My wood hauler

[webby3650]

I got a good start on some trees that were blown down in the spring like summer storms we have been having. My uncle has 42 acres with trees down everywhere :coolsmile: I am actually cutting for my Grandpa who has an outdoor boiler, this is a never ending job! Thought you might enjoy the pics.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Webby, that looks great for a hauler. How much do you figure you can get per load?

With 42 acres and trees down all over, that should give you a lot of wood!

 

[webby3650]

I think I can get about 2 cords per trip. We got rained out on Saturday, only got about half a cord on there. :down: I usually have a 10' single axle in tote, but my uncle lives about 35 miles from me, so I thought this would be much better. It cost me $40 in fuel for a round trip pulling that thing! Next time it will be a full load.

 

[Skier76]

That's a really nice trailer. You'll be able to move some cord with that!

 

[wldm09]

Nice trailer. Do I see a splitter on the back? How do you have that hooked up?

 

[savageactor7]

Nice rig webby.

 

[webby3650]

Nice trailer. Do I see a splitter on the back? How do you have that hooked up?

I just set the tongue of the splitter on the trailer dove- tail and used the safety chains to secure it. I only did this to transport on the property, probably not DOT approved for highway use. %-P

 

[Highbeam]

40$ for 70 miles? Isn't that a powerstroke emblem on the door?

Cripes, 3$ fuel makes almost 14 gallons out of 40$. 70 miles for 14 gallons is only like 5 miles per gallon!!

You've got to put sideboards on that trailer to safely carry 2 cords of rounds.

 

[JeffRey30747]

When I first traded for my '99 7.3L last fall, I checked the fuel mileage and was getting about 10mpg. I was disappointed to say the least. I changed the fuel filter and ran some injector cleaner through it and now I'm averaging around 13 to 14 mpg. I don't really know what to expect but it is hard for me to believe some of the fuel economy numbers that I hear others report. However, I do realize that I have a number of factors working against me (dually, flatbed, 4WD, 4.10 gears, automatic transmission, etc.).

 

[webby3650]

40$ for 70 miles? Isn't that a powerstroke emblem on the door?

Cripes, 3$ fuel makes almost 14 gallons out of 40$. 70 miles for 14 gallons is only like 5 miles per gallon!!

You've got to put sideboards on that trailer to safely carry 2 cords of rounds.

Fuel down here is currently $2.50, I did a bit more running on that fuel but not much. I get about 11 mpg around town, I don't expect it to any better than that , it weighs 10,000 lbs., it's 4x4 and I can't keep my foot out of it! :cheese: I planned to get alot more wood that day but we got rained out. I plan to make some nicer side-boards for it, I threw those together at the last minute.