Tractors and wood! Show your pics

[Rockbadchild]

I was splitting wood today and noticed a mustard color yellow in some of the wood. This is a red oak I think, probably a shingle oak. Anybody know what the yellow color is?
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I figured it was some early stage of rot and here what I found.

Yellow discolouration of European and American white oak might be caused by a fungi infection (paecilomyces variottii). This was shown by Professor Bauch in Germany in 1991. The discolouration only occurs in heartwood, though the fungi also live in sapwood. The actual colouring substance is assumed to be the result of some kind of reaction between the fungi and extractives naturally occurring in the heartwood.

 

[dodge man]

Interesting, it was in the heartwood. It was a large tree also that appeared to be dying before it fell over.

I had tried a search and just found info on the leaves turning yellow or wood that was naturally yellow. I wonder if this is what’s killing a lot of the oaks.

 

[Gordon Gould]

A couple weeks ago I was looking for something to do in the shop and I made this out of a short piece of cutting edge from a snow groomer that I had. I had the idea of being able to place some log beams across a small brook for a bridge I want to build next summer.

Someone asked me if it would work for blocking up firewood. So I tried it today. Just an experiment. I used a 30' long beech 9" at the butt with a 6" top. No problem lifting it with a 2000 lb FEL but it is a lot of cantilevered weight. A little bouncy driving forward.

I have a set of grab hooks welded to the bottom of the grapple tines. I made a "V" hitch. The choker is 5' up from the butt.

I thought the tree might swing side to side but with that "V" the tree is very stable. I had to push pretty hard on it to make it move to the side and it came back to center w/o oscillating.

The grapple sat on the ground while I plowed yesterday after 1.5" of rain followed by 5" of snow and a quick freeze. It grew a pair of ice slippers that won't come off w/o an axe.


No problem at all cutting my 18" blocks. I put one under the butt for it to settle on when I went by the balance point.

Had to make 3 more cuts after I unhooked the choker and backed away.

So it works fine. Cut 20 18" blocks.


gg

 

[Thomas]

You might be onto something Gordon.

 

[Hoobie]

A couple weeks ago I was looking for something to do in the shop and I made this out of a short piece of cutting edge from a snow groomer that I had. I had the idea of being able to place some log beams across a small brook for a bridge I want to build next summer.


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Someone asked me if it would work for blocking up firewood. So I tried it today. Just an experiment. I used a 30' long beech 9" at the butt with a 6" top. No problem lifting it with a 2000 lb FEL but it is a lot of cantilevered weight. A little bouncy driving forward.


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I have a set of grab hooks welded to the bottom of the grapple tines. I made a "V" hitch. The choker is 5' up from the butt.


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I thought the tree might swing side to side but with that "V" the tree is very stable. I had to push pretty hard on it to make it move to the side and it came back to center w/o oscillating.

The grapple sat on the ground while I plowed yesterday after 1.5" of rain followed by 5" of snow and a quick freeze. It grew a pair of ice slippers that won't come off w/o an axe.


No problem at all cutting my 18" blocks. I put one under the butt for it to settle on when I went by the balance point.


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Had to make 3 more cuts after I unhooked the choker and backed away.


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So it works fine. Cut 20 18" blocks.


gg

So I am trying to figure this out. Do you have a hitch receiver on the front of tractor Gordon? Never saw one.

 

[John_Mc]

Gordon - exactly where did you weld your grab hooks on to your grapple? I have a similar grapple and have been trying to decide where to put some.

 

[Gordon Gould]

So I am trying to figure this out. Do you have a hitch receiver on the front of tractor Gordon? Never saw one.

I do. It is part of my brush guard support.

gg

 

[scott_vt]

Good Evening Guys,
Some nice ash I hauled back to the barn, with the old Massey !

 

[Gordon Gould]

Gordon - exactly where did you weld your grab hooks on to your grapple? I have a similar grapple and have been trying to decide where to put some.

Hi John - I thought I had a picture but I can't find it. I'll take one in the morning and post it.

gg

 

[Thomas]

Gordon winter logging videos...hint hint.