Tractors and wood! Show your pics

[Sawyer Rob]

Good job, anything that = less lifting is G D!!

SR

 

[Loaderman22]

Its a super handy machine.

 

[goeduck]

This was a little clean up of the top of a tree I dropped mid winter. This makes for less lifting, then stacked right into the crate.

What make splitter is that? Looks like a good one.

EDIT. Timberwolf, I noticed the model number under the plastic

 

[Creamer]

Good job, anything that = less lifting is G D!!

SR

Agreed!

 

[ultrarunner]

If I'm stooping over the splitter there is always **** to pay after.

So I grovel rolling the rounds into place after bringing them in close to the splitter with the loader.

 

[Jim Shooz]

I had the same problem stooping over the splitter. Could only last about 20 minutes before the back started complaining. Solved the problem somewhat by lifting the splitter and putting some unsplit rounds under the wheels. (I'm 5'10'')

 

[4570Man]

Most of the horizontal vertical splitters are a pain to use horizontal. I preferred to sit on a round or 5 gallon bucket and use it in the vertical position. Someone stole that splitter and I replaced it with a much more operator friendly horizontal only splitter with the wedge on the end of the beam.

 

[rockinmywaypa]

I used to think if I ever bought one of those small horizontal/verticle splitters I would set it on a hay wagon in the verticle position and work from the side. never bought one but built my own splitter to my desires. I'm now over 60 with a bad back but can stand at this table splitter for hours and not hurt a bit. Just last week we put through six of these facecords stacked on the skids I use in a short day working with my son who was putting the blocks on the trailer with a tractor loader.

 

[Gordon Gould]

Once in a while I am glad that I'm a sawed off short guy. Just the right size for a little Husky splitter. I know there are two preferences for wedge arrangements but I prefer the wedge on the ram. I load the bucket with blocks and set it hip high at the splitter. Then I can stand in one spot, grab a block off the bucket, split off the pieces, and throw them into a stacked row as they come off. If the piece is to big to handle at one time on the table I split it in half. Let one half flop on the table and put the other half that is in my hands back in the bucket. For me it is smooth and comfortable work flow. I can split a hole bucket full w/o moving.



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[ctrider]

Helping my Dad out with his wood.

 

[Oldpath05]

Done, 24 trips, 3 trips/cord=10 metric cord. This mud is taken all the fun out of firewood cutting, boots pants and gloves all muddy, tractor, choker chains and trees all muddy, only thing that doesn't get muddy is the chainsaw, least I beat the bugs.

 

[Jstpssng]

OP, you guys have a lot less snow than we have 150 miles north. There's still a couple feet in my field, even more in the woods.

 

[Creamer]

Done, 24 trips, 3 trips/cord=10 metric cord. This mud is taken all the fun out of firewood cutting, boots pants and gloves all muddy, tractor, choker chains and trees all muddy, only thing that doesn't get muddy is the chainsaw, least I beat the bugs.
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Very nice pile! I agree with you on the mud - I hate it. I'll wait til it dries to skid I hate it that much.

 

[MossRoad]

Done, 24 trips, 3 trips/cord=10 metric cord. This mud is taken all the fun out of firewood cutting, boots pants and gloves all muddy, tractor, choker chains and trees all muddy, only thing that doesn't get muddy is the chainsaw, least I beat the bugs.
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Nice pile of wood! What's a metric cord? :confused3:

 

[Creamer]

Nice pile of wood! What's a metric cord? :confused3:

I was also trying to figure out his math. I was thinking a metric cord may have something to do with it.

 

[MossRoad]

Apparently Canada is trying to get rid of the cord as a measurement of firewood since so many people get confused/scammed by it.

Buying firewood? Don't get burned! - Measurement Canada

 

[4570Man]

I sold a bunch of truck loads of firewood. That add got way more attention than the one selling a given amount. I guess it was perceived as a better deal. I’ve only had one person say the load was short and I credited them the amount they claimed it was short.

 

[Jstpssng]

Measuring wood can be tough, as every time that you make it smaller it can be stacked tighter, hence into less space. After you take out the air space hardwood should have 85 cubic feet of actual wood; whereas softwood will have 96 cubic feet.

 

[Creamer]

Measuring wood can be tough, as every time that you make it smaller it can be stacked tighter, hence into less space. After you take out the air space hardwood should have 85 cubic feet of actual wood; whereas softwood will have 96 cubic feet.

What do you mean "taking out the air space"? I always thought a cord was 128 cu ft of stacked firewood. I always liked the barkless because that meant a lot more BTU per cord.

 

[4570Man]

I usually just use my truck bed to measure volume. Stacking wood on the ground to measure and then loading it adds a lot of work.