Tractors and wood! Show your pics

[Loaderman22]

You guys didn't miss much, it's been crapping up here all morning. So far we've gotten a little freezing rain, now that wet heavy stuff which doesn't like to plow.
At least the ground froze on the places where I had cleaned the snow off.

We got freezing rain/snow on Sunday, then snow on & off all day Monday, then another 8" last night.

As for the 2 different splitters, I see positives & negatives with both. I don't have much use for equal sized pieces, that sounds too fancy and OCD to me. I like the larger pieces for nighttime when I jam the stove full. I like the smaller pieces for those warmer days with the solar gain from my windows. The vertical splitter looks comfortable to use, not bending over, just push off table to conveyor, but I don't think I want a trail of firewood to follow to get back home, it's wood not popcorn. As you are driving away, its dropping logs all over. Does it have enough oomph to pull a trailer? Or do you have to pick all those pieces back up? I think I like the concept of the 2 part trailer train that I think Mr. Gould showed in one of his videos, maybe with some modifications. Tractor pulls splitter & wood trailer to logs in woods, then split wood into a trailer holding an IBC tote, then use tractor forks to move tote? All mess stays in woods. Alternatively, I've had good luck filling the carryall with logs, then lift to comfortable height, move to splitter beam, then splits off into totes. It feels like less moving of the pieces. I also have a log arch that i tow with the atv. Works great to get the logs out of the woods fast, but its one log at a time. I have an old popup camper frame that I want to turn into a log trailer, kind of like running gear but cheaper. Then I could move logs a lot at a time, cut right on trailer then move to splitter beam, then to totes.
I guess this means that there is no "right" way to do it, you should do it the way that works best for you.
Now back to this delicious sounding homemade butter!!

 

[Loaderman22]

I've done both places, I'll take my heat, snakes, and spiders over a snow plow on my truck again any day!!!!!!

Yeah its cold up here right now, but there is just something nice about walking outside, feeling that brisk air hit your face, seeing your breath, splitting wood for a couple hours then heading inside to sit by the fire & have a nice bowl of hot soup. But again, to each his own. I'm sure one day the Mrs. will drag me South, she's not a fan of the cold.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

^^^^^
I'll take this over your heat anyday. Also your poisonous snakes, black widows, brown recluse...

I'm with you!!!

SR

 

[hunt4570]

Jeeze… wildlife weenies or what???

 

[AllByteNoBark]

I keep reading this thread because I do miss cutting wood. Saw the comments about snakes and bugs so thought I would join in a bit.

We do have few snakes around here but glad to be away from the snow. We had quite a few black widows and large wolf spiders along with a few scorpions. We put in a misting system and now the area around the shop and house are pretty well bug free other than the daytime bugs like butterflies, dragon flies, etc.

My wife found this right outside the shop door. She was standing on the trailer hollering "snake!"



This one joined us on the patio one evening during dinner.



Have not been seeing many the last several months. We did move into their territory so I guess they should be expected. Seems like brush hogging things helps keep the rodent population down which in turn seems to lower the snake population.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

Seems like brush hogging things helps keep the rodent population down which in turn seems to lower the snake population.

My Henry 22 seems to lower the snake population around here...

SR

 

[hunt4570]

Needing 34-8' 2x6s for rafters material , so it was 2x6 day...

A couple 5 1/2" cants

And slicing off 2x6s

I ended up with 37 and 3 of 4 8' 2x10's for headers I need

And for you guys that get snarky when there is not a tractor in the pic...


I think I had my safety glasses in my hand in that last pic with the tractor...

 

[AllByteNoBark]

My Henry 22 seems to lower the snake population around here...

SR

Yes, I also use the Ruger Mark II target quite successfully.

 

[hunt4570]

I keep reading this thread because I do miss cutting wood. Saw the comments about snakes and bugs so thought I would join in a bit.

We do have few snakes around here but glad to be away from the snow. We had quite a few black widows and large wolf spiders along with a few scorpions. We put in a misting system and now the area around the shop and house are pretty well bug free other than the daytime bugs like butterflies, dragon flies, etc.

My wife found this right outside the shop door. She was standing on the trailer hollering "snake!"

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This one joined us on the patio one evening during dinner.

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Have not been seeing many the last several months. We did move into their territory so I guess they should be expected. Seems like brush hogging things helps keep the rodent population down which in turn seems to lower the snake population.

Top one looks like a sidewinder.. not sure on the bottom one..

I get mostly moccasins and the occasional timber rattler and copperhead.

My daughter freaks out when I annoy them for a good pose...

 

[hunt4570]

Yes, I also use the Ruger Mark II target quite successfully.

PMR 30 is my snake gun of choice!