Good morning!!!!

[Thomas]

40F light rain might reach 50F w/showers the rest of the day.

Woodman said he might start delivering winter Monday depending on the weather,safe to say no delivery today I had hopes have next winters wood stack etc. by this coming Sunday.

TXDon... pace yourself.. stay safe.

 

[farmer2009]

57 this morning and headed to 72 today.

Going to walk birds and hookup stock trailer and head to friends house. He's hauling cattle today and needs help. Then back and some maintenance in chicken coops.

Don. Can't tell from the pictures, but how much weight is still on the stump? If very much then I'd cut far enough to the other side that it wouldn't fall on backhoe. There's a good chance it'll just roll and never drop. Then step back and cut other side of backhoe. Remove backhoe and then start processing the tree.
If no weight on stump then start on that end. And make same two cuts just in reverse order. The grapple should handle the middle section you are cutting out. But then again I'm just looking at pictures and they can be deceiving.

 

[Ed of all trades]

Don could you hook a chain to the hoe and drag it out from under the tree? I know so many ideas that probably won't work but we do care.

Daugen Prayers sent for the pain. Ed

 

[txdon]

Good morning! Another pic. The BH is pinned down. The top of the BH is higher than the tree so no dragging it out. I have to be carful about the cut so the tree does not roll down and cause more damage. Not much is holding the tree to the stump.

The biggest unknown is how much weight is at each contact point and when a contact point is eliminated how much weight will tranfer to the BH.
I don't want the tree to roll down the BH and I don't want the tree to tip over the grapple and tractor.
There are no trees around to use a chain to stabilize the fallen tree.

An orange crush.

 

[yankeerider]

Good morning all! The chickens have been fed, I've already put up a hook for my bride of 37 years, having my second cup of coffee now. Maybe my biggest accomplishment of the day, though, was updating my TBN profile to show my occupation has changed from "engineer" to "retired engineer." After 37 years with the same company, I retired last Friday, so now I get to learn how to do things on a schedule I set

The weatherman warned us this morning not to freak at his forecast for the week, which is rain every day. Unlike other parts of the country, though, we're not likely to get enough to cause problems. I was hoping to till the garden this week, but it looks like I'll have to take it day by day. TXDon, I'll be thinking of your predicament until you get it resolved.

 

[Thomas]

""engineer" to "retired engineer."
You will enjoy the me time... BIG congrats.

 

[toppop52]

Day number 7 of dreary, wet weather, not as cool today, mid 70's, heavy storms later. Got near an inch yesterday. No sunshine since a week ago today. Most days have been in the 50's with northeast winds, at least the fire danger is down.

 

[mkr7734]

Doing better here guys, bright sun but still only 49 now and 54 for a high but with the sun that should help.

Yard is a swamp so I can't cut grass and it won't warm up till Thursday so I don't know what I will do today. Maybe tackle that outside faucet. I don't like the one I got and at 12" will put it almost into the floor joist so I may get a 10" from Menards and pick up the PVC glue I need at the same time.

txdon, Do you have access to a bigger machine or maybe another one. What you have You know best. pictures don't always tell a 1,000 words. What ever you do be careful.

Jerry, congrats on the retirement.

Drew,,,,And in our age category many of us start out the day a bit stiff.
I can still remember when that was a good thing. :laughing:
Have a good one.

 

[rswyan]

51F and overcast @ 10:00 ... chance of rain every day for the next four days, having highs in the 60's is small consolation.

Yesterday it would rain and the sun would come out ... then do the same thing all over again ... all ... day ... long. Had a thunderstorm move through late last night.

It's so wet out there now that it will probably take a week or more of no rain and plenty of sun and temps in the mid-70's for it to dry out. In the meantime the grass - and weeds - just keep on growing.

Have started the build thread for the LPGS and gotten a little bit of work done on it:

LPGS for Kubota B2910

Next door neighbor, who is a heavy equipment mechanic, is checking to see if he can get me a couple of used/scrapped cutting edges off a motor grader for free/cheap. Found a guy on craigs down in Kidron who has some heavy angle (1/2" x 4" x 4", 4" x 8") for very cheap ($0.30 lb) going to see him tomorrow.

 

[bakerg]

Good morning all! The chickens have been fed, I've already put up a hook for my bride of 37 years, having my second cup of coffee now. Maybe my biggest accomplishment of the day, though, was updating my TBN profile to show my occupation has changed from "engineer" to "retired engineer." After 37 years with the same company, I retired last Friday, so now I get to learn how to do things on a schedule I set

The weatherman warned us this morning not to freak at his forecast for the week, which is rain every day. Unlike other parts of the country, though, we're not likely to get enough to cause problems. I was hoping to till the garden this week, but it looks like I'll have to take it day by day. TXDon, I'll be thinking of your predicament until you get it resolved.

 

[daugen]

just planted 9 shrubs and was happily covered in dirt when done. Worked in the garden, watered everything, and said that's enough. Half done was fine for today, finish tomorrow if not pouring, which the forecast says it will. Toppop/Randy, if I have four days of rain coming, you might too....why are you so wet? I thought the East was supposed to be hot and dry. Guess not this week.

I guess i'd better think through word meanings a bit more...

packing a bag and going to stay the night in the travel trailer, since it's supposed to rain tonight.
Should be a nice sound on the roof. Only half an hour from home so easy to do.

 

[sodamo]

65°F and .05 inches rain last 24 hours.

Sold my old, non running Honda Eu3000 on CL yesterday. Must not have asked enough as I had buyers coming out the woodwork. Considering I sold it as is for parts, no complaint and glad it got a new home.

Hope I get good news about the Ridgid unit today. Planning on stopping in town to look at possible replacement.


Be safe
Have a good day.

 

[rswyan]

Don,

I have no idea what that tree trunk actually weighs, and I don't know exactly were you are at, but if you have a crane rental available somewhere nearby, it might be worth considering, given the cost of replacing the 'hoe ... and the potential for further damage.

Replacing the cylinder/rod is bad enough ... adding the stack valve or other stuff to it would be rather unwelcome I would think.

The tree service that the neighbor kid works for has one they use on large jobs to load their trucks, so that might be an option as well.

 

[txdon]

RS it is extremely heavy. I'm taking a break from thinking. I almost started to go with a plan - my wife said I was over analyzing it. So I took her to the BH and explained every cut and brace and possible actions and reactions. She went inside and googled it - like that was going to help, and she came up with this find:
Tree Falls from Tractor Loader
(Make sure you read at least to where the wife helps.)
All this thinking is getting me tired, nap time.

 

[toppop52]

just planted 9 shrubs and was happily covered in dirt when done. Worked in the garden, watered everything, and said that's enough. Half done was fine for today, finish tomorrow if not pouring, which the forecast says it will. Toppop/Randy, if I have four days of rain coming, you might too....why are you so wet? I thought the East was supposed to be hot and dry. Guess not this week.

I guess i'd better think through word meanings a bit more...

packing a bag and going to stay the night in the travel trailer, since it's supposed to rain tonight.
Should be a nice sound on the roof. Only half an hour from home so easy to do.

Drew, that same back door cold front that brought you rain, shifted the wind where to northeast, this time of year that's a recipe for cool and damp. Same setup in June would be hot and humid. Water temps are the story.

 

[toppop52]

Don, don't survive a heart attack, just kill yourself with a tree! If you can't secure it so it can be cut into smaller sections, pay someone!

 

[txdon]

Don, don't survive a heart attack, just kill yourself with a tree! If you can't secure it so it can be cut into smaller sections, pay someone!

:thumbsup:

 

[mkr7734]

RS it is extremely heavy. I'm taking a break from thinking. I almost started to go with a plan - my wife said I was over analyzing it. So I took her to the BH and explained every cut and brace and possible actions and reactions. She went inside and googled it - like that was going to help, and she came up with this find:
Tree Falls from Tractor Loader
(Make sure you read at least to where the wife helps.)
All this thinking is getting me tired, nap time.

Don,
Wow what a shame, one would think by 61 one would know better. He could of used a grapple thumb on that loader.
After many many years of felling trees not as a professional but as a wood burner I would guess I have missed the bullet more than once that I don't even know of. :shocked:

The outside faucet job is done and good to go and I made the 12" one fit when I found out I could not find the receipt to return it. :duh: So much for today's job. :thumbsup:

 

[mkr7734]

I guess i'd better think through word meanings a bit more...

:laughing:

 

[daugen]

84 degrees, sticky and nasty grey out, the air is thick, soon the the storms will light off. Radar shows popcorn storms popping up all over the place.

Bad things can happen so quickly...and sometimes familiarity breeds contempt (of safe practices)
Now saying any tractor working in the woods should have ROPS is a really good idea. If you use your FEL, and you don't have enough weight in the rear, easy to pick up the wheels and on a slope, wow that gets frightening in a heartbeat. In the example the operator got speared by the tree when it slid on him. Many farmers don't have woods or a grapple. This one had the woods and no grapple.
Another example of not enough grip.

With my ballast box and weighted tires I can't pick up a tire any more. The hydraulics just stall.
Probably a safer alternative, though I sure wish I had more lift capacity. I have the same loader as Don and that tree is out of his league as it stands.