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Not firewood, but logs and wood. I loaded up 10 logs with my TC-30. The two largest ones it could barely pick up. They were around 24".
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I took them to my friend who has a very nice Wood Miser and came home after 3 hours of work.
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This piece was pretty typical of what I brought home. 6 of the logs were Ash like this piece.
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My plan is to mill it into flooring for our house after it dries.
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   / Tractors and wood! Show your pics #22,683  
Gordon - exactly where did you weld your grab hooks on to your grapple? I have a similar grapple and have been trying to decide where to put some.

If you didn't want the shackle lug you could rotate the grab hook 90* and weld it to the vertical side of the tine.

gg
 
   / Tractors and wood! Show your pics #22,684  
Green tractor and Husky saws are resting in the barn. My back hurts. I got a lot of firewood in the last few days. This is where the rest of it goes. The big logs are Ponderosa Pine, which I won't use in the wood stove. I'm debating on lighting this off now, or letting the critters winter in there and burning it in the spring. Thoughts?View attachment 838372
Couldn't wait 'til next spring. Nice, dry, calm day.
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   / Tractors and wood! Show your pics #22,686  
I put a shackle lug under there and welded a grab hook to it.


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If you didn't want the shackle lug you could rotate the grab hook 90* and weld it to the vertical side of the tine.

gg

Thanks Gordon. That's helpful. I like the set-up with the shackle lug as you have it better than welding it on the vertical side of the tine. If I end up backing up with a log or something heavy attached, the load will be in-line with the hook, rather than a 90˚ side load.

Is that shackle lug something I might find at a tractor dealer or farm supply place?
 
   / Tractors and wood! Show your pics #22,688  
Thanks Gordon. That's helpful. I like the set-up with the shackle lug as you have it better than welding it on the vertical side of the tine. If I end up backing up with a log or something heavy attached, the load will be in-line with the hook, rather than a 90˚ side load.

Is that shackle lug something I might find at a tractor dealer or farm supply place?

Google 'weld on lifting lug' to start. Might have to poke around to find the shape you want with a surface for the grab hook. I cut mine out of a scrap piece of 1/2" plate and used a hole saw.

Good point about the 90* side load !


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   / Tractors and wood! Show your pics #22,689  
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Nothing like what Gordon and a few others do, but I'm slowly working up a pile of fir studwood. I've been picking away at it for 2 months, hopefully by Christmas I'll have full 9 cord load to send.

Looks good - nothing wrong with a little at a time as you have time. You need a lot of sticks to make up a 4 mbf or so load. Seems the weather might be on your side this year if you have a dry lot.

gg
 
   / Tractors and wood! Show your pics #22,690  
I put a shackle lug under there and welded a grab hook to it.


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gg
I don't even know exactly what I'm looking at, but it looks very useful. anything that gives me a place to hook a chain or strap gets my approval.(y) that's not a ripper is it?
 

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