I like to try and do most of my falling and skidding in the winter. So usually the first or second weekend after hunting season ends I start getting back in the woods with the saw and tractor. Yesterday I hauled the tractor up to my wood lot/hunting land. Had to spend 2.5 hours plowing so I didn't get any cutting in. I had a few hours free today so I went up and skidded out a few trees. I bucked it all up and stacked it. Then split a pickup load to bring home.
Thanks. That load there is beech maple and white birch. My land has beech, maple, yellow and white birch, and cherry. I also have hemlock, white pine, spruce, cedar, and balsam.
Nice variety of wood you have. I love beech. Clean because of the smooth tight bark, and dries quick. Puts off good heat too Can sometimes be a bear to split though
Nice all around set up. Dry storage galore & hydraulic helpers Nice 1st load You'll should be able to cut all winter with that setup ?
Yea I can cut right through. I have ice chains on the New Holland, they make a world of difference. My brother has a 10k # excavator with a hydraulic thumb, that makes it real nice for stacking my logs on my header.
Like the Ford/New Holland setup with the winch. Would like to see some action pics of the skidding at work!
At first reading the title, I thought it was your first load in the stove! Duh! Nice work. Equiptment should made life easier!
I've got a Kubota L2650 - your exhaust has the same lean as mine! The PO was moving plywood with the bucket when the load slid and pushed the exhaust stack back. A little heat with the torch and mine is better but still not verticle.
Wow! 2 1/2 hours plowing snow you must have cleared a lot of trail and probably a large area for stacking logs. Nice to have the tractor to work with.
