Guy Saved me $8,000 Dollars, IBC Tote, Discovered a Better Way!
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- Опубликовано: 27 ноя 2023
- Today we are one step closer to perfecting the use of IBC Totes for Firewood. #smallbusiness #firewood #sidehustle
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I do something very similar with the front of my totes. Plus I set my totes up on a 20 inch high table made out of pallets and that gets that top bar out of your way. Table is just over 8 feet long, not too heavy to scoot around and it will hold two totes side by side 😊
I have also been trying to work something out with a carabiner and turnbuckle, I even tried those small cam chain binders……….still tweaking that idea though lol
If someone below has not already commented : I think you could retrofit your cut totes by using aluminum pipe that slips over the cut top rail ends and secure with bolts, then cut to the bottom as you displayed. A weld to the cut ends would also work. This would restore the structural integrity of the tote.
Mike, instead of using chain to attach your carabiner (hooks) to, try drilling two holes in your forklift cage and add heavy duty eyebolts. This way you snap the carabiner into the eyebolt, and nothing is loose and rattling. I think that would be better than chain. Love the channel, keep up the great videos!
Best ideal so far, I second this motion👍
Hello Morgans! Love your content. I am 89 years old and grew up on a farm in South Carolina. We had a sawmill and two strong mules to pull the logs to the sawmill. My job at the mill was to stack the slabs. Love the clearing that you have done. We always called it new ground. If my dad and Grand Father would have the equipment that you have, no trees would have been left. They always wanted to plant more crops. I am a retired minister of 60 years and a proud VET.
Dr. James E Quick
To help with the bending of the IBC after you hook the chain or whatever you decide try backing up to take the slack out of the chain. It's that initial fall and slam that'll do the damage.
When I first started watching y’all, I had no idea how much we have in common. Please keep saying what you want to say & doing what you want to do.
Wow when was your first gay experience?
I've been watching the channel for about a month now and really like it, but after seeing the beginning of this one and he as ring your comments about brushing your teeth and our current "president ", this is now one of my top, favorite channels. Love it!!!
What a great idea cutting the bottom. To attach, add an eye-bolt to the back plate of the fork assembly. There is already a hole in the top plate. Then attach the carabiners to each side. Reach out and attach. As always enjoy your videos.
Mike, I rarely comment on any of the videos. but I watch you all the time and really do enjoy your content! I have to tell you your president's comment was spot on and I busted out laughing !
Huge time saver doing it the new way to Mike.
You are a trend setter Mike. You started the IBC TOTE trend for firewood storage and delivery.
Thanks that was really interesting.
That new method of cutting an IBC tote for firewood, certainly is a great improvement over what everyone else does.
Greetings OWTM! Cool to see the history of IBC totes with firewood, and to realize your place in getting the method onto RUclips. I remember watching that video, about 6 months after discovering your channel. Yes, things are far different now, both there in your space and out west in my western Ozarks farm. Both are much more functional and just nicer for the uses to which we need to put them. Congratulations on that, and thanks for the walk down the memories to remind us.
Great video Mike. You've made a lot of progress in 5 years. Keep moving forward. Stay safe. Glad you all are better and Hunter is well also.
Good morning Mike, sure glad to hear The Huntman and the new Grandbaby are both doing well. Hope you get the totes perfected and working safely too. You all enjoy coming into next month and having things where you can not rush around to get ready for Christmas around there. Catch a second breath while you can. Best wishes to all. Fred.
Mike, I dont watch your videos because I think all your cool equipment is fun to look at. I dont watch because I enjoy watching a youtuber succeed the way you have. I watch because I love your stories and points of view you share. The "who you voted for the last President" comment was epic. Thank you for sending me to the floor in laughter. LMAO!!!!
Lol. Mike with the zingers and facts!!
Agree on the new tote idea. When you mentioned a rotating devise to tip firewood into the wagon I felt a bit of over kill. Your viewers idea on new cut out very simple / logical. Might consider a removable top rail for wood removal and refasten for support. Refasten is the next challenge 😊
Great idea on the IBCs , you should be able to retrofit your existing baskets quite easily to the new system
You’re a man of integrity.i respect it. Also funny how many people make videos like yours you can tell they copy you. Originality on RUclips is lost. Let’s go Brandon !
That is a great idea. I’ll have to remember this IBC tote modification. I can usually count on learning something from your channel.
Well done Mike, your videos on IBC totes for firewood inspired me to start my channel years ago, saw a lot of my thumbnails as you were scrolling! I have videos with the entire face cut out but never left the top bar due to the obstruction when stacking, looks to be a non-issue. I now have about 175 of them and just load them off the conveyor. I enjoy your content.
Looks like your idea is going to work perfectly. Since the bottom slid out I would think if you connected your 2 hooks lower by at least one bar it should help to prevent that.
Hooking lower would work much better.
much better support thereby lengthening the life span of the tote.@@davidmorse8432
Sure..... Hook it down as far as you can reach from the cab. The whole idea is to NOT have to get out to do it.
I think that tow truck hooks like on a rollback would work like you suggest. Mike could mount them to the fork carriage or drill and add some threaded eye bolts to attach them for a quick-release system.
12:23 That's me! Although my video was just showing how I use IBC tote covers to enclose my open cab excavator lol
Great Vid Mike, thanks for sharing that. Good luck hunting. We are out as well in NE Ohio.
OMG, this one of the greatest video! Your jokes are OUTSTANDING!!!!!!!! Gotta love PA humor.
Mike, you could just make a single chain lanyard that would clip onto the side corners of each tote and that would go over the fork attachment. You would still have to get out for each one, but it would be a simple way to secure to the skid steer. I hope this makes sense.
Hello Mike, johnny from Tenn . hook closer to bottom of tote and tighter to back of forks u will get a better and quicker dump .just a thought . Love the show keep up the good work .
Go Hunter! I was always a "go to work at all costs" person, and would be sick for days and sometimes weeks at a time. I adopted the 'Hunter method' a few years ago, and it really works! I still hate to miss work, but I figure one day of no productivity is still more productive than a few days or a week of running at half (or less) speed...
Not to mention the loss of productivity of those that you may spread an infection to.
ODWTM was my first exposure to the totes. Took me a couple years to get on board but now I load (no stacking)and feed right out of the totes. I remove a section of my deck railing in the fall and place a tote filled with fire wood as needed Thanks for the info Mike they work great for me
❤ the comment about the wood drying and the president... preach it Mike 🙌 👏 🙏
Good idea with the IBC tote. My thought on strapping is to use flat straps that can be left on the totes and hooked to whatever equipment you use, as needed. I think connecting these to the bottoms and tops (both sides), would make the process more stable and would allow less bending and more stability.
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Hey Mike, how about reinforcing the back of the tote with a 2x12 that would attach to the back with some U bolts. I think the extra rigidity would help over the long run in keeping the totes from fatigue on the back side.
Another good and interesting video, I like it when you go back in history and show us something. I have when't back and watched a lot of your first video's on youtube. And just like we all do you have greatly improved your making of new video's. You know the old saying practice makes perfect is so true. Thanks Mike !
I think I have mentioned this before. I bought 1 IBC tote for a man lift. The guy I bought it from probably had hundreds sitting in his yard. He suggested leaving the top ring on and just cut a hole in the side. My neighbor was always using his little Kubota as a "ladder". He raised the bucket and got on the hood to climb into the bucket. I sometimes lifted him and I thought the basket would be "safer". I asked him how big a hole he wanted. He climbed a few rungs and hopped in.
Hey Mike, Maybe try drilling/ torching a hole and putting a bolt at the end of each fork that only sticks up 1 to 2 inches so you can still get your forks through the fork pockets on the totes but then it will catch the tote when dumping. As long as you don’t have to shake the tote it should stay in place.
I was thinking the same idea with holes in the fork tip . My idea was drilling and tapping maybe as big as a 1/2” and once it’s threaded cut the bottom of the bolt off flush . That way you would only contend with the bolt head on top and the bottom of the fork would be smooth. And you could just impact the bolt out when not in use .
Love the analogies Mike.
It would be nice to have a hook on the end of each fork that stops the tote from sliding forward.
Thanks Mike!!
Keep Smiling On!!
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I also took a trip down memory lane last night trying to remember which video got me hooked.
I'm still not sure but it was watching a Lady with a big smile and loading fire wood.
The MIGHTY Mellisa☺
If you are able to chain closer to the bottom from behind, it will keep the tote from rotating out on the bottom and stay on the forks better. That may be harder to do though. I'd love to come up with a locking clamp for the forks that you could slide into and catch/release from behind.
Hello Mike, try cutting the top bar off and making a bolt in bar at the top. This way you can fill it easier, then bolt in the top bar to make it rigid for moving it and dumping. Also, try cliping the chain hold down a ring lower. This should help hold the bottom of the basket better? Just a thought? Thanks for the video!!!
Leading the way Mike! I always enjoy your great ideas. Thanks for sharing them with us, take care!
Another great video, and you are on to something, I think! It was also cool to see 3 or 4 of the videos we have on IBC totes and the way we use them. Lisa, and I really do enjoy watching your channel, and you are the reason I started stacking our wood in IBC totes. It was also great to hear the Huntman quickly got over his cold or whatever he had. It was also great to hear an update on your new grandchild. Until next time, may God bless your days the way He always blesses ours! Donald and Lisa
Mike, the new improved method for your totes looks like it will work well. Just wondering, have you considered some sort of a hydraulic locking mechanism for the tote that could be engaged and dis-engaged from the heated comfort of the cab? Another suggestion if you're looking for added safety / convenience, is to upgrade your Kubota SVL97 to the JCB skidsteer 3TS-8T. The single arm telescoping boom and the side door access are game changers. Best to you.
great idea westonpterry1348 . Skidsteer already has remote hydraulics to operate grapple. All he has to do is figure out how to make some miniature grapples that would hook over top rail of basket
I was thinking something similar but maybe electric actuator with hooks on end. Remote control fob ?
It looked to me like you need to use a shorter hook and to hook it up as low as possible to keep the tote from sliding off the forks. And also be sure and eliminate and sharp edges under that top rail, that could leave a nasty gouge in your gourd.
One thing I love about having a RUclips channel is how much I learn from the viewer. such as how you just learned this method. The firewood game seems to always be evolving and RUclips is a huge part of it. I remember watching some of your first videos including the Ibc tote videos.
Good Morning Morgan Family 🌞- Have a Wonderful and Blessed Day 🤠
Hello! 😊
You used to call the wood yard the, "Renewable Resources Processing Center". What a mouthful!
Good morning David 👋😸😺
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Morning team!
Good morning fellas
Good morning all.
I love when Mike sprinkles in a little bit of his views on the current administrations policies.😂👍
Yes, very subtle, but effective! I love it too when he tells the truth! :)
Me too.
Yea FJB😊
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Glade i started watching you many years ago because i watch you build and grow. Cant wait to see where today will take you!
Bought my IBC totes because of your first video on IBC totes. Perfect for firewood
How are things? How you been?
Great video Mike, especially liked the zingers on the current state of affairs in D.C.. I think a sling weaved through the tote and attached to the loader at the top and bottom would distribute the weight and alleviate the bending. Harbor Freight has some decent ones.
Your You Tube Channel is great the way it is. Leave out the politics.
Love it when you get fired up. Say what you think is the best way to be. Thanks for another good video.
Love the comment on the president 😅
The president comment was terrific!!
Great suggestion. Always good when heads come together to make innovations work for you! Make life easy -- work hard, make money, have fun. Remove as much of the bs as you can. Keep trucking brother!!
If you you think we would have been better off with Trump running things I I’m subscribed to the wrong channel . .
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You can bet we wouldn't have a strain on our economy with the illegal alien catastrophe. And we'd all have more money in our savings. It isn't a global inflation problem
Bidens policies inflicted high costs regardless of global economic changes
You could put some 1/4" cable on each tote. Just two pieces, one on each of the back corners long enough to reach some hooks on the forks.
I’m glad we went to the totes. Helps with storage. Looks nice and tidy and we can leave some out for customers to load the wood into their trucks if we are not there.
Your wright Mike about BIDEN WHAT A DISGRACE 🇩🇰
Hi Mike I love the conversation about the Huntman I also have a older son that needs some special attention I have learned so much over the years from him and yes mine and my sons relationship is pretty close to you and Huntmans ❤️
It's always good to look back at those early videos and reminisce about them! I remember those first IBC tote videos you made! Stay warm out East, -Kyle
I took down three large trees this spring, around March, and cut and spread them out on a large stone driveway. Throughout the summer, I moved them around a couple of times and was diligent in covering them during rainy periods. Last month, I started stacking them on the terrace for use this winter. I did some random checks on the water content and found most of it around 15-19%, which is quite good at least considering the weather here in Norway. However, I noticed quite a few pieces that had water content similar to newly cut wood. So I agree, seasoning and stacking properly is the only way ( without a kiln) to achieving consistent quality.
Glad to hear everyone is doing well. Very cool idea to cut them that way, haven't seen any videos on that yet..
But sure seems to work well.
Mike glad to hear you saved money on modifying totes good for you. I also LOVED the shot on the presidential election. I had to play that back a couple of times. Still laughing hope you don't get a bunch of crap over that. Keep up the great work.🤣🤣
Mike, I have closed my fire place and use propane. Back when I was cutting & burning wood, I put casters on my tote. After loading in the wood, I rolled the tote around & used the skid steer to move it to the carport (across grass) but then roll up to the door and back out of the way when not needed. Casters (2 wheels & 2 casters) make a tote easy to move & store.
I still like when I first found your channel. You were so proud of your straight stacks of firewood.
Really enjoy your Hunter stories. He’s such a character!
Hi Mike. Great video it's fun to look back and see the progress. It would be nice to make up a quick hitch something like on the back of tractors for the front loader.
15:57 Mike, you have Whistling Diesel at the top of your feed. I like that guy too. Very funny
I use the plastic tank to to store firewood. I cut it in half through the six inch hole, drill two 3/4'' holes six inches up from the bottom on two corners. I pass a 5/8'' nylon rope through the holes and bring them together and hook them to the two chain hooks on my loader and drag them in reverse to the barn. Then push them with the loader into the barn. This leaves the rope facing out and I hook them to my quad and drag them up to the back door of the house as I need them. I have a vegetable farm and till in grass clippings for fertilizer with my 5' tiller as I make my raised beds. I collect clips with a Peruzzo collection flail mower that lifts and dumps the clips with hydraulics into the tank half and pull them to the gardens with the quad. I also collect tall mature fescue and use it for mulch between rows in the gardens. They slide like they are greased on almost any surface but I avoid concrete as it's pretty abrasive. I love your channel and have been watching four at least five years. I have three 29 hp Massey 1250's, a 73 hp cab Massey, and an 28 hp Mitsubishi. This allows me to jump from one tractor to another without spending time switching out equipment. I also have a hd36 Norwood manual saw mill in a dedicated building with an electric hoist on a trolley above for flipping logs, and a dehumidifying kiln. I custom mill logs and my youngest son builds custom furniture in his shop in town.
Hello Mike, I had not relied how long I had been following you on 'RUclips' until you got to the bottom of the list when you showed the article on weighing IBC Totes. I remembered seeing that program. Just an idea, I think you have a spare hydraulic circuit. Make a frame to clamp onto the back of your forks, with sliding or rotating "C" clips operated by hydraulic piston cylinder. All you need is two vertical plates to lock onto the vertical back of the forks with the two "C" clips projecting out of the front,one top and bottom, to clip onto one of the vertical rails on each side of the Tote. With the hydraulic ram connecting the two rows of "C" clips you would not have to leave the cab.
Nice! Awesome video! Thanks for sharing! 😊
My hats off to Joe from Ohio. I’ve been waiting for a long time for Mike to like someone else ideal.
2:56 Got em!!!
2:47 HAAAAA!!!!!! Exactly! I'm with you 100% on that Mike! 🤣🤣🤣 Harrisburg checking in.
Concur. And drove by/through Harrisburg about 7:30 yesterday morning.
I remember back when you had stacked rows in the Back LOL...
Now that I have a Tractor that will Lift a Full 330 gal basket I started using them .
Thanks Mike...
As a powertrain engineer for one of the largest auto manufacturers in the world, something I've noticed is that it is very easy when faced with a problem to jump to some expensive or elaborate solution. It's almost like your brain over thinks and over complications everything. But just taking a step back and thinking or getting good advice from other folks in the industry can sprout simple, cheap, and effective solutions. Most of the time the simplest solutions are the most effective. It hits you and you just think how in the world did I not see that!
On fire with the comments, love it.
You don't need anything crazy to strap it, definitely not a chain. I just use one of those harbor freight orange straps that you just quickly pull to tighten. Quick and simple.
AMAZING! CONGRATS!
Glad you are feeling spiffy today Mike. Love the sarcasm............
Mike so very well said about the clown in office ! Have a merry Christmas
Gotta love those IBC totes!
I understand they're good for dandruff, disappointment and dyspepsia as well.😂
Very good idea !! Way better and quick
I like the idea of the new IBC Totes modification! I have a suggestion for securing the tote to the forks, using chains I agree with, however, I would use open end hooks instead of clips, easier to remove, less moving parts. I would even go as far as making a 3 foot bar with 4 to 6 hooks mounted to it so you can just hook it up. By using a bar with hooks it would help to spread out the load to multiple points instead of just one or two points. Keep up the great work!
Funny, we just did an IBC video and it popped up as you scrolled. Love the idea of cutting out the whole front, I think it will work very well. Good idea with the clips and chain, look forward to seeing what you come up with.
I had no idea I have been watching your channel for 5 years. Time sure goes by fast. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
Pretty slick idea. I know you'll have it right soon. Hope the hunting is going good. And stay healthy as you can.
Glad Hunter is feeling better. Sounds like he has a good system. Glad that guy saved you money on the rotating forks.
I appreciate the shout out. Thank you
Thanks Joe
You are in a mood today. Keep it going. Its refreshing to hear the real you.
We use the switch-n-go, roll-off dumpsters for holding, storing and delivering firewood. One truck, several capabilities, and several 11yd dumpsters & flatbeds for moving equipment. Fits in tight spaces and no extra trailer length to deal with on delivery.
Its adorable that you still hand stack wood into the totes and then have to find an efficient way to tip them out again (?)
i love your sarcastic humor! i thoroughly enjoy your channel..........g
Mike,another great 👍 video and explanation of how to get things done ✅ with ease and not fighting yourself with the task at hand 😮😊❤
Hi Mike. I had that same idea of cutting out just the front and leaving the top rail of your IBC tote intact. But I figured it wasn't my place to add any ideas to your channel. But here goes another idea for your IBC totes. If you have play in your IBC tote at the ground where you could bring in your forks and as they raise up it will connect a u-shaped channel you add to your IBC tote to a u-shaped channel you connect to the front of your forklift frame. Or some kind of spring-loaded hook that grabs a bar that's located in the same place on every ICB Tote. Then some kind of lever or rope to disengage the hooks to disconnect the tote from your forklift. You could also modify all your totes you've cut out. By adding a top bar back in and cutting out the bars.
Very smart Mike just leaving the top and bottom brace on the IBC Totes.
You also have to figure out a way to connect the top rails on all your existing IBC totes....Maybe with a piece of the proper size EMT and some thru bolts...Good Luck!
Mike I think you should just weld a pice of chain on both sides of your forks with a hook on each one and have a chain long enough to go from one end of the IBC tote to the other and can hook to each hook on the forks, that would be simple and effective! Thanks for sharing another great video with us! Good luck in WV hunting! ✌🏼❤️🙏🏼
I love it! Your jab
I used to sleep off colds and whatnot. The body cures when it is asleep. Nice video - good idea on the tote and keep in mind (as normal) how it is used on the chain.
The new idea looks like it will work out awesome.