Tractors and wood! Show your pics

[John_Mc]

Looking toward the corner after clearing the east side. I later decided to remove a couple of the curvy redbuds on the right.
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What are you protecting in that little circular fence?

 

[dodge man]

wood for next winter?

It’s probably wood for two years from now.

 

[Runner]

What are you protecting in that little circular fence?

To tell you the truth, I'm not sure. I think (hope) it's a hickory tree, but it is so young and spindly, I just can't tell. What I know for sure is that ANY young trees I want to try to preserve around my place MUST be protected by a fence or the deer will destroy it just for fun.

There are also a couple small oaks in that same area that I need to get fenced very soon....

 

[dodge man]

I burned a tank of fuel through the MS261 today. I’ll split some tomorrow.

 

[EdwardL]

In the past I either cut fire wood in the National Forest or got it from people who had trees cut down and did not want to pay to have it hauled off and gave it away. This year I had a log truck load delivered. To move the 24 ft logs to the splitter I built a 200 lb weight that I can attach skidding tongs to using the grab hook on the tongs.

I used an old cast iron coal furnace door, loaded with old window slash weights, and put a piece of chain on the top to attach the skidding tongs to. Its really ugly but it cost about $35 to build and it works fine on a compact Emax 20s.

 

[Gordon Gould]

In the past I either cut fire wood in the National Forest or got it from people who had trees cut down and did not want to pay to have it hauled off and gave it away. This year I had a log truck load delivered. To move the 24 ft logs to the splitter I built a 200 lb weight that I can attach skidding tongs to using the grab hook on the tongs.

I used an old cast iron coal furnace door, loaded with old window slash weights, and put a piece of chain on the top to attach the skidding tongs to. Its really ugly but it cost about $35 to build and it works fine on a compact Emax 20s.

I like your counter weight. I'm thinking that is what it is. Nothing wrong with that - a weigh is a weight. How do you hook it to your top link ?? Or do I have it wrong ?

gg

 

[WinterDeere]

A few asked about my wagon, and how I back it under the patio, a few pages back. I just refilled it yesterday morning, and remembered to grab a photo when backing it in:



Looking into the sun here, so a little hard to see in the shadows. But you can see in the second photo that it's possible to push that drawbar at a 90-degree (even more, dep. on hitch extension), to steer these wagons sideways in reverse. That's not possible with a regular single-axle trailer, the additional steering of the front axle is what makes this possible, if a bit more of a mind-F--k for those just learning it.

My only real challenge in all of this with visibility, not dexterity. The goal is putting it 1" from that window sill along the back wall, so I have maximum room between wagon and knee wall, without bumping that ancient oak window sill. But I can't see the window sill over the back of the wagon, from the driver's seat, and I usually have no spotter available. I have managed to rub paint a few times, but never more than a little paint transfer, no dents or damage.

I lay may firewood satchels open on that knee wall to load them from the wagon, before carrying it in thru that red door, to load the stoves.

 

[shooterdon]

WD, I would still never attempt it.

 

[Duds13]

A few asked about my wagon, and how I back it under the patio, a few pages back. I just refilled it yesterday morning, and remembered to grab a photo when backing it in:

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Looking into the sun here, so a little hard to see in the shadows. But you can see in the second photo that it's possible to push that drawbar at a 90-degree (even more, dep. on hitch extension), to steer these wagons sideways in reverse. That's not possible with a regular single-axle trailer, the additional steering of the front axle is what makes this possible, if a bit more of a mind-F--k for those just learning it.

My only real challenge in all of this with visibility, not dexterity. The goal is putting it 1" from that window sill along the back wall, so I have maximum room between wagon and knee wall, without bumping that ancient oak window sill. But I can't see the window sill over the back of the wagon, from the driver's seat, and I usually have no spotter available. I have managed to rub paint a few times, but never more than a little paint transfer, no dents or damage.

I lay may firewood satchels open on that knee wall to load them from the wagon, before carrying it in thru that red door, to load the stoves.

That's pretty dang impressive!

 

[Gordon Gould]

Some pictures from today. I added some to the Spruce/Fir stud wood pile.

Then I went back down to get one more. A white spruce that up rooted in the wind about a month ago. It was hung up and at a 45* angle until Thanksgiving when the wet snow brought it down.

Fun limbing that and it's kind of ugly.

By the time I was done I was out of steam and didn't have the oomph to pull it out of there. I decided it would be better for me to leave it propped up off the ground until after the rain coming tomorrow.

gg