So funny watching you receiving a sudden snowstorm at 21:40! Nice start to the logging season! I have some of those pasture trees. I know what you mean about the structural issue when it is being cut in small lumber. To have the trails freeze earlier, I drag a pair of 22.5 tires (semi truck tires side-by-side) behind the UTV to remove the insulation factor and level the trails as well. Works very well. I think it can be pulled with an ATV as well. Thanks!
I remember your video of making the gang of tires. I'd like to do something like that. I've seen other methods that use a land plane type rig that reduces the air in the snow. Not sure what I'll do, but you're right, eliminating the insulation factor of the snow is key to getting the road base to freeze.
@@timberterra If what you remember is the large roller, that is another contraption! The other one is simply 2 tires set on their side, tied together and being drawn. Very simple and effective! Heavy enough to be effective, then will not catch anything to stop the machine.
Glen I too have many wet spots in where I log, I take the boughs cut them into maybe 3' long pieces and tread them into the mud the green live boughs work pretty good for me. They help give a much more solid base to drive on rather than depending on the Ice thickness alone. You have some very nice equipment I envy you that tractor is just right it is a luxurious skidder!. Great work one tree done 45 minutes of clean-up is about how it goes sometimes. Good luck and be safe. JeffinMaine
@@timberterra Whenever you cut anything that you don't need for logs or firewood cut it to length for the Corduroy places. Trust me you will want as much as you can get and every piece you already have cut is one that you won't have to cut again.
Hello from KY. It’s so muddy we can’t get into and out of the woods right now. But as soon as we can get to the skidder, we will be putting chains on too. Whew, looks cold up your way! New subscriber! Great video
Thanks for your comment and subscription. It's been a very cold December. Many mornings below 0F and some high no more than 15F. Great for logging. Roads are in good shape now. I don't like mud. I feel for ya!
Haha. I'm not that tough. Just because it gets that cold doesn't mean I like working in that temp. I avoid working in the woods below 10F. I prefer in the 20s. But sometimes I don't have a choice.
Nice little setup. I have a jd 4120 with a wallenstein fx90 skidding winch. Chains probably work decent but i converted mine to 3 chokers like a line skidder setup is kinda but less chokers of course. But ya id say faster to hook up than carrying chains and main line with sliders.
I like your side ax carry, looks a little awkward, but I assume so you can sit in the tractor without taking off your belt? I end up trying to do all my cutting, then take off chaps, feller's belt, then do the winching and tractoring, but that requires some careful planning and doesn't always work out to completely segregate the work like that. Last week was a good one in VT for logging. Gotta be ready for the freeze ups!
Belt has been very good, but putting the hatchet in "cleanly" is just more practice for me. Yes, I can keep it on while jumping on/off the tractor. The wedge pouch is more likely to get caught. I wear chainsaw pants. So much more comfortable and convenient than chaps. After our warm spell, looks like another stretch of super cold weather. I'm reaady.
Where did you get those front tire chains? I need a set for my Kubota. I already have a set on the rear which makes it unstoppable but only if I go straight 😂 The snow in the trees looks beautiful!
Thanks. It has been a winter wonderland most of December, but very cold. I bought those chains from a local dealer. They were as cheap as online. I've gotten other chains from chains-R-us and tirechainsrequired.com. I've noticed there are often several sizes and/or chain types out of stock. Might need to order in the spring or summer.
For these particular trees that would be helpful. But most of my skidding are logs away from the road and I need to drag them roadside. I have a grapple on my trailer that I normally use to pick logs up with.
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So funny watching you receiving a sudden snowstorm at 21:40! Nice start to the logging season! I have some of those pasture trees. I know what you mean about the structural issue when it is being cut in small lumber. To have the trails freeze earlier, I drag a pair of 22.5 tires (semi truck tires side-by-side) behind the UTV to remove the insulation factor and level the trails as well. Works very well. I think it can be pulled with an ATV as well. Thanks!
I remember your video of making the gang of tires. I'd like to do something like that. I've seen other methods that use a land plane type rig that reduces the air in the snow. Not sure what I'll do, but you're right, eliminating the insulation factor of the snow is key to getting the road base to freeze.
@@timberterra If what you remember is the large roller, that is another contraption! The other one is simply 2 tires set on their side, tied together and being drawn. Very simple and effective! Heavy enough to be effective, then will not catch anything to stop the machine.
Ohhhh. OK. I think your video had four or five together as a large roller. Thanks for the clarification, Joe!
Glen I too have many wet spots in where I log, I take the boughs cut them into maybe 3' long pieces and tread them into the mud the green live boughs work pretty good for me. They help give a much more solid base to drive on rather than depending on the Ice thickness alone. You have some very nice equipment I envy you that tractor is just right it is a luxurious skidder!. Great work one tree done 45 minutes of clean-up is about how it goes sometimes. Good luck and be safe. JeffinMaine
Thanks for the comments and suggestions. My try at a corduroy road is coming soon!
@@timberterra Whenever you cut anything that you don't need for logs or firewood cut it to length for the Corduroy places. Trust me you will want as much as you can get and every piece you already have cut is one that you won't have to cut again.
I'm learning that currently! I have plenty of material, it's just not close to where I need it. But I have a plan for a future road this winter.
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Hello from KY. It’s so muddy we can’t get into and out of the woods right now. But as soon as we can get to the skidder, we will be putting chains on too. Whew, looks cold up your way! New subscriber! Great video
Thanks for your comment and subscription. It's been a very cold December. Many mornings below 0F and some high no more than 15F. Great for logging. Roads are in good shape now. I don't like mud. I feel for ya!
@ yall are tough to work in those temps.
Haha. I'm not that tough. Just because it gets that cold doesn't mean I like working in that temp. I avoid working in the woods below 10F. I prefer in the 20s. But sometimes I don't have a choice.
@@timberterra if we hang in there, soon enough we will be sweating or we will here! Take care and best to you for this and new year!
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Nice little setup. I have a jd 4120 with a wallenstein fx90 skidding winch. Chains probably work decent but i converted mine to 3 chokers like a line skidder setup is kinda but less chokers of course. But ya id say faster to hook up than carrying chains and main line with sliders.
My only experience is with chain chokers.
I like your side ax carry, looks a little awkward, but I assume so you can sit in the tractor without taking off your belt? I end up trying to do all my cutting, then take off chaps, feller's belt, then do the winching and tractoring, but that requires some careful planning and doesn't always work out to completely segregate the work like that. Last week was a good one in VT for logging. Gotta be ready for the freeze ups!
Belt has been very good, but putting the hatchet in "cleanly" is just more practice for me. Yes, I can keep it on while jumping on/off the tractor. The wedge pouch is more likely to get caught. I wear chainsaw pants. So much more comfortable and convenient than chaps. After our warm spell, looks like another stretch of super cold weather. I'm reaady.
@@timberterra Chaps are a pain indeed! Chainsaw pants might be one of my next upgrades.
Where did you get those front tire chains? I need a set for my Kubota. I already have a set on the rear which makes it unstoppable but only if I go straight 😂
The snow in the trees looks beautiful!
Thanks. It has been a winter wonderland most of December, but very cold. I bought those chains from a local dealer. They were as cheap as online. I've gotten other chains from chains-R-us and tirechainsrequired.com. I've noticed there are often several sizes and/or chain types out of stock. Might need to order in the spring or summer.
Thanks for the response! I’ll check those out.
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How come you don't use a grapple?
For these particular trees that would be helpful. But most of my skidding are logs away from the road and I need to drag them roadside. I have a grapple on my trailer that I normally use to pick logs up with.