fire wood carrier

[Bedlam]

Shine, Mine is very similar, I added some small sides to the base plywood, and have a bolt that goes through a small hole in the bucket side. It gives you more side surface, and really hold it tightly .Worked so good, I made a big wing nut to attach it and detach it.ill try to get a picture but its quite simple.

 

[bpattie]

what do they say about great minds Ken? I did use just one pallet to do this once. good idea about the sides. I think I will make a carryall this Winter or next Spring.
I don't haul cut firewood all that ofter. I built the forks this year and kick myself for not doing it sooner. I use the forks to carry back 10-16 foot lengths of log. Even with a 20 inch tree I can generally get the whole tree loaded except for the slash. then I try to cut most of what I have hauled back off of the forks. Cutting waist high is sure a lot easier on the back. I try to do this cutting right by my splitter which is right next to where I stack.
it always had amazed me how many times you handle a piece of wood and this year I set out to try and minimize that. THink I have to to bare minimum with this approach.

 

[Ken45101]

I use the forks to carry back 10-16 foot lengths of log. Even with a 20 inch tree I can generally get the whole tree loaded except for the slash. then I try to cut most of what I have hauled back off of the forks. Cutting waist high is sure a lot easier on the back. I try to do this cutting right by my splitter which is right next to where I stack.

Darn, sounds like good ideas! That way of working might even justify a grapple! I really like the idea of cutting the logs at waist height!

I usually avoid anything 20" diameter because it's too heavy to move around, but you have that solved except for getting it onto the splitter.

Ken

 

[bpattie]

yah, haven't figured a way to auto load the splitter yet. and yes the 20 inchers though not by any means the common cut is still heavy lifting.

 

[carpenter383]

what do they say about great minds Ken? I did use just one pallet to do this once. good idea about the sides. I think I will make a carryall this Winter or next Spring.
I don't haul cut firewood all that ofter. I built the forks this year and kick myself for not doing it sooner. I use the forks to carry back 10-16 foot lengths of log. Even with a 20 inch tree I can generally get the whole tree loaded except for the slash. then I try to cut most of what I have hauled back off of the forks. Cutting waist high is sure a lot easier on the back. I try to do this cutting right by my splitter which is right next to where I stack.
it always had amazed me how many times you handle a piece of wood and this year I set out to try and minimize that. THink I have to to bare minimum with this approach.

Just be careful hauling long logs with the FEL. I had a back tire off the ground easier than I thought possible. I had about a 30 ft x 16in. diameter tree lifted waist high (on flat ground), I was cutting it off and cut too much weight off one end when the tractor leaned over untill the other end of the tree hit the ground! I was suprized because it didn't seem to be that much wieght relatively speaking (fluid filled tires, and rear wheels moved out to the max width). I was using the toothbar which carries the load further out to the sides compared to FEL forks, so I'm sure this would make a big difference, but just be carefull especially on a hillside!

 

[jstreet]

My solution isn't rocket science, but it is simple, relatively inexpensive, and effective. I use a KingKutter carry-all on the 3-point hitch of my Kubota B3030. The bed is a sheet of 36x54-inch 3/4-inch plywood, and the sides and front are cheap-grade 2x6s.
I screwed a slotted 2x4 to the front to carry my chainsaw. On the rear, I used steel brackets to support three removable 2x3 planks that vastly increase the amount of wood I can carry without spilling it.
Photos are attached.

 

[gwdixon]

Darn, sounds like good ideas! That way of working might even justify a grapple! I really like the idea of cutting the logs at waist height!

I usually avoid anything 20" diameter because it's too heavy to move around, but you have that solved except for getting it onto the splitter.

Ken

Here is a log carrier I just built. It will be used to haul tree trunks to the woodpile or to the splitter depending on size.

In both cases the logs are held at waist level and pieced with a chainsaw until the log gets fairly short. It works better than forks since you don't have to go side to side to even up the weight and keep the log from tilting off of the forks.

Before this device, I used to use the bucket with the grapple hook on a chain to one of the bucket's grab hooks. Poor visibility. It is amazing how much weight can be lifted despite the fact that the weight is inline with the tractor rather than across forks. A counterweight is a necessity.

 

[jas67]

Here is a log carrier I just built. It will be used to haul tree trunks to the woodpile or to the splitter depending on size.

In both cases the logs are held at waist level and pieced with a chainsaw until the log gets fairly short. It works better than forks since you don't have to go side to side to even up the weight and keep the log from tilting off of the forks.

Before this device, I used to use the bucket with the grapple hook on a chain to one of the bucket's grab hooks. Poor visibility. It is amazing how much weight can be lifted despite the fact that the weight is inline with the tractor rather than across forks. A counterweight is a necessity.

That thing is seriously cool, but I noticed you are using it on a M-something. My little B7610 (and it's predecessor the B7100 pictured in the start of this thread) wouldn't be able to pick up nearly as much a log with that thing as your M That brings back memories of the opening scenen of Flintstones cartoon