Tractors and wood! Show your pics

[rocketfish]

Very nice as always Gordon!

 

[dragoneggs]

I found this in the woods of my property but rather than trying to put it back into service, the wife claimed it as a planter box. 30in blade.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

I winch all that small stuff out, to in front of my wagon,

Then I drive into the pile with my pallet forks, grapple it and lift it over my wagon, so it's easy very to cut to length,

Then I don't have to keep bending over and picking it up.....as it can go right off the wagon to the splitter or my half cord boxes, that can be moved with my tractor...

All that bending and lifting kills my back!

SR

 

[TomSeller]

Visiting a friend up in Canada, I helped him cut up a tree. He had these cheese slices that he uses a lot. I have to admit they were nice and light and i could tap one in with the butt of the other to prevent pinch on the blade. They are Stihl plastic wedges and seemed to be built well. Any feedback?

 

[square1]

Any feedback?

Probably a good source of protein too for those long days in the woods.

 

[Gordon Gould]

Visiting a friend up in Canada, I helped him cut up a tree. He had these cheese slices that he uses a lot. I have to admit they were nice and light and i could tap one in with the butt of the other to prevent pinch on the blade. They are Stihl plastic wedges and seemed to be built well. Any feedback?

I carry 3 of them, wedges or felling wedges, in my chaps pouch all the time. Two 5 inchers and an eight. They are indispensable in preventing a pinched blade and split saw logs when bucking logs under compression that you can't easily just roll over. There value is even greater as a directional felling aid.

gg

 

[Sawyer Rob]

There are lot's of brands of plastic wedges, anyone who cuts tree's of any size down, should be carrying and using them...

SR

 

[Guesseral]

Boy I 'll tell ya just looking at some of those spinning saws you guys have gives me the chills! I would be to afraid of them to use them I mean they are so big and scary looking! I would even feel safer with my 660 stihl with the 3' bar on it. It just seems like you would have so much more control with a chain saw not that they are really any safer by any means I guess that safety is all in the eye of the beholder and just those pictures chills!

 

[TomSeller]

I carry 3 of them, wedges or felling wedges, in my chaps pouch all the time. Two 5 inchers and an eight. They are indispensable in preventing a pinched blade and split saw logs when bucking logs under compression that you can't easily just roll over. There value is even greater as a directional felling aid.

gg

Right. Just never used the plastic ones. Sure made for faster cutting.

 

[Gordon Gould]

Right. Just never used the plastic ones. Sure made for faster cutting.

OK, I think I under stand your question now. Well besides plastic I have used pre bought wooden wedges and wedges made on the spot out of the face cut wood. While blocking firewood I have used a steel splitting wedge in the past. Can be hard on the saw chain :laughing:.
As far as doing the job best and holding up to the abuse the plastic ones are my choice by far. Their angle is right so they don't spit (sp ) out on you when under pressure and some have a roughened surface to help hold even better. After you hit them with the saw a couple times you can remake them with a belt sander. The only things I don't like is that they seem to expensive for plastic even though they are worth the price and if it is very cold out, 0* F or so, you have to be careful starting them and hit them with a square blow because they might break off where the plastic is thin.

gg