Yes I am wondering how you got the bigger log on that trailer. At first I thought, Well it’s Tone. He probably picked it up and put it there. Then I saw the winch. Watching you use that equipment would be interesting.
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Yes, specially when there is a log on the trailer. How do you fix the next one? More video’s Tone. 
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Me too! A logging video would be awsome 
I know making videos whilst working is troublesome, but if you ever get the oppertunity…
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Today I disconnected the winch with the mounting lifting arm, I have to disappoint you that there is no video recording with this tool, but there is something for consolation, driving uphill with low revs, you may hear the gas mixer rumble, I am very satisfied with its operation. Before the slope, I only opened the throttle a little more, the rest is done by the tractor itself.
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Hey Tone. I tried to hold a few of my saws out with one hand like you did. I’m afraid they all have saw ED. Everyone just drooped and pointed to the ground. Maybe some viagra in the fuel might help.
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Ha, ha, … Tom, obviously you didn’t use the right technique, it’s not all about power, you have to hold the handle with three fingers, and with your index finger you add gas,… 
Now that I have a circular saw with a tractor drive, I decided to saw some short pieces of quality wood (hornbeam) and split them, fuel in the size for use in WK gasifiers, but maybe some Dutchman or Swede will visit me… there is not enough fuel for the return journey, … who knows.
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When I was chopping wood, I was thinking about Goran’s device, about which he posted a video, well, God created man, who is the most universal machine. I prepared about 350 to 400 kg of these pieces, when they are dry, the weight will be about 250 kg, which should be enough for at least 1000 km of driving, or 25 working hours with the tractor.
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When I held my hatchet like that, my dad would come by and offer to cut off the last 4 inches of the handle for me.
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Ha! I have done this too, Tone.
Your hours doing this and the mind races for ways to speed up the productivity.
I’d make a stiff corrugated cardboard; or wooden board three sided low fences to catch the flying, falling-off, need respliting chunks, so the the offside hand (I am left hand dominate) can quicker set them back up.
Then make a steep rounds delivery chute delivering sliding new stocks to the offside boards edge. The chute refilled with a big scoop shovel. Gives the hatchet hand a resting break.
Now offhand close; it grabs; sets up. Cleares AWAY. After the first splitting reaches in for the re-sets.
The hatchet blade in the other hand doing the completed; push-forwards, and off. Don’t have to focus on that. Becomes an automatic. The Offhand at the same time looking/feeling over for a new round to set into place.
Then you can increase the chop, chop, chop rate without always thinking; get my hand clear! before the Whack! That hand should be reaching over, out of harms way, for new stock.
Becomes very fast, and productive. Not mind wasting at all. Rhythm. Music. Rewarding. Sing.
S.U.
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A lot of work with the tractor also requires frequent cleaning, emptying of ashes and flushing of the cooler. Here’s a new starting tool (made according to Wayne’s instructions) and a bent steel wire on a cordless drill that I use to clean the compartments in the fridge.
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JO, here is some video,….
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Thanks Tone! That explains things. Winches like that used to be pretty common here as well, but I don’t recall ever seeing one combined with a hydaulic arm like that.
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It looks a lot like an engine hoist, but on a 3 point hitch.
I just recently uncovered our old 3 point boom crane, meant originally to just lift with the 3 point. I got a chain hoist to put on the boom so I can pull engines more easily. It will definitely be handy for logs and such too.
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It’s amazing how much different work could be done with well designed machine.
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Enough of those twigs. When are you going to start getting some real wood? 
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Tone,
Are you cutting lumber to sell? Are you using the old sawmill you showed us a video of a long time ago?
Rindert
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Ha, ha, … Tom, I drive on waste twigs, otherwise there is a lot of ash, but still pulling this load, well, the real wood is still growing and thick, some trees are even 1.3 meters in diameter, much too much for my saw that cuts up to 0.8 m
Rindert, I don’t sell wood, I don’t need money, because I have enough, well, I give some wood to friends.
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. You just suffer from woodfever, not goldfever.
Impressive loads they are.
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The truth about the operation of the bottom air nozzle gasifier:
- fuel for gasification is branches of various shapes and types of wood with a lot of dust and bark
- after stopping and before starting, it is necessary to move the fuel with a “baseball” stick and harden the charcoal bed
- I ignite the fuel at the height of the nozzles or a little lower, this takes 5-10 minutes, at the same time I release part of the smoke through the chimney on the lid, so the heat is generated faster and the tar gases also start to form in the upper part
- during operation, the thickening of the coal in the lower part slowly loosens and a narrow, slight area is formed in the middle, which begins to spread upwards when the load is greater
- this phenomenon could be compared to the natural phenomenon “tornado”, where a column of hot air is formed, which rises quickly in the middle and at the same time breaks the wood into gases, which return to the hot zone along the wall
- relying on the fact that all gas conversions take place in the gaseous state, I can confirm, this is actually how it works
JO here is the video you wanted,….
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