Tractors and wood! Show your pics

[TMGT]

Yes, 22 ton

I have an older model, believe its a 26ton based on pictures, the model stickers are long gone and I bought it used a couple years ago.

Its a really simple but well built machine, I need to do some repairs and a couple upgrades but it just keeps chugging along.

 

[4570Man]

Here’s my first load of firewood out this season. It’s been in the 40s this week and that’s perfect firewood splitting weather.

 

[shooterdon]

No pictures, but most of you have seen the modified IBC totes I use. Six weeks ago got 15 of them moved into the attached garage. The tractor moves them a few feet inside and then I use a pallet jack to stage them. Tractor will not clear the garage door.

Started on the second tote last night. Looks like we will not need to move any more totes for the rest of the winter 15 totes is about 7 cords.

I really like the system we have come up with. It takes 3-4 days to process 7 cords and stack splits into totes. We only touch the splits when filling totes, and carrying splits into the house. Total capital costs were $800 for enough totes to hold 15 cords (two year supply), $250 pallet jack, and a cheap $1000 grapple. I use pallet forks to move totes, but need them for other uses. Rental cost of processor is $300. No splitter or chainsaw needed. Totes provide protection from rain and snow so no tarps or sheds needed.

Cost of logs for this year works out to $420. So $720 for seven cords.

I am 70, and another advantage of this method is I can safely keep using firewood as I get older.

The LS 4140 has been a game changer for us.

 

[hunt4570]

That's the trade off, you either get a basement, or you build a house in a sandbox. You chose the latter...

Actually you are only partially correct. Yes I bought this place without a basement, but I had no clue when we bought it that we were moving to the beach! (but no ocean).. EVERYTHING is sand!!

 

[deezler]

Bridge looks nice, was it a-head of schedule and under budget or behind schedule and over budget.............
Two tanks TWO TANKS, what you going to do when your my age.............

Lol. My arms are back to feeling great today, thanks for your concern. I often do 2-4 tank days on my MS310, but I haven't since last March or so, is all. I'm honestly not quite sure how well, or if, I'll be able to keep up my woodstove demands when I'm twice as old though.... If I had even just a little more free time, I can peck away at it slowly and safely and probably do just fine. We only need ~3 cords a year. Plus my son is about to be strong enough to really help out.

Bridge was right on schedule, since there wasn't any schedule. Basically the schedule was, "can I finish it before my wife is mad at me for still working on it". Made it! Also very nicely under budget. ~$80 on fasteners, $40 on a few new pieces of treated wood, $20 of concrete bags, and $40 of gravel. Everything else was scrounged for free. So under $200 total.

 

[hunt4570]

Lol. My arms are back to feeling great today, thanks for your concern. I often do 2-4 tank days on my MS310, but I haven't since last March or so, is all. I'm honestly not quite sure how well, or if, I'll be able to keep up my woodstove demands when I'm twice as old though.... If I had even just a little more free time, I can peck away at it slowly and safely and probably do just fine. We only need ~3 cords a year. Plus my son is about to be strong enough to really help out.

Bridge was right on schedule, since there wasn't any schedule. Basically the schedule was, "can I finish it before my wife is mad at me for still working on it". Made it! Also very nicely under budget. ~$80 on fasteners, $40 on a few new pieces of treated wood, $20 of concrete bags, and $40 of gravel. Everything else was scrounged for free. So under $200 total.

That for me would equal the CU FT of a cord... I'll never get there!

 

[Oldpath05]

Dang, I just wish I had a cellar...

I have a walk in cellar with two doors 5' wide so that works pretty good, dont think I'd like a bulkhead cellar.

 

[Oldpath05]

Lol. My arms are back to feeling great today, thanks for your concern. I often do 2-4 tank days on my MS310, but I haven't since last March or so, is all. I'm honestly not quite sure how well, or if, I'll be able to keep up my woodstove demands when I'm twice as old though.... If I had even just a little more free time, I can peck away at it slowly and safely and probably do just fine. We only need ~3 cords a year. Plus my son is about to be strong enough to really help out.

Bridge was right on schedule, since there wasn't any schedule. Basically the schedule was, "can I finish it before my wife is mad at me for still working on it". Made it! Also very nicely under budget. ~$80 on fasteners, $40 on a few new pieces of treated wood, $20 of concrete bags, and $40 of gravel. Everything else was scrounged for free. So under $200 total.

My bridge was on schedule and on budget with the budget I had, about $100.00 and that was in fasteners butit was over budget in aggravation mostly due to the lack of the right tooling as pictured below......

 

[goeduck]

Here’s my first load of firewood out this season. It’s been in the 40s this week and that’s perfect firewood splitting weather.

Sure wish I had that structure to work my firewood under. Always impressed. :thumbsup:

 

[Mike68]

No pictures, but most of you have seen the modified IBC totes I use. Six weeks ago got 15 of them moved into the attached garage. The tractor moves them a few feet inside and then I use a pallet jack to stage them. Tractor will not clear the garage door.

Started on the second tote last night. Looks like we will not need to move any more totes for the rest of the winter 15 totes is about 7 cords.

I really like the system we have come up with. It takes 3-4 days to process 7 cords and stack splits into totes. We only touch the splits when filling totes, and carrying splits into the house. Total capital costs were $800 for enough totes to hold 15 cords (two year supply), $250 pallet jack, and a cheap $1000 grapple. I use pallet forks to move totes, but need them for other uses. Rental cost of processor is $300. No splitter or chainsaw needed. Totes provide protection from rain and snow so no tarps or sheds needed.

Cost of logs for this year works out to $420. So $720 for seven cords.

I am 70, and another advantage of this method is I can safely keep using firewood as I get older.

The LS 4140 has been a game changer for us.

Do you have problems with critters living in the wood stack in the totes? Mice, snakes, etc.