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A little cutting a splitting

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  1. Spencer

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    So after using my winch for the first time last weekend, i had a bunch of wood to cut up and split. Got a little work done on what i think was a box elder and a sugar maple. Weather turned nice after some wind early on. Now just have to haul it out of the woods! Used the 441 and 361 today. A couple good piles! My inspector was chewing on sticks today and wasnt doing a good job inspecting.
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  2. buZZsaw BRAD

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    nice looking haul. Perfect working conditions too. No snow or mud
     
  3. Ashwatcher

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    Nice pics Spencer and nice job. The inspector had it all under control...you do your job, he’ll/she’ll do theirs :smoke::salute:
     
  4. Mag Craft

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    That is pretty cool hauling your splitter in connected to your tractor. That is convenient. Then stack in the loader and haul it out.
     
  5. Reloader

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    Great looking woodlot.


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  6. JWinIndiana

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    Nothing dumb about that inspector, out of the way and behind a good tree!
     
  7. Backwoods Savage

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    Love the looks of your wood lot Spencer. Looks like you worked the dog too much! Tuckered that poor dog right out.
     
  8. JPDavis

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    That's a great set up you have there. Pulling the splitter right up to the pile of rounds is definitely the way to go.
     
  9. billb3

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    Is that a 3pt Ram Splitter ?
    PTO kit ?
     
  10. Spencer

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    Yep you got it. Has a pto pump, its a prince pump. I love that thing. No two stages, just powers right thru at the same speed no matter what. What i like the most is that the engine is much quieter than a air cooled motor you would find on a typical splitter. I can have a conversation while i run it, have my daughter around helping without hearing protection. I run the tractor at 2000 rpm usually.
     
  11. Spencer

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    Thanks! It has quite a few mature trees on it, not very much underbrush as you can see.

    Edit: if anybody wants to see the winch that was used to pull these logs out of the valleys in the pics, see this thread:
    Tractor 3pt Winch
     
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