Fire wood tractors any color.

Ok Ag tires would work skidding logs or towing a trailer load of fire woos thru the mud. I just didn't have any faith in the turf tires towing a load in muddy areas.


Al

 

Hey Rope , I think I should come visit & run my huskihl 026 against yours. Nice setup!

 

Sounds good, have a 261 that huskihl ported as well.

 

Tell us about the 026.

 

Got 3 three blowdowns to drop/cut today. I'll report back.

 

No sir! With the dry spruce I can’t put enough split wood to need ballast. I have 3pt attachments if I cross that bridge. The snowblower weighs the most of my attachments.

 

A couple shots of my tiny tractor...

 

Good looking tractor. Its big enough to do what you want it to do

 

Kubota L3901 HST 4x4



MF 235

 

Please don't try to air up your tires when they are boomed down on a trailer.Saw guy try it once.Wasn't good for the tire or him.

 

Some cool saw carriers.
Don't have pictures but use three different ones depending on the wood.
A 4600 Ford with a 3pt hitch carrier
A Ford 6640 with pallet forks to bring long wood to the OWB
An Allis Chalmers H3 'dozer with 8' blade

 

I got to say this whole firewood thing is waaaaay more fun with a tractor!

 

Nice tractor, what model is she? It’s amazing as we get older how much we enjoy something that does not get tired.

 

Just a baby Deere, 1025r.

How do you like the rear snowblower? I'm debating a front or rear, I think I'd like being able to keep the loader on...I'm a complete tractor noob.

 

I like it, I think a front would be better, it gets old looking behind you to blow the snow. It’s nice to have the loader on, I have gotten stuck a few times with the blower on. The loader got me out with little effort, took just a few minutes. I get a average of 36” of snow, so using the 3point blower is not a big issue. The front blowers are way more money.

If I got say 100” of snow I would want a front blower. What would be awesome is a quick attachment blower for the loader.

 

I also have the 1025r, I have the front mount 47" JD blower. If I could do it all over, I'd get the 54". The older I get, the less I want to turn my neck around and look behind me as I'm blowing snow. I don't have a big driveway compared to some here, but it would get old looking backwards while driving in reverse.

There is a difference in price though. If funds are tight, a rear mount will save you $$$. The savings will but a lot of ibuprofen...

If you have the quick mount loader, half the swap job is easy. The issue is, the bracket/support that holds the front of the PTO shaft that runs from the mid PTO to the blower, interferes with the parking stand on the loader, so the bracket/support and shaft must be removed to mount the loader.. Not a huge problem if you have room in the garage... drop the blower, disconnect a few hydraulic lines, back up a little, then drop 1/2 of the front quick hitch, back up a little more, then remove the shaft and bracket/support in one piece... Drive away from it, hook up the loader... Later... drop the loader, drive back over and attach the pto shaft and bracket/support, toss on the front half of the quick hitch, make a few hydraulic connections, drive up to the blower, use the hydraulics to pick it up... make sure the pins catch, hook up the short blower PTO shaft and you're back in business.... Sound like a lot of work, but if you have room and are out of the cold/wet it goes pretty fast after doing it a few times... You wouldn't want to do it on the ground, outside, in the middle of a snowstorm...

I store my loader outside in the winter and keep the blower and the front blade on moving dollies for easy swapping. I have room in the garage for the tractor and some attachments. The blower and the blade use the same front quick hitch, I just have to swap a couple of hydraulic lines and pull a pin so the hitch can pivot.

Good luck with you choices.. the SCUTs are a lot of fun and very useful !!!!


ErikR