This looks interesting. May have to try this for cutting up/bucking.

I just happened to see this while looking around. I am going to try to bring back logs out of the wood with the forks on my tractor this year. See how it goes. This looks like it might make bucking it up easier. What do you guys think?

 

Maybe about 30% of the logs, trunks & branches I find are that straight. Must be nice! You'll get some exercise going from one end of the stack to the other, back & forth to keep it balanced. Cool idea.

 

You could make the rack with a couple of tine pockets too... so when you were done bucking up a bundle, you could easily lift the whole rack up and out of the pile of rounds underneath... then set over for the next load... I like it.

 

I hear you on that. Now I think I will probably be cutting the logs into 8ft lengths in the woods. Because I have to transport them through the roads/paths through the woods and back to processing area. Much of the trees I will be cutting are pretty straight. They have to grow straight up between the pine trees of this woods. This results in them growing fairly straight to get to the top of the canopy and spread out up there. If I can make the stand sturdy and strong with "gaps" for chainsaw cutting within the stand every so many inches it would seem like it could make things a little quicker. I will have think about this for a while.

I usually just cut about 3/4 of the way through the log and then roll it over and finish. But then I have to handle every round. But I'm going to find as many ways as possibly to cut down on physical labor and chance of injury by using the tractor as much as possible in this whole process.

 

Yes. Some things to think about. It will have to be pretty heavy duty as well. Easy to set the logs in and get the forks of tractor out without tipping it. Etc.

 

Definitely will make the cutting easier on the back.
Getting them in there with some mechanical advantage would be a must for me.

 

Gasifier - I was bringing logs out of the woods on my forks, but now I use my trailer. I think it's hard on the tractor.

 

Why? Were you moving a lot of logs at one time? And how long were the logs? How big around? I am considering bringing 7-8 foot logs out on the forks. Thinking of doing this for several reasons.

Less picking up rounds. Less chance of back injury.
Processing wood on a nice flat, plowed processing area, instead of in the woods. Less chance of slipping on uneven ground, less trudging through snow.
Less handling of wood. Not picking up rounds and putting them into truck. Then having to throw them off truck back at processing area.

Trying to reduce as much of the physical aspect as well so I can avoid fatigue for a longer period of time when working. I am going to start processing more firewood than before. To thin trees and make some money to pay for taxes and bills for road/path work.

What would you think if I kept the loads light? I have a Kubota L35, so not a very big tractor. But very low hours. It is over 10 years old but barely broken in. I bought it with 175 hours on it! (After I sold the Bobcat.)

 

Tractor pics Gas!

 

LOL. I don't have many of this "newer" tractor. I currently have my neighbor finishing the conversion so the loader is a quick attach. That is the one thing I wanted and could find. But this tractor had everything else I was looking for in the price I wanted. The hoe is a quick detachable one. The four post ROPS system fits through my 8 foot door on the detachable garage. After a good clean out, the garage holds both mowers, the wood splitter, the tractor, the small work bench, and all the garbage cans! It's a little snug but they are all out of the weather!

 

Very nice!! Did you ever get tire chains?

 

You had to bring that up. Didn't you? No.I have been talking to my wife about chains for Christmas. But now that I have thought about it more I have told here to never mind. The price is up there, like always. But I don't know if the tractor will fit in the garage with them on. I just barely fit now with about and inch or two to spare. And I saw another guy on Tractorbynet say in an old post there was not enough clearance for them on the L35. ?
Okay. Now find a way to cheer me back up there fuelrod.You old equipment meany!

 

MasterMech has one like that.
Have you never seen the video?

 

There has to be a way somehow. Do you have any buddy's that are handy with a welder? I bet for not much money you could alter a wheel & tire off of a heavy truck to bolt on your tractor, (rear) like an 11x22 or something. You just need to match the diameter of your tires on there now. At under 5 MPH you don't need to be too worried about how "true" your winter wheels end up being. Then chain them up. I've heard guy's worry about chains on the front, it's my belief that if you have a little common sense, like don't put 2000lbs. in your bucket then hook up to a battleship, that you'll be fine.

 

Nope.

 

Sorry dude! You know that most (overhead) garage doors don't open beyond the actual finished door opening, and will actually open up several more inches if pushed. If you can push it a little beyond what the springs open it to, I'll send you a 2x4 cut to size to jamb in there just so that you can use chains!

 

Yup. There has to be a way. And I am going to have to find a way to do it without spending too much money. I like this size tractor. Lighter in weight, fits in garage door, quick detach backhoe, and now will be quick attach loader. I will have a set of pallet forks and he is converting my bucket at well. Can't wait.

 

Very funny! I already put a piece of 1x3 strapping under the door and hold it open to its max. But I don't have a way to conveniently move the triple header up another inch or two! Now if you had suggested it before my friend and I moved the header from a 7 foot overhead door height to an 8 foot overhead door height!

 

I can see that I'm not helping,,, but I'm trying! How about adding a side door @ 9' header? (still trying)