Tractors and wood! Show your pics

[Rustyiron]

Moving logs to the firewood area to work up.

 

[Jstpssng]

I try to keep a year ahead also. Fall of 2022 I was thankful that I did. My back was so bad that I couldn't get any wood in; when the season ended I had 1 stick of wood left in the woodshed. This year I plan to put some hemlock up for this time of year, when it's cool enough to need heat but warm enough to drive me out. It almost kills me everytime that I hear the thermostat kick on.

 

[ArtMech]

A metric tonne and a ton aren't all that far apart. Just remember that you have the additional weight of the forks themselves (100 - 150 lb.), in addition to the tote full of wood, and the center of mass is 24" off the pins. Lifting near max tractor capacity may be feasible on a flat driveway or garage floor, but different when traveling across a rutted or hilly landscape, so margin is your friend. If you're just tossing wood in, rather than stacking, that will help reduce the weight a good bit.

All you have written is correct. I'm working with a 3pt forklift many years. I know its features and dangers very well. I never drive a tractor with it high lifted except carefully when loading/unloading.
But thank you for reminder. I appreciate very much when someone reminds me something what I even know well myself.

 

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Jstpssng said:
I like my woodshed, but that's just me. I split, toss it into the trailer then stack it in the shed.



I like my wood shed too. I've worked up my wood lots of different ways and enjoy it all except stacking. But this is the way I like best because I only stack one time. Bring logs out of the woods, block them up on the trailer., split them, and stack in shed. Bring in basement one cartful at a time.


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I used to do it this way as well with the Quadrafire in the cellar at the old place. What I found after leaving the cellar door open, that the upstairs, second floor laundry chute lid left open, aided tremendously in the air rotation for the whole house.

 

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All you have written is correct. I'm working with a 3pt forklift many years. I know its features and dangers very well. I never drive a tractor with it high lifted except carefully when loading/unloading.
But thank you for reminder. I appreciate very much when someone reminds me something what I even know well myself.

3 pt forks are a great tool.
Everything heavy is better for the tractor when walking these weights on the rear tires.

 

[mike0000]

I’ve shared this before, with back issues I really appreciate the “wing/table” I added to my splitter. I lower splitter to the ground and load it up and raise to nice workable level, tote placement helps too. Filled a couple more totes today.

 

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I looked at used totes around here. They want $95 per. Needing 24 of them to do this right, isn’t worth it to me.
Built a 6x20 wood shed at the new place for a little more than a quarter of that.

 

[Jstpssng]

I agree, waaay too much work for me too!

I split into my half cord boxes,

then line them up in the sun and let the splits dry,

I just move one to the house with my tractor as needed.

SR

That looks like a lot of expense, by the time you get done buying all of that lumber.

Oh, wait a minute.

 

[mike0000]

I looked at used totes around here. They want $95 per. Needing 24 of them to do this right, isn’t worth it to me.
Built a 6x20 wood shed at the new place for a little more than a quarter of that.

I agree that’s excessive, I watched FB Marketplace, and have paid between $25-$40, need to find a few more.

 

[ning]

I have 20+ now; I bought them over a few years when I found someone willing to sell and deliver them cheaply.

First six I got locally from a sketchy in grower who was apparently getting out of the business. It was inconvenient for me because I usually have a heavy shell on my truck and I had to make two or three trips - I don't have a trailer useful for this.

The rest I got in two larger batches for $40 each delivered - cages only without the bladder, which I neither wanted to have or have to get rid of.

All three transactions via CL