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Started by treefarmer87, July 30, 2011, 12:34:25 PM

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treefarmer87

i took 10 loads this week here are a few. i painted the log body,bumper and wheels on the international yesterday :)





1994 Ford L9000
2004 Tigercat 718
1998 Barko 225
1999 John Deere 748G
FEC 1550 slasher
CTR 314 Delimber
Sthil 461
Sthil 250

Autocar

Looking Good your on the right track  ;)
Bill

treefarmer87

thanks, i have a couple acres of poplar and pine to cut. then i have to move about 30 mi. to a nice 2 acre tract of grade timber 8)
1994 Ford L9000
2004 Tigercat 718
1998 Barko 225
1999 John Deere 748G
FEC 1550 slasher
CTR 314 Delimber
Sthil 461
Sthil 250

SwampDonkey

Making them loads, one stick at a time. ;D

I remember dad cutting a tandem load of aspen a day with a tree farmer and loading by tractor at days end. 100" 10 cords a load. It was rather big aspen and he ended up cutting 300 cords off ten acres in winter just after Christmas. End of Feb that year we was in Fl. ;D
"No amount of belief makes something a fact." James Randi

1 Thessalonians 5:21

2020 Polaris Ranger 570 to forward firewood, Husqvarna 555 XT Pro, Stihl FS560 clearing saw and continuously thinning my ground, on the side. Grow them trees. (((o)))

treefarmer87

those were the good ol' days. i wish wood was like that here today
1994 Ford L9000
2004 Tigercat 718
1998 Barko 225
1999 John Deere 748G
FEC 1550 slasher
CTR 314 Delimber
Sthil 461
Sthil 250

Buck

Tf87, hows that truck now you got to run it?  All what you expected?
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treefarmer87

it does great, it hauls 2000 bf no problem. it gets better fuel mileage than my c 65 and  topkick too. heres a pic after i painted it

1994 Ford L9000
2004 Tigercat 718
1998 Barko 225
1999 John Deere 748G
FEC 1550 slasher
CTR 314 Delimber
Sthil 461
Sthil 250

Bobus2003

Pretty good lookin older rig.. treat it well and she should do you well for many years

treefarmer87

i believe it will, i like it, it only has 81,000 mi :)
1994 Ford L9000
2004 Tigercat 718
1998 Barko 225
1999 John Deere 748G
FEC 1550 slasher
CTR 314 Delimber
Sthil 461
Sthil 250

SwampDonkey

Just broke in good at that mileage. ;D
"No amount of belief makes something a fact." James Randi

1 Thessalonians 5:21

2020 Polaris Ranger 570 to forward firewood, Husqvarna 555 XT Pro, Stihl FS560 clearing saw and continuously thinning my ground, on the side. Grow them trees. (((o)))

Ohio_Bill

Treefarmer 87, nice truck. I just hauled my first load of logs on mine this week, only 1600 bf of Poplar. I have a lot of weight form the 20 ft flatbed, but I use the truck to haul lumber and ties so the flat bed needs to stay. My truck has a 6.6 so its not a power house but does ok .26000 GVW . I can take the bunks off in 15 min and convert back to a flatbed .
Bill
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treefarmer87

thanks, you have a nice one yourself. that is a really nice log body. :)
1994 Ford L9000
2004 Tigercat 718
1998 Barko 225
1999 John Deere 748G
FEC 1550 slasher
CTR 314 Delimber
Sthil 461
Sthil 250

treefarmer87

1994 Ford L9000
2004 Tigercat 718
1998 Barko 225
1999 John Deere 748G
FEC 1550 slasher
CTR 314 Delimber
Sthil 461
Sthil 250

smwwoody

TF 87

Those logs are all ready lumber loaded on the truck and leaving for Vaughn Bassett Furniture at 3:00am

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treefarmer87

that was fast,  8) i got a load of white oak like that for you in the mornin :)
1994 Ford L9000
2004 Tigercat 718
1998 Barko 225
1999 John Deere 748G
FEC 1550 slasher
CTR 314 Delimber
Sthil 461
Sthil 250

semologger

I have an older ford 700 2 ton with a 24 foot flat bed on it. we put a set of bunks on it to haul out of the woods 5 miles to the mill. the only thing i dont like about the old truck is i can make 3 skids and truck is loaded. i only put 22 logs on the last load. have some nice wood. nice trucks guys

grassfed



So here is my truck.

I need to build some better bunks. It is 25k empty and is 51Kgvw. (38Krears) With the slide in posts I can get about 1.8mbf. I figure 10 tons is about what I should shoot for but I don't know since the axle is pretty far forward I have been selling a load or two a week of these Fir logs to a local sawmill that is only 5 mi away on dirt roads. the truck is registered AG use and I haul about 500 round bales a year.The loader is great for loading and stacking bales.
Mike

sandhills

grassfed, I was wondering if anybody used the loaders for hay too.  Awhile back someone had a prentice loader for sale and I kept thinking that would work really good for hay hauling too, wouldn't take much of a switch to the bed to go from hay to logs, I'd be loading big rounds, what do you haul?

grassfed

I haul 4x4 to 4.5x4 rounds. The truck has a 19 foot bed and I carry 2x4 on the bottom and 2x3 on top for 14 per load. If the bales are within reach I can load and unload and stack faster than with a tractor.
Mike

treefarmer87

1994 Ford L9000
2004 Tigercat 718
1998 Barko 225
1999 John Deere 748G
FEC 1550 slasher
CTR 314 Delimber
Sthil 461
Sthil 250

ChuckinVa

Hey treefarmer87. I thought I saw your new to you truck with a load on 29S yesterday about 7:00 Pm near Lovingston. I was headed back from  Farmville via 460 to 60 to 29. Was that you?

CX3

Grassfed please re-work those pipe bunks on your truck.  You have a nice rig there you shouldnt take a chance on that load of logs crashing down on you from a cheap piece of pipe breaking.  Dont wait another day thats how men get hurt
John 3:16
You Better Believe It!

treefarmer87

ChuckinVa, no it wasnt me. i dont travel that far i stay around here mostly. a lot of guys have the internationals though
1994 Ford L9000
2004 Tigercat 718
1998 Barko 225
1999 John Deere 748G
FEC 1550 slasher
CTR 314 Delimber
Sthil 461
Sthil 250

paul case

those are some nice looking loads of logs that you fellas are cutting. any sawyer with a brain would be happy to buy loads like those from ya. good job.  pc
life is too short to be too serious. (some idiot)
2013 LT40SHE25 and Riehl edger,  WM 94 LT40 hd E15. Cut my sawing ''teeth'' on an EZ Boardwalk
sawing oak.hickory,ERC,walnut and almost anything else that shows up.
Don't get phylosophical with me. you will loose me for sure.
pc

treefarmer87

1994 Ford L9000
2004 Tigercat 718
1998 Barko 225
1999 John Deere 748G
FEC 1550 slasher
CTR 314 Delimber
Sthil 461
Sthil 250

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