JAinVA 4,638 #1 Posted March 6, 2019 As the title suggests old technologies are here to stay.Like you I use WHs that have been out of production for many years.They do many things for me but one of the most important is helping to process wood for heat.Your stories about your uses in this pursuit would be informative.Wood heat is carbon neutral.Who knew cheap heat was good for mother earth. 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 60,405 #2 Posted March 6, 2019 Being a wood worker I have found that a wood stove is also a good place to display my mistakes! 2 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Tuul Crib 7,339 #3 Posted March 6, 2019 You too?? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
12Horse Paladin 1,038 #4 Posted March 6, 2019 Unfortunately I don't have any pics...but up until a few yrs ago when my folks stopped using wood heat, as they are getting up there in years, ye ole C-120, and a 10hp Charger hauled and skidded ALOT of firewood off the family 10 acres! Using those tractors between winters in the late 80's early 90's, there wasn't a safe dead hardwood, lol. Way back before then, when I was lil', there was a McCormick, too, setup to cut wood, too, off the PTO. Story goes, that stopped (Mom HATED that rig!) when a piece got away as it was being cut, flew about 50 feet and put a large dent in the metal roof of the small barn we had then....I was lil' so never used it, but yeah, I remember that machine being run; kinda spooked me, too, lol. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 42,228 #5 Posted March 6, 2019 The question is.... How many horses are required to process one Chestnut tree? 3 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
12Horse Paladin 1,038 #6 Posted March 6, 2019 ^^^ Apparently, that many! Cool pic----yardful of runnin' Horses! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 67,097 #7 Posted March 6, 2019 One more with the buzz saw attachment, one with a FEL, let’s see.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 42,228 #8 Posted March 6, 2019 2 minutes ago, pullstart said: One more with the buzz saw attachment, one with a FEL, let’s see.... And one with the grappler to load those big chunks on the splitter. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 67,097 #9 Posted March 6, 2019 Yep. The FEL *could* have a quick attach, but let’s not get carried away now... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 73,037 #10 Posted March 6, 2019 @Ed KennellKennell I'm quite sure you could fit a few more horses in that photo. 18 hours ago, JAinVA said: Your stories about your uses in this pursuit would be informative Last year we used my Patriot horse as the heavy tow rig and Trina's 657 as the lighter tow rig. We would head down into the forest with me Towing the splitter and her Towing the 10 cubic foot trailer with all the tools. When we got into the forest we would drop both trailers and get to work cutting and splitting and stacking. When it got to the point that there was split wood ready to be brought out to stack nearer to the house I would pull that with my Patriot horse. This year we will be doing basically the same idea but instead I'll be using the Cinnamon Horse as the heavy tow tractor... And Trina will more likely be using her 867. I'm going to be modifying my home built Pole trailer made out of 4 x 4 pressure treated to have a flat deck so it will halt about two and a half times as much as a 10 cubic foot trailer. We may even mix it up a bit and throw a friend or her mom onto the Patriot and use that to haul the tools out. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
