ArkCivEngr
Silver Member
- Joined
- Sep 23, 2004
- Messages
- 182
- Location
- Russellville, Arkansas
- Tractor
- Kubota L3400DT, John Deere X495
I have the good fortune to live within 15 minutes (tractor seat time) of a guy who runs a tree service and always has a huge mountain of chips available that I can get for free.
The problem is unloading them. The good ol' shovel method takes quite a while (I have an 8 ft. bed on my truck), so I've been pondering ways to unload more quickly. The one idea I keep rolling around is to place a thick sheet of plywood in the bed with boards running crossways for gripping purposes. On the end I'll build a "hitch" that can be pulled with my L3400.
If anyone else has tried anything like this or has another idea, feel free to chime in. /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif
The problem is unloading them. The good ol' shovel method takes quite a while (I have an 8 ft. bed on my truck), so I've been pondering ways to unload more quickly. The one idea I keep rolling around is to place a thick sheet of plywood in the bed with boards running crossways for gripping purposes. On the end I'll build a "hitch" that can be pulled with my L3400.
If anyone else has tried anything like this or has another idea, feel free to chime in. /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif