who else moves this years wood closer....

[bag of hammers]

Thanks Joful. A friend of mine sent me a couple pics of his rig, and I commented on how I would love to have same. He sent me a bunch of CL ads for everything from Kubota to John Deere to New Holland, with a couple Bobcats tossed in. Killer deals according to him, older units with low hours. But at the end of the day, $$ is just too tight. Still not giving up though. One day I'll have my toys...

 

[Bacffin]

Yours are bigger than mine
But it gets the job done

 

[bag of hammers]

Bacffin - nice. Beautiful spot there. Looks like you got enough fuel staged and stacked for a while.

Moving that one log would be an afternoon for me (not including the time it would take to call over a friend with a saw that could cut it). That's gotta be a 1500 lb log? My back hurts just looking at it.

 

[Ashful]

That's gotta be a 1500 lb log? My back hurts just looking at it.

Guessing at 16" diameter x 13' long, the green weight would be (in pounds):

 

[teutonicking]

Bacffin - nice. Beautiful spot there. Looks like you got enough fuel staged and stacked for a while.

Moving that one log would be an afternoon for me (not including the time it would take to call over a friend with a saw that could cut it). That's gotta be a 1500 lb log? My back hurts just looking at it.

Needs one of these...

http://www.logrite.com/store/Item/tractor-arches

 

[bag of hammers]

Guessing at 16" diameter x 13' long, the green weight would be (in pounds):

View attachment 116019

I was gonna say a half ton ... ok i had no clue, but either way, its a back-ache (without the toys). Did I mention I want a tractor?

 

[My Oslo heats my home]

Don't you think you can pull up small loads by hand using just the rope and basket? in stead of using a winch? Or how about some type of pulley if need be....

I hear ya Ram, I could probably think of a few possible options along the lines of pulleys. But (or however as my wife says) a winch would find more uses for other things. I would probably multi-task the crap out of it

 

[My Oslo heats my home]

Not me

Redd, how does your routine with wood getting to the stove work??

 

[albert1029]

I gradually move from backyard stacks to the front porch, when the stacks are empty I fill them back up with what I've been cutting during last winter and current winter that's on hold up on the hillside, that adds to the stacks I didn't touch to make 2 yrs worth in the yard.

 

[Ashful]

Redd, how does your routine with wood getting to the stove work??

He just speaks curtly to it, and it jumps into the stove.

 

[Bacffin]

Guessing at 16" diameter x 13' long, the green weight would be (in pounds):

View attachment 116019

Joful,

That would be a black cherry! I increased the line pressure to get some extra lift on the loader.

 

[maple1]

Wood belongs out doors or in the fire..... Storing wood indoors leads to problems all..... Thanks for the story Pen....

I've been moving 6 cords of wood (well seasoned) into my basement every fall for 18 years. No problems encountered to date.

Stack from the splitter to pallets, FEL the pallets to the walk-out door, pallet-jack the pallets to beside the boiler.

 

[Bigg_Redd]

Redd, how does your routine with wood getting to the stove work??

I use a wheel barrow. . . ?

 

[bag of hammers]

He just speaks curtly to it, and it jumps into the stove.

I tried that with fish / boat -- no success.

 

[PapaDave]

I'll be darned if I can remember who, but someone on here rigged up a winch (not wench) system for getting wood up on the deck from ground level.
Posted a couple years ago, I think.
I'll try to find it.
ETA: Here's one I found....https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/lets-see-your-rig-set-up.62483/
I think tradergordo may have done one too.
Check out Youtube for ideas as well.
Someone suggested a catapult.

 

[Ashful]

I'll be darned if I can remember who, but someone on here rigged up a winch (not wench) system for getting wood up on the deck from ground level.

Machria built a deck hoist rig last year, as well. He was lobbying for someone here to do it for him, and when he got no takers, he engineered one himself. He wrote a detailed thread on it, titled something like, "who wants to build a hoist for me?"

 

[PapaDave]

Machria built a deck hoist rig last year, as well. He was lobbying for someone here to do it for him, and when he got no takers, he engineered one himself. He wrote a detailed thread on it, titled something like, "who wants to build a hoist for me?"

I ran into that one too, just didn't post it.

 

[CenterTree]

Someone suggested a catapult.

Or....

 

[My Oslo heats my home]

I'm burning all the not so perfect stuff now. I walked out to the porch in my slippers and filled my uglies box. I know it's a bit early on the consistent cold weather but I know this will make things a bit easier.

 

[teutonicking]

I'm burning all the not so perfect stuff now. I walked out to the porch in my slippers and filled my uglies box. I know it's a bit early on the consistent cold weather but I know this will make things a bit easier.

I'm burning my uglies too. Its oak so I should probalby save it but I'm looking forward to freeing up some rack space for nicer looking stacks.