It got to be a real treat to work with your dad. And the camera operator is doing a fine job be sure to hug her neck. I love the way she works with you. I am very proud to watch your shows I do learn something every time
Hi Tommy. Dad and I used to work in the woods together quite a bit but he advised at 70 he was "retiring" from that work! Still get to spend a morning together once in a while though... Karen made 3 times the trips up and down the hill getting "just the right angle" for the videos. She's a trooper for sure! Thanks for watching our videos, we appreciate it!
Thanks for tuning in Jeff. My little tractor handled that load well. I could have stopped the whole load on that hill if I would have let off of the drive and touched the brakes... really impressed with this unit!
Looks like a great pile of small logs. I agree that the bucket does become a bit unwieldy in the woods. The only reason I use mine sometimes is in soft ground to push myself out of somewhere I shouldn’t have gone in the first place.
I hear you Craig. We were called away in the middle of making this video to pull out the RTV that one of the boys got stuck... everything looks dry here now but it is just an illusion!
How's she goin'? The log trailer and tractor looked like it was having good fun coming down that hill. The trailer sure is great and like you said well matched for the trailer. Makes getting logs out of the woods good fun!! How's she goin' Charlie!!! Take care!!!
Dad has 40 acres of log quality spruce and hardwood. This little tractor and trailer is the perfect gear for it! We are having fun... wish we had this stuff 20 years ago... there'd be no stopping us!
I had a l4740 but I sold it. Looking at buying a new tractor and maybe the L2602 or the L2502. Alot lighter machine than my old but they look like they do pretty good. Thanks for sharing. Nice woodlot.
Welcome to our channel! There is a Facebook page that I joined as well called "Kranman Owner's Group". It is a place where we can help each other with maintenance issues and such if you are interested in joining. We have lots of Kranman videos on our channel as well.... very capable machines!
Thanks for the info! Going to look into that a bit more. I would like to build a proper road up over the hill like we have on my woodlot. That would help things out tremendously!
Great video Jason. I have a John Deere 3520 tractor and if I keep the front wheel assist engaged it the hydrostatic drive holds the tractor back no problem on any steep hill but if I put it in2 wheel drive the back tires lock up and skid Your Kabota seems to do well on hills as well. I’m not sure how old Charlie is but he sure has a lot of jump in his step. He’s in pretty good shape. Keep up the great job on your videos
Hi Kevin, Dad is 73 now and is doing pretty good as you can see! His dog Tiny takes him for a walk every morning and keeping busy keeps us young I think! I could have stopped my tractor on that hill with the load in tow... it surprised me how well the hydrostatic transmission worked in that scenario. Thanks for stopping by!
When you have the right tools for the job, it is a pleasure to do this type of work. We are very fortunate to be able to have this gear. Thanks for watching!
I don't see the slope on video... only a bunch of spruce growing on a 45° leaning angle... Lol! I think having 8ft logs contributed to give more tongue weigh, helping with traction on the tractor side. I would suggest you keep the FEL for added ballast on the steering wheels. You were able to drive the trailer in reverse on that hill because you were able to effectively steer the rig to where you wanted. Nothing more frustrating than having the front wheel sliding sideways instead of steering. If you know what I mean. Nice logs there! We can see from the color of the bark that one tree was dead for a year or more. Thanks!
I grew up on that woodlot and like Dad said we used to slide down that hill every Winter. I remember setting up ski jumps on it and downhill skiing all the time. The walk back up the hill was always terrible! The loader is great ballast, I agree, but I almost wrapped it around several trees during that video! I was part of bringing some green spruce logs down 15 to 20 years ago behind ATVs. That was not the same experience as I recall but we got it done! Dad hasn't really worked his woodlot like you and I do. It is overdue for a light commercial thinning but a good start would be to go through and pull out the dead wood that could be salvaged!
Hi, we usually sell our burls to wood turners. We have a healthy stock of black cherry and a few maple burls on the property. I was wondering if I could sell them online but haven’t spent any time researching this. The burls in this video are softwood and we have a few spruce trees like this. Thanks for watching!
Great video, Jason! Could you say a bit how you think about weight limits when you're towing the loaded trailer versus the specs for your tractor? Thanks!
Hi Mike, it feels really stable. I'll have to look up the specifications for both units for weights and capacities but they seem closely matched. I do worry about the trailer hitch though. No issues yet but it just doesn't seem like the material is heavy enough for the loads I pull. I may do a video on all of this to get some feedback from the RU-vid community!
@@OakMountainAcotts Thanks Jason. For my LX3310, the towing limit is 3400 pounds. I use a look-up table for log weights, and 8' x 10" spruce average about 210 pounds, so 12 of these is about 2530 pounds. As long as the trailer weighs less than about 850 pounds the 3310 could tow it and be inside the spec, but I don't know what the Kranman weighs. My guess is the spec reflects limits of the tractor's braking capacity with a load, not the towing power.
I normally haul 12 to 16 foot hardwood for firewood production and have it fully extended for that purpose. My poles are set at about 8 feet apart so if we cut our 8 foot logs with a 6" trim on them, I can span the uprights without making adjustments to the trailer!
