Moving Logs With A Kubota That's Way Too Small

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  • Опубликовано: 26 янв 2025

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  • @mrs.h3
    @mrs.h3 2 года назад +1

    Can I just say how much I like the background. I caught myself humming it lol.

  • @stumanji83
    @stumanji83 2 года назад +7

    I've been using my BX2380 to skid big logs too, it works great! As the dealer told me, this small tractor can do anything, you just might have to take a few more trips ;)

    • @TheMindfulHomestead
      @TheMindfulHomestead  2 года назад +3

      They are great machines when you recognize the limitations.

    • @michaelmactavish4445
      @michaelmactavish4445 2 года назад

      @@TheMindfulHomestead there strong little 23hp little beast

    • @michaelmactavish4445
      @michaelmactavish4445 2 года назад

      yeah little deeres would struggles wich i accully seen a deere broke in half trying pull big logs wich wasnt his good day thats why kubotas are solid like tanks and deeres recylable plastic lol

  • @PaulsWanderings
    @PaulsWanderings 2 года назад +1

    What are you thinking?! It's only March!!! We have at least 2 storms to get through!!
    Your driveway is looking really good for mud season. You have your own skiddah. Haters are gonna hate. You're just wicked New England. You used what you had on hand and got the job done.

  • @watershedoverlook
    @watershedoverlook 2 года назад +2

    Part of the fun of this stuff (IMHO) is dreaming of new attachments, but in the meantime improvising with what we have to complete the tasks that need doing! Way to get it done Jack. Loved the interaction with your little apprentice! 👍😎

  • @PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead
    @PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead 2 года назад +3

    Lol. You’ve done it now! Between you and Ross on the Land removing your snowblowers, it is guaranteed to snow any day! ❄️ ⛄️ You can’t beat these little BX tractors! So handy and affordable to run. Nice work!

  • @bobnarrus3218
    @bobnarrus3218 2 года назад +1

    The "little tractor that could". Good show!!

  • @practicallyIndependent
    @practicallyIndependent 2 года назад

    You have a great little helper there. My daughter Emma is now 11 years old. She has been working with me since she could walk.

  • @YMF1891
    @YMF1891 2 года назад +1

    Any reason to use the tractor is a good enough reason for me! Did the job just fine.

  • @OakKnobFarm
    @OakKnobFarm 2 года назад

    You're tempting the snow gods taking your blower off LOL! Cool idea with the chain on your box scraper

  • @MirandaLey
    @MirandaLey 2 года назад +1

    Watching this makes me really want a tractor. It also makes me really glad I only have one tree to cut down.

    • @TheMindfulHomestead
      @TheMindfulHomestead  2 года назад +1

      Haha. Having a forested property definitely adds to the work load. You really can’t just “let it be” if you want it to stay healthy.

    • @MirandaLey
      @MirandaLey 2 года назад

      @@TheMindfulHomestead And I'm having to put more in so the wind isn't quite so fierce. It's always something isn't it? 😂

  • @LittleMountainLife
    @LittleMountainLife 2 года назад

    Good stuff, Jack! The little tractor did just fine with those logs.

  • @douglaswhalen629
    @douglaswhalen629 2 года назад

    Jack, the propane guy told me you said hello. Keep up the good work.

  • @practicallyIndependent
    @practicallyIndependent 2 года назад

    I love this skidded idea for the tractor. Thanks for sharing!

  • @aaronstractorstuff7521
    @aaronstractorstuff7521 2 года назад +2

    Looked like it handled those logs just fine. 👍😃

  • @blairtheageese5269
    @blairtheageese5269 2 года назад

    That little Kubota works great , nice job , Looks like you got a day or two to chain saw that pile up , In the end you are going to have a lot of fire wood , Hope your feeling better soon

  • @geofffoley8233
    @geofffoley8233 2 года назад +1

    So that's who's to blame for the storm on April 19th that took out power for almost a week up here in Upstate NY. You were just a little shy on the timing of the snow! 😉

  • @graemetracybradshaw9871
    @graemetracybradshaw9871 2 года назад +1

    Well done Mate..Do what you have to do to get the job done

  • @melissatuason2395
    @melissatuason2395 2 года назад +1

    have you tried a Draw Bar for skidding, works great

  • @karenhibberd9426
    @karenhibberd9426 2 года назад

    Hope you feel better!🙂

  • @jamesharless5357
    @jamesharless5357 2 года назад +1

    Great video, those are tough little tractors.👍🏻

  • @nh5er237
    @nh5er237 2 года назад +1

    And I was hoping we were done!!

  • @drewmorrison9248
    @drewmorrison9248 2 года назад

    Well done!

  • @christophergallagher531
    @christophergallagher531 2 года назад

    Clever use of a box blade.
    I see a recipe for disaster pulling off the pile to get started.
    Tearing up your drive is the least of your worries. If a log but digs in, that tractor's front will come up and over faster than a snake bite.
    I use a geared tractor for skidding, in that context, my foot never leaves the clutch.
    I have not established a habit for that,as yet, with the hydro BX.
    I suggest you go to one log at a time.
    Be prepared for more sharpening with all the dirt ground in. Cut from the clean side of the log.
    Be well. Chris

  • @Wheeping-Angel
    @Wheeping-Angel 2 года назад +2

    Drag the logs into the open from the forest. Dont move or touch the wood anymore, cut n split right there. Put the spit wood into the metal bin used for industrial liquid. (IBC Totes) Put forks on the tractor and carry the Bins up to your house when you need them. The less you touch the wood, the better. Dont waste your time using pallets.

    • @TheMindfulHomestead
      @TheMindfulHomestead  2 года назад +1

      The issue was they couldn’t stay where they were, so dragging them up made sense.

  • @jimoliver2309
    @jimoliver2309 2 года назад

    Emma is too cute!!!!!

  • @bufkinmanor
    @bufkinmanor 2 года назад +1

    The harbor freight quick hitch works well for skidding. I use the top hook to attach to and voila. Only real pain is making sure the logs don’t beat into my rear pto or anything else back there. Our poor BXs don’t ever get the credit they deserve lol

    • @TheMindfulHomestead
      @TheMindfulHomestead  2 года назад

      I’ve thought about building a small log arch using the HF quick hitch.

  • @rastagrastag7784
    @rastagrastag7784 2 года назад

    She is a beast 👍

  • @TheHomesteadJourney
    @TheHomesteadJourney 2 года назад +1

    Time for me to get a box blade.....

  • @MXD29
    @MXD29 2 года назад +1

    Do you plan to box blade your entire driveway and level it all out once you're done?

    • @TheMindfulHomestead
      @TheMindfulHomestead  2 года назад

      Yup. Once the logging is done, we are resurfacing the whole thing.

  • @LittleMountainLife
    @LittleMountainLife 2 года назад

    Also, why the crow hate, Emma?

  • @atodaso1668
    @atodaso1668 Год назад +1

    I pulled single logs with a normal 25hp craftsman tractor no problem.

  • @startingfromscratch9499
    @startingfromscratch9499 2 года назад +1

    more snow ❄

  • @samthompson1270
    @samthompson1270 2 года назад +2

    Down here in Missouri, we call that "Redneck Engineering". You sure you don't have family roots down here? LOL It worked and it worked well, so the armchair advisers can jut live with it. I do agree on your snow forecast. I put our snowblower away and within a week, we got more snow.

  • @practicallyIndependent
    @practicallyIndependent 2 года назад +1

    What part of NH you in? We just moved to Tennessee from NH.

  • @ProductiveRecreation
    @ProductiveRecreation 2 года назад

    Small tractors are more than capable of doing big things. You just have to take 1 or 2 trees at a time instead of 3 or 4. Horsepower isn’t your limitation in this application, it’s machine weight. Holding the ends of the logs up on the 3 point put weight where you need it: on the rear axle. I’d have done it too!

    • @janking2762
      @janking2762 4 месяца назад

      Maine forestry department recommends skidding logs top end first as it puts less load on the back of your tractor. Safer and more efficient.

  • @nmblevins5904
    @nmblevins5904 Месяц назад

    Those things are sticks,lol, hook up to a 42 diameter log,25 long, and you can say that you have skidded some timber

  • @stoamnyfarms
    @stoamnyfarms Год назад

    The only reason I still have chickens is because of the crows and blue jays. They chase the hawks and eagles away.

  • @christophergallagher531
    @christophergallagher531 2 года назад

    It worries me to see a young father, yanking logs off a pike like that.
    One thing I do is draw backwards at times.
    Perhaps you could use the bucket with grab hooks and chain to position the log and, then do your box routine, on level ground.

  • @tophat2002
    @tophat2002 2 года назад

    Bobcat 7tx electric long range.... Fall of 2023...

  • @kaseycasece1340
    @kaseycasece1340 2 года назад

    YOUNG MAN ,
    BEFORE U START PULLING NEED TO PUT SHORT LOG UBDER KNEE , THEN GET A BETTER HOLD ON YOUR LOG , THEN START PULLING WILL LEAVE BEHIND U STILL WANT HURT YOUR DRIVE WAY AT ALL / THIS WAY YOUR LOG WILL BE ABITE HIGH ER AND MAKE SURE YOUR LOADER BUCKET WITH A LOAD CLOSE TO THE GROUND , WILL PULL ALOT BETTER !

  • @otisbailey5455
    @otisbailey5455 8 месяцев назад

    My comment: Use what you have, no problem using s tractor as tractor.

  • @kaseycasece1340
    @kaseycasece1340 2 года назад

    YOUNG MAN ,
    U NEED TO LOAD LOADER BUCKET WITH MUD " F I R S T " OR ANY THING ESLE U LIKE GIVE UWILL HAVE MORE IN CONTROL PLUS + PULL ALOT BETTER / LOWER LOADER BUCKET DOWN SOME / THIS WAY U WILL CONTROL OVER YOUR BX PISS - ANT TRACTOR , FOR SURE !

  • @kaseycasece1340
    @kaseycasece1340 2 года назад

    YOUNG MAN
    U ARE STILL GOING TO STRAIGHT OUT YOUR DRIVE WAY WITH BOX BLADE EITHER WAY U WAS GOING USE BOX BLADE ON YOUR DRIVE WAY