A day cutting wood

[Peter Drouin]

The Cat is hard on pallets.



Or maybe it's how I run it. :D :D 

[WDH]

DUG,

That is producing a WHACK of lumber, even if you are a whelp ;D. 

[YellowHammer]

Yep, I think 4x4 getting an LT70 was probably a good idea.   8)

[Southside]

Maybe he will sell it to me when he gets in that new WM4000 in June.  

[redprospector]

Yea, but nothing like airing them up with propane.

That makes me think of an explosion I saw in my mirror one time on 30 between Fort Worth, and Dallas. 

[Peter Drouin]

Jumped a blade and cut the b57,


My yard is drying up  8)


But, we have 12"+ of snow coming. :
Is it dry over there Bruno?    I bet 4x4 is in mud with the snow from the other day.

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

I just ordered 4 57's Yesterday. I chopped a belt pretty good Monday morning when my blade jumped backwards. Made a little adjustment but can still saw unreal the new belts gets here.

[4x4American]

it is soupy clay based mud here from the snow melting its terrible

[Bruno of NH]

Peter
My yard is the muddiest it's ever been.
Lived here 13 years   >:( 
Got 2 loads of material to try and dry it up worked some :D
I have never had this much truck travel though some times 4 loads a day and me going in and out delivering firewood and sawmill lumber.
Delivery some spalted birch to Meredith tomorrow morning.
I've been blessed this winter with lots to do 8)

[Peter Drouin]

4 Loads of firewood?


4x4 how much snow you got?

[4x4American]

We got about a foot the other day of wet heavy snow, the kind that can break ribs when it's in snowball form lol

[Bruno of NH]

2 loads of saw logs and 2 of firewood 
I have the most saw logs I have ever had
My yard starting to get full
And that a good thing

[woodmills1]

I gotta say this year I have been the muddiest since I spent the big bucks on my drive to the work area.

[thecfarm]

Put the rocks to it Peter. Mine are kinda big for what you,but you are still welcome to them. ;D  The rocks will hold a JD forwarder with a load. Not a problem.

[Southside]

the kind that can break ribs when it's in snowball form

Doug - It's not fair to put rocks in the snowballs.  :D

[Grizzly]

Forgive me if I've asked before but I keep coming back to this question and you (Peter) may be able to answer it well. I currently use a small wheel loader around the mill but it is beginning to show it's life span and I need to think about replacing it. I want to be able to quick attach between bucket, log grapple, lumber forks, bale forks/grapple, and perhaps some other uses yet. My question is this.

How well do you see an zoom-boom handling a log grapple? I'm thinking either dangle style or fixed. As in

Many crane accessories available | FARMA

or

Log lifter LL 1000

Samples are from sponsor Farma.

Any feedback on what pros and cons you see? Of course everyone else is welcome to chime in. Just pickin on Peter cause he loves his Cat.

[Peter Drouin]

The cat has a quick hitch for the forks or the bucket, They make a one finger with forks to grab logs with, there's one on CL for $2000 in Maine now. 
I have a J D with a bucket, forks, and grapple, It works well. But the cat has the reach,37' and will pick up 9000LB The reach is the thing I need.
The JD would pickup 2500LB and has a 3 point hitch, The cat don't.
The two have their job is the way I see it,

[jason.weir]

maybe it's just me but when I'm all grown up I want to be just like Peter - you've sure got some nice equipment.

[thecfarm]

Now that can reach for the sky!!!

[Peter Drouin]

maybe it's just me but when I'm all grown up I want to be just like Peter - you've sure got some nice equipment.

That JD looks nice in your pix, I see some forks on CL that would fit that.



How are things going up there cfarm?

[Peter Drouin]

Not a good start today, I put a board in the edger to come out 8" wide.

Looks like 4"  :
The bolt snapped off.
Used the easy out Ann got me for Christmas.

Just enuff for it to grab the stud, worked well, all fixed now.

[Darrel]

I have an easyout set that looks just like that one. I've only used it one time and just that one use made it worth the price. 

[Peter Drouin]

Yes Darrel, Having tools for a job even for once in a while is nice.
I have been buying tools for a long time and don't sell any, I see some buy tools go into a business, go belly up and sell all the tools for .25 on a dollar.
Then a job comes along they know how to do but can't no tools.   :

[thecfarm]

All is fine. Was thinking about pulling up to the stone wall and start hauling rocks. When I had my land logged one part of the road got soft. I have just the thing to stiffen that problem up. ;D But with this foot or two of snow,that will bury the wall for a while.

[Peter Drouin]

Ya cfarm, most of my snow was gone, My plow truck is in the shop. so I got the cat out for the snow.
 
It can snow all it wants.  :D 


Ann's new car, Took a while to find the right color chevy.