Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[Backyard Lumberjack]

I have both and prefer ol faithful single wheel. You have to baby plastic tubs especially when it's cold out.

one thing about my TW Dually... it don't get babied! other than when i cut near it to be careful! has a scar or two... lol

cost me $10!

 

[davidwyby]

Heads up!

 

[JustPlainJeff]

that is quite the cutting rig!

I'm liking it so far, thank you. But like most people, I'm always still on the lookout for a more efficient way.

 

[JustPlainJeff]

Morning calisthenics! C'mon guys, try to keep up!
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Holy cow!!! I don't have the strength or desire to keep up with you brother!! But you go boy, and I definitely do admire your energy!

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

nice! looks like it still can do plenty of work. i would like to have it, just to start it up. i got me a 1954 chevy pickup down in one of my S-40's. in sandy soil up to axles...trees thru engine bay and where bed goes... up to about 20/25' now. i would like to have it out of that position, even as derelict as it is... on blocks... up by the main house. i would enjoy seeing it parked there. it's doable... and... imo, restorable!

been there mostly likely for few decades even before my time there...

and i have the parts & experience, tools... to do it! other than the expendables. time, drive and commitment? not so sure about that...

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

and i have the parts & experience, tools... to do it! other than the expendables. time, drive and commitment? not so sure about that...

speaking of trucks! ~

 

[sean donato]

Three rear remotes would be nice if you had a place to put the 3rd control lever. Kioti only has 2 places for levers unless you buy a cab on it. The cabs have room for 3 levers.

I wish my B had room for 2, I'd live a top and tilt kit for the drag box...

My 7275 was made by Mitsubishi. I'm surprised that the pto clutch is no longer available.

I can't remember the model, but it had a "cat" (actually a Perkins, but readied shibarro engine.) In it. The pto clutch is just a switch, no lever like the older models.

Very interesting. Never had any issues with either of my M9's in the years I've owned them. Very reliable and I use a 12 foot wide LP bat wing a lot too.

My only issue with Kubota's in general is the weak PTO brake pack but I run an over running coupler on any implement that don't have one built in. That mitigates pack plate failure. Of course in Kubota's infinite wisdom, the only way you can replace the plates (in the PTO brake basket) or the PTO pack itself, is to split the unit, consequently, I'm always cognizant of the fact and treat my clutch packs carefully and maintain the correct clamping pressure as well.

It was a specific issue to the Alamo flail from what we were told. It mounted to the 3 point and had an arm it slid out on. Something about how it twisted when it was all the way out to the side put too much load on the one 3 point arm.

The Kubota F series front mount diesel zero turn mowers are light years ahead of any mid mount ZTR plus the have a steering wheel and not 2 oars. Ain't cheap either.

Front mount decks arnt a new idea, the old man had a 72" hustler for years. His model didn't have a sterring wheel, had joy sticks. He had a Howard price before that with a steering wheel. Didn't turn near as good as the hustler did. Try as I may, I couldn't convince him to get another zero turn, front or mid mount deck when he got rid if the hustler. "Cost too much." And he got a regular riding mower.

 

[djg james]

I've been milling White Oak but have not yet posted all the pics. I respect the wheelbarrow work (and I've done a lot of it in the past) but milling logs in awkward positions because you are positioning them w/o any heavy equipment is punishing on an older body!

Hope to conclude the milling this morning and start using my circular saw to convert them to useable boards. Some will not be perfectly straight, as the logs were not straight enough for the lengths I needed, but they are white oak and they will work!

Making a free standing 4 leg hunting stand with it (10' at the platform). Need to get it done for this WE, and rain is predicted later in the week. Gotta go!

Pics, definitely!

 

[djg james]

Morning calisthenics! C'mon guys, try to keep up!
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Well I just got done splitting (with a splitter ) and wheelbarrowed them 15 feet and stacked them. I'm tired.

 

[Lionsfan]

We got a dealer for them in town not too long ago. Don't know much about them. Tym tractors showed up at another dealer when they got rid of cub cadet/yanmar.
As afar as rear remotes, most dealers around here order larger tractors with at least 2 on them. There's a pretty strong farming presence here though and idk anyone that wants any less then 2 and most seem to prefer 3 rear remotes.

From what I understand TYM is building some of Yanmar's compact and sub-compact tractors. Maybe it's just a way of streamlining the product line and eliminating some of the smoke and mirrors?

 

[H-Ranch]

Well I just got done splitting (with a splitter ) and wheelbarrowed them 15 feet and stacked them. I'm tired.

Nice work! That's pretty much all I did today too. LOL

 

[xraydaniel]

Got busy today. Test fired my P80s. Installed the 6x6 post for the gate. Changed all the game cam cards. Some fill will be added to level out the ground around the back of the post.

 

[JustJeff]

A couple weeks ago I split up a bunch of kindling. It's good and dry now so I moved it inside ahead of the rain. Normally I split kindling as I go on a daily basis, so this is new to me. My wife will appreciate it when I'm not home.....which she seems to appreciate a little too much.

 

[djg james]

I'm pretty sure I haven't posted this here before. This is a video of my firewood processing setup, felling a tree, and running the chipper.

Before anybody "goes there" (LOL) I know that the rope on the tree that I was dropping was too low, and should have been higher to get better leverage with the tractor when pulling it over. But I didn't need much leverage as the tree was pretty much straight up and down, and I was just practicing using the tractor to pull over trees, for when I cut a tree down at my other house that's leaning over a corner of the house. It will be done correctly when I cut that one down. I'll video it as well.

Anyway, if anybody is interested, here's how I'm processing firewood at this point.

Love your setup. Really like the smaller tractor. I could use that around here. As for your near miss, I split alot of crotch wood that's under stress and I always wear safety glasses. Or at least prescription glasses.

 

[djg james]

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A couple weeks ago I split up a bunch of kindling. It's good and dry now so I moved it inside ahead of the rain. Normally I split kindling as I go on a daily basis, so this is new to me. My wife will appreciate it when I'm not home.....which she seems to appreciate a little too much.

I cut my pine lumber scraps throughout the year to fit in banana boxes that I stack in the garage. Been doing it for years. Recently made a rolling rack to store six boxes in the garage.

 

[JustPlainJeff]

I cut my pine lumber scraps throughout the year to fit in banana boxes that I stack in the garage. Been doing it for years. Recently made a rolling rack to store six boxes in the garage.

Good idea. Ya, we'll just burn any conifer in our outdoor firepit when consuming a few beverages with friends!

 

[djg james]

Good idea. Ya, we'll just burn any conifer in our outdoor firepit when consuming a few beverages with friends!

I hope to be doing that next week when my niece and nephew and their families gather at our favorite campground fire.

 

[H-Ranch]

I'm finally making progress on the number rounds scattered all over.
And the stacks are filling up nicely.

 

[JustPlainJeff]

Moved 3 IBC's of splits that the wife split up while I was gone for a few days last week. Then bucked up about another face cord, because she likes to split in the mornings while I'm still "getting going". I'm not a morning person, and she is. So, she asked me to buck some more in case she felt like splitting tomorrow morning.

Did that, and then chipped up a bunch of limbs that we cut yesterday after trying out the new Milwaukee pole saw last night. The wife fell in love with that too. I'm afraid that by next week, we'll no longer have ANY branches lower than 10' anywhere on our property if I don't slow her down LOL.

 

[MustangMike]

Pics, definitely!

OK, OK, been busy!

It was nice to finally make enough space to work a little easier (w/o heavy equipment). Milling close to the ground makes the old body complain a bit, but we got a good amount done.