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Well I'm going out to cut up 3 70'+ trees I fell last week,I rented a lift and just chuncked them down.I'm going to work my tractors little loader off! LOL So if any you fine people bored and want something to do "come on down". If not then wish me luck. Mike
 
I started out with a compact tractor loader, moved up when I realized I was working it to death. Not unusual to get 2-3 cords from the top (waste) of an oak here. This smallish log was the upper one of 3.

Have fun. Hope it's as cool there as here- 51º.
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That clam really makes it nice for cutting.We have them on all our backhoes at work.How about driving that loader down to IL today and giving me a hand? You should be here by next sat LOL. Have a good one Mike
 
My brother has a John Deere 310J backhoe and we use the thumb to lift all of our fire wood logs with. Carry many right into the shop to cut up for the big wood fired boiler there.
 
Now, that would be a long ride... LOL The manual says she'll do over 20 mph, not with me driving. Yup, keeping logs clean is real nice.

Mitsubishi's what used to do all the work here. A little difference in bucket size, eh? That's a wheel off the big loader, headed for new rubber.

Somewhat seriously though, these old industrial loaders aren't worth much in my market. Less than my orphan compact. And unlike those hoe buckets, this 3 yd bucket is designed for serious work without hurting the tractor.
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'69 Kaiser, but what made you think it was a dump truck? It is, but deuce-and-a-halfs with that bed normally are not. After-market hoist, it's a beaut.

Best farm truck I've found. PTO winch on the other end will move about anything, if you can keep the truck stationary. I often nose it into a tree.
 
Tom, it got milled, not firewood. But the above log at 500 board feet was a lot larger. Nice trees here. From some, I can mill 50' beams. Moving them gets interesting.

Walnut here is worth considerably more.
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You're welcome Larry, glad you liked them. Here's the deuce nosed into a tree, ready to pull that big oak (via a snatch block). It had 40' branches overhanging a new copper roof I was installing on an outbuilding.

The guy I borrowed the standing seam tools from about fell over, couldn't believe I'd left the tree so close to a new roof. He was right, it needed to come down. Had to be careful which way it came down. Love that winch. 3 cords in the top of that tree, plus the 500 bdft butt log.
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Thanks Larry. Now surplus to the military, mine cost $40k in '69. The dealer I bought mine from had ready-to-go low mileage deuces starting at $4500. I bought a parts truck, cost me $2k and I drove it home. Nothing particularly wrong with it, even had great tires, $1k worth.

They do require hearing protection while driving (no muffler) and about 2 acres to get them turned around (no power steering). Other than that, simple dependable trucks, with inexpensive parts readily available.

I expect your buddy's going to really enjoy the experience.
 
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