Cleaned up an 🍎 tree today!

[Lane Ranger 11,910]

Cleaned up a downed apple tree at my mom’s house today.  The tree had just started good apple 🍎 production!

 

 

Uses the 314- 8 of my brothers anddhis 4 wheel wagon as our other Wheel Horse cart was being used by their neighbor .  Five loads in the four wheel wagon and she was cleaned up!

 

 

 

 

[Bill D 2,699]

Lots of good wood for smoking.  Apple wood smoked ribs on the menu anytime soon?

[ebinmaine 77,975]

Too bad that tree went over but like Bill says there's a silver lining in repurposing the wood.  

I like that 4 wheel wagon.  Been considering building something similar here for hauling firewood but haven't justified the time yet because we already have a good system.  

 

 

[lynnmor 8,701]

3 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

 

I like that 4 wheel wagon.  Been considering building something similar here for hauling firewood but haven't justified the time yet because we already have a good system.  

 

I wonder how difficult they are to reverse, I know hay wagons on the farm were a special skill.  Also, tilting a two wheel cart is easy and a four wheel not so much.

[ebinmaine 77,975]

Just now, lynnmor said:

I wonder how difficult they are to reverse, I know hay wagons on the farm were a special skill.  Also, tilting a two wheel cart is easy and a four wheel not so much.

 

 

Good points.  Here, backing could potentially be avoided most of the time but occasionally I'd need to figure that out. 

 

The reason I haven't made one yet is that we already have two single axle trailers that keep weight on the tractor. Important for traction. 

For larger/ longer log loads we've rebuilt the original pole trailer. 

 

[cleat 8,872]

25 minutes ago, lynnmor said:

I wonder how difficult they are to reverse, I know hay wagons on the farm were a special skill.  Also, tilting a two wheel cart is easy and a four wheel not so much.

 

Here is the wagon I built.

 

No, it does not tilt but it is very stable.

Also, you can easily unhitch it when loaded so long as it does not roll away.

 

 

Backing a wagon is much more difficult than a trailer.

I grew up on a farm so backing up hay wagons got to be second nature.

However, these small wagons are more difficult as they jackknife quickly.

 

[pfrederi 20,141]

Use a front hitch and push it.  I never got the 4 wheel backup skill.  My young neighbor can back up a 4 wheel hay wagon that is hooked behind his baler.  That is skill.

 

 

 

Edited 5 hours ago by pfrederi

[JCM 11,006]

Is that a COVER - TECH  garage Made in Canada ?  Looks like one.  @cleat

[cleat 8,872]

45 minutes ago, JCM said:

Is that a COVER - TECH  garage Made in Canada ?  Looks like one.  @cleat

 

Yes it is.

Very well built. 

It will need a new cover soon.

[cleat 8,872]

51 minutes ago, pfrederi said:

Use a front hitch and push it.  I never got the 4 wheel backup skill.  My young neighbor can back up a 4 wheel hay wagon that is hooked behind his baler.  That is skill.

 

 

 

 

My dad could do that as well.

I could do one or the other but not both.

 

Hardest part was backing the wagon. Out of the barn after unloading it with only a few inches on each side.