Tractors and wood! Show your pics

[Sawyer Rob]

Another really nice day here today so I thought I'd build the last half cord firewood box that I need,

I now have plenty of them, and after I do some hunting, I'll be filling them up.

I have some white oak to split, and I want it in these boxes as the way these boxes are designed, the oak splits dry faster than putting them in other containers I've tried.

SR

 

[shooterdon]

Yesterday I learned I was high bidder on a truck I wanted for my firewood side gig. It is a 2007 F250 regular cab, 8' bed, 4X4 that was in the city fleet. It has the 5.4 Triton engine. Not a great engine but it is a new crate engine with only 9000 miles on it. 69k miles on the truck. Frame is in great shape and the truck runs very well. Needs new tires.

Truck comes with a like new Western MPV3 plow with Ultra mount 2 and a dump bed. The plow retails for $9k

It was a sealed bid sale. I bid $15.8k, next highest bid was $15.1k. I think I was lucky to get it. Time will tell.

I will likely sell my 74" pull type snowblower. Might even sell my cabbed LS4140 and replace it with a smaller TYM 2515. I have modified how I handle firewood and no longer need over 2500 lbs of FEL capacity.

Pictures soon.

 

[Smokeydog]

Another really nice day here today so I thought I'd build the last half cord firewood box that I need,

I now have plenty of them, and after I do some hunting, I'll be filling them up.

I have some white oak to split, and I want it in these boxes as the way these boxes are designed, the oak splits dry faster than putting them in other containers I've tried.

SR

Nice!
Burn mostly oak. In my area takes about two years to get bone dry. Sure can tell the difference in heat output burning well seasoned wood. Have the last of 8-9year old seasoned wood ready by the wood stove. No kindling needed. Just a couple sheets of newspaper to start a fire. In the winter is easier to go outside to work knowing there is warm stove to thaw next to.

 

[Gordon Gould]

Good luck with the new truck shooter !

gg

 

[goeduck]

Yesterday I learned I was high bidder on a truck I wanted for my firewood side gig. It is a 2007 F250 regular cab, 8' bed, 4X4 that was in the city fleet. It has the 5.4 Triton engine. Not a great engine but it is a new crate engine with only 9000 miles on it. 69k miles on the truck. Frame is in great shape and the truck runs very well. Needs new tires.

I wonder if they let it run low on oil, the Ford Modular engines should last a long time if maintained.

 

[shooterdon]

I wonder if they let it run low on oil, the Ford Modular engines should last a long time if maintained.

I got to talk to two guys who work for the city, who brought over the key for the test drive. They said the dealer broke a couple of spark plugs and had to replace the heads and then some other stuff happened, or was found, and that was why a new engine was needed. They seemed reluctant to give more details and I let it drop.

They had no skin in the game, so I believed them when they told it me it had been a great vehicle. The city is moving to lease vehicles and selling off stuff.

 

[Jstpssng]

They said the dealer broke a couple of spark plugs

I believe that's a common problem when changing plugs on that engine, especially the older model years.

 

[Alan46]

I believe that's a common problem when changing plugs on that engine, especially the older model years.

I had a 2006 ( I believe ) it had an issue with the plugs, not broken but extremely hard to remove, had to take it to a dealership. First private shop could not do it!

 

[goeduck]

I got to talk to two guys who work for the city, who brought over the key for the test drive. They said the dealer broke a couple of spark plugs and had to replace the heads and then some other stuff happened, or was found, and that was why a new engine was needed. They seemed reluctant to give more details and I let it drop.

They had no skin in the game, so I believed them when they told it me it had been a great vehicle. The city is moving to lease vehicles and selling off stuff.

There was an issue where the plugs did not thread into the heads far enough and they would strip out. Fairly rare. Dealers got pretty good at the helicoil type repair. I think (not sure) they also went with longer plugs.

 

[Jstpssng]

There was an issue where the plugs did not thread into the heads far enough and they would strip out. Fairly rare. Dealers got pretty good at the helicoil type repair. I think (not sure) they also went with longer plugs.

I knew there was something different on the newer trucks to remedy the problem.
Of course, going 100k miles ( or longer) between plug changes still beats "the good old days."