Tractors and wood! Show your pics

[two_bit_score]

I remember it because K is the abbreviation for the Kelvin scale: a temperature scale in which 0˚ is absolute zero, the lowest temperature possible (there is no such thing as "below zero" on the Kelvin scale. 0˚K = -273˚C/-460˚F)

Turned out my keyboard wouldn't work that way. But I can press Alt +. and get °. Thanks to your post though getting me to try it until I got it.

 

[Portuguese Farmer]

 

[Gordon Gould]

Thought this odd shaped 3 stemmed red maple would make good firewood and give the nice red oak pole across the trail more light.

Cut the 3 stems off at 24' each and skidded them out to the wood pile. I'll come back for the limb wood later.

It was a nice winter afternoon. Cold, 10* F, but plenty of sun and no wind.


gg

 

[Rockbadchild]

Thought this odd shaped 3 stemmed red maple would make good firewood and give the nice red oak pole across the trail more light.


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Cut the 3 stems off at 24' each and skidded them out to the wood pile. I'll come back for the limb wood later.


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It was a nice winter afternoon. Cold, 10* F, but plenty of sun and no wind.


gg

I call that a perfect winter day… how’s the traction in the snow ? i guess the lack of friction from the logs compensate for the lack of traction from the tires and things equals out ?

 

[Gordon Gould]

I call that a perfect winter day… how’s the traction in the snow ? i guess the lack of friction from the logs compensate for the lack of traction from the tires and things equals out ?

With those big loaded rears and chains on all four the snow has to be pretty deep and mealy for traction to be a problem.

gg

 

[Gordon Gould]

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What type of stove do you have that likes those nicely chunked up pieces of wood ? And how do you process that wood ? Very efficient usage - you don't leave much that will burn.

gg

 

[HawkinsHollow]

Hard to load a pallet on a trailer with sides. Had to hoist these slabs headed to the kiln with straps and back the trailer underneath. Worked perfectly!!

 

[WinterDeere]

Hard to load a pallet on a trailer with sides. Had to hoist these slabs headed to the kiln with straps and back the trailer underneath. Worked perfectly!!
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I have a trailer with relatively tall sides probably over 24" high, and I have to do the same thing, hoisting with straps. But the trade-off is that I use those side railings to steer logs into the trailer, and avoid having to strap them down for transport home. The heavy front wall of that trailer also keeps 5000 lb. of logs from shooting in my direction, if I ever need to slam on the brakes while hauling.



If I could do it all over again, I'd probably buy a flatbed and custom-fab some metal sides to drop into stake pockets, but they'd have to be very strong and relatively heavy. Getting them on and off might be a two-man operation, with one on the tractor and the other steering the stakes into pockets.

 

[HawkinsHollow]

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I have trailer envy!!! But yeah, those sides are pretty tall. I would love to make a trailer with a log arch on it for loading logs.

 

[WinterDeere]

I have trailer envy!!! But yeah, those sides are pretty tall. I would love to make a trailer with a log arch on it for loading logs.

I had planned to build a pivoting log arch on mind, essentially a pair of hinge points on top of the railings, with a U-shaped hoop that would pivot fore/aft, and a snatch block in the middle of the hoop to lift logs off the ground and onto the trailer. But I never got around to it, and with a 7500 winch, brute force has a way of making things work. The only flaw in my system is the expanded metal tailgate takes a beating.

I try to keep a sheet of old plywood handy to throw between the tailgate and oncoming log, but getting the log up onto the plywood can be a bit of a thing, and keeping it from sliding out is a little bit of a hassle.

BTW, that trailer really was not very expensive. I think it was only $3600'ish back in 2016 or 2018. I did spend several hundred more on the winch, big batteries, and other accoutrement, maybe under $4500 total investment. Lots less than a tractor!