Tractors and wood! Show your pics

[Jstpssng]

Its amazing how much wood you can stuff up a chimney if you are patient!

Tell me about it!!! I thought that my wood box was full enough to get me through tomorrow. I just put the last stick in and am headed out to the woodpile for more.

 

[hornett22]

I thought I'd miss all that northern winter nonsense but it turns out I don't. Especially in New England.

 

[Jstpssng]

I thought I'd miss all that northern winter nonsense but it turns out I don't. Especially in New England.

I wish that it would last more than 24 hours. I miss those days.

 

[Yogi05]

-26F here in Ontario with a windchill of -42F
Brutal.

 

[tacticalturnip]

-26F here in Ontario with a windchill of -42F
Brutal.

Stay safe!

 

[hornett22]

I wish that it would last more than 24 hours. I miss those days.

Yeah, if that would happen and they'd stop using corrosive stuff on the roads, I might miss it again.

 

[Ernie-32]

Ridiculous as it may be, it's so weird to me, seeing an Iseki in it's natural blue; here in the States they were sold by Bolens in white, and they were everywhere.

I got this off of DuckDuckGo, it's a beautiful example.

Thanks TT for showing and sharing, for me likewise, it's strange to see and I did not know this fact! I wonder if this is 'official', looks like a ©opyright issue if it was a book
What is a bit weird in the example above, is the choise for garden tires in combination with snowchains and snowplow. Someone is in despare need for a double set of tires; winter- and summertires, like with a car.

 

[John_Mc]

Thanks TT for showing and sharing, for me likewise, it's strange to see and I did not know this fact! I wonder if this is 'official', looks like a ©opyright issue if it was a book
What is a bit weird in the example above, is the choise for garden tires in combination with snowchains and snowplow. Someone is in despare need for a double set of tires; winter- and summertires, like with a car.

If you have recommendations on a brand and model of snow tires for uses on a garden tractor, I'd love to hear them. Right now I'm running chains (sometimes leave them on year round)

I ran turf tires on my garden tractor year round. It's smaller & lighter than the Iseki/Bolens shown in that picture (a Craftsman GT5000). Having tried a second set of tires on my previous, similar-sized garden tractor, I found I needed chains in the winter anyway to be able to get up and down my driveway. So I ran one set of tires with studded chains.

I have not gotten any snow-related implements for my newer garden tractor (A JD X570). I did swap out the smoother turf tires for some knobby tires (which look a bit like some milder ATV tires, but still claim to be good for turf). We'll see how they do in snow and ice when I finally get winter implements for it, but my bet is that I will still need chains.

 

[Thomas]

Your more of a man than me Thomas. I didn't even try any of the motors around here. I did shovel out the wind packed snow in my wood shed path though. Like everyone I spent the last two days pushing wood up the chimney.

gg

Also fed the chimney last couple days,durning warm weather when others are in t shirts shorts with their flip flops on and bugs little hungry,most of us are getting wood supply ready,than when winter months come knocking were tossey warm and there scrambling for wood and keep inside temperature mid 60's bundle up.

 

[tacticalturnip]

Thanks TT for showing and sharing, for me likewise, it's strange to see and I did not know this fact! I wonder if this is 'official', looks like a ©opyright issue if it was a book
What is a bit weird in the example above, is the choise for garden tires in combination with snowchains and snowplow. Someone is in despare need for a double set of tires; winter- and summertires, like with a car.

Turf tires and chains were the go-to for snow removal for a long time, at least in North America. I don't recall R4 tires coming into widespread use until some time in the 90's, though that could just be my lack of attention, and snow tires for tractors were about non-existent. In fact, they're still not common here. I'm looking at that picture and thinking that tractor is more a, toy, so to speak lol. It exists more to make clearing the snow enjoyable than anything else, at it's current home. Or that's my guess. Seldom do suburban families need a tractor, but want is a strong drive, especially if emotions are attached.

I mean, I'd own a big International if my wife would just give in...

 

[tacticalturnip]

If you have recommendations on a brand and model of snow tires for uses on a garden tractor, I'd love to hear them. Right now I'm running chains (sometimes leave them on year round)

I ran turf tires on my garden tractor year round. It's smaller & lighter than the Iseki/Bolens shown in that picture (a Craftsman GT5000). Having tried a second set of tires on my previous, similar-sized garden tractor, I found I needed chains in the winter anyway to be able to get up and down my driveway. So I ran one set of tires with studded chains.

I have not gotten any snow-related implements for my newer garden tractor (A JD X570). I did swap out the smoother turf tires for some knobby tires (which look a bit like some milder ATV tires, but still claim to be good for turf). We'll see how they do in snow and ice when I finally get winter implements for it, but my bet is that I will still need chains.

Nokian makes snow tires for tractors, but you're not going to like the price.

 

[John_Mc]

Nokian makes snow tires for tractors, but you're not going to like the price.

In that case, I probably won't mess with them. The studded chains do fine for me.

 

[Loaderman22]

We lucked out, only -4 Friday night into Saturday. Not sure what the wind chill was down to, truthfully I didn't want to know! Car started begrudgingly at 8am Saturday, but I didn't try any equipment. Didn't fire up the stove until Friday evening when I got home from work, but it was a little too late, had a couple pipes freeze that fed the washing machine. A couple minutes with a blow dryer got it moving, but wanted to freeze back up, but fine Sunday morning. The pipes are above a couple old windows, they're wrapped and packed with rockwool, but hard to fight negative temps.

 

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If you have recommendations on a brand and model of snow tires for uses on a garden tractor, I'd love to hear them. Right now I'm running chains (sometimes leave them on year round)

I ran turf tires on my garden tractor year round. It's smaller & lighter than the Iseki/Bolens shown in that picture (a Craftsman GT5000). Having tried a second set of tires on my previous, similar-sized garden tractor, I found I needed chains in the winter anyway to be able to get up and down my driveway. So I ran one set of tires with studded chains.

I have not gotten any snow-related implements for my newer garden tractor (A JD X570). I did swap out the smoother turf tires for some knobby tires (which look a bit like some milder ATV tires, but still claim to be good for turf). We'll see how they do in snow and ice when I finally get winter implements for it, but my bet is that I will still need chains.

Turf tires on my garden tractor (Craftsman DYS4500) spun on anything damp.
I have no suggestions for snow as I never use mine in the rare occasions there's snow on the ground here.

I ended up getting "Carlisle Super Lug Lawn & Garden Tire - 20X10-8" on the back and they work great. Lawn tractor isn't heavy enough to tear up my grass noticeably.
Looking at my order history appartently they've only increased by 17% in the last 6 years, not bad (I shopped around at the time, but current price is where I got it before. You may find them cheaper elsewhere now.)

I kept turfs on the front especially since the front tires of that garden tractor splay out duck footed style; I don't think toe-in is adjustable (no idea if it would work either) and the fronts scrub a lot. Figured if they made better traction ones for the front they'd probably wear faster and tear up ground more...

 

[Dale Mercer]

With heating season in full swing..... I was out gathering firewood today with my trusty mule. Pics of any tractor with logs split or not welcome my mighty bx said , the oil man can kiss my #%^.

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This is the way I like to get wood a 7 cord load delivered free

 

[Gordon Gould]

This is the way I like to get wood a 7 cord load delivered free

That's the way I would like it too. Just can't find anyone to do it........

gg

 

[Jstpssng]

That's the way I would like it too. Just can't find anyone to do it........

gg

Right now we can sell anything. Not many people to give that away.

 

[Dale Mercer]

Right now we can sell anything. Not many people to give that away.

I got two loads like that. I called is dumb luck. A contractor working on interstate had to take out some trees and get rid of them fast. I was just in the right place at the right time

 

[groundcover]

This is the way I like to get wood a 7 cord load delivered free

I hope he is cutting and splitting for that price !

 

[Gordon Gould]

30 degrees yesterday - felt pretty good !! I'm liking that longer bar on my felling saw.

gg