Tractors and wood! Show your pics

[KiwiBro]

The only thing better than good equipment is a friend who's willing to loan HIS good equip.

Or a friend who looks after good equipment when loaned to them, so that it comes back as good equipment too.

 

[Slickheadhunter]

Or a friend who looks after good equipment when loaned to them, so that it comes back as good equipment too.

Agreed, You got that right! ��

 

[dragoneggs]

Or a friend who looks after good equipment when loaned to them, so that it comes back as good equipment too.

Wow... you hit a nerve here! I used to lend tools to neighbors, in-laws, outlaws, etc. but learned they rarely came back as clean or as good a condition as lent. Further, if it was a tool with an engine or consumable parts, it never came back close to as lent. Most renters/borrowers have little to no respect for the tool. They just want to get the job done without having to legitimately pay for it, whether it be a rental or purchase. I now rarely lend my tools to family or friends unless I know they respect the tool (and me)! I would rather go over with my tool and do the job myself and do it right and sleep good at night.

 

[skyhook]

I remember the day i bought my first trailer,,
never knew I had so many friends.

 

[Otto Syracuse]

Famous proverb: "man with pickup, have many friend"

 

[Budweiser John]

Started filling the firewood bags again for the next winter. We burned through about 8 of these bags plus a ton of compressed sawdust bricks this past heating season.

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I'm really surprised there haven't been more members using wood bags.
Granted, a fairly stout tractor with pallet forks is necessary but the labor savings are incredible. I usually bring the logs to a staging area and cut into 16" lengths, position the open wood bag on the pallet forks adjacent to the splitter and split, toss, and done. Each bag containing about a face cord is then placed on a pallet and moved to a shed. The next time the wood is handled is out of the bag and into the stove.

When the bags are empty I dump the accumulated trash in the bottom of the bags in the compost pile and stuff the empty bags into a plastic drum for storage until the next filling.

 

[vtsnowedin]

I'm really surprised there haven't been more members using wood bags.
Granted, a fairly stout tractor with pallet forks is necessary but the labor savings are incredible. I usually bring the logs to a staging area and cut into 16" lengths, position the open wood bag on the pallet forks adjacent to the splitter and split, toss, and done. Each bag containing about a face cord is then placed on a pallet and moved to a shed. The next time the wood is handled is out of the bag and into the stove.

When the bags are empty I dump the accumulated trash in the bottom of the bags in the compost pile and stuff the empty bags into a plastic drum for storage until the next filling.

I'd be concerned that the bags would restrict airflow around the wood and ****** drying.

 

[Parkanzky]

I'd be concerned that the bags would restrict airflow around the wood and ****** drying.

In at least one of the links I saw, the bags were vented all the way around. I don't have enough tractor to pick one up full of wood, but my father-in-law does. I'm thinking about ordering a dozen for him as a gift to see how they work.

 

[Fiziksgeek]

Or a friend who looks after good equipment when loaned to them, so that it comes back as good equipment too.

In general, I hate borrowing or loaning things. But in this case, with a relatively expensive item, which doesn't get a lot of use, I take my chance. I pick it up at his place, return it clean, fueled, and lubed. Last time, in return for his generosity, I went to his place one Saturday and spent time helping him split his own wood. Wasn't much, they burn for ambiance, not heat, but it's the least I could do.

 

[Parkanzky]

In general, I hate borrowing or loaning things. But in this case, with a relatively expensive item, which doesn't get a lot of use, I take my chance. I pick it up at his place, return it clean, fueled, and lubed. Last time, in return for his generosity, I went to his place one Saturday and spent time helping him split his own wood. Wasn't much, they burn for ambiance, not heat, but it's the least I could do.

I have a few good friends and we share all of our vehicles/tools/etc. I just took my box scraper down to a friend's place and spent the day grading his gravel drive. But if he'd have wanted to do it when I wasn't available, I'd have just given him the implement.

The only reason I didn't take my whole tractor down is because my trailer hasn't arrived yet. But when it does, I wouldn't hesitate to hitch the trailer to my truck, load the tractor and implements on it, and hand the keys to him. I know that he'd do the same for me. For instance, if my wife decided that we needed to spend the day cruising one of the local lakes, I bet that I could drop by his place and hitch his boat to my truck anytime he's not using it.

Another friend of mine has a modified Subaru STI and a Miata he's done an engine-swap in. Every year or two, I'll take one of those and he'll take my M3 or Lotus for a couple weeks. We both get some more variety by enjoying each others' toys.

I believe that everybody's life gets a lot better if we all try to work together!