Tractors and wood! Show your pics

[FriendwithTractor]

I've been doing all wrong, I sell a bucket load in the BX for 15 was 10 until a couple years ago. Delivered to camp site....

He used to sell a backhoe bucketload for 15, that was the old way. I'm all for giving people a deal, but that was plain robbery!

 

[shooterdon]

I just spent a day off helping my campground owner friend make bundled wood for the 4th.
Three of us processed a cord into bundles in about half an hour. At $7 a bundle, everyone wins. Campers get reasonably priced local wood at the campground, friend gets an extra income stream, and the local woods are managed responsibly.

The real sticking point is that when you see those bundles at $14 and up, the highest I've seen is $25!

Of course, finding your own is always cheaper if you burn a lot and bundles don't apply to most of those here. Compared to my friend's old system, this is a much better deal for him. While the bundler was expensive, after this season it should have paid for itself.

Would love to see how that is possible.

 

[FriendwithTractor]

Would love to see how that is possible.

After speaking with my friend, I overestimated. Two IBC totes.

 

[kozal01]

So I’ve put a few hours on my Woodland Mills WC46 wood chipper, overall it works well and is built great but a couple things annoy me. It’s helping clean up some brush right now though.

 

[wolc123]

I had planned on bringing home a light load of ash logs, from my parents place Sunday, but 1/3 of a big three way split cherry fell down across their yard a few days prior. That, and the small dead ash behind it made a pretty good load, maybe 2-1/2 face cords total.


After I get that split up, I’ve only got about anther 2 face cord to go to wrap up my summer firewood season (the only one I get since global warming took my winter season away a few years ago).

That will make 18 face cord in my wood shed or (3) years worth at our average rate of consumption.

 

[Hilbilly]

So I’ve put a few hours on my Woodland Mills WC46 wood chipper, overall it works well and is built great but a couple things annoy me. It’s helping clean up some brush right now though.

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What are the things that annoy you?

 

[Jstpssng]

pretty good load, maybe 2-1/2 face cords

That's a pretty good load all right... about 4000 lbs.

 

[shooterdon]

What is the best implement to pick up splits from a pile of firewood?

 

[dodge man]

What is the best implement to pick up splits from a pile of firwood?

I’d say an end loader bucket.

 

[kozal01]

What are the things that annoy you?

Mostly the infeed system and that I decided on the smallest model based on my tractors HP, I should have gone with the 6" model. The infeed gets stuck constantly, Im having to do a lot of trimming of branches to actually get them to feed properly. I may try to increase the spring tension on the infeed roller to see if that helps.

 

[mike0000]

What is the best implement to pick up splits from a pile of firwood?

I’m doing my best to cut out a lot of the handling steps of my firewood production/use. I now have multiple totes. I set one near my splitter and fill as I split then move with tractor forks. I know that wasn’t your question, but thought I’d suggest what I do, before the totes, splits went onto a trailer then to the wood shed.

 

[shooterdon]

I am using bags when processing firewood from the processor that is going into inventory.

The problem I am having is dumping the bags at the customer site. The pickup has a dump bed but even with the bottom of the bags tied down, the bag will not empty enough to be able to pull it off. I end up having to hand unload a lot of it.

I may need to dump the bags at my place and pick up the splits with an attachment. The grapple is useless for picking up splits.

I am considering a jib crane to pull the bag off the pile of splits but I do not have a lot of room for it with two bags in the bed.

Any ideas will be appreciated.

 

[Hoobie]

Mostly the infeed system and that I decided on the smallest model based on my tractors HP, I should have gone with the 6" model. The infeed gets stuck constantly, Im having to do a lot of trimming of branches to actually get them to feed properly. I may try to increase the spring tension on the infeed roller to see if that helps.

I have the 6" model. Pushing 200 hours on it. You will always need to do some branch trimming. Especially hardwood branches coming off the stem at right angles. More spring tension can help rollers grab and pull harder to prevent slipping. But not much in my experience. And more tension makes it harder to push a large stem under the roller.

 

[kozal01]

I have the 6" model. Pushing 200 hours on it. You will always need to do some branch trimming. Especially hardwood branches coming off the stem at right angles. More spring tension can help rollers grab and pull harder to prevent slipping. But not much in my experience. And more tension makes it harder to push a large stem under the roller.

Thanks for the feedback

 

[fc1]

Reclaiming more yard from the unkempt forest. Mowing afterwards is really gratifying.

The size of this poison ivy makes my skin crawl...

 

[mike0000]

Reclaiming more yard from the unkempt forest. Mowing afterwards is really gratifying.

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The size of this poison ivy makes my skin crawl...

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I’m itching just seeing your pictures of the poison ivy. Be careful with all of it, I’ve heard burning the ivy is a bad idea, but have no experience doing that.

 

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Reclaiming more yard from the unkempt forest. Mowing afterwards is really gratifying.

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The size of this poison ivy makes my skin crawl...

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Yeah but it's so satisfying to rip it down (just stay out of the way lol)
I have similar Tarzan-approved poison oak vines here, we don't have poison ivy - same stuff basically

 

[fc1]

I’m itching just seeing your pictures of the poison ivy. Be careful with all of it, I’ve heard burning the ivy is a bad idea, but have no experience doing that.

Yes, I've also been warned against burning it. I actually have a special brushpile where all the huge ivy pieces go. One pile I know never to burn.

 

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Yes, I've also been warned against burning it. I actually have a special brushpile where all the huge ivy pieces go. One pile I know never to burn.

One year I accidentally had a little bit of poison oak in a burn pile and I was coughing for a couple months after that. Not a productive cough, just one of those "lungs are bothered" type of cough. I can't imagine being in a forest fire full of the stuff...

Poison oak decomposes pretty rapidly and yes I have its own pile as well.

I've found that when it's just dry stems burning doesn't seem like much of a problem; this past spring I burned a decent amount of that. I did keep upwind from it as much as I could anyways but no change in lung status from the occasional face-full of smoke.

 

[cholland]

Tarzan approved. LOL! I have poison oak vines up to two inches in diameter. it's nasty stuff. I do burn it, but only on a hot fire where it goes up quick. I don't really get poison oak rash though, so it doesn't seem to bother me.

Woodland Mills chipper - I have found hardwood branches chip better when still green. Once they dry out, they are a real pain to feed. I try to chip the oak stuff within a week or two of cutting. Otherwise its easier to pile and burn it.