Hi all, my first post in this thread. I drove down to Knoxland Equipment today and picked up our new Fransgard V-4021. Got it mounted on our 4540 and had to cut the included PTO shaft down 2" for proper clearance.
This is my first experience with a wood winch. I grew up cutting and processing firewood with my father and his JD 4510 for our family's home, and now I cut and process my own with a Mahindra 4540. I typically cut, process, and burn 5-6 cords/year. My property has an abundance of quality firewood available, but it is located on the side of a mountain, which can make harvesting wood challenging at times.
There are many sections of the property that I have never cut because I simply have no way to access the felled trees with my tractor, due mainly to steep inclines. So, I hope this wood winch will be a game changer for my operation. I've always wanted one, literally since I was about 15 (I'm 29 now), so I'm like a kid on Christmas today. Hoping I get many years of use out of it.
Another pic of the tractor hauling split wood. I've calculated that with the bucket stacked full and the 3PH wood box stack full, I'm hauling about .4 cord/load.
Nice, I miss working with my dad...Thank you!
And yes indeed! We even felt the need to showcase that accomplishment with a large, monumental crank phone in the middle of town. It's something else. I do love it here, though.
I found some other pictures to share, these are from the summer of '20 when Dad and I used his JD 4510 to clear our new camp lot in northern Maine.
Me too.
Good stuff. You are on the right track. Work safe and thoughtful. look into a snatch block discussed many times on this site.Hi all, my first post in this thread. I drove down to Knoxland Equipment today and picked up our new Fransgard V-4021. Got it mounted on our 4540 and had to cut the included PTO shaft down 2" for proper clearance.
This is my first experience with a wood winch. I grew up cutting and processing firewood with my father and his JD 4510 for our family's home, and now I cut and process my own with a Mahindra 4540. I typically cut, process, and burn 5-6 cords/year. My property has an abundance of quality firewood available, but it is located on the side of a mountain, which can make harvesting wood challenging at times.
There are many sections of the property that I have never cut because I simply have no way to access the felled trees with my tractor, due mainly to steep inclines. So, I hope this wood winch will be a game changer for my operation. I've always wanted one, literally since I was about 15 (I'm 29 now), so I'm like a kid on Christmas today. Hoping I get many years of use out of it.
Another pic of the tractor hauling split wood. I've calculated that with the bucket stacked full and the 3PH wood box stack full, I'm hauling about 0.40 cord/load.
