Loaded truck pics.

Today’s haul.

 

Going to deviate the thread a bit. Picked up six 12"x6"x16 ft I-beams for $660. Going to make a gantry crane/ pv solar mount. My math says 8"x4" beams would work but they are expensive.

You can see my last 2 truck loads of wood behind the trailer not stacked.

 

Load of red & white oak splits. 32 to 36 months seasoned.

 

Bottoms for new firewood racks.

 

What brand of wood is that??

 

Chestnut oak (a member of the white oak family). My bike shop boss has many many dead standing tree's of this species. I just picked up 2 14' chains so he can drag them out of his woods with the Bobcat. I'll have a lot more pics to post here sometime soon.

 

This was back a few months ago, I believe I ended up with 3 loads.

 

Bringing home some cuts.
Two loads today.

 

Load of pignut hickory (roughly 2/3) and red oak

 

Load #1 from yesterday. Truck bed wood cut to 24”, trailer (most) was 48”.



Load #2. Most were 48”.

 

While I have been waiting for some lumber to be moved so I can get to that last 30 ft of Doug Fir log posted in FINALLY! A Big Doug score close in! , I got a tip about some DF left by a tree service at an older Lady's house. She wanted it gone so I got permission to take most of it. Funny thing, there were two piles of wood directly on the street and a pile of the larger rounds down in a hollow in the front yard by the stump. She had a neighbor who wanted some also, so I offered to pull the larger pieces up the slope with the winch for me . That would save the easy rounds on the road for the neighbor. She said to leave the rounds in the hollow. I have a feeling that once the neighbor starts looking at the work involved in those big rounds in the hole, I may get a call to take them also. Only bad thing about this score was that the rounds were typical tree service bucked. Any length from 15" to 18". What a pain! I will even them up and give the shorts to our neighbor Lady who has a small insert and loves the smaller pieces.

 

Nice little side score. Great truck... .

 

Wednesday’s haul.

 

I just replaced the headlights on my 2006 Tundra. I had a headlight go out this morning so I just got in from replacing both. I haven’t had to replace anything else yet, except the timing belt/water pump kit at 90,000. They are great trucks. There is not as much as a lose thread inside; really pulls hard; no oil use; runs as good as brand new; and no rust. I coat the underside with Fluid Film once in the spring and once in the fall. There is a nice layer of protection of FF and dust built up now. My buddy replaced the rear leaf springs on his Tundra to more easily accommodate heavier loads. Got me thinking about doing that myself one of these days.

Question for you guys: are your wheels newer The Wood Wolverine and metalcuttr ? They look pretty nice. Mine are getting pitted after 15 years in the salt.

 

hovlandhomestead
I bought my truck in 2010 with these wheels.


Didn't really care for them, so not long after I got some from your generation truck.



They degraded after a bunch of years so it was time for a new set. These are from 4Runners I believe (called snowflake design). Found em for a great deal too.





You could not ask for a more reliable truck. All I've done over the years (besides the timing belt/water pump) is front brake calipers. I had a piston or 2 seize so both have been replaced. ANd after 180k, rotors were needed.



This kit has been on for a while and I'd not hesitate to recommend them to anyone. I only tow my 4x8 trailer.

 

The truck is an 05, very straight, not a hint of rust (there is rarely ever salt on the roads) and never has had a major problem. I treat it well and am big on preventive and periodic maintenance. I have replaced one rim because it had some corrosion on the tire sealing surface. It amazes me that the trucks can remain so incredibly tight for so long! I too have thought of heavier springs , overloads or air bags to increase capacity. I have replaced the timing belt and brakes. I put the heavy towing brakes in!

 

My neighbor added a product similar to sumo springs on his tundra for hauling wood. It was an easy way to stiffen the rear end when hauling. A friend of mine now owns it. 225k and the only thing that ever failed on it was a coil.

 

Nice trucks The Wood Wolverine and metalcuttr .

I had a 2002 Tundra before gettingff my 2006. I bought it new, and liked it so much that I never thought I would never let her go, but someone offered me a good price for it in 2018, and at the same time I found a 2006 one-owner well maintained double cab with 86,000 miles on the clock.

Now it is worth quite a bit more than I paid for it with 134,000 miles. I plan to keep her until I retire, and then a patiently look for another one-owner Tundra with all service records that is about 5-10 years old. In the meantime I plan to continue to enjoy driving this one. I look forward to firing her up and driving each morning, everyday after work, and on my time off hoarding, hunting and fishing. I would drive it to Alaska tomorrow if I had the time to do so. I find that as we age together, I tend to baby her a little more…but not too much. That sweet spot in acceleration between about 35mph and 65,mph is still fun to me.

My wife’s GX470 (same engine) is fun to drive as well, but really shines in the ride department. They are both very good in the snow.

 

Not much but was able to clean up a few dead pine logs for a friends brother that was injured recently. Not use to cutting long length for OWB.