Yet another use for my B3030 HDSC

LBrown59 · Oct 15, 2008

I know but here it's all the same stuff so you can run your tractor on it or heat your house with it.

L . B .

crashz said:
LB -
*he's talking about home heating oil to heat his house. Not run his tractor.

Here in New England, many people still heat with oil.
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smfcpacfp · Nov 4, 2008

The tongs and the tractor make handling the big heavy logs easy, although I have to get in and out of the tractor quite a lot. I used to lift all of the heavy logs by hand and had never hurt my back, but at 61 I am no longer willin gto temp fate.

My wife moves the tongs out of the way after i set the log on the splitter. It is quite inefficient, but my back is really appreciating the use of the tractor. I know I could build a nifty lift, but the tractor is ready to go.

Ductape · Nov 5, 2008

I do the same thing, sep'n i'm on the splitter and my FIL is setting them in place. Eventually, i'll have a third function on my loader, and will own something like this on a skidsteer-to-three point adapter (on my FEL) to speed up and simplify the operation.

smfcpacfp · Nov 5, 2008

Ductape said:
I do the same thing, sep'n i'm on the splitter and my FIL is setting them in place. Eventually, i'll have a third function on my loader, and will own something like this on a skidsteer-to-three point adapter (on my FEL) to speed up and simplify the operation.

I got the idea to use the tongs for picking up the big pieces from one of your postings and pictures, so thank you!

If I were going to be splitting wood for many years to come, I would build one of those lifting platforms, but the wood I have should last until I am 65, and am I really going to want to do this after 65?

Ductape · Nov 6, 2008

I know what you are saying. I've got a ways to go before i get to retirement / not wanting to burn wood anymore, but the wife and i have already taked about trading the woodstove for a pellet stove (we already use one pellet stove as a secondary heat source). Problem is..... if it were even possible to FIND pellets this year, you'd be paying close to $350/ton. I'll just burn oil at that price. I guess time will tell what the answer is. The log lift is a great idea. I've toyed with it myself. Maybe next year.......