Loaded truck pics.

That truck is newer than your current one and looks like its a diesel!!

Why did you dump it?

 

The 1991 F250 I got about a month ago finally outfitted with side boards installed and it's first really heavy load of green Oak, Cheery and Elm. It squatted a bid but rode pretty good.

 

I'm not sure. A buddy offered me some money for it and I took it. I probably should've kept it.

It was an '87, with a 7.3 IDI and ZF-5 from a '94. With a Banks turbo, and 4.10 gears it would pull most hills in 5th gear, even with 37" tires.

 

Dry dirt under the grass. We loaded the dirt first then tossed the grass on top to take it for fill to my buddies house so I could unload in the reverse order.

 

Don't have that steering wheel play. I just don't have any complaints about this truck. It just hauls what ever I put on it.

 

Got lucky today and scored some free wood. Got it loaded and made it safely home without the cops pulling me over or it falling out of the bed. Didn't even notice any sag in the springs!

 

Nice ride

 

Who wants to park their truck under my conveyor? Lol I love when I can split a cord right into my dump truck.

 

Your set up rocks.

 

Sure load me up.

Can I bring my friends dump truck?

 

My share of last saturdays load. Truck and trailer was full of rounds. We also filled buddies f250 long bed. I left a small pile at his house from what was left over from splitting what was on me and we called it even. What I got in my short bed and the trailer and what was left off me and his truck was his half.

 

Here is a picture of a 1980 k10 thats a 4x8 tailer also. The truck definitely sags for whoever said old trucks dont. This is oak from a standing dead tree that just fell over recently. It was probably my dead 2 years. Still wet and solid inside but definitely lost a lot of water weight from green standing. It this was green standing oak you could set my truck 3-6"s lower in the back.

 

Don't work it too hard now.

Sadly, you gathered more than I did today.

 

With only close to 7 inches of springs on the rear I was afraid I was going to hurt it

I looked for one of these for 4 years till I came across this one. Didn't want a mega cab or 10ft bed but the price was less than what a 1/2 ton goes for around here. 4 wheel drive as well.



This one just pulls trailers and such. the mighty 1/2 ton gets the woods hauls.

 

Dad's truck loaded up with some old barn wood (white oak) What I don't use to finish the shed I'm cutting up for firewood, wood have been finished today but I ran out of hardware and I need someone to give me a hand with the cross member on top. Looking good so far though.

 

Dang upstate are those pics from today? It was 80F here today!

 

That's upstate Ny, was in the upper fourties and clear a good day to work outside. Tomorrow I'll be out again supposed to be in the fifties. Started with my jacket and hoody on , ended with nothing but a short sleeve on.

 

I'm towing this home this evening.

What kind of conveyor is that? Is it a corn conveyor or hay conveyor, I'm working on setting up a similar setup.

 

That should work pretty good, you just wouldn't be able to go too high, which isn't neccesarily a problem. You make a mound too high and you can have mold issues in the middle. I make a platform out of pallets and split onto that. You get some air flow and drainage underneath, which is nice.

My conveyor is a 30' hay conveyor. It was made in Ada, OH and has a 2 chain drive system with metal paddles. It's a little rotten and worn out, my chains jumps off the sprockets every time I use it, but I can put them back on in about 5 minutes. It's a little better these days since I put a 5hp Honda engine on it. I can run the speed a lot slower and chain a little tighter. It definitely saves time and some energy. You're not throwing every piece on the pile.

The belt drive conveyors work pretty good, but the wood will slide back down in cold weather. Most firewood companies use a belt type. I imagine a corn conveyor would work well since it is a single chain and the V channel will guide the pieces.