Tractors and wood! Show your pics

[WinterDeere]

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.

What year did you build that shed?

I built four 6x16 sheds, starting just before COVID and working through the four years that was that whole sh!tshow. The first one (or two?) cost me almost exactly $1k for block footers + lumber + roofing, whereas I remember paying over $2200/each for the materials required to build the last two, in peak COVID pricing.

 

[ArtMech]

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

Just to make it clear.
I have two attachments - (1) 3pt pallet forks with a grapple (shown in a video some posts ago) and (2) 3pt forklift. Both are with standard professional forks, what means they are made of hard steel. Since my tractor is equipped with just one hydraulic port I wouldn't be able to use a grapple mounted on a forklift despite it fits.
And yes, rear axle is the strongest part of a tractor, and I take advantage of this

 

[WinterDeere]

You use that aux (3rd channel) port for grappel cylinder on one attachment, versus hydraulic top link on the other? I do the same. A hydraulic top link is downright mandatory when using 3-point forks, whether it's for sneaking the forks thru the gap between pallet slats, or keeping a log on the forks without aid of a grapple.

I have forks for the loader and forks for the 3-point, with a hydraulic top link on the 3-point. I only use the 3-point forks when moving super-heavy stuff, like a whole bunch of pallets of concrete and pavers for a recent patio project, otherwise the loader-mounted forks are much more convenient and versatile.

 

[ArtMech]

You use that aux (3rd channel) port for grappel cylinder on one attachment, versus hydraulic top link on the other? I do the same. A hydraulic top link is downright mandatory when using 3-point forks, whether it's for sneaking the forks thru the gap between pallet slats, or keeping a log on the forks without aid of a grapple.

I have forks for the loader and forks for the 3-point, with a hydraulic top link on the 3-point. I only use the 3-point forks when moving super-heavy stuff, like a whole bunch of pallets of concrete and pavers for a recent patio project, otherwise the loader-mounted forks are much more convenient and versatile.

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Not quite like that.
Yes, the aux port I use for a grapple cylinder on the pallet forks.
But in case of a forklift I use that port for two long lifting cylinders of it.
I don't have a possibility to tilt the forks up or down in either attachment with a hydraulic top link. Instead of it I made two top point brackets welded differently. On the pallet forks when you lift a pallet or whatever one top link bracket allows it to tilt forks up and to prevent cargo from falling while driving. With the other bracket you can lift a cargo just straight up without tilting according to parallelogram rule. That allows to load/unload a low trailer. In order to pick up the load from the ground the forks are lying horizontally in both cases.
Not sure if I could explain clearly

 

[WinterDeere]

I follow your explanation, but never saw a 3-point fork attachment with vertical lift cylinders. What's the purpose of that? I assume something like more vertical lift range than the 3-point alone can achieve?

 

[ptsg]

This is one of many purposes for a 3 pt forklift attachment.

Loading totes full of vegetables or fruit directly to a semi truck parked near the field.

 

[ArtMech]

I follow your explanation, but never saw a 3-point fork attachment with vertical lift cylinders. What's the purpose of that? I assume something like more vertical lift range than the 3-point alone can achieve?

I just took the pics of my tractor for you. I'm sure you knew such adaptations

You may see two long vertical cylinders just beside the stem.
It's taken from old commercial forklift, that's why I call it a forklift.

 

[WinterDeere]

I just took the pics of my tractor for you. I'm sure you knew such adaptations

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You may see two long vertical cylinders just besides the stem. It's taken from old professional forklift, that's why I call it forklift.

That's pretty cool. I'd actually never seen a rig like that on a tractor, but it makes sense someone would've thought to build that. Very nice!

 

[ArtMech]

That's pretty cool. I'd actually never seen a rig like that on a tractor, but it makes sense someone would've thought to build that. Very nice!

It's heavy, weighs 1 tonne. Attached to the lift arm balls in the middle of the stem. The protruding parts are only two forks. It is able to lift and bring 0.5 T off the ground. With the wheels mounted at the bottom of a stem it would carry 1.5 T.

Very important for me is that it occupies not much place in a garage.

I didn't come up with this. There are many others who do the same.

 

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You use that aux (3rd channel) port for grappel cylinder on one attachment, versus hydraulic top link on the other? I do the same. A hydraulic top link is downright mandatory when using 3-point forks, whether it's for sneaking the forks thru the gap between pallet slats, or keeping a log on the forks without aid of a grapple.

I have forks for the loader and forks for the 3-point, with a hydraulic top link on the 3-point. I only use the 3-point forks when moving super-heavy stuff, like a whole bunch of pallets of concrete and pavers for a recent patio project, otherwise the loader-mounted forks are much more convenient and versatile.

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I don’t know how far you’re walking that stem piece Winter but figure it like this: tractor manufacturers build their front end components based on the amount of weight the bucket will hold heaped with material. There is leeway built in knowing the owner is not doing this just once.
The average 4wd c.u.t is not designed to have a steady diet of 1500 lbs hanging off its fel. That’s how ring and pinion gear teeth break off eventually. The problem is sort of like kidney failure. One doesn’t know one’s kidneys are failing until they almost stop working. Same with the weakening of front end gearing.
As a matter of fact, some manufacturers a few years back, even stipulated that if one put things like a grapple or other non approved front end components on, their warranty would be voided.
The ring gear is only about 5”s across or less in the average 2000 lb tractor 4wd front end.