Tractors and wood! Show your pics

[Jstpssng]

The baggage carts used by the airlines at the airports are pretty ideal for firewood storage. The are open on the sides and have curtains on both sides that can cover the firewood if you want. They are on wheels and have trailer hook up tied to the front axel that steers. And they can hook up behind each other as a train. They hold close to two cords each.

That's a smaller version of the hay wagons which OldPath likes so much. :stirthepot:

 

[Loaderman22]

Did you ever think of turning your splitter around the other way. I made mine so I can face it either way which was simple to do on the splitter I have. If I'm pulling it with the trailer I work close to the trailer for a short throw. If I'm pulling it with the wheeler I turn it around so I'm not cramped for space by the wheeler.
gg

No I never really thought of that. Usually when I split I leave the splitter in one spot by all my crates and totes and bring the wood to the splitter. Today I was splitting some wood for the neighbor, it was her tree that fell onto my side of the wall so I brought the equipment to the wood. I'd like to extend the tongue on the splitter so I wouldn't be so cramped to the 4 wheeler.

I also have been thinking how to put a tote on the 3pt forks and tow splitter behind it, similar to your trailer/splitter train. Then I could split right into tote. The issue is how to attach it so I could unhook splitter, then drop off full totes. I may have to make some sort of tote trailer, then hitch splitter to it.

 

[hunt4570]

So what we got 4'x8'-ish that requires very level ground for transport?

More like 5x12 ish.. I do not transport them, they just sit there..

 

[John_Mc]

I have to admit, I like the old screw-in caps the best. Flippy caps were a solution in search of a problem, IMO.

Yes and the problem was I always needed a wrench to get them old non FLIPPING caps off especially the the oil caps, But now the flip caps finally came along after what 80 years of making chainsaws, which means I dont need a wrench to get caps off anymore which means I dont have to remember which pocket I put the wrench in.

If you actually had to tighten your caps that tight in the first place to prevent leaking, you likely had another problem, which should be addressed: bad o-ring/seal, crud built up in the threads, etc. The only time I've had to use a wrench on my caps was when someone else put them on. The only time I've had a problem with oil coming out of the cap area was when I forgot to put the cap on. (I've had plenty of problems with oil leaking out of other areas. My Jonsered 2152 has leaked since the day I bought it, but not from the cap area.)

 

[John_Mc]

Did you ever think of turning your splitter around the other way. I made mine so I can face it either way which was simple to do on the splitter I have. If I'm pulling it with the trailer I work close to the trailer for a short throw. If I'm pulling it with the wheeler I turn it around so I'm not cramped for space by the wheeler.

On my splitter, the wedge is stationary, and it pushes the logs out the end. The tongue on my log splitter is removable (pinned in place), so you can get it out of the way when splitting. A "kickstand" is pinned in the down position to hold up that end of the splitter when the tongue is removed.

This comes in handy when splitting right into the back of a trailer, since the splitter can push logs right into the trailer. The downside is that all the crap that piles up when using the 4-way wedge falls onto the ground right where the dolly wheel on the tongue needs to sit. The splitter weighs somewhere around 750 pounds, and there is a lot of tongue weight, so I really need the tongue in there when moving it around. I've thought of adding a receiver for the removable tongue on the back side, so I can come up to the back of the splitter to hook up and haul it away. However, the heavy tongue weight in the normal position, would probably transfer into a negative tongue weight in the rear position. I'm not sure how much of an issue that would be.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

If you actually had to tighten your caps that tight in the first place to prevent leaking, you likely had another problem, which should be addressed: bad o-ring/seal, crud built up in the threads, etc. The only time I've had to use a wrench on my caps was when someone else put them on.

Some chainsaws "tighten" the caps at you use them. One of mine does that, and I also have to use a wrench to loosen it.

I had one on the past that did the same thing...

SR

 

[Gordon Gould]

On my splitter, the wedge is stationary, and it pushes the logs out the end. The tongue on my log splitter is removable (pinned in place), so you can get it out of the way when splitting. A "kickstand" is pinned in the down position to hold up that end of the splitter when the tongue is removed.

This comes in handy when splitting right into the back of a trailer, since the splitter can push logs right into the trailer. The downside is that all the crap that piles up when using the 4-way wedge falls onto the ground right where the dolly wheel on the tongue needs to sit. The splitter weighs somewhere around 750 pounds, and there is a lot of tongue weight, so I really need the tongue in there when moving it around. I've thought of adding a receiver for the removable tongue on the back side, so I can come up to the back of the splitter to hook up and haul it away. However, the heavy tongue weight in the normal position, would probably transfer into a negative tongue weight in the rear position. I'm not sure how much of an issue that would be.

Because I disconnected and turned the beam around I could control the tongue weight some what. I had to trade off tongue weight vs position of the beam so I could get it close to the trailer and still make sharp turns but not to much tongue weight. In the original position with the cylinder over the tongue the tongue weight was 90 lbs. Turning the other way I ended up with 110 lbs.

gg

 

[deezler]

What the heck, I'll do one more update on my bridge project, since I got her operational yesterday. Was satisfying to go re-open all my trails on the other side and cruise around the woods. Probably pissed off some poaching bow hunters on adjacent parcels, but they can pound sand.

Oh and yes OldPath, decking is recycled 2x6 treated lumber. My folks got sick of refinishing their deck every few years and hired a crew to replace with trex, so I salvaged it. The wood is pretty solid but we'll see how many years I get out of it. I'm going to paint it all brown again if I can get another warm dry day soon.

Decking complete, with backfill on far side:

The first drive across with a full loader bucket was a little scary. But this is about my maximum load (~5200 lbs?), so the stress test is a solid PASS. Woot.

My other kiddo (future helper) likes to throw leaves into the creek.

My boy told me that he and the neighbor kid have been drinking creek water lately, which I emphatically said NOT TO DO. Then I looked a little farther upstream and found this last night.....

 

[Oldpath05]

More like 5x12 ish.. I do not transport them, they just sit there..

What kinda red neck measurement is that... Sounds like a Rick cord to me............

 

[Oldpath05]

If you actually had to tighten your caps that tight in the first place to prevent leaking, you likely had another problem, which should be addressed: bad o-ring/seal, crud built up in the threads, etc. The only time I've had to use a wrench on my caps was when someone else put them on. The only time I've had a problem with oil coming out of the cap area was when I forgot to put the cap on. (I've had plenty of problems with oil leaking out of other areas. My Jonsered 2152 has leaked since the day I bought it, but not from the cap area.)

Yes yes yes I had another problem, last winter while cutting wood I got so tired of the Echo oil cap coming off hard all the time and having to need a wrench to take it off when the cap was only hand tight to begin with, I decided to not tighten it down so much on next refill. That worked great, no leaking around cap after filling so did it again that way on next refill, after 10 minutes of cutting wood I had oil soaked paints, brand new paints and there the cap was just dangling off the saw, dont have this problem with flip caps, tight is right and loose is easy...........