Tractors and wood! Show your pics

[Molalla1]

Ok, we get it, you have bigger stuff in the PNW.

In other parts of the country, yes, those are big rounds - especially for firewood. If it's much bigger than that, it's just not worth the hassle to turn it into firewood, even with the hydraulic log lift on my splitter.

Ideal size for me is a round that I can run once through my 4-way wedge and end up with 4 perfect-sized firewood pieces. I'll take anything from about 4" to 24" diameter that is a good hardwood firewood species (I'll admit, I'm a firewood snob). Smaller than that gets left to rot and return nutrients to the forest soils. Large gets pushed out of the way and left in the forest, unless I can come up with some other use for it. (Sawlogs or better get used appropriately - often bartered to someone with a sawmill.)

:drink: . . . .

 

[Sawyer Rob]

Your's are solid too. Not hollow like SR's :stirthepot: ___

gg

They were only hollow, because they were full of lead, and I salvaged the lead out of them to make jacketed bullets out of it!

SR

 

[Sawyer Rob]

Wish I could SR . . . major back surgery coming up on 6/11 and I do not have any pics of last years rounds, sorry but some were over or about 4 footers. I was not demeaning anything that you post, in fact I really like all of your contributions here. :thumbsup: and the wife is the picture taker around here. I'm not that qualified. :confused3:

I don't want to hear a bunch of excuses, my back is blown out too, (true story) that's why I don't get much done in a day... lol

SR

 

[Molalla1]

I don't want to hear a bunch of excuses, my back is blown out too, (true story) that's why I don't get much done in a day... lol

SR

You can still walk upright? Not me. You have a nice day and I hope your back becomes better.

 

[John_Mc]

Neat video J_M. They do like to roll down hill :laughing: Good way to control it. I have plenty of popple but would be hard pressed to find one that big. Is that typical size over where you are ?

gg

That's bigger than average for Poplar in this area.

A friend stopped by the next time I was out there and a +/-90 second video for me showing the full length of the pull on another log. We stopped part way through so he could reposition and get a better shot of the snatch block releasing:

Since that video was shot, I went back in to clean up some brush with the grapple on my tractor. I was able to drive the trail, even with the side slope, but it was a bit hairy, especially when hitting a stump or low spot. I spent a little time trying to pull dirt off the high side and fill in some divots on the low side. It helped a bit, but a forestry grapple is far from an ideal implement to use to grade a trail, and I had a tough time trying to get the blade on the winch into a good position to do any good. I hooked on a few smaller diameter logs about 20 feet long and pulled them out 3 at a time. It was do-able, but the trail really needs work before I'm comfortable making that trip repeatedly.

 

[Oldpath05]

Mine cost me $3000, but it came attached to a cable with a winch on the other end.
I have 3 sliders on the winch, and 3 more for spares. I'll be cutting small wood this summer though so will probably make up a few more chokers and put those last 3 sliders on.

June 1 and I had a fire going in the woodstove. Just cedar, but now that it's out I wish I had thrown a stick of hardwood on.

So you have a Uniforest winch?
3M Uniforest Skidding Winch Tractor Attachment

My son burns waste cedar all winter and he still cant burn it all.

 

[Oldpath05]

I hauled some more logs today. I致e been hoarding them hoping log prices will come back up but so far that痴 not working. View attachment 658244View attachment 658245

Cord and 1/2, plus tractor, bet the truck feels that going up hill.

 

[Oldpath05]

Wish I could SR . . . major back surgery coming up on 6/11 and I do not have any pics of last years rounds, sorry but some were over or about 4 footers. I was not demeaning anything that you post, in fact I really like all of your contributions here. :thumbsup: and the wife is the picture taker around here. I'm not that qualified. :confused3:

Good luck on your surgery...........

 

[Sawyer Rob]

You can still walk upright? Not me. You have a nice day and I hope your back becomes better.

I can in spurts, so I try to get something done between breaks. My back isn't operable, I have severe nerve damage, so this is a way of life for me, and it's been on going for many years.

Anyway, I'm happy for you, that they can get something done for yours, back operations have got pretty routine these days, if it's a fixable problem.

SR

 

[Loaderman22]

Did you not see who I quoted??

And rounds that are so heavy that they squash your splitter over on it's side don't count! lol

SR

Oh I saw who you quoted, but it sounds like you just like to change the rules once we've started playing .. proven by your second statement!!