Tractors and wood! Show your pics

Gordon Gould · Jul 23, 2017

Snapped a picture today just to keep this nice old thread active.

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motownbrowne · Jul 23, 2017

Gordon Gould said:
Snapped a picture today just to keep this nice old thread active.

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Looking good Gordon! How's that new M treating you?

Here's a little wood I split on Friday evening. I invited my wife on a wood splitting date, and believe it or not she went for it! She rolled rounds down the wagon for me and I ran the splitter. We had a real nice time. Split the whole load in an hour and fifteen minutes. Must've been a cord or a cord and a half. Goes fast when they're 32" long and only need to go through the 4-way once. The auto cycle helps too. That ram hardly ever stopped moving.

airplanewaynem · Jul 31, 2017

Some more wood ready to dry for the winter.

TomSeller · Jul 31, 2017

airplanewaynem said:
Some more wood ready to dry for the winter.

Nice setup you have.

TimberHole · Jul 31, 2017

Re: Big Tree Small Contractor...a risky business

gaproperty said:
I am looking for an opinion what the log in the video is worth. So this maple log is 8.5 feet long 3 feet in diameter. Would it be veneer grade. What could it be used for instead of just firewood. Here is a video. Look at the first log that is pulled to the tractor using the winch. This is the log I would like an opinion on as to what it can be used for other than firewood.

Capabilities of a logging winch - YouTube

Do you have a video that details your winch setup? If not, would you be willing to do one for us new guys. My place was logged a couple of years before I bought it and the loggers left some good lumber on the ground. I would be very interested in seeing your setup.

Thanks.

motownbrowne · Aug 1, 2017

Re: Big Tree Small Contractor...a risky business

TimberHole said:
Do you have a video that details your winch setup? If not, would you be willing to do one for us new guys. My place was logged a couple of years before I bought it and the loggers left some good lumber on the ground. I would be very interested in seeing your setup.

Thanks.

Skidding winches are excellent tools. Now that I have one, I can't imagine working in the woods without one. They seriously increase your production, make a lot of things possible that wouldn't be without a winch, and they keep you safe compared to getting the tractor closer to the action and using a chain. There's several brands to look at, Farmi, Norse, Tajifun, Wallenstein, Uniforest, probably a few others. Watch some YouTube videos, check prices and availability, and sign on the line. You won't regret it.

John_Mc · Aug 1, 2017

Re: Big Tree Small Contractor...a risky business

TimberHole said:
Do you have a video that details your winch setup? If not, would you be willing to do one for us new guys. My place was logged a couple of years before I bought it and the loggers left some good lumber on the ground. I would be very interested in seeing your setup.

If you are putting this on the back of your JD 950, you'd probably want a Farmi 351, or a Uniforest 35M (or a similar sized winch from other manufacturers - I just happen to know Farmi and Uniforest better than the others).

I have never made a video myself (too busy working when I'm out in the woods with it), There are a lot of them on YouTube. They are a great tool - useful to pull logs out of the forest, rather than having to make a trail up to every tree you drop. Combine one with a self-releasing snatchblock, and you can pull around corners. For years, I debated about buying a winch. Once I did, I don;t know how I got by without one.