O my, I am comfused

Ooklaa · Nov 4, 2015

Axle what did that quick attach cost from mytractortools, i did not see a price.

This is the debri fork i am looking at all alluminum 57 pounds, 2000 pound lift capacity, liftime warranty. It clamps on. Machine should be here tomorrow or friday.

Ooklaa · Nov 4, 2015

The aluminum forks above reach out like 28 inches or so.

I also found this for grapple attachments. Small size 48 inches they are used on mini skid steer. But their is no specs on weight, was gonna call the company to ask just havent had enough time.

PhysAssist · Nov 5, 2015

Ooklaa; DELETED TO FOCUS ANSWER... But to amswer your question about the logs said:
We get logs delivered in 8'-12' lengths ranging from 10"- 30+", and stacked up to 5-6 logs or 8'-10' high, and we use our B2320 with forks chained to our bucket to unstack them and stage them for cutting and splitting. I use a log jack or peavey to roll the logs onto the forks and while we do have to shorten or even halve a few of the biggest ones occasionally, it isn't really very often.
We DO have loaded rear tires and a really heavy ballast box as counter balance, but nonetheless we never feel like our loader or tractor are undersized for any of the work we do one our 8+ acre hilly wooded property.
As we always say, YMMV!

jenkinsph · Nov 5, 2015

Ooklaa,
What can you do with the debris? Are you allowed to burn or will you have to pay for disposal of the debris?

Ooklaa · Nov 5, 2015

jenkinsph said:
Ooklaa,
What can you do with the debris? Are you allowed to burn or will you have to pay for disposal of the debris?

I am allowed to burn them, i have contacted and spoken with the proper authorities. So the brush part i will burn and the thicker branches/logs i will cut and use for my wood stove.

jenkinsph · Nov 5, 2015

Ooklaa,
Being able to burn surely lowers the cost of clean up. The light aluminum forks should help with transporting to the burn piles but you will still need to cut most of the brush to load it.
Good luck with the project.

Xfaxman · Nov 5, 2015

Ooklaa said:
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I also found this for grapple attachments. Small size 48 inches they are used on mini skid steer. But their is no specs on weight, was gonna call the company to ask just havent had enough time.

How would you attach it to your loader?

Ooklaa · Nov 5, 2015

Xfaxman said:
How would you attach it to your loader?

I assume its a quick attachment. Their is a guy that makes a quick attachment for sub compact tractors. Tach-N-Go + INNOVATIVE ATTACHMENTS

Xfaxman · Nov 5, 2015

Ooklaa said:
I assume its a quick attachment.------------------

It is a mini skid steer quick attach that is about 24 inches wide, Tractor QA is 44" wide.

Ooklaa · Nov 5, 2015

Xfaxman said:
It is a mini skid steer quick attach that is about 24 inches wide, Tractor QA is 44" wide.

Yes i just read they are different. After just spending all this money on a new tractor im not gonna spend another 3 grand now for a grapple and third vavle.

The debri forks are 650 bucks shipped to my house somthey will be my first purchase.

jenkinsph · Nov 5, 2015

I would forget the grapple at that cost too. Don't see where it is needed to clear one acre. A spin spreader and leaf blower would be used more often imo.

dragoneggs · Nov 6, 2015

jenkinsph said:
Ooklaa,
Being able to burn surely lowers the cost of clean up.

You can say that again! I have been periodically burning debris from about an acre of clearing at my place for the past couple of years. I have the proper permits but I'm suppose to keep the pile less than 3ft by 3ft by 4ft. Hard to do... if the fire dept comes by, I will argue I thought the permit meant the flame needs to be less the 3x3x4

Ooklaa · Nov 6, 2015

Got my tractor! Ill post pictures tomorrow! Wwwoooooophoooooooooopp!

TomSeller · Nov 6, 2015

dragoneggs said:
You can say that again! I have been periodically burning debris from about an acre of clearing at my place for the past couple of years. I have the proper permits but I'm suppose to keep the pile less than 3ft by 3ft by 4ft. Hard to do... if the fire dept comes by, I will argue I thought the permit meant the flame needs to be less the 3x3x4

I have had to justify that to guys in the red trucks myself. Usually due to a neighbor complaining. My regs are a little bigger, something like 10'x10'x6' tall. I tell them the ash pile underneath is 4 feet tall (and it can very well be). I usually push the pile together with the tips of the grapple to keep it near 10'. They always thank me for staying with the fire, but they have to respond when they get a call.

jenkinsph · Nov 7, 2015

dragoneggs said:
You can say that again! I have been periodically burning debris from about an acre of clearing at my place for the past couple of years. I have the proper permits but I'm suppose to keep the pile less than 3ft by 3ft by 4ft. Hard to do... if the fire dept comes by, I will argue I thought the permit meant the flame needs to be less the 3x3x4

What a pain that must be ^^^^^^
Last time I burned the piles were about 50x 40x 12' high. It warmed up the whole area pretty good. Still small compared to some larger fields with huge burn piles.

Xfaxman · Nov 7, 2015

jenkinsph said:
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Last time I burned the piles were about 50x 40x 12' high. It warmed up the whole area pretty good. Still small compared to some larger fields with huge burn piles.

That reminds me of my "Dead Tree On Fire", post: http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/projects/313222-burn.html#post3787344

The dead tree was 150 feet away from the burn pile.

jenkinsph · Nov 7, 2015

Xfaxman,
From 150' away if radiant heat started the tree that is impressive. My burns are in the middle of plowed fields and are always the responsibility of the property owners. I don't need the liability risks. I keep my equipment away from fires too as it is easy to burn through air filters and get the ash in the engines.

Xfaxman · Nov 7, 2015

jenkinsph said:
Xfaxman,
From 150' away if radiant heat started the tree that is impressive. My burns are in the middle of plowed fields and are always the responsibility of the property owners. I don't need the liability risks. I keep my equipment away from fires too as it is easy to burn through air filters and get the ash in the engines.

Yep, measured with a rolling distance measuring wheel, like this one.

The live tree next to it also had a dead branch smoldering. The Fire Chief said it happens a lot.

k0ua · Nov 7, 2015

Xfaxman said:
Yep, measured with a rolling distance measuring wheel, like this one.
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The live tree next to it also had a dead branch smoldering. The Fire Chief said it happens a lot.

Those cedar trees get pretty hot pretty quick when set alight. I call them Gasoline Trees. They seem to burn with about the same volatility as gasoline. Even the green ones burn pretty well.

AxleHub · Nov 7, 2015

k0ua said:
Those cedar trees get pretty hot pretty quick when set alight. I call them Gasoline Trees. They seem to burn with about the same volatility as gasoline. Even the green ones burn pretty well.

Some types of wood "burn apart". They was to blow out rather than burn up . . Pine, cedar, certain types of aspen launch burning embers of bigger sizes that fly in the air but are still small pieces of solid wood the size of little fingers. What makes them especially a concern as is burning bark . . Is the smoldering pueces don't just burn out like burning leaves or slivers. Easier to fly hundreds of feet and land and act like a lit cigarette.