Wood Hauler Pics

[John D]

Here's my biggest wood hauler...taking down a monster oak that fell in last weeks freak october snowstorm that dropped almost a foot of snow.

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[EXCALIBER]

Sorry for the delay. Like Caincow said, ya it's a manual. Not the whimpy NV4500 5-spd though. She's got the NV5600 6-spd behind a 245-horse Cummins. But that's only until next year when she will get worked over a bit. Gunna stud the head and turn her up a bit. Try to get ~500 horses and ~1200ft-lbs of torque out of her to pull sleds with. We got sled pulls all over here.

Anywho, yea I need to get a drop hitch with atleast 4 inches of drop on it. I'd like to get one of the adjustable ones.

Here's another load I cut/hauled this weekend! The truck is parked going uphill so it looks like she's slammed in the back but she's really not.

Wow guess I didn't realize you Dodge boys had to soup up your trucks just to pull a little sled:msp_scared:

Heck I pull the sled and kids plenty with my Yamaha Grizzly and have no problem, but then again I have pulled trailers like what you have without any problem too!

 

[OH_Varmntr]

Haha well I don't use those plastic sleds, we pull people on car hoods around here

What year Grizzly do you have? I've got an 02 660 that's currently undergoing a rebuild. Had to give her some more power

I'm assuming you know what kinda sled I'm talking about, but just in case you don't here's what I'm talking about.
Rock Hard Ram-Van Haisley - YouTube

 

[chopperfreak2k1]

Sorry for the delay. Like Caincow said, ya it's a manual. Not the whimpy NV4500 5-spd though. She's got the NV5600 6-spd behind a 245-horse Cummins. But that's only until next year when she will get worked over a bit. Gunna stud the head and turn her up a bit. Try to get ~500 horses and ~1200ft-lbs of torque out of her to pull sleds with. We got sled pulls all over here.

Anywho, yea I need to get a drop hitch with atleast 4 inches of drop on it. I'd like to get one of the adjustable ones.

Here's another load I cut/hauled this weekend! The truck is parked going uphill so it looks like she's slammed in the back but she's really not.

be careful as i'm fairly certain neither of those tranny's are rated anywhere near 1200ft-lbs. maybe 600-700ft-lbs but i could be wrong.

 

[WidowMaker]

My last delivery for the year.
Gross wt==15440

wood on trk =3580 lbs
wood on trl = 3820 lbs

http://www.arboristsite.com/attachm...206169d1320708037-verns-ld-11-2-11-medium-jpg



About the time I think I've got this picture posting figured out....I don't,,,dammum this ridiculious...

 

[OH_Varmntr]

be careful as i'm fairly certain neither of those tranny's are rated anywhere near 1200ft-lbs. maybe 600-700ft-lbs but i could be wrong.

Ratings don't mean squat. I know multiple trucks with manuals that are over the 500hp/1200tq mark I want to achieve. The weakest link in most manuals is the clutch. From there it's the input/output shafts. The 5-spds have some gear problems but the 6-spds are well built to begin with. They're definately NOT bulletproof though.

Nice truck there WidowMaker! It's in great shape it looks like!

 

[chopperfreak2k1]

Ratings don't mean squat. I know multiple trucks with manuals that are over the 500hp/1200tq mark I want to achieve. The weakest link in most manuals is the clutch. From there it's the input/output shafts. The 5-spds have some gear problems but the 6-spds are well built to begin with. They're definately NOT bulletproof though.

Nice truck there WidowMaker! It's in great shape it looks like!

but are those trucks putting all 1200+ft-lbs through the tranny like a pulling truck does regularly? or are they built to 1200+ft-lbs and are only street driven so the tranny never sees that much torque? if these tranny's can regularly handle this kind of torque why wouldn't the manufacturer advertise that? ya know what i mean, why would they rate them less than what they really are? seems to me they would sell more tranny's that way.

 

[WidowMaker]

Ratings don't mean squat. I know multiple trucks with manuals that are over the 500hp/1200tq mark I want to achieve. The weakest link in most manuals is the clutch. From there it's the input/output shafts. The 5-spds have some gear problems but the 6-spds are well built to begin with. They're definately NOT bulletproof though.

Nice truck there WidowMaker! It's in great shape it looks like!

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Thanks Varmntr, its a 97 with 206,000 +/-, runs good, has good power, little smoky on cold start-up, get 14-15 miles mpg, loaded as pictured about 1/2 the time. Has an Edge EZ, tuner/chip or what ever its called. I've had it about 1 1/2 yrs, bought if for wooding so it don't get a bunch of miles put on it, does what I need/want it to do...

 

[Dozer Man]

Is This Cheating ???

How's this for a "wood hauler" ??? This might be considered cheating. Those 3 large red oaks, if I remember right, weighed 26,000 lbs. (just the wood). It was all our crawler/loader(with stacking/root rake) could do to get them on there. I just couldn't let those 3' and 4' red oaks go to waste. I hauled them in July, 2010. Gonna start sawing them up soon. The other pic shows the unloading of a more normal load. Wish I had more pics like these to show off. We haul anywhere from 2 to 8 loads a year back to the shop where they sit till I get to them for process. Depends on the number of clearing jobs we take on as to how much wood for the year. I'll get a pick of my other wood hauler (pickup truck) as soon as I get my side boards done. It should look cool when I get it done.

 

[tbow388]

Excellent Wood Hauler

My wood hauler is riding in the trailer. He hauls wood good!!

 

[OH_Varmntr]

but are those trucks putting all 1200+ft-lbs through the tranny like a pulling truck does regularly? or are they built to 1200+ft-lbs and are only street driven so the tranny never sees that much torque? if these tranny's can regularly handle this kind of torque why wouldn't the manufacturer advertise that? ya know what i mean, why would they rate them less than what they really are? seems to me they would sell more tranny's that way.

One of them, I know for sure, gets all the power through the trans all the time. He's not easy on his stuff lol he hauls gravity wagons and runs it hard. Had 53,000# on the scales one day. All that trans has had is a clutch.

He's also got a twin turbo Cummins with an auto that's in the range of 750+hp.

I know what you mean, if they could rate them higher they would, and they could. BUT if they rate them too high and people throw that much power at them constantly, then they're going to get a bad rap for not withstanding what they're "rated" for. I mean heck, I could rate it for 1200ft-lbs of torque, but for how long? It'd be interesting to see what their conditions are for their ratings.

 

[tbow388]

Modded Hauler

I did a few modifications to my wood hauler. I wanted to be able to get in and out of the woods pretty quick.

 

[little possum]

With that much smoke, Id say you are probably outta fuel before you get outta the shed


Nice job

 

[ropensaddle]

4speed new prosess transmission.
computer and stuff all cut out nothing but lights, temp, oil pressure, amp, speedo with a hot wire to the starter relay and points, simple as it gets.

This this will haul cord after cord after cord all day long

300 six banger is close if not the most dependable motor in American iron not as much power as the 390 v 8 but definitely a contender in durability.

 

[woodywood]

wood wagon

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[Whitespider]

Hey! I've used one of those!

 

[tbow388]

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Now that's a tough way to haul wood!!

 

[Dalmatian90]

Hey! I've used one of those!

So did I when I was a kid

Move wood from garage into far end of basement about a month ahead.

Move a week supply each week to near the woodstove.

Burned three-four cords/year.

 

[chopperfreak2k1]

It'd be interesting to see what their conditions are for their ratings.

i'm pretty sure tranny's are tested to their breaking point then rated a certain percentage under that. it's kinda like engines and axles. if an engine puts out 300hp it's rated at 300hp. they don't make 550hp then get rated at 300hp right? however that did happen in the early 70's. and an axle isn't tested to handle 12,000lbs then get rated at 5500lbs. see where i'm goin' with this? please don't take offense as i don't mean to be offensive at all, but i don't want to let someone think you can regularly and safely put 1200ft/lbs to a tranny rated for 600ft/lbs. though it will handle it, for a while.

 

[John D]

The Dodge 5 and 6 speeds easily handle double there torque rating everyday with a little common sense.The 5 speeds had a weak 5th gear nut setup.people who tow real heavy and those who lug there engines had the most issues with 5th gear.