A weeping willow that I cut down last fall didn't want to die, so my B3030 was called into action. One B3030, chain, shovel, reciprocating saw and 90 minutes got the job done. I remember not so fondly when I used to do this kind of thing and didn't have the B3030. (In those days it took 90 minutes just to talk myself into starting the job!) PS--the deck goes next!
nice work-I can't imagine tackling that job without a tractor and the BH75.
Before I got my B7800 I use to drive my 4x4 up my hillside, buck my maple logs with my Husky chainsaw, fill up my wheelbarrow, wheel it to the truck and throw them in the back of the truck, drive back to my wood shed, get in the bed and throw the logs out and then split them with my maul.
Now I drive my tractor up the hill with my chainsaw/gas/water etc., on my carry-all, pull the logs out with my sling choker hooked to the drawbar, cut the maple logs into 6 to 8 foot lenghts and then pick them up with the bucket/grapple and bring them intact to the wood shed where i buck and then split them. A whole lot easier, more efficient and cleaner for the logs. Some day when I am too old to swing the maul I will buy a 3 pt or gas wood splitter.
Northland, it sounds like you have a pretty good system to take care of your logs. Although I've had my B3030 for a year now I'm still learning new tricks, and new uses all the time (like using the FEL to change the 8 foot long tube lights in my 13 foot high garage ceiling.) Take care.
