I really like your thought process pulling this but log out, mainly taking the time to save the young tree instead of just plowing through it and destroying it, I'm new to your videos but I'm liking what I see, Your wit and cutting down nay sayers. glad I found you
Awesome channel man , subbed. I don't know much about timber but why not try and yard the big log up and outta the gulch with a snatch block or somethin onto flatter land?
Hi, was your MF tractor originally a Backhoe? Just curious. I like your set-up for your forks. I wish I could see everything the way you have built it. Very nice job. I would like to build a set for mine. I have a Ford 2110 , 40 HP 4x4 tractor. You do very well for running a two wheel drive tractor on the mountain. I have a 351P Farmi winch on my machine. Game changer on my property. Big rocks, gully, really uneven hard to get to areas. My brother has a Woodmizer LT 40. He has had that for a very long time. I like the size of your machine, it works very nice for your situation. My brother is a Logger. I helped him when he first started 41-42 years ago, and then on Summer breaks from school. I also would help him every winter after I got laid off from construction till the Spring. You look very experienced in the woods so I assume you are a Logger, or have been one. Thanks for sharing, I enjoy your videos.
That tractor is an MF 30, which was one of their industrial tractors. It did originally come as a backhoe. In that configuration it is an MF 34. It has been an incredibly reliable tractor. Maybe I should do a video on it someday. I started working in the woods with my dad when I was a young kid, so I have picked up a few things along the way. Thank you for your comments.
I don’t even know. I got it from my dad, it’s been in the family around 30 years. I never did see the ratings. If you want to look it up, it’s a Farmi 501. Thanks for the comment.
In this situation a block and tackle would have been handy to increase your pulling power, you would however have to stop and reset you chain attached to the block and tackle and the log.
I should probably check the left one too. I had the axle locked, you just couldn’t see the left one from those angles. The steep terrain and muddy ground didn’t help any.
I OWN THIS EXACT TRACTOR WITH THE LARGE BACKHOE (MF52) I THINK... INTERESTING HOW MF DIDNT PLACE GREASE FITTINGS ON ALL THE LOADER/BACKHOE PINS , BUT AFTER ALL THESE YEARS THERE IS HARDLY ANY WEAR ON THEM ONES. IS THAT A FACTORY CANOPY OR CUSTOM?THANK YOU!
When my grandfather originally bought this one, it had the backhoe. It was taken off and left out on the coast and grown over with blackberries and got all rusted up. It already had the canopy on it when he got it. It has a tag on it with another manufacturers name on it so I am guessing it was aftermarket.
I love your tractor setup small ,practical and productive.
Thanks James, you described my setup quite well.
I really like your thought process pulling this but log out, mainly taking the time to save the young tree instead of just plowing through it and destroying it, I'm new to your videos but I'm liking what I see, Your wit and cutting down nay sayers. glad I found you
Thank you for that comment. Just taking a moment to flip the line over the tree can have long lasting effects on the forest.
Thanks, and Well Done, Wilson.
Nice
I have a farmi 501 too
It’s on a kubota l4330. It’s great combo. With a grapple up front
Never had a log to big.
Awesome channel man , subbed. I don't know much about timber but why not try and yard the big log up and outta the gulch with a snatch block or somethin onto flatter land?
Nice job
great job my friend,best wish to you
Nice work.
Hi, was your MF tractor originally a Backhoe? Just curious. I like your set-up for your forks. I wish I could see everything the way you have built it. Very nice job. I would like to build a set for mine. I have a Ford 2110 , 40 HP 4x4 tractor. You do very well for running a two wheel drive tractor on the mountain. I have a 351P Farmi winch on my machine. Game changer on my property. Big rocks, gully, really uneven hard to get to areas. My brother has a Woodmizer LT 40. He has had that for a very long time. I like the size of your machine, it works very nice for your situation. My brother is a Logger. I helped him when he first started 41-42 years ago, and then on Summer breaks from school. I also would help him every winter after I got laid off from construction till the Spring. You look very experienced in the woods so I assume you are a Logger, or have been one. Thanks for sharing, I enjoy your videos.
That tractor is an MF 30, which was one of their industrial tractors. It did originally come as a backhoe. In that configuration it is an MF 34. It has been an incredibly reliable tractor. Maybe I should do a video on it someday.
I started working in the woods with my dad when I was a young kid, so I have picked up a few things along the way.
Thank you for your comments.
I like those sharp teeth, spitting chips like no one's business 😊
how old are those bias ply tires
What is that winch rated for? I’m thinking of getting one also. Great video.
I don’t even know. I got it from my dad, it’s been in the family around 30 years. I never did see the ratings. If you want to look it up, it’s a Farmi 501. Thanks for the comment.
Cool way to peel the bark off the log.
I was actually hoping the bark would stay on until I was done dragging it through the dirt. Then I could peel the dirt off with the bark.
3 logs filled the trailer, I finally bought a winch for my tractor early last summer and I sure needed it many years ago.
I didn’t know just how much I needed mine until I finally got it. Thank you for the comment.
Good job
In this situation a block and tackle would have been handy to increase your pulling power, you would however have to stop and reset you chain attached to the block and tackle and the log.
Check your right-rear tire; I think it's filled with helium.
Dave
I should probably check the left one too. I had the axle locked, you just couldn’t see the left one from those angles. The steep terrain and muddy ground didn’t help any.
what year is that? don't sound like a Perkins
I think it’s somewhere around 1973.
I OWN THIS EXACT TRACTOR WITH THE LARGE BACKHOE (MF52) I THINK... INTERESTING HOW MF DIDNT PLACE GREASE FITTINGS ON ALL THE LOADER/BACKHOE PINS , BUT AFTER ALL THESE YEARS THERE IS HARDLY ANY WEAR ON THEM ONES. IS THAT A FACTORY CANOPY OR CUSTOM?THANK YOU!
When my grandfather originally bought this one, it had the backhoe. It was taken off and left out on the coast and grown over with blackberries and got all rusted up. It already had the canopy on it when he got it. It has a tag on it with another manufacturers name on it so I am guessing it was aftermarket.
You can scratch National News Anchor from your wish list.
There goes my hopes and dreams.
My Darlington winch would pull that log no problem
If your winch was on the tractor and it didn’t pull the log, it would probably pull the tractor backward.
@@WilsonForestLands no it would snap the rope it has big bankers when they dig in it stays there