Firewood tractors

[ajschainsaws]

A few more.

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That’s a good grab you can do plenty with that one

 

[XP_Slinger]

Well after a long wait (I knew the lead time up front) my Everything Attachments Wicked Root Grapple showed up. Even in 100 degree weather I had to go give her a test. Super impressed.

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I someday hope to someday achieve that level of badassedness with muh put put

 

[Ryan Browne]

I want one of those EA grapples in a bad way.

 

[RyeThomas]

It is well worth the wait. I can’t believe it took me this long to get one, production will go up and wear and tear on me will go down. Win, win. This is a well built, strong, yet lightweight tool.

 

[XP_Slinger]

It is well worth the wait. I can’t believe it took me this long to get one, production will go up and wear and tear on me will go down. Win, win. This is a well built, strong, yet lightweight tool.

I’ll get there. Step one is converting my loader to quick attach. But before that is the roof on my house and fixing a train wreck of an inground pool.

 

[MarkEagleUSA]

fixing a train wreck of an inground pool.

The bucket loader will fix that, no?

 

[chipper1]

The bucket loader will fix that, no?

That's what I always tell folks with a pool lol. I've also told my MIL that I can save her/us a lot of time in the flower gardens and the little pond out back, but I'm serious about that .

 

[chipper1]

A few more.

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Looks like a great tool buddy.
Are you growing scaffolding there .
I grabbed a fee locust rounds I cut up last summer when I made the opening/pad for the future pole building.
I also picked every one if them up by hand to get them in the bucket .
Maybe one day I will get one of those,but it will probably be on a mini skid .

 

[XP_Slinger]

The bucket loader will fix that, no?

Mama wants the pool dot dot dot

 

[XP_Slinger]

Looks like a great tool buddy.
Are you growing scaffolding there .
I grabbed a fee locust rounds I cut up last summer when I made the opening/pad for the future pole building.
I also picked every one if them up by hand to get them in the bucket .
Maybe one day I will get one of those,but it will probably be on a mini skid .
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What model Bota is that? Looks good sized...L3901?

 

[chipper1]

What model Bota is that? Looks good sized...L3901?

It's an L3800, nice smaller tractor. I always say it's got more guts than butt.
I had to load up a 6' power rake the other day and I didn't have the skidding winch on it, lifted the back right off the ground, so I took the bucket off and was able to lift it no problem(I have loaded tires). I moved some dirt for the back yard last night that was wet, same problem, but I kinda needed the bucket lol. I'll get the winch back on soon, it's nice ballast for these tractors.

 

[XP_Slinger]

It's an L3800, nice smaller tractor. O always say it's got more guts than butt.
I had to load up a 6' power rake the other day and I didn't have the skidding winch on it, lifted the back right off the ground, so I took the bucket off and was able to lift it no problem(I have loaded tires). I moved some dirt for the back yard last night that was wet, same problem, but I kinda needed the bucket lol. I'll get the winch back on soon, it's nice ballast for these tractors.

Nice rig. I need some loader ballast also, and my tractor tips the scale at about 8k with loaded 17.5x24 tires. Glad my front end is strong ...lol!

 

[chipper1]

Nice rig. I need some loader ballast also, and my tractor tips the scale at about 8k with loaded 17.5x24 tires. Glad my front end is strong ...lol!

Thanks.
Not sure what mine weighs, but behind my k1500 99 suburban on a steel 16" PJ trailer and the power rake(1k alone) the whole setup was at 11650, a k2500 would be nice.

 

[RyeThomas]

Got big OAK, lol. I may have to measure and calculate the weight on a few of the oak biggins. Scored some good wood today Gents, lol.

Everything Attatchments Wicked Root Grapple for the win!

 

[XP_Slinger]

Got big OAK, lol. I may have to measure and calculate the weight on a few of the oak biggins. Scored some good wood today Gents, lol.

Everything Attatchments Wicked Root Grapple for the win!


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Badass! Them some nice sticks of wood

 

[RyeThomas]

Makes me want a mill, but let’s be honest I wouldn’t know what the heck to do with it, lol. BURN EM!

 

[Ryan Browne]

Thanks for bumping this thread Rye, and nice looking machine! I'd sure love an ETA grapple, but it's a little spendy for me. I did find a free set of SSQA pallet forks on Craigslist recently, so I'm thinking I might add a hydraulic thumb to the new set and call that close enough to a grapple for me.

I have moved a few piles of brush and loaded a pallet of cordwood with my "firewood tractor" recently, but currently both of my tractors are still in harvest mode. I've got a cute little McCormick two axle trailer behind my New Holland for picking apples and I just welded up a bed lifter for digging carrots, so my Kubota is saddled with that until the carrots are all out of the ground.

 

[RyeThomas]

Ok so I was near the house on private roads, most definitely should have made 3 trips but with a wife and 3 kids wanting me home and this my part time Job, well I had to push it a bit in 2. Most definitely well overloaded.
Trailer tires were showing some squat, truck didn’t squat much or care although I sure could use 4:10’s in the rear. Had to stand on her to get her up and moving but once rolling it was no big deal.

If would have taken me a week or more to buck all this and load my dump trailer, can’t say enough good things about my little 4510 and grapple.

 

[chipper1]

Ok so I was near the house on private roads, most definitely should have made 3 trips but with a wife and 3 kids wanting me home and this my part time Job, well I had to push it a bit in 2. Most definitely well overloaded.
Trailer tires were showing some squat, truck didn’t squat much or care although I sure could use 4:10’s in the rear. Had to stand on her to get her up and moving but once rolling it was no big deal.

If would have taken me a week or more to buck all this and load my dump trailer, can’t say enough good things about my little 4510 and grapple.

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Nice loads buddy, can't do that with my half ton suburban .
I could have used the dump trailer this week as the loads were going the opposite direction.

 

[FergusonTO35]

Always a good day when a new tractor arrives! Today, Dad traded in his problematic Mahindra on a new Massey Ferguson 2706E with loader. His farm surrounds our house so it's mine when he is not using it. I'm pretty stoked about it, will post pics tomorrow. Gotta clear out a spot in the shed so it can hang out with it's grandpa.