Cutting partner Ken came over today & we went at the White Pine logs for about 4 hrs. Made nice progress. The Farmall M with the loader refused to start, so plan B. 8N dirt scoop & chain. I think OhioStihl gave me this idea. Ken's trailer with about 3/4 of a cord load. Ken on the splitter with some big rounds. Decent size pile of splits for me to stack later. Probably have about 3 1/2 cord left in logs yet. This is the start to next years shoulder season wood.
Looking good there, cutter. Just loaded a few splits of white pine myself - have some coals to burn down before the evening load, and these should do the trick! I love pine.
Nice setup and nice looking 8N. Pretty cool idea with the scoop on the 3 point and lifting the logs and dragging them.
Nice looking work! Im surprised no snow up there? Do you normally harvest a lot of pine or is your wood "as it comes" an you separate it out? Always frustrating when equipment refuses to work!
In this case the Pine was a tree service drop off Brad. I don't normally go looking for it. I can get all I want. Tractor started right up when we finished.
Yes, yes it is. Got a real deal on it too. MS 660 with that .404 setup cuts that Pine like buttah too.
I split that stuff big for the boiler. By fall it'll be dry & it burns a bit longer that way. Sad to say, but when you're running 70 y/o equipment it's a good idea to have the back up. The old M ignition must've gotten damp. I didn't wanna take the time so I just grabbed the 8N. Funny thing is all 3 tractors are 1949's. I didn't plan that, just worked out that way.
Nice. My grandfather had an 8N and a dirt scoop. But he also had a 3 point boom/crane that we used for dragging logs. I remember the lesson from my uncle when I was about 10; The butt end of the log has to be almost hitting the tractor and only pick it up high enough so it doesn't catch when you drag it.
Yep, those little tractors will do a lot, but they're light in the front for sure. Great tool to have though, very maneuverable.
Yeah, and I'm betting you maybe had to do some steering with the brakes a few times! It can be done. That reminds me of putting up firewood in the 1950's, except we did not have one of those fancy hydraulic splitters then. We had a guy named Manual.
Only when the front wheels are off the ground lol. I'm actually pretty good with those old tractors, carry the load low & slow.
I hear you Adam. I have had many, many hours on one of those. Used to do lots of cultivating with one of those too along with many other tasks, like mowing hay, raking, hauling wagons and trailers, scooping and moving sand, cleaning pens (we had a set of forks for the rear), etc.
