I got a wind-fall sallow (or willow?) tree from a neighbor, made a little youtube.
Only in Swedish though, but nothing interesting said, the motor sounds are better 
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Go are having waaay to much fun. Almost got stuck?
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strong engine your crawler!
nice trailer…
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interesting video Göran, thanks for bothering with recording and posting ))
it seems to me that some extra weight on crawler would be beneficial,
pity that load in trailer does not push more on it.
i have some spruce logs left in forest too, maybe i will get them out tomorrow and shoot a video,
if i will find charger for camera.
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@Woodrunner Is the boggie moveable on the centre ’pull axle’ to get more forward weight?
If not I think Göran needs to start eating more butter and lard 
Jokes aside, thanks for the videos Göran 
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Hi and thanks my friends
What you see as slipping is probably me maneuvering, when braking one side these tracked things really makes a mess, slipping and digging.
This was mostly due to a tight 90° turn.
Not saying this little track-tractor is unstoppable, but i really feel it pulls good 
And yes, the axle are movable back and forward, i thought that was needed when i built the long gooseneck drawbar (this is for centering the “pulling point” for easier steering)
Edit: as Johan suggests, i actually doing the opposite now, NOT to loose weight, i like to be fat, but due to trouble with my intestines 
I have to compensate that by carrying more scrap, nuts and bolts and tools in my pockets, to add some weight, the reason i always wear suspenders, as Sean points out in another thread. 
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The weather forecast is threatening with snow… i had to pick up a load of wood cut-off’s in a hurry.
Chevy truck would not start, starter sounds terrible, i have to check that in daylight, also a battery has gone bad.
What to do?
If there’s all will, there’s a way…
The rest to pick up is under roof, and i may get it later.
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i took pictures while taking some leftovers out of the forest.
also tried to record video, but it turned out very underexposed - i picked wrong lens
and stupid camera does not allow more than 1/100 exposition time in video mode.
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is this a belarus tractor?
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it is Valmet 903,
produced in 1983.
i would not trade it for 5 belaruses (i can compare, because i have two belaruses too)
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I don’t need them, but warmer weather is forcasted (up to 60F if we’re lucky), so I thought it would be a good oppertunity to have some chunks ready to dry.
Since the rebak has been sitting outside since fall, I thought it would be a good idea to lube it some.
I didn’t get far into chunking when the chain started to bite over. When I looked at the tiny sprocket I noticed the coggs are extreemly worn down. 10 years this year since I built the rebak and the sprocket was already used obtainium at the time. With all the miles that past, it has earned its keep.
I cut the shaft on both sides of the sprocket, turned it around and welded it back up. Time will tell if I can squeeze another ten years out of it.
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topjob.
But you were joking once about Kristijans toiletpaper. How do you call this?
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Haha! I guess I could have ordered a brand new sprocket, but searching websites and ordering stuff, with all the hassel involved, would probably make my forehead produce more sweat than the grinding and welding combined. Also, it would set me back several days. The warm and sunny drying weather doesn’t wait for a new sprocket to arrive.
I may even have another sprocket somewhere in one of my drawers. The chunks are already drying now and I can wait in peace until it decides to show up.
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I have a question for you folks with chunkers, rebaks, and similar tools. Do you use chunks for anything besides gasifier fuel? Chunking looks like work, but chunks dry quickly (I think), store easily, and seem simpler to handle than cord wood. they can be made from wood that would be marginal as conventional fuel wood. Does anyone use them as charcoal feedstock, or for home heating in a woodstove or boiler, or something I haven’t thought of?
Thanks in advance . . .
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Hi Kent, i’ve burned chunks in my woodstove sometimes when low on firewood, i fill a feeding scoop with them, and just throw/showel them in the stove.
I’ve also made charcoal of chunks in my retort, works good. Easy to fill the retort, but gives more fines.
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Kent, wether you’re using dimentional lumber, limbs or young growth to make chunks the size we use in gasifiers it would be a lot of extra work for firewood alone - unless you happen to have a readily available supply fall into your lap.
Yes, chunks dry fast, but only spread out in a very thin layer (much like chips). If not, only a few inches into the pile they will mold before drying, which solid firewood logs do not.
But things can be scaled up. This rebak produces firewood pretty fast
Oh, I’ve used chunks for outdoor cocking in my rocket stove. More or less for fun - but they do flow good.
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The rebaks are always fun to watch. What I’m looking for is the tree species that they have in the video, that grows horizontally without branches 
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I’ve been prepping firewood for the last two weeks now. It’s amazing what wood prep and sunshine can to to your mood.
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JO, you probably use a string and a spirit level when you stack the firewood… your firewood is stacked so neatly that it’s a shame to take it out of the stack…
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