grapple load delivery - how much work do I have ahead of me?

[velvetfoot]

It's not over 'til you stack it, hah hah.
Oops, I just saw the teenagers.
It's still not over!

 

[gerry100]

From my pile of log lengths-

Buck, split,load in tractor bucket, dump
In shed, stack

Avg 15 hrs/cord

 

[twd000]

Teenagers finished the stacking today. Total yield from the log load was over 9 cords

 

[Jay106n]

Looks great!

 

[velvetfoot]

Hello.....this project started April, 2016????? LOL.

 

[twd000]

Hello.....this project started April, 2016????? LOL.

Now that I'm two years ahead, my next grapple load is going to take me even longer to process!

 

[Jay106n]

Hello.....this project started April, 2016????? LOL.

I'm aware of the time. Still a good job done. To each their own.

 

[jatoxico]

So the question is would you do it again? Lotta work and not always cost effective but it is fun playing w/ saws!

 

[velvetfoot]

I will say that 9 cords from a grapple load is a good number.

 

[Jay106n]

I agree. That is a great haul on the high side.

 

[velvetfoot]

I was driving behind a logging truck a couple days ago, and even without it being piled super high, it really swayed back and forth!

 

[twd000]

What's your point? I'm aware of the time. Still a good job done. To each their own.

Yes, lot of work but I would do it again. I kept track of my time and compared the cost savings to buying split wood. I paid myself the equivalent of $30/ hour to play with saws and splitters . Processing 3 cords in future years will much less of a slog than 9 cords in one year

 

[Jay106n]

Yes, lot of work but I would do it again. I kept track of my time and compared the cost savings to buying split wood. I paid myself the equivalent of $30/ hour to play with saws and splitters . Processing 3 cords in future years will much less of a slog than 9 cords in one year

Definitely looks worth it to me!

 

[Sodbuster]

Does anyone have experience using this type of timberjack?:
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200640336_200640336

I see some reviews stating that it doesn't grab onto small diameter logs. As you can see, most of the stuff I have is 10-14" diameter. They are heavy due to length, not diameter. I want to be able to roll logs off the pile onto the ground, then prop them off the ground to avoid binding the chain when I cut.

I have one, and find that I don't use it much, just one more thing to drag into the woods. I will offer this word of caution, if you hook a big log, and it shifts or rolls back that handle will snap back and knock you senseless, or make you sing soprano for a while.

 

[twd000]

I have one, and find that I don't use it much, just one more thing to drag into the woods. I will offer this word of caution, if you hook a big log, and it shifts or rolls back that handle will snap back and knock you senseless, or make you sing soprano for a while.

I went with a cant hook, removed the jack off the base and never re-attached it. I just use it to roll logs off the pile; getting them up off the ground was more trouble than its worth