3 point hitch pallet mover

[xring100]

Nice Roger,
They look good

 

[murphy1244]

what kind of price did you get on a imatch?

350 + tax

 

[xring100]

I have SSQA forks

Do you have trouble with wood falling off. I've thought about moving wood this way

 

[murphy1244]

I have SSQA forks

Yea so do I. Would be nice to use same forks Front or Back.

 

[94BULLITT]

Nice Roger,
They look good

Thank you.

350 + tax

That's cheaper than the Land pride.

Do you have trouble with wood falling off

If you turn too fast it will throw it off. If I am in the woods I have a set of cambuckle straps from home depot that I throw across each stack and tilt it back. I have a fairly steep hill on the way out. I just moved 2 skids without straps today to stack inside I went 8MPH to see how stable it was and nothing fell off. A lot of it depends how well you stack it on there. If you have wood that has been split it more stable than round pieces. I am in the process of transferring all of my wood to skids. At one time I had 40 skids. Now I am down to 34 or 36. Everything I cut on my property is cut and split and stacked right on the skid. It cuts down on the amount of times you have to handle it. Each skid is 1/4 cord. You could try a skid and see how well you like it. I never put on in the house. I am afraid there might be a mouse in the skid. I pull up to the house then take it on a dolly or wagon.

 

[shawn106]

Can a kubota BX2360 pick up a 1/4 of a cord of split wood with loader pallet forks? Not the clamp on bucket ones.

Thanks, Shawn

 

[94BULLITT]

Can a kubota BX2360 pick up a 1/4 of a cord of split wood with loader pallet forks? Not the clamp on bucket ones.

Thanks, Shawn

I don't have a loader but I am going to say no. That is about all it will pick up on the 3 point hitch.

 

[oldboyscout]

Shawn, that's highly unlikely. 1/4 cord of oak is about 1200lbs, sticking out 3 ft in front of the loader boom. I can barely do it with my B2620, and it makes the tractor very unstable. I'm working on 3pt forks to move heavy stuff.

 

[shawn106]

Ok thanks guys for the replies. I like that set up you have Roger. I am thinking about a new BX tractor, and one of the things I want to do is move pallets of firewood. It looks like I might have to rethink my options. Maybe 1/8 cord on pallets stacked 2-high? Or use 3pt forks. Sorry if I am stealing your thread, If I am, moderater may delete this post.

Shawn

 

[oldboyscout]

I've been using pallets for firewood, and I'm moving away from it mainly because my terrain is too uneven to safely move a reasonable amount at a time. My plan (once I've burned the palletized wood) is to have a small trailer to fill up at the woodpile and pull to the door by my stove. OR to use 3pt forks-but you'll need a hydraulic top link to make it convenient.

 

[oldboyscout]

Murph, I think you can get a SSQA for the 3 pt hitch, and use your forks back there.

 

[xring100]

Can a kubota BX2360 pick up a 1/4 of a cord of split wood with loader pallet forks? Not the clamp on bucket ones.

Thanks, Shawn

Like others doubtful. I can say an m8540 loader will lift just under 1/2 cord into a pickup truck with no issues.

 

[94BULLITT]

Ok thanks guys for the replies. I like that set up you have Roger. I am thinking about a new BX tractor, and one of the things I want to do is move pallets of firewood. It looks like I might have to rethink my options. Maybe 1/8 cord on pallets stacked 2-high? Or use 3pt forks. Sorry if I am stealing your thread, If I am, moderater may delete this post.

Shawn

Thanks Shawn. Your not stealing my thread. I have almost all of my wood on pallets, 41 pallets with wood on them now. I will have close to 50 after I get this last bit stacked. It cuts down on a lot of work and easy to move. I think the wood dries out better too. A 1/4 cord is a good load for a BX on the 3PH even. With a set of weights on the front I have trouble keeping the front down. A 1/8 cord would be better. I have a few pallets that are 1/2 of a 42x48. They would be good for a 1/8 cord. You could cut a 42x48 in half with a sawzall and burn the waste to make firewood pallets. Here is a picture of one in the dark with a old conveyor belt on it.

Like others doubtful. I can say an m8540 loader will lift just under 1/2 cord into a pickup truck with no issues.

That's a different way to haul a pick up load of wood.

 

[xring100]

That's a different way to haul a pick up load of wood.

Thanks Roger,
As i've said before on this forum if you have a loader you will find creative ways to use it I had been at my buddies earlier that day splitting wood we sell firewood mainly because we enjoy doing it, and with a huge supply of dead ash we'd rather use it then let it rot. we split a couple cord that day and one of the guys that gets wood from me called and wanted a face cord so rather than leaving his house and coming back with the truck i decided I'd take it back to my house in the carry all then deliver it.
I really didn't think i would be able to pick it up and load it into the truck since the box empty is about 500 lbs and it was cantilevered over 6 feet off the loader but it was worth a shot. It paid off i didn't have handle the wood an extra time. We stacked his rack full and i brought the rest home.
That Carry-all sees almost as much action on my tractor as the loader