Tractors and wood! Show your pics

[hunt4570]

Still working fine for me.

Me too.. (remember he is from Maine) :laughing:

 

[John_Mc]

Makes a lot of sense.. I only ever unload at my house, I never have to travel to do so. I have no job sites, I travel as far as my woods to get the logs and bring them back to my saw yard is all.

I own 144 acres outright that I also live on. I'm also one of a number of co-owners of a conserved working forest about 6 miles away. It's a 35-40 minute drive on my tractor (takes longer one way because it's up a steep enough grade that I can't run in high range the whole way). It's about 9 minutes in my truck. I'm often back and forth between the two, so I leave my tractor where I'm most likely to need it (i.e. winching out logs with the 3 Pt hitch logging winch or using the grapple to clear and clean up an area.) I also help organize our town's "WoodBank" (firewood donation program), so I'm sometimes called upon to pick up donated logs. Short lengths are hand-loaded, but it's nice to have the option to pick up longer logs as well.

 

[hunt4570]

I own 144 acres outright that I also live on. I'm one of a number of co-owners of a conserved working forest about 6 miles away. It's a 35-40 minute drive on my tractor (takes longer one way because it's up a steep enough grade that I can't run in high range the whole way). It's about 9 minutes in my truck. I'm often back and forth between the two, so I leave my tractor where I'm most likely to need it (i.e. winching out logs with the 3 Pt hitch mounted logging winch or using the grapple to clear and clean up an area.) I also help organize our town's "WoodBank" (firewood donation program), so I'm sometimes called upon to pick up donated logs. Short lengths are hand-loaded, but it's nice to have the option to pick up longer logs as well.

Yeah, I have 100 acres here, it used to be a "timber farm" so I have enough trees/logs/lumber to last the rest of my life so no reason to go anywhere to get some. I do help a buddy of mine that has a tree service on occasion but that's it.

 

[hunt4570]

Must be summer..

 

[Jstpssng]

I always hate it when the inflatables from next door come and take over the pool. They never offer to help out around the place...

 

[hunt4570]

I always hate it when the inflatables from next door come and take over the pool. They never offer to help out around the place...

No kidding.. and I put up signs and everything this year! At least they could have brought beer!

 

[Oldpath05]

Started bridge construction and decide to build inside but that requires more rigging ingenuity because after doing repeated measuring, 16' doesn't like to go threw a 12' door opening sideways. The first ones are hemlock then oak, trying to work it so there 2' of hemlock in middle of 10' wide bridge made of 2 panels, kinda want the tire chains to ride on the oak, I even had to make a blue print so's make sure I end up with at least 5> 6x6 oaks in each panel.

Now the oaks, they were a lot heavier....

My red-neck blue print with the 6 digit numbers that are translated on beam with upmost accuracy.......

 

[Jstpssng]

Mind if I throw out another idea? Once the bridge is in place, lay a disposable log on each side of the bridge as a guide for the trees to follow. It can help keep your load straight, and those of us who deal with BMPs (Best Management Practices) learn to do that to keep sedimentation out of the water. Speaking of which, did you get any rain down there today? We just started getting it here now... the kind of slow steady downpour which is nice to go to sleep to, and will soak the ground down good if it lasts for long. Hopefully it will... we need it.

 

[CADplans]

Started bridge construction and decide to build inside but that requires more rigging ingenuity
because after doing repeated measuring,

16' doesn't like to go threw a 12' door opening sideways.

There is a simple answer to that 16 foot issue,,

Install a 18 foot wide roll up door,,

THEN it will fit,,,

:laughing:

 

[hunt4570]

Started bridge construction and decide to build inside but that requires more rigging ingenuity because after doing repeated measuring, 16' doesn't like to go threw a 12' door opening sideways. The first ones are hemlock then oak, trying to work it so there 2' of hemlock in middle of 10' wide bridge made of 2 panels, kinda want the tire chains to ride on the oak, I even had to make a blue print so's make sure I end up with at least 5> 6x6 oaks in each panel.

Now the oaks, they were a lot heavier....

My red-neck blue print with the 6 digit numbers that are translated on beam with upmost accuracy.......

First your thumbnails don't enlarge so they are a little hard to see.

Pic # 3 looks like your tractor has a woody, but this is "tractors and wood, show your pics" so your good there!!:laughing:

You say a 16 footer wont go sideways through a 12 foot door... you have a chainsaw don't you?

You can get those beams in longways, how you going to get them out once they are together? Should have borrowed a 4 wheel trailer from SR or something.