firewood tractors

[alleyyooper]

Good job Robb, will that make enough fire wood for a season?

I have some I need to get that was taken down by a tree service at my mother in laws house. One was a huge popple nearly 40 inches in dia. hit by lighting 4 years ago and cracked more every year in the wind.

Al

 

[bowtechmadman]

Great pictures SR

 

[Sawyer Rob]

SR, enjoyed the pictures. Especially like the part where you got help putting that tree down. I am guessing but I would bet outside loggers and other professionals you probably have as much or more falling experience than most on this forum. Glad to see someone who isn’t too proud (or ignorant) to seek help.

Ron

Thanks guys, I'm cutting this for 20/21 heating season, as the oak will never be dry enough for the 19/20 season.

I'm not sure if there's enough for the whole season, IF I only heat with wood, but I switched propane suppliers and am getting propane much cheaper now. I plan to use both, propane and wood, at least until propane once again goes waaay up in price.

Ron, my arborist friend is a kind of a Stihl guy, I think the only reason he came over is so he can spend a day using "better" saws, as we used my saws all day,

SR

 

[alleyyooper]

I can under stand.

Al

 

[sirbuildalot]

Hey Rob, I’m seriously looking at the Woodland Mills stump grinder. I like other brands swinging side to side setup, but the Woodland Mills units price point is all I really want to spend. How is yours working out. I also really like their chipper and multi lander logging trailer

 

[Sawyer Rob]

Sorry, I haven't used it enough to give you an honest answer to your question...

I'm not exactly sure when I will get to either...

SR

 

[rwoods]

Took my new firewood tractor (2003 JD 4710) on a shakedown run today though I am not quite finished with it. It did all I asked it to do but while on the two mile road trip it developed a loose connection somewhere in the momentary switch circuit I wired into the factory diverter valve circuit to operate the grapple. Have to pull a rear wheel and fender to get at it. Hopefully I will get to it before the season starts in two weeks.

Old Firewooder (1999 JD 4400) with long boom attached.








New Firewooder with short boom attached.





Side by comparison.


Ron

 

[mountainguyed67]

Here’s my firewood tractor.

 

[mountainguyed67]

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my fav fire wood tractor

What machine is this?

 

[J3 Driver]

My a tractor but a splitter I rent every once in a great while if I have big stuff to split.

At 20 bucks a day it’s well worth it.




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[mountainguyed67]

I have never seen a splitter with claw on it before, that would be a good deal to rent at that price.

 

[rwoods]

I would call $20 per day a bargain for that set-up. Wish there was one like that around here. Ron

 

[blades]

unlees you build your own those claw rigs are pricy

 

[alleyyooper]

Bet if you watched ads where they cut saw logs and pulp you could find cheap used ones needing a hrydrlic rebuild.

Al

 

[al-k]

Put some chains on and about 275 studs in the front tires. Little bit of a hard ride on the driveway but in the woods its great.

 

[alleyyooper]

I would like to see a better picture of the studs and some information as to brand and type.

Al

 

[al-k]

These are the studs. Sanon tire snow spikes stud screws 100 pcs 12 mm from amazon I think they were 18 bucks for a 100. Used about 250 for both fronts. Takes a 4.5 mm socket which I had. There are some much better ones for more money but I wanted to see how they worked. Seem to help I did not do any 180s last couple times plowing the driveway.

 

[alleyyooper]

Yup look like the ones I used in the ATV tires.

Al

 

[Sawyer Rob]

Time for some firewood tractors...

I've been splitting a load of oak I brought home,

Some of the rounds are heavier than I want to lift, so out comes a plank to easily roll them right up onto the splitters beam,

and get pushed once or twice, through the 4-way wedge,

and then the splits get stacked into drying boxes,

that get moved away with a my tractor,

Once dry, I'm going to have some nice firewood!

SR

 

[mountainguyed67]

I don’t lift my logs, they stay on the ground. Sorry for the side view, I’ll try to get a better picture.