Grapple grapple types
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3RRL
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Eddie,
What a great way to put it!
That said, I'm actually looking forward to putting a wood burning fireplace into my home. The idea of cutting and splitting wood from my land for my own use has a whole different appeal to me. Doing it for others is work, but doing it for myself is fun!!!
What a great way to put it!
That said, I'm actually looking forward to putting a wood burning fireplace into my home. The idea of cutting and splitting wood from my land for my own use has a whole different appeal to me. Doing it for others is work, but doing it for myself is fun!!!
Eagleview
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Arrow , The Haala is just what you need , but i would still fit the side straps to stop any small rounds rolling out , which wont happen until your level with your trucks back window . The other one is OK too but you can't carry a log with it .
Timber
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when I was a boy we would burn 11 cord of every winter. I would split and stack every bit of that myself with a 12 & 14 pound hammer and wedges. I can tell you this there is no easy way to load and transport split wood. You are either going to load it by hand and do 1 trip or try to scoop it and do 5 trips for the same load. I have learned that sometimes a wheelbarrow is faster than the tractor depending on the task. I say this all the time hear, tools have limitations & sometimes it is faster and less frustrating to just get your hands dirty. It can take a lot more effort looking for a way to avoid work than it takes to just to do it
Timber,
Many times I have confronted with just what you were saying. And many times you'd be absolutely right. I split wood by maul for 30 years even though I worked as a professional wood cutter with all the equipment, when I got home I did it all by hand. (Not the cutting however). Split it, wheel barrowed it, stacked it, unstacked it, carried it to the wood stove and then I just got tired. My body would ache after a session of splitting. My production got slower and slower so in 1985 I got a John Deere tractor. The bucket took the place of the wheel barrow. In 1997 I purchased a simple wood splitter but still loaded all by hand. I would split the wood right at the stack or it would go right to the bucket and then to the stack. Then the stacks got full. I made more stacks until I'm three years out in firewood. I still want to split and harvest so I just keep splitting. I want something to be able to have to pick up the wood from the firewood pile, dump it in a wood wagon and then bring the wagon over to the stacking area. This way I've eliminated one whole bending, stooping, throwing process because as I get older I have to pace myself and its not going to get better as my genes from my ancestors weren't that good. I'd love to be that 82 year old who still splits wood by hand. That's just not going to happen for me and believe me it wasn't caused by a sedentary lifestyle
Iron Horse. The Virnig would hold a log if I cut the 2 first sidestraps and then pinned them back on for loading which I'd be forced to do if Haala wasn't willing to make us a narrower rock bucket. As I bring my tractor into some very dense forest, a 70" wide bucket (their smallest)could really be a pain thru the woods.
Many times I have confronted with just what you were saying. And many times you'd be absolutely right. I split wood by maul for 30 years even though I worked as a professional wood cutter with all the equipment, when I got home I did it all by hand. (Not the cutting however). Split it, wheel barrowed it, stacked it, unstacked it, carried it to the wood stove and then I just got tired. My body would ache after a session of splitting. My production got slower and slower so in 1985 I got a John Deere tractor. The bucket took the place of the wheel barrow. In 1997 I purchased a simple wood splitter but still loaded all by hand. I would split the wood right at the stack or it would go right to the bucket and then to the stack. Then the stacks got full. I made more stacks until I'm three years out in firewood. I still want to split and harvest so I just keep splitting. I want something to be able to have to pick up the wood from the firewood pile, dump it in a wood wagon and then bring the wagon over to the stacking area. This way I've eliminated one whole bending, stooping, throwing process because as I get older I have to pace myself and its not going to get better as my genes from my ancestors weren't that good. I'd love to be that 82 year old who still splits wood by hand. That's just not going to happen for me and believe me it wasn't caused by a sedentary lifestyle
Iron Horse. The Virnig would hold a log if I cut the 2 first sidestraps and then pinned them back on for loading which I'd be forced to do if Haala wasn't willing to make us a narrower rock bucket. As I bring my tractor into some very dense forest, a 70" wide bucket (their smallest)could really be a pain thru the woods.
Timber
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I do understand what you say, I too am not getting any younger. I will disagree with you on thinking you have no choice in going the way of your ancestors. It is true we are all confined to work within are genetic makeup but that doesn't mean we are condemned by it. But now we are on another subject.
I think you question has been answered hear for you at any rate I would have to agree that a set of brush forks and a bucket grapple are what your looking for to accomplish this task. What you realy want are Manure Forks
I think you question has been answered hear for you at any rate I would have to agree that a set of brush forks and a bucket grapple are what your looking for to accomplish this task. What you realy want are Manure Forks
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davidseaquist
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I cut and split my wood, for personal use and the satisfaction of it. I hate to split the wood let it drop to the ground than pick it up and move it again. I was looking on some of the firewood processor sited and jappa and other European sited. Some use a mesh bag open on both ends. You set a pallet on the ground put this collapsible metal frame around put the mesh bag on the inside of the frame fill the bag while you split. Than tie the bag at the top remove the metal frame and lift the pallet of wood and stack it where you need it I think the bags cost about $10.- apice David
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I was told the bags last a few years and the wood drys out. Seems like a good job to save space. Keep the wood clean let it cure and not Handel it by hand a lot. David
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Then what? If it's your own, you can re-use the skid and frame if not the bag. If for a customer, do you deliver the whole skid/frame/bag, leave it for their use, then retreive it for next season? Or deliver just the bag and dump it? Or deliver the bag with a boom truck? I don't get the idea?
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