The new concrete is dry so I decided to bring some wood and stack on it. I removed the old wooden deck and had a concrete porch poured in between the freezing periods. I let it set for a few extra days before stacking on it. It's covered by the upper deck, which is covered by a roof, so the wood stays, for the most part, out of the weather. The rack is loaded about 2/3 ash and 1/3 hackberry and holds just under a cord.
That works! How do ya like backing up that little bitty trailer? Your back yard looks like mine, nice and muddy. Between the tractor (with Ags) and the dogs, pretty sure there will be much less mowing next year.
That's a really nice setup under the deck. I have enough overhang in the rear of my house to do the same thing. I believe I'm going to copy your idea. Right now mine is just stacked which works, but I like the cleaner look of yours much better.
No problem! I've had a lot of practice pushing, towing and backing every type of commercial aircraft from DC-8's to 747's and 767's.
Actually that's one of my wood lots. This one is across the road from the house. I did a lot of cleaning, grading and restacking this fall. But due to "circumstances beyond our control" I finised too late to replant grass. Just what I need, another spring project! It's soooo difficult to get grass to grow on a playground!
No way man! I don't have, and can't get "clearance from the tower", if ya know what I mean, to land on the upper deck!
Nice and close dry wood is always nice especially when the snow, wind and cold of Jan and Feb. kicks in. I don't have a covered porch, mine is under cover about 5 steps outside the door to feed the big brother to your stove ........looks real nice Ralphie.
Nice tractor! How do you like the R4 tires? I have turf savers on my bx and as wet as it's been this year thinking about putting the r4's on it instead of true ags. The turfs get gummed up so quick and make more of a mess. I need to extend my roof over my concrete pad out back for wood storage. Edit, guess those are R1 ags, not the bobcat R4's.
The tires work well for me, I live on a steep hillside and I need all the grip I can get when I mow or haul. The wood lot is on my property across the road my house tat borders the backwaters of the Ohio river, the only flat piece I have.
Good practice for sure! No doubt you learned early that the longer the tongue, the easier it backs up. Get a short trailer and a short tongue and things happen too fast. I still laugh about the time I took a new guy to Chicago. We had hired him to drive truck. We were having a problem locating some new machinery but finally found it on a dock in Chicago. Big boss asked if I'd go get it and take the new guy along. Sure, that would give me a nice break. Somewhere around Gary, IN we stopped for a cup of coffee. When we walked back to the truck, I got into the passenger side. His eyes got really big! He knew what was ahead and already the traffic was heavy. But, he said he'd drove all kinds of straight trucks and semis. Okay, "I'll have the map and tell you where to go. Your job is to get us there." Wow, the traffic! Many, many lanes of traffic and all going quite fast. Which lane to get in? He about had a heart attack. When we finally got to the depot, I went in and the guy told me where to back into. I went out and told him to put it in there. That is when panic really set in. I told him it was easy as there was a trailer on each side so just put it between them and back up until you can't go any more. After he tried about 5 or 6 times, I finally got in and backed it in there. Long story short, we did keep him but not for any semi driving; straight truck only. He was okay but nothing to brag about. Sorry for rambling on there.
I like to think my trailer backing skills are pretty good, but a semi would be intimidating Is it the same basic method as backing a normal trailer, just way bigger? Or is the method for backing up a semi different?
totally different. A normal trailer the axles are about centered and makes moment more drastic. axles all the way at the end and a 48-53' span make things VERY interesting for people that have never done it. plus the tongue is over the axle so you don't have the delayed tongue movement like in a bumper pull trailer, the tongue moves instantly as the axle turns on the truck. all mirrors and feel. lots of blind spots. can't just look back....
Looks like you've had some rain. I hate mud ! You & the woods gotta love being under cover & close to the stove. You ever top cover your stacks ?
I've been driving for 13 years now and pulling doubles for the last 11 - it's kinda all what you're used to. I started out pulling spreads which are not fun to back into tight holes - with a heavy load they start hopping and you'll tear up the tires on the front axle. Like freakingstang said, the movement of a long box is much different especially with the axles all the way back - the movement of the trailer is much slower than you would see with a standard tandem 7 or 10k trailer - given a lot of space, it's actually easier once you're used to the size. A single pup moves quicker but the axle is at the rear which makes it easier to control. The toughest part for drivers new to pulling doubles that have years and years of long box experience is spotting the dolly between the trailers. It goes fast like ralphie boys trailer on his tractor. My biggest problem when backing my wood trailer with my truck is that I'm not used to the speed of the reverse.. Tractor trailers creep in reverse on the low side of the transmission. Pickups don't..lol..
