Tractors and wood! Show your pics

[Sawyer Rob]

I used up all of my 2x6's extending my tree house roof,

SO, I loaded a log on my BSM,

and started taking it apart,

Instead of "edging" the first boards off each side of the log, I just started building firewood boxes with them,

with that done, I split the "cant" and started taking 2x6's off them,

and I got a nice pile of them, off that log too,

that's it for today...

SR

 

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I used up all of my 2x6's extending my tree house roof,

SO, I loaded a log on my BSM,

and started taking it apart,

Instead of "edging" the first boards off each side of the log, I just started building firewood boxes with them,

with that done, I split the "cant" and started taking 2x6's off them,

and I got a nice pile of them, off that log too,

that's it for today...

SR

Surprised at the amount of lumber coming from what looked like not that wide a stem.
Was there another section?

 

[Sawyer Rob]

Surprised at the amount of lumber coming from what looked like not that wide a stem.
Was there another section?

The above pictured log is the only thing I milled, BUT, in the last pict., of the pile of lumber, (19) 2x6's came from THAT log and in the pict. there's [21], and a bench top, on the bottom of the pile.

Plus, the two half cord boxes I started building, that lumber came from that log as I stated.

SR

 

[Gordon Gould]

I worked some more on the tractor road extension that I started last week. I drove the tractor down to the end of what I had already roughed in and started widening the next section of wheeler/snowshoe trail for the tractor road. The first tree was broken off and quite rotten. Standing near vertical with the top lodged in and behind another tree. At first I hooked the choker very low so I wouldn't pull the top over on me if the butt got hung up in the ground. But it pulled easy and a 5' long piece broke off the butt. So I hooked the choker higher and it came down in several pieces.

Tractor and winch or a long chain is a good way to get them down. I would not have wanted to try it with a saw.

The next one was a good tree with 3 logs in it. I moved the tractor up the hill and laid it in the trail.

Then I skidded the good tree in 2 logs plus the rotten log out of the way.

It was a little muddy from all the rain including 1-1/2" Monday and Tuesday. But I'll have the chance to fix it up next time I'm down here.

gg

 

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I worked some more on the tractor road extension that I started last week. I drove the tractor down to the end of what I had already roughed in and started widening the next section of wheeler/snowshoe trail for the tractor road. The first tree was broken off and quite rotten. Standing near vertical with the top lodged in and behind another tree. At first I hooked the choker very low so I wouldn't pull the top over on me if the butt got hung up in the ground. But it pulled easy and a 5' long piece broke off the butt. So I hooked the choker higher and it came down in several pieces.

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Tractor and winch or a long chain is a good way to get them down. I would not have wanted to try it with a saw.

The next one was a good tree with 3 logs in it. I moved the tractor up the hill and laid it in the trail.


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Then I skidded the good tree in 2 logs plus the rotten log out of the way.


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It was a little muddy from all the rain including 1-1/2" Monday and Tuesday. But I'll have the chance to fix it up next time I'm down here.

gg

What do you do with the stump that's in the new road?

 

[Gordon Gould]

What do you do with the stump that's in the new road?

I have a small dozer to cut side hills and push out stumps and rocks if they aren't too big. Most stumps here are shallow rooted with ledge not to far down.

Above pictures from this thread

TODAYS SEAT TIME

I forgot to take pictures of the yard work but it picked up enough debris to complete fill my dump trailer.

www.tractorbynet.com

gg

 

[Sawyer Rob]

Another log headed to my BSM,

SR

 

[Loaderman22]

I've found the Haix XR200 boots to run exactly true to size. I wear a size 9 medium width, and the 9M XR200 boots fit me perfectly. A shoe store about 30 minutes up the road from me supposedly carries Haix chainsaw boots, but they've never had them in stock when I've been there. I was fortunate to find a Haix boot booth at a local Logging Equipment expo years ago. So I could try them on for size. They did not have medium widths with them, but the 9W was close enough that I knew the 9M would work out for me, so I ordered it.

I've been told the Haix Protector Ultra and Protector Prime run large and to order a half size smaller than normal.

BTW: with something like a hiking boot, there is more to getting a good fit than just matching the outline of your foot.

Haix has a $100 off sale on certain XR200 Air boots, ends tomorrow though, enter "AIRPOWER100" at checkout.

 

[John_Mc]

Haix has a $100 off sale on certain XR200 Air boots, ends tomorrow though, enter "AIRPOWER100" at checkout.

That sale is what started this Haix boot tangent to this thread.
See post #22313 back on Sept 7. I did not realize it was still going on.

 

[Loaderman22]

That sale is what started this Haix boot tangent to this thread.
See post #22313 back on Sept 7. I did not realize it was still going on.

Sorry John, was running out the door & saw the email, wanted to pass it along in case someone was interested. Wasn't fully paying attention!