Grappling fun - A Picture Thread....

[powerstroke444e]

Spent a little time cleaning up around edge of the field this weekend. My 12 year old was proud of the work we got done. The grapple definitely made it a little easier, we got 3 loads and took them to other side of the farm the dump trailer saved making 15 trips and dropping stuff everywhere. I built the grapple 10yrs ago and still haven't gotten it painted.

 

[aeblank]

. I built the grapple 10yrs ago and still haven't gotten it painted.

No need to rush into things!

 

[goeduck]

I thought you painted it rust colored.

 

[case580c]

finally got around to cutting some Euchs I have been wanting down for years, each year the get a bit bigger and leave quite a mess of dead dry branches and leave that drop every year. Well NO more they are out I could have saved my self some $$ it I had done this 44 years ago. Bet this stump weighs aprox 3000 lbs, a*cubic foot*of fresh*water*weighs approximately 62.4 lbs & this Blue Gum weighs 70 lbs per cubic foot when green . The grapple is 64" width

 

[goeduck]

finally got around to cutting some Euchs I have been wanting down for years, each year the get a bit bigger and leave quite a mess of dead dry branches and leave that drop every year. Well NO more they are out I could have saved my self some $$ it I had done this 44 years ago. Bet this stump weighs aprox 3000 lbs, a*cubic foot*of fresh*water*weighs approximately 62.4 lbs & this Blue Gum weighs 70 lbs per cubic foot when green . The grapple is 64" width
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Holy cow, that is a BIG stump. :thumbsup:

 

[Luke'sScreenName]

finally got around to cutting some Euchs I have been wanting down for years, each year the get a bit bigger and leave quite a mess of dead dry branches and leave that drop every year. Well NO more they are out I could have saved my self some $$ it I had done this 44 years ago. Bet this stump weighs aprox 3000 lbs, a*cubic foot*of fresh*water*weighs approximately 62.4 lbs & this Blue Gum weighs 70 lbs per cubic foot when green . The grapple is 64" width
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You win. Not sure what... Maybe 'most impressive photograph of the day?'

 

[Piston]

finally got around to cutting some Euchs I have been wanting down for years, each year the get a bit bigger and leave quite a mess of dead dry branches and leave that drop every year. Well NO more they are out I could have saved my self some $$ it I had done this 44 years ago. Bet this stump weighs aprox 3000 lbs, a*cubic foot*of fresh*water*weighs approximately 62.4 lbs & this Blue Gum weighs 70 lbs per cubic foot when green . The grapple is 64" width
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That.
Is.
Awesome!

I imagine that section of the tree is even heavier than the average weight per cubic foot, since the wood is typically more dense at the stump than in the middle of a log.

Very nice pic!

 

[goeduck]

A little too big for my wood splitter :confused3:

 

[dragoneggs]

A little too big for my wood splitter :confused3:

Yeah wonder what he is going to do with it?

 

[case580c]

Holy cow, that is a BIG stump. :thumbsup:

Yes I didn't realize how big it looked too, when I got off the tractor to take the pic, it barely fit in the grapple and I couldn't get the mass close to the piviot pins