Well a few weeks ago I was posting about lifting the OAK logs and maneuvering them to cut them up, well now I'm trying to figure out ways of stacking the wood.
I feel like I've finally found the limits of the BX2380 (not surprised) but it's not due to the lack of trying nor adjusting any hydraulic capacities. I decided to do the IBC Tote concept to store the firewood in since I had a couple laying around which works out to being ~1/3 cord of wood. When it was full it measured out to be around 36"x44"x36" but to actually lift it up and drive around I had to take some wood out and its about 36"x44"x30" (or 28 Cu FT) or a heavy 1/4 of a cord.
At the end of the day this method works just fine to haul wood around the yard to fill up the storage inside or have sitting beside the outdoor firepit but I wouldn't say it's practical since I cannot lift this much with the FEL. Keep in mind this is OAK logs which were cut down 2.5 years ago and only cut into fireplace lengths about a week or so ago. I hadn't checked the moisture content yet.
If the Kubota BX could lift just a bit more that would be handy. After watching numerous YouTube videos it's been proven that a JD 1 or 2 series can ultimately lift more with the FEL, but then saying that if processing firewood was my main task with a tractor I'd just upgrade to a larger Kubota model.
If anyone else has any suggestions or methods of moving firewood around their property I'd like that.
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I feel like I've finally found the limits of the BX2380 (not surprised) but it's not due to the lack of trying nor adjusting any hydraulic capacities. I decided to do the IBC Tote concept to store the firewood in since I had a couple laying around which works out to being ~1/3 cord of wood. When it was full it measured out to be around 36"x44"x36" but to actually lift it up and drive around I had to take some wood out and its about 36"x44"x30" (or 28 Cu FT) or a heavy 1/4 of a cord.
At the end of the day this method works just fine to haul wood around the yard to fill up the storage inside or have sitting beside the outdoor firepit but I wouldn't say it's practical since I cannot lift this much with the FEL. Keep in mind this is OAK logs which were cut down 2.5 years ago and only cut into fireplace lengths about a week or so ago. I hadn't checked the moisture content yet.
If the Kubota BX could lift just a bit more that would be handy. After watching numerous YouTube videos it's been proven that a JD 1 or 2 series can ultimately lift more with the FEL, but then saying that if processing firewood was my main task with a tractor I'd just upgrade to a larger Kubota model.
If anyone else has any suggestions or methods of moving firewood around their property I'd like that.
**Trying to upload a video**
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