Log Wagon / Trailer With Tractor

[brenndatomu]

Man @FLRA_Dave, you have come a long way from the 8n! Must be doin some serious shmoozin o de wifey

 

[FLRA_Dave]

Man @FLRA_Dave, you have come a long way from the 8n! Must be doin some serious shmoozin o de wifey

Sure have.... I think I have a problem!

 

[Mad Professor]

I've been using one of these.

I can't overload it even with tall sides

 

[lefturnfreek]

http://www.embmfg.com/Forestry/Trailers/LX115LT60.aspx

Nice trailer but outa my toy budget


Those are so very nice chains!!!

 

[dancan]

Start saving, you won't regret it, whole different world of traction over regular chain .

 

[ChoppyChoppy]

Those look similar to skidder chains.http://www.babactirechains.com/ProductDetail.php?Single-Diamond-4v

 

[farmer steve]

Man @FLRA_Dave, you have come a long way from the 8n! Must be doin some serious shmoozin o de wifey

i thought the same thing. i remembers pics of that old ford up to the axles in mud.

 

[FLRA_Dave]

Nice trailer but outa my toy budget



Those are so very nice chains!!!

Not too long ago it was way out of my budget as well. I just stuck with it. Right now selling firewood pays for it all. Much doesn't go in my pocket, but at least the equipment gets paid for. Eventually I should start seeing better numbers.

 

[lefturnfreek]

I'm a medium scale, personal use wood burner, on a...that'll work...budget who just cuts standing and dead fall on my own property.

The market for fire wood isn't that large around here so I don't think I'll get into the for profit saw swinging, unless I hit the lotto, then my back would just get a massive break.....

 

[Beefie]

Congratulation's on your log trailer purchase. It is a very wise investment. I would still look into loading your tires and getting some of those really good tire chains. Weight=traction= stopping power. Cant wait to see your new firewood toy = I mean tool .

Beefie

 

[epchief]

I use a 4 wheel front steer trailer for years. Holds an easy cord of rounds. Early on I towed it with a ford 1600 2 wheel drive tractor with front and rear wheel weights and tire chains and went anywhere I ever needed to go.
When I got the L 48 kubota and a farmi winch I would pull logs to the trailer then load them up for the long haul out. Two changes I made after I used the set up a few times. Even though the L 48 is 4x4 rear chains where a must and I weighted the rear tires made it an entire different beast, even just for logging. Second was when the trailer was hooked to the farmi winch it made the pivot and weight distribution for down hills all wacky so I significantly shortened the tounge on my trailer to get not so much of a crossed up push out of it. Seamed to work really well

 

[thumbilly]

Over kill maybe?

This is how I haul firewood. Either use a JD 4440 or 4955 to haul them. They dump hydraulically. Used to be old Ford F-600s I cut off and put hitches on.

 

[old_soul]

Over kill maybe?

This is how I haul firewood. Either use a JD 4440 or 4955 to haul them. They dump hydraulically. Used to be old Ford F-600s I cut off and put hitches on.

Now that is impressive. some serious work done there .

 

[thumbilly]

Not as much as you would think. Usually 4 or 5 of us go out. We have a New Holland LS170 with OTT tracks and a L175 without and a Virnig grapple bucket. We grab the trees in the middle and there's a person on either end cutting. We cut up a big pile and then scoop it up and dump it in the trailers. We also have a JD 4030 with a loader and tire chains to drag the trees out of the woods.

A little incident with ice here.