The wood lot

[Budweiser John]

As for equipment I use my Polaris Sportsman 500HO, the B2620 Kubota, and my Stihl 029 saw.



Then I clean up branches and bark with the Wallenstein chipper/shredder.

Those Stihl 029s are like the Enegeriser Bunny they just keep on running. Mine dates from the mid ?0s and but for a new carb kit and fuel hose (too late smart on the ethanol gasoline thing) it痴 all original.
Thinking the ole 029 would soon pass on to chain saw heaven, I bought a larger new Stihl. Can稚 recall the model just now, but after a year on the new one and bypass surgery on the old saw, the 029 is the still the favorite son.

 

[rocketfish]

Those Stihl 029s are like the Enegeriser Bunny they just keep on running. Mine dates from the mid ?0s and but for a new carb kit and fuel hose (too late smart on the ethanol gasoline thing) it痴 all original.
Thinking the ole 029 would soon pass on to chain saw heaven, I bought a larger new Stihl. Can稚 recall the model just now, but after a year on the new one and bypass surgery on the old saw, the 029 is the still the favorite son.

X2 on the 029! I also have one although not my go to saw anymore (bought a new MS 261 CM) it still keeps running every time I get it out.

 

[TnAndy]

Thanks, that phone number led to this site:
Air Bag Void Fillers - Corrugated Dunnage | Tyoga Container

And these bags:
Firewood Bags | Dino Bags

Any idea on the cost of these bags ?

 

[TnAndy]

Any idea on the cost of these bags ?

I emailed them. $9.75/bag Minimum order of one skid of 200 bags + freight.

Little steep for me.

 

[Green Acres Homestead]

As for equipment I use my Polaris Sportsman 500HO, the B2620 Kubota, and my Stihl 029 saw.

For splitters I have the old one my father built in the late 70's/early 80's at his welding and fab shop. It was an old Lincoln welding machine trailer he made into a splitter. It has had Ford, GM, Mazda and currently Toyota engines on it. (he always lent it out and got it back dead, LOL)
Now I also just bought a new 25 ton Forest King that is easy to pull around with the ATV.

Then I clean up branches and bark with the Wallenstein chipper/shredder.

Nice man. You have a nice looking property. Doing it your way is improving your property making it worth more as apposed to clear cutting and devaluing your property. Nice job.

 

[deezler]

I emailed them. $9.75/bag Minimum order of one skid of 200 bags + freight.

Little steep for me.

Shoot. $10/bag is pretty reasonable, but 200x is.... not. Wonder what you could flip them for here on tbn or on craigslist, etc. $15 apiece? Might take a while but could end up worth your while.

 

[4570Man]

I'd be interested in some more pictures and description of your trailer and it's attachments. The crane, does it swivel? What's the hoop/arch for and how do you use that?

The reason I ask is because all of our firewood is located 9 miles away (or further at friend's houses), and I'm thinking I'd rather load the long poles onto the trailer and bring them home to cut, VS cutting at the property and loading the rounds onto the trailer, then unloading the rounds again when I get home.

I much prefer to haul firewood home in logs vs cutting onsite and then hauling the rounds home. The problem with that approach is you have to have a machine to load it and without the dump another machine to unload load it. The other disadvantage to that approach is it’s a little more efficient to cut firewood from whole trees vs 10” logs and it makes more mess at your house. If I was working without equipment I’d probably just take my splitter and cut and split it where it lays to reduce handling.

 

[4570Man]

Shoot. $10/bag is pretty reasonable, but 200x is.... not. Wonder what you could flip them for here on tbn or on craigslist, etc. $15 apiece? Might take a while but could end up worth your while.

I wonder what it would cost to ship them in small quantities of maybe 10. It seems like a promising idea. To those that already use the bags how long do they last and how heavy are they? If I could handle them with the L3800 that would be better than having to use my backhoe.

 

[MossRoad]

I much prefer to haul firewood home in logs vs cutting onsite and then hauling the rounds home. The problem with that approach is you have to have a machine to load it and without the dump another machine to unload load it. The other disadvantage to that approach is it’s a little more efficient to cut firewood from whole trees vs 10” logs and it makes more mess at your house. If I was working without equipment I’d probably just take my splitter and cut and split it where it lays to reduce handling. View attachment 588533

I don't have much of a choice. If I take the machine out to the remote property to load the logs on the trailer, I can't get the machine onto the trailer with the logs to bring it home to unload the logs. So currently I cut into rounds and throw them on the trailer, bring them home and split them. I've tried taking the splitter the remote property. That works OK and does leave the mess there. But I think I'd just rather bring home the long poles and cut and split right at home at my leisure, whenever I have time.

 

[4570Man]

I don't have much of a choice. If I take the machine out to the remote property to load the logs on the trailer, I can't get the machine onto the trailer with the logs to bring it home to unload the logs. So currently I cut into rounds and throw them on the trailer, bring them home and split them. I've tried taking the splitter the remote property. That works OK and does leave the mess there. But I think I'd just rather bring home the long poles and cut and split right at home at my leisure, whenever I have time.

That’s kinda the problem with doing that. I’d love to have a truck with a knuckle boom loader on it. Then I could haul a years firewood all in one trip. But I guess my dump truck that’s already paid for will have to work.