my new Firewood toys

[Gordon Gould]

You started a great thread and have put together some nice equipment :thumbsup:
I just read it all the way thru and watched all the videos. Some how I missed it the first time. Some real good ideas and equipment in there.
I am going to make one of those limb saw rigs. I think I will try to make it so it folds over easily for refueling.
Looking at all that nice stuff makes me feel a little foolish doing my wood the old fashioned way. Good thing I only need 4 or 5 cord a year. Only 3 this last winter.
Thanks for the nice post.

 

[tbutman]

I just purchased Haldex 12 Volt DC Power Unit — Manual Operation, Double Acting, Model# 1510038 | Hydraulic Power Units | Northern Tool + Equipment and Haldex Reservoir — 2 Gallon, Model# 2280045 | Tanks + Reservoirs | Northern Tool + Equipment so that with a battery I won't need my tractor to dump it. Figure on making a few local deliveries and I will just mount them on a platform and slide it into the back of my truck rather than mount it to the trailer. My trailer hoses are long enough to easily reach as it is allready set up to run off my remotes on my tractor. This will allow me to use the hydraulic power pack on other cool things like a home made bearing press or a small lift for my lawn tractor.

 

[Gordon Gould]

That should work good for you. I would think that you are probably planning on using a strong battery. I have electric over hydraulic on my little dump truck. I typically dump 3 to 3.5 tons which is only a little more than a cord of good hardwood. It does not take long to suck my heavy duty battery down especially if it is cold out.

 

[tbutman]

Yes thx, I do plan on using a new deep cycle battery, maybe even two in tandem if I find that one is too weak.

 

[nwngunner]

Another option would be a solar charger. While it wouldnt keep up 100% with the draw it might be enough to get you through the day until you can get home and charge it up properly.

 

[tbutman]

I also thought of that but remember while that might work on other peoples setup, my hydraulic pump will only be in the bed of my truck for deliveries. Otherwise it will be kept in my garage. My trailer hoses are long to reach the remotes on my tractor. By keeping the unit in the bed of my truck and plumb it with female disconnects I won't need to alter the trailer hoses and therefor I can still use the trailer with the tractor. Keep the ideas coming!