Tractors and wood! Show your pics

[Skeans1]

Not sure I know what you mean.

Lead means to directional fall so everything is going the same direction so everything can easily yarded in the most efficient manner possible. The only time this isn’t done is a cutting line or a power line.

 

[hunt4570]

Lead means to directional fall so everything is going the same direction so everything can easily yarded in the most efficient manner possible. The only time this isn’t done is a cutting line or a power line.

Thank you for the explanation.

 

[Gordon Gould]

I do a lot of small patch cuts and single tree or small group cuts. This small patch I laid every thing up hill perpendicular to the trail.

Then for single trees and small groups it's like you said - put them in a spot where they will hit the ground and be easy to pull out.

Here is a leaner right over an oak I want to promote

gg

 

[Thomas]

Their more sawdust on the ground than snow Gordon.

 

[Skeans1]

I do a lot of small patch cuts and single tree or small group cuts. This small patch I laid every thing up hill perpendicular to the trail.

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Then for single trees and small groups it's like you said - put them in a spot where they will hit the ground and be easy to pull out.

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Here is a leaner right over an oak I won't to promote

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gg

Trying to slip a few back off the stump?

 

[John_Mc]

I have had mine a year, maybe a year and a half, have not had that problem.

Good! Maybe Husky has fixed the issue. I might think about another one at some point.

 

[BackRoad]

12 degree kind of cold for the last couple of days...today was 35.

Decided to pull shrubs with the grapple to clear a new cross-over on a small creek into some land on the backside of my property since everything has frozen up.

Was reaching and tugging on a huge Multiflora rose bush tucked in tight next to a tree.

I was pulling with the grapple while moving the tractor backwards...back tires broke loose...rear of the tractor slid just slightly sideways on the frozen ground...it was only a few inches!

Ended up sliding sideways - perfectly in between two trees...could not move the tractor forward or backward more than 1 inch in either direction.

So it was a walk back to the shop for the 572 to drop a 12 inch Poplar to free the tractor.

Getting wedged in like that was a first for me.

I actually turned off the tractor, sat there for a moment and thought..."Now what would Gordon do?"

..//TJ

 

[Gordon Gould]

Trying to slip a few back off the stump?

Not trying, not trying to prevent it either. That opening was pretty tight up top. I just wanted it to be able to roll or what ever it wanted to in order to get down thru there.

My work is like child's play compared to what you can do but I try to keep learning.

gg

 

[Molalla1]

Not trying, not trying to prevent it either. That opening was pretty tight up top. I just wanted it to be able to roll or what ever it wanted to in order to get down thru there.

My work is like child's play compared to what you can do but I try to keep learning.

gg

So do all of us Gordon . . . . I would hope .

 

[Gordon Gould]

12 degree kind of cold for the last couple of days...today was 35.

Decided to pull shrubs with the grapple to clear a new cross-over on a small creek into some land on the backside of my property since everything has frozen up.

Was reaching and tugging on a huge Multiflora rose bush tucked in tight next to a tree.

I was pulling with the grapple while moving the tractor backwards...back tires broke loose...rear of the tractor slid just slightly sideways on the frozen ground...it was only a few inches!

Ended up sliding sideways - perfectly in between two trees...could not move the tractor forward or backward more than 1 inch in either direction.

So it was a walk back to the shop for the 572 to drop a 12 inch Poplar to free the tractor.

Getting wedged in like that was a first for me.

I actually turned off the tractor, sat there for a moment and thought..."Now what would Gordon do?"

..//TJ

Same thing you did. In fact I've done it except I had a saw. I learned earlier to never go in the woods w/o a saw on my tractor. Mine was a little different. All I had at the time was my L3010. We had about 18" of snow but I had a nice hard trail packed. I was pulling a hitch out and with that tractor I had to make constant use of steering brakes in the snow. Well I got off to the left side of the trail to far and it dropped down in the soft stuff tipping the tractor. Jigged around to much trying to get back up on the trail and ended up with a tipped tractor leaning into a tree between the steering wheel and the seat.

gg