Tractors and wood! Show your pics

[WinterDeere]

If you’re a weekend warrior but you want a professional grade cutter, you’ll have no regrets with the MS 462. This also a lighter saw.

If I ever go down to just one main saw, it probably will be something very close to the MS-462.

75cc is a nice sweet spot between power and weight. Not as fast as an 064/066/662 in big stuff, and not as light as the 036/362 in small stuff, but it can do the job of both without a whole lot of compromise.

That said, the 500i looks amazing. More horsepower than my 064 and a pound less weight! I'm not sure it'll keep running 35 years without trouble, as my 064 has managed so far, but I care about that less today than I did at 30. To quote my FIL, "I don't even buy eggs more than a half-dozen at a time, anymore."

 

[Gordon Gould]

Cleaning up scrub brush. Could have used a grapple. Guess that’s next on the list.

Nothing wrong with that. Seems to be working well enough. Use what you have, then when you are able to wrangle a grapple you will clearly see it's benefits.

gg

 

[FullMetalBucket]

Did a little work with the box blade as well this weekend and I have to say the hydraulic top link adds so much it makes the attachment way more functional. Night and day.

 

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If I ever go down to just one main saw, it probably will be something very close to the MS-462.

75cc is a nice sweet spot between power and weight. Not as fast as an 064/066/662 in big stuff, and not as light as the 036/362 in small stuff, but it can do the job of both without a whole lot of compromise.

That said, the 500i looks amazing. More horsepower than my 064 and a pound less weight! I'm not sure it'll keep running 35 years without trouble, as my 064 has managed so far, but I care about that less today than I did at 30. To quote my FIL, "I don't even buy eggs more than a half-dozen at a time, anymore."

Crap load of electronics in the 500 and yes, faster than your 064 or the 066 for that matter.
The 500 can tell you when you peed last.

 

[kozal01]

Got a wild hair up my a** and decided to take down an oak that was in my way. My Kioti and my woodland mills chipper made quick work of the cleanup. It sure is nice to have the right tools that makes my life easier.

 

[Gordon Gould]

Worked on some firewood today. Got the old stuff out of the way first. I moved the little that was left in this years side of the shed into the basement. Plus I had some cut, split, and stacked outside since last summer. I that moved into the now empty 26/27 side of the woodshed - 3 healthy L3010 buckets full. I also had a small pile of 8' logs on the ground that I off loaded from my trailer last fall. Over the winter I built a bucking table for my trailer logs so figured that I should try that out. My plan is to off load the trailer directly onto the table but these I had to lift with the grapple. The trailer is still loaded with the wood I brought in last week.

Blocked them up and got two wimpy buckets full.

I like to stack wood in the shed from the bucket. I can reach to the back and set the bucket at the height I am working. If I just throw it in the shed then it is a lot of picking up to get it stacked 7' high.

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Got a wild hair up my a** and decided to take down an oak that was in my way. My Kioti and my woodland mills chipper made quick work of the cleanup. It sure is nice to have the right tools that makes my life easier. View attachment 3285638View attachment 3285639View attachment 3285640View attachment 3285641View attachment 3285642

What’s the capacity of your chipper?

 

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Worked on some firewood today. Got the old stuff out of the way first. I moved the little that was left in this years side of the shed into the basement. Plus I had some cut, split, and stacked outside since last summer. I that moved into the now empty 26/27 side of the woodshed - 3 healthy L3010 buckets full. I also had a small pile of 8' logs on the ground that I off loaded from my trailer last fall. Over the winter I built a bucking table for my trailer logs so figured that I should try that out. My plan is to off load the trailer directly onto the table but these I had to lift with the grapple. The trailer is still loaded with the wood I brought in last week.


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Blocked them up and got two wimpy buckets full.

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I like to stack wood in the shed from the bucket. I can reach to the back and set the bucket at the height I am working. If I just throw it in the shed then it is a lot of picking up to get it stacked 7' high.

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Gordon
Would it be possible to block up your wood on that table then lift the whole table to the woodshed w the tractor?

Just answered my own question when I saw the splitter. First thought was that you weren’t splitting those so no.

 

[kozal01]

What’s the capacity of your chipper?

It’s 4”x6”

 

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It’s 4”x6”

That’s a good strong bite on those if it can take a 6” diameter branch.