Tractors and wood! Show your pics

hunt4570 · Jul 31, 2020

Frankenkubota said:
MX 5800 with big heavy Skid Pro 4 in 1. 100 year old red oak. Buddy has small mill so he gets my fallen trees. He prefers white oak.

My tractor almost didnç¨š make it but, in the end, just enough power.

I receive my new heavy Skid Pro pallet forks today. That would have been better but, got er done!View attachment 664858 View attachment 664857

I never got the hang of the 4 in 1 that came with my tractor, traded it off for a grapple.

fruitcakesa · Jul 31, 2020

John_Mc said:
Your stumps will be gone in 5 years? I've got stumps from trees I've cut that are 15 years old that I can't budge (well, I probably could if I put in some dedicated time with the backhoe). There are some from a timber harvest that happened before I owned the property that are 20+ years old. They are still at the point where it's just not worth the effort to remove them. If they are not in my way, they just stay right where they are.

Maybe down south where those guys live, things just rot faster than up here in bony stony Vermont.

Oldpath05 · Jul 31, 2020

John_Mc said:
Your stumps will be gone in 5 years? I've got stumps from trees I've cut that are 15 years old that I can't budge (well, I probably could if I put in some dedicated time with the backhoe). There are some from a timber harvest that happened before I owned the property that are 20+ years old. They are still at the point where it's just not worth the effort to remove them. If they are not in my way, they just stay right where they are.

I tried to dig up a oak stump that been cut 30 years and only 10", dug around it best I could with FEL but the only it would move was with my sons 6x6 with chain around it going down hill, when finally out I had a 3' deep hole. The only way I get stumps out the way now is dig around then push on tree from all 4 sides, once over cut tree off. The biggest I can go is around 8", but sometimes a 6" tree is all I can push over and that can be hard, the root system around here is incredible....

Oldpath05 · Jul 31, 2020

hunt4570 said:
WHAT kind of a goofy set up is that?? Where is the hot tub?????

Your right and since the donations are slow adding up I decided to down size a bit and go with a three in one combo, cool, warm, hot..............LG

Oldpath05 · Jul 31, 2020

Frankenkubota said:
MX 5800 with big heavy Skid Pro 4 in 1. 100 year old red oak. Buddy has small mill so he gets my fallen trees. He prefers white oak.

My tractor almost didnç¨š make it but, in the end, just enough power.

I receive my new heavy Skid Pro pallet forks today. That would have been better but, got er done!
View attachment 664858 View attachment 664857

Nice pics, yeah forks will work better, now when you get them on you have to find another log to lift for a picture comparison. That hinged 4-1 bucket probably works good for gravel work, tooth bar and a thumb on it would be a great improvement.

Oldpath05 · Jul 31, 2020

hunt4570 said:
My pine tree stumps rot off in about 3-4 years here.. unless... They are from long standing dead trees then the stumps are fatwood and don't really rot at all. Makes good firestarter however..

Yeah pine rots everywhere, hardwood stumps keep giving off tree growth. You have more then enough fire starters from all that saw milling.

hunt4570 · Jul 31, 2020

Oldpath05 said:
Your right and since the donations are slow adding up I decided to down size a bit and go with a three in one combo, cool, warm, hot..............LG

Good move I think!

hunt4570 · Jul 31, 2020

Oldpath05 said:
Yeah pine rots everywhere, hardwood stumps keep giving off tree growth. You have more then enough fire starters from all that saw milling.

Yep, pine rots pretty quick, I paint the top of freshly dropped hardwoods with REMEDY, they don't grow a stitch!

Yes I have plenty of firestarters and kindling thats for sure!

Oldpath05 · Jul 31, 2020

hunt4570 said:
Yep, pine rots pretty quick, I paint the top of freshly dropped hardwoods with REMEDY, they don't grow a stitch!

Yes I have plenty of firestarters and kindling thats for sure!

At $100.00/gal that must be a pool mans price, lets get back to reality, least it has free shipping..........
Amazon.com : Remedy Ultra Specialty Herbicide Weed Killer & Brush Control At Rangeland, Pasture and Fence Lines, Triclopyr Concentrated, Use Alone Or Tank Mix With GrazonNext/ForeFront HL Herbicide, 1 Gallon : Weed Killers : Garden & Outdoor

hunt4570 · Jul 31, 2020

Oldpath05 said:
At $100.00/gal that must be a pool mans price, lets get back to reality, least it has free shipping..........
Amazon.com : Remedy Ultra Specialty Herbicide Weed Killer & Brush Control At Rangeland, Pasture and Fence Lines, Triclopyr Concentrated, Use Alone Or Tank Mix With GrazonNext/ForeFront HL Herbicide, 1 Gallon : Weed Killers : Garden & Outdoor

Its not that expensive for as far as it goes and it will kill pretty much anything!! I've killed full sized mesquite trees (30" dia) with it.. and it doesn't take much!