Firewood haulin machine

[bkiper]

I know its not a tractor but it works like one. Its a 750 brute force 4x4. I use this to haul my wood to the house from the back 40. I would like to use one of my cubs but dont want to put it through that much abuse. I fabed up a front blade for it and use the winch to raise and lower it. I know it pulls like a tractor cause i can fill a ford ranger bed trailer with green oak and hickory and pull it any where i want. I made the blade from an old 6 foot 3 point grader. I cut it dow by a foot and made my own mounts. The blade also angles from side to side with a pin. I use it to clear the road in thw winter for all the neighbors. here are some pics

 

[kmcconaughey]

Bryan, nice wood hauling setup. How about some detail photos of your blade setup?

That looks like a Speeco log splitter. I have a 22ton Speeco splitter. It works great.

 

[bkiper]

the blade mount is made from 2 1/2" square tubing. it runs from the rear hitch to the front of the frame. used 2 peices of 3/8" plate steel to make the pivot brackets and a 5/8" pin. used more 3/8 plate steel to atatch to blade and make blade angle. i made every thing from scraps i had laying around. will post pictures tomorrow.

 

[bkiper]

the splitter is a husky from tsc its a 22 ton

 

[kmcconaughey]

Bryan, I believe the Huskee is made by Speeco. They are virtually the same splitter. I looked at both the Huskee at TSC and the Speeco at Fleet Farm. I ended up buying the Speeco as the Fleet Farm store is closer to my place and they put it on sale.

Speeco

Huskee

 

[bkiper]

here are some pics of my blade mount. Its crude but functional. I made it from scrap steel I had laying around.

 

[bkiper]

the trailer in the bottom picture I actually broke the axle clean into from over loading wit wood and the brute didnt seem bothered by the weignt. I drug the broken trailer home with the full load of wood still on it lol