Tractors and wood! Show your pics

[Hilbilly]

NICE! You can drop the truck and wood at
my place

willy

You forgot the tractor. Might as well get the works, lol.

 

[Loaderman22]

I have used a backpack leaf blower to clear off loose powdery snow, works well, but it has to be that cold, dry powder, if its a little warm and wet, its not going anywhere.

 

[ning]

Wow! That's one lucky guy. I wonder how he would have fared with a single piece hard hat like what most of us wear.
I was hoping he didn't plan to burn those trees for firewood...
That Lewis winch is nice, I'd like to have one sometimes. I still prefer my Uniforest and tractor though.

Looks to me that that shard of wood hit just perfectly to go into the vent. If it had been a smooth hardhat without a vent, my guess is that it would've deflected off of the helmet and not stuck into it... though it may've stuck into his shoulder instead.

re firewood - He moved the logs to his driveway for a logger to pick up - lumber, not firewood.

 

[Jstpssng]

re firewood - He moved the logs to his driveway for a logger to pick up - lumber, not firewood.

I realized that, but I can see that it was a bit vague. I knew what I meant though!

 

[Rustyiron]

These are from December, I forgot about this long running thread.

the top ^^ to this log below

A buddy's rig on the left. I got them out to the trail with my tractor on the right.
This was 12/9/21 and the first snow that stuck. I was gathering hemlock logs for siding for my sawmill building. My plans were to pick away at it this winter moving the mill into the building, it's under roof. That just didn't happen.

 

[Gordon Gould]

Some great pictures Eric. You have some good Hemlock. Takes a real woodsman to limb out the top like that. I assume all the framing for your saw mill building came out of your woods and off your mill ??? Very nice work.

gg

 

[Williy]

HAY! Your building in the wrong place should
be in my back yard

willy

 

[Rustyiron]

Gordon that was my buddy up on the tree. I was the lazy guy taking the picture.
As for the lumber, a friend gave me about 35 8x8 x mostly 24' long spruce timbers. They were for a dream of his father's, sitting stickered on concrete in a building for 10 years or so and they needed the space we horse traded a days labor and he delivered them to my place. I did need to resaw the twist out of them. I bought the 2x4's for the purlins and wall girts to save time.
I'm building this by myself and was hoping to finish it before snow... at least I got it under roof.

Here's the free posts and the metal bar joists that I bought about 8-10 years ago. 38' long, 11 pieces for $400!
These blocks are my inexpensive "footings".

20 2x2x6 concrete blocks, delivered for $1240 iirc. They were kinda on sale during the time when the roads were posted because they had a yard full and come spring they'd be making more and also needed the space. Fortunately I'm on a state road and it can't be "posted".
For those that don't know what I'm saying... over the winter the roads freeze up (because they were never built properly years ago) and when the frost is coming "out" in the early spring heavy trucks over a certain weight are restricted because the sub surface is almost mud like and the asphalt will crumble under the load.
April 7 was the delivery date.

The blocks were put on a 12"-16" layer of crushed stone, then I formed up an additional 12" concrete that is above grade. I made those brackets that got "wet dipped" into the concrete.

 

[Gordon Gould]

Your mill will be very happy in that building. That's a pretty slick way of doing an out-building foundation Smart use of available material too. Very nice !

gg

 

[BackRoad]

Mr. Rusty Iron, are you planning a concrete floor?

//Terry

 

[Rustyiron]

Terry it would be nice for cleanup, but it bothers my knees so I'm not planning on a concrete floor (yet)

 

[Loaderman22]

Terry it would be nice for cleanup, but it bothers my knees so I'm not planning on a concrete floor (yet)

Ehhh, once you get a nice layer of sawdust on the concrete slab, it will feel like walking on something softer!!

 

[Gordon Gould]

Or you could put a plank floor on sleepers in the areas where you work or where the saw dust accumulates. But you probably already know what you want to do.

gg

 

[Skeans1]

Here is a close call with a widow maker.

Mistake one is not looking up two he crossed over the rear of the tree. I’ve been hit years ago leaving the stump by a widow maker across the hard hat and shoulder knocking me out for a bit. Since then I stay closer to the stump and look up to access what possible hazards are overhead. The biggest thing is never cross the stump when making an exit it’s a good way to make a good day go bad.

 

[Skeans1]

 

[Hoobie]

Mistake one is not looking up two he crossed over the rear of the tree. I’ve been hit years ago leaving the stump by a widow maker across the hard hat and shoulder knocking me out for a bit. Since then I stay closer to the stump and look up to access what possible hazards are overhead. The biggest thing is never cross the stump when making an exit it’s a good way to make a good day go bad.

I don't follow what you mean by crossing the stump. He appeared to me to escape back away from the stump. Can you explain further please?

 

[Skeans1]

I don't follow what you mean by crossing the stump. He appeared to me to escape back away from the stump. Can you explain further please?

He crossed the back side of the stump instead of leaving from the same direction as where he was cutting from.

 

[Gordon Gould]

Going back into where I've cut pockets of fir earlier this winter and cutting the stuff that will never be anything but junk.

While we still have snow if it looks like firewood I pull it out. On this beauty I cut the splayed out limbs on the left 2/3 thru on the outside of the crotch so they would fold back w/o falling off if they got pinched to hard on the skid out.

gg

 

[Hoobie]

Going back into where I've cut pockets of fir earlier this winter and cutting the stuff that will never be anything but junk.

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While we still have snow if it looks like firewood I pull it out. On this beauty I cut the splayed out limbs on the left 2/3 thru on the outside of the crotch so they would fold back w/o falling off if they got pinched to hard on the skid out.

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gg

That is a good trick to know. I have been caught surprised before by such a tree while skidding out a trail used many times before. On occasion the forks are too wide and get jammed, pulling the front end of tractor up requiring a fast clutch step. I then cut one fork and re connect with another choker. Cutting it part way through and letting it fold back is a great idea.
Oh and being careless and in a hurry on my part doesn't help either

 

[Loaderman22]

I cut the splayed out limbs on the left 2/3 thru on the outside of the crotch so they would fold back w/o falling off

gg

Since I do a lot of tree moving with 4-wheeler instead of tractor, I do this trick often. The 4 wheeler fits everywhere, & is much faster, but what I gain in speed, I give up a lot of mass & therefore traction. Even small branches can snag & slow or stop progress, so making the skid as streamlined as possible is necessary. Good tip GG, I guess I just do it & don't even think about other people not doing it.