Post a pic of your woodhauler

I like that carry-all, bwise. I've been thinking of making one myself, but with expanded steel sides and angle stock, instead of plywood. How heavy is that wood box? My 3-point is only cat.1, so weight is a bit of an issue. I can lift 1100 lb. at the pins, or 785 lb. at 24", which is probably where the center of gravity of that box would be.

edit: I see you have a model 70 loader, the same spec'd for my 855. I have the model 52 loader on mine, though, which is supposed to be a little heavier than the 70. Not sure that's true, though. What model is your tractor?

Joful said:

I like that carry-all, bwise. I've been thinking of making one myself, but with expanded steel sides and angle stock, instead of plywood. How heavy is that wood box? My 3-point is only cat.1, so weight is a bit of an issue. I can lift 1100 lb. at the pins, or 785 lb. at 24", which is probably where the center of gravity of that box would be.

edit: I see you have a model 70 loader, the same spec'd for my 855. I have the model 52 loader on mine, though, which is supposed to be a little heavier than the 70. Not sure that's true, though. What model is your tractor?

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Joful,
Thanks! My tractor is a JD790. Lift capacity at 24" is 815lbs, according to Tractordata.com. I bought a Cat. 1 carry-all frame from TSC, and then framed up the box. I used 3/4" treated plywood for the bottom, sides and front (actually all the wood is treated). The back boards are decking boards. I can slide six boards in the back rails. The box is 5' wide, sides are 4' high and it is 4' deep from front to back. The idea was to try to carry 1/2 a cord of dried wood and also use as a storage box in the corner of my garage during the winter so i would only have to handle the wood once from the wood pile to burning. I have 4, 4" caster under the frame of the box so i can roll the box around in my garage, even when fully loaded.

I don't know the weight of the box, but it is certainly a little heavy. I can fill the box level full (with all six boards in the back), and still carry it...barely. I need to make sure I have the loader bucket full of wood or it lifts the front end off the ground with the box fully loaded. Once I have the box about 3/4 full, I lift it up and then finish loading in case I exceed the lift capacity of the tractor. Once lifted, it will stay up to finish loading. I actually lay the wood in the box in rows, just like stacking in a wood pile. I can get about twice as much in when stacked as compared to just tossing in the splits. The carryall frame is rated for around 1000lbs, so it should be able to handle anything I can lift with the tractor. Once i have the box dropped off in the garage, I roll it into the corner, and then dump the wood from my loader bucket on top to finish it off. A full box will last me 15 to 17 days in really cold weather.

If I had to do over again, I would make the box out of untreated wood to lighten it up, and I would use boards for sides, with gaps between them, instead of the solid sides. I envisioned the box sitting outside when not in use, but I have found enough uses for it that it never is outside. I probably have $200 in the whole thing (frame on sale at TSC for $89, and then lumber, bolts, screws, etc. from Lowes). I built it in May of 2013.

I like this. I think I could build TWO for my lower patio, where I have always stored a cord of wood during burn season, and a third in my attached garage. Then I'd have wood handy at either end of our long house, for the stoves located... at either end of our long house.

Attaching casters to the bottom is a stroke of brilliance. I hope you do not mind if I copy!

Joful said:

I like this. I think I could build TWO for my lower patio, where I have always stored a cord of wood during burn season, and a third in my attached garage. Then I'd have wood handy at either end of our long house, for the stoves located... at either end of our long house.

Attaching casters to the bottom is a stroke of brilliance. I hope you do not mind if I copy!

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Copy as much as you want! Lowes didn't have the casters in stock, so I had to order them. They had small ones, but nothing that would support the weight I would have. The ones I purchased were rated at 300lbs each.

Here's mine.

https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/my-new-wood-hauler.101169/

Joful what model of John Deere do you have? I have been looking at tractors w/ front end loaders and am not sure what model would be adequate for home use. I would use it for small projects around the house and for gathering rounds down in our woods and around my dads farm.

Think he has an 855 , its a Yanmar made deere. They lift about 600 pounds I think on the FEL. At least the one I have used did about that. They are a 24 hp model.

How does the wood box attach to the 3pt hitch? How much more can you lift w/ the 3pt vs the fel?

The three point probably lifts closer to 800#.

Some use a carry all and attach a box to it or use it as pallet forks or have pallet forks and build a box on pallet.

The avatar pic is a 1999 "Yanmar" John Deere that has been a great utility tractor for around our small farm. I have no problem at all recommending these.

Id buy the Yanmar JD before any jd jd or small ford shirabu tractor!

Yep, JD 855 MFWD is what I have, but mine is fitted with a heavier model 52 loader in place of the usual model 70.

Manual lists the 3 point lift capacity as 1686 lb, at the link ends. I think my loader dumps out around 1100 lb.

My machine is good for a homeowner with 10 acres, but it's no farm tractor.

Yea thats at the end of links bit most things hang several feet off the end.

clemsonfor said:

Yea thats at the end of links bit most things hang several feet off the end.

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Yep. Adjust for your center of gravity. However, of the three implements I have for my three point, two of them have their COG very close to those link ends.

My wood hauler / shopping trolly / school bus / daily driver.



08 F150 : 535hp

I think my ym2000 has a similar lift? It easily lifts the 600 pound finish mower but 300 more pounds on the very back gets very tilly up front. Now I dont have a loader up there for weight but do have almost 200pounds on the bumper for weight.

Rossco said:

My wood hauler / shopping trolly / school bus / daily driver.



08 F150 : 535hp

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Really 535

clemsonfor said:

Really 535

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Oh yeah.

535hp is theoretically what the motor has. Based on the 412RWHP that it made on the Dyno @ 11psi. Well it's probably down 20-25hp now as the Dyno is 2000ft lower than current elevation. She peaks at around 9-10psi depending on ambient temps.



IDE put a vid up of the Dyno run but.

Oh so there is a super charger on it!!

clemsonfor said:

Oh so there is a super charger on it!!

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Yep.

I installed the Blower in 2011. Totally stock on the outside. Even run the exact same tire that came from the factory.

Truck is an 08 F150 FX4 SCREW 6.5' box.

I wonder how much load lifts front tires off ground.

http://huntsville.craigslist.org/grd/4633134849.html

Why the dual rear wheels????

clemsonfor said:

Why the dual rear wheels????

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It's a redneck contraption - may be as simple as they could! The box could hold what - 1/16 cord?

Load would be high and far from the rear axle. Heavy with logs would be front wheelie time!

I've seen dually mowers for cutting on slopes, but never on a low end machine like that.