Yep I cut no wood on the ground at all if in the log form. And after they are bucked to length I turn the tractor around and split them with the tractor mounted splitter. Its all done from the tractor. And the splitter frame has a reciever so I can pull the trailer to and from the source.stejus said:
Last yr I brought home some real sweet Sassafras logs. Decided not to make firewood out of them. Good thing as they sold on CL in less than a day.fossil said:
Your seeing it alright. I had just pulled it out of the pile. I grab them alot like that and make for easy bucking. That was 12" log roughly 12' long. Not very much weight for that grapple. I have pictures of me loading 30" 10' maple log into my dump trailer with the same hold. Those logs aren't really too much of a challenge considering I have lifted over 3000lbs of trailers before. I took a load of bigger Oak logs to the mill earlier this year and the operator said they each weighed more than 2000lbs. Biggest loads I have loaded were 4' diameter Maple. Still had power to spare.NH_Wood said:
Working great. Burns just like any other EPA stove. I like I can put in long splits and still have room to deal with the coals. Getting good long burns too. It takes a certain personality to admire these for more than just a barrel stove. But if you look at the functionality they are built for the long haul. I suspect I'll never even need to rebuild it in my lifetime. Nothing is going to warp, crack, or crumble. Only steel part is the barrel and its 1/4"th. Steve's FB page shows a new install in a NY Inn. Really nice. I know it isn't taken seriously here on Hearth but he has sent Elms from Alaska to England. So somebody is taking notice.estang said:
Its all about time. Sure you don't need hydraulics....if you have the time. Back in the day there wasn't all the distractions. No TV to watch, no phones, no commuting to work. From sun up to sun down you had nothing but time. My time is very limited so what little I have I need to getter done.Flatbedford said:
