Tractors and wood! Show your pics

[Oldpath05]

The new Mahindra 5035 got its first load onto the carryall today. Did it with ease as you would expect. Am sure that my wife will be even more impressed by the effectiveness of the magic wood fairies who restock the stack at the back door. Spied a stack of second hand shipping pallets at her work the other day so that will be the next project transitioning future wood stacks to palletised loads. Especially now we have forks.View attachment 430295
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Cheers, B.R

I didn't think it got cold enough to burn firewood down under, or is it for making flapjacks on the good old fashion wood fired cook stove

 

[FentonFarmer]

Oldpath05, I was going to leap to defend just how cold it got here until I see your from Maine and I figured "I've got nothing to offer about cold". We have a quite bearable top of 9° (48.2f) today with an overnight low of 3°(37.4f). Here in the lowlands we don't get any of the lovely snow and ice you all have. I know the novelty wears off for those of you dealing with it every winter but from an El Nino affected winter here it looks like a nice change.
We burn through a fair bit of wood each year as the old farmhouse has lots of gaps, drafts and inefficient but lovely character. Hopefully all the wood collection and tree moving will be a bit easier now the new tractor has arrived.
I don't think our slow combustion heater runs hot enough to cook a flap jack, but mums out so kids let's try a project.
Be good,
B.R.

 

[Baby Grand]

Oldpath05, I was going to leap to defend just how cold it got here until I see your from Maine and I figured "I've got nothing to offer about cold". We have a quite bearable top of 9° (48.2f) today with an overnight low of 3°(37.4f). Here in the lowlands we don't get any of the lovely snow and ice you all have. I know the novelty wears off for those of you dealing with it every winter but from an El Nino affected winter here it looks like a nice change.
We burn through a fair bit of wood each year as the old farmhouse has lots of gaps, drafts and inefficient but lovely character. Hopefully all the wood collection and tree moving will be a bit easier now the new tractor has arrived.
I don't think our slow combustion heater runs hot enough to cook a flap jack, but mums out so kids let's try a project.
Be good,
B.R.

Don't forget the blueberries!

 

[Baby Grand]

Oldpath05, I was going to leap to defend just how cold it got here until I see your from Maine and I figured "I've got nothing to offer about cold". We have a quite bearable top of 9ｰ (48.2f) today with an overnight low of 3ｰ(37.4f). Here in the lowlands we don't get any of the lovely snow and ice you all have. I know the novelty wears off for those of you dealing with it every winter but from an El Nino affected winter here it looks like a nice change.
We burn through a fair bit of wood each year as the old farmhouse has lots of gaps, drafts and inefficient but lovely character. Hopefully all the wood collection and tree moving will be a bit easier now the new tractor has arrived.
I don't think our slow combustion heater runs hot enough to cook a flap jack, but mums out so kids let's try a project.
Be good,
B.R.

Don't forget the blueberries!

 

[Oldpath05]

Oldpath05, I was going to leap to defend just how cold it got here until I see your from Maine and I figured "I've got nothing to offer about cold". We have a quite bearable top of 9° (48.2f) today with an overnight low of 3°(37.4f). Here in the lowlands we don't get any of the lovely snow and ice you all have. I know the novelty wears off for those of you dealing with it every winter but from an El Nino affected winter here it looks like a nice change.
We burn through a fair bit of wood each year as the old farmhouse has lots of gaps, drafts and inefficient but lovely character. Hopefully all the wood collection and tree moving will be a bit easier now the new tractor has arrived.
I don't think our slow combustion heater runs hot enough to cook a flap jack, but mums out so kids let's try a project.
Be good,
B.R.

I can only imagine a place with no snow and ice, just think of all the fun you and your new tractor will be missing, putting tire chains on, snow plowing, cutting firewood on a Sat. afternoon with the sun gleaming off the snow, it's just awesome, until the tire chain comes off the tractor or the chainsaw chain comes off, plowing snow with open cab and it's 0 degrees F, with the wind blowing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dInPWZuyGAU

 

[Oldpath05]

Oldpath05, I was going to leap to defend just how cold it got here until I see your from Maine and I figured "I've got nothing to offer about cold". We have a quite bearable top of 9ｰ (48.2f) today with an overnight low of 3ｰ(37.4f). Here in the lowlands we don't get any of the lovely snow and ice you all have. I know the novelty wears off for those of you dealing with it every winter but from an El Nino affected winter here it looks like a nice change.
We burn through a fair bit of wood each year as the old farmhouse has lots of gaps, drafts and inefficient but lovely character. Hopefully all the wood collection and tree moving will be a bit easier now the new tractor has arrived.
I don't think our slow combustion heater runs hot enough to cook a flap jack, but mums out so kids let's try a project.
Be good,
B.R.

I can only imagine a place with no snow and ice, just think of all the fun you and your new tractor will be missing, putting tire chains on, snow plowing, cutting firewood on a Sat. afternoon with the sun gleaming off the snow, it's just awesome, until the tire chain comes off the tractor or the chainsaw chain comes off, plowing snow with open cab and it's 0 degrees F, with the wind blowing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dInPWZuyGAU

 

[square1]

Having to go deeper and deeper into the woods so I made up this narrow, long, and high (34" wide x 8' long bed with 48" high end walls) to bring 2/3 cord at a time out to the road. Only loaded it part way on it's maiden trip this morning because I wanted to be sure the tractor could handle the weight up and down the hills. It did. I'll load it up all the way on the next trip. MY saw box will fit in front of the front rack, but that makes it even more tricky maneuvering in the woods.

 

[Sterff]

Hauled home some wood in the rain Saturday, and stacked it in my new little wood shed today. About 2-3 more loads and it should be full. Also my new mesh tarp worked well for the trailer.

 

[Creamer]

Hauled home some wood in the rain Saturday, and stacked it in my new little wood shed today. About 2-3 more loads and it should be full. Also my new mesh tarp worked well for the trailer.

That is just way to neat for a woodpile!

 

[Sterff]

That is just way to neat for a woodpile!

Thanks! I just built it within the last month. If I was to do it again, I would add two more vertical posts, so the side boards don't bow out.