits from the national forests, a lot of it is fairly steep/hilly and remote country. We usually try to pull the logs back to the road using a winch or cables with a snatchblock. Also try to fill up the F250 with racks and an 8x14 trailer. Figure since it can be a 30-40 mile trip one way back into the woods on old dirt roads we might as well get full loads.
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Hunt'n'photos
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Mine is going to be the same as my moose/bear hunting rig and all around cabin supply rig. Should be here next month!
And this in the winter!
And this in the winter!
Here are my top five ways I usually do it:
Horses
River
Plume
Kids
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Horses
River
Plume
Kids
Elephant
komatsuvarna
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4 gum trees taken down yesterday that will hopefully get split one evening this week.
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