Post by: furu on February 19, 2019, 07:21:08 PM
It may not have even been on this site and could have been elsewhere.
Seemed to remember that mountainlake had some real good comments supporting his length.
41 inches seems to stick (no pun intended) in my mind.
Bottom line is I am interested in what length sticker you use and why.
Post by: A.O. on February 19, 2019, 07:31:06 PM
Post by: moodnacreek on February 19, 2019, 07:40:02 PM
Post by: Crusarius on February 20, 2019, 06:41:30 AM
I need a bigger tractor.
42 really works best for me. I use 48" skids most of the time. that keeps the lumber and stickers inside the edges so if I bump the skid when loading I do not damage the lumber or push the pile over.
Post by: moodnacreek on February 20, 2019, 07:57:22 AM
Post by: A.O. on February 20, 2019, 08:07:38 AM
Four foot is the average width of a stickered lumber pile. I have used several machines with forks of different lengths and I will say that longer is not handy and shorter than 42" is not either. But 42 is not good for the std. 48" pile. So I have been cutting sticks 52" for years. You see that if you do ?x10" you need 50". In a perfect world that stick is not supposed to protrude and catch water and wick it in the stack. Things that look simple never are and there is more to stickering lumber than most think.
So if the stickers aren't supposed to protrude past the edges of the lumber why do you cut your stickers 4 inches wider than the pile?
Post by: A.O. on February 20, 2019, 08:09:28 AM
I use 42" stickers. all my skids have been acquired from equipment deliveries from work so they range from 30 to 72 wide. I try not to stack wider than 42" because thats what my tractor can reasonably handle. I cannot pickup the 72" skids unless I only stack lumber on one side.
I need a bigger tractor.
42 really works best for me. I use 48" skids most of the time. that keeps the lumber and stickers inside the edges so if I bump the skid when loading I do not damage the lumber or push the pile over.
I am the same as far as how much my tractor will lift and move comfortably . What tractor do you have? I've a 37hp Kubota.
Post by: Crusarius on February 20, 2019, 08:23:39 AM
I am the same as far as how much my tractor will lift and move comfortably . What tractor do you have? I've a 37hp Kubota.
I have Kubota L2800 28 hp.
Unfortunately it has the super short wheel base so I have the lift capacity but without some serious counterweight I can't keep the back end on the ground.
I miss by B8200 it was perfect size for around the yard. The 2800 is to big to drive across the yard most of the year. Unfortunately I want a small one back and then a slightly larger one.
I keep thinking a mini excavator at the mill would be the best for log handling then something else for moving piles.
Post by: A.O. on February 20, 2019, 11:56:33 AM
I have Kubota L2800 28 hp.
Unfortunately it has the super short wheel base so I have the lift capacity but without some serious counterweight I can't keep the back end on the ground.
I miss by B8200 it was perfect size for around the yard. The 2800 is to big to drive across the yard most of the year. Unfortunately I want a small one back and then a slightly larger one.
I keep thinking a mini excavator at the mill would be the best for log handling then something else for moving piles.
I drive across my yard all the time with no real negative effects as long as I don't turn sharply, I have the R1 tires on it which are a bit more forgiving than AG tires, but I lose a little traction in some circumstances.
If I need a lot of counter weight I'll hook up my 72' flail mower, heaviest thing I have. And I need to on occasion for some larger logs.
I would love a mini excavator but I'm not sure about using it to move logs around the mill though. I have a QR loader with a bucket, forks, and a grapple, does most everything I need.
Post by: Crusarius on February 20, 2019, 12:05:48 PM
Tires are loaded but the shorter wheelbase causes alot more moment and more likely to lift the rear.
Post by: moodnacreek on February 20, 2019, 12:11:51 PM
Post by: Ox on February 20, 2019, 03:17:42 PM
I have the R1 tires on it which are a bit more forgiving than AG tires, but I lose a little traction in some circumstances.
But... R1 is the ag tire - V bars, agriculture tread
R4 is the industrial tread
R2 is the deep V bars, like rice paddy and mud tires, look like an ag tire on steroids, very aggressive
R3 is turf tire tread like for golf courses and such
Post by: A.O. on February 20, 2019, 03:56:26 PM
But... R1 is the ag tire - V bars, agriculture tread
R4 is the industrial tread
R2 is the deep V bars, like rice paddy and mud tires, look like an ag tire on steroids, very aggressive
R3 is turf tire tread like for golf courses and such
Yep, My bad.. I have the R4 industrial tires..
Post by: Ox on February 21, 2019, 08:31:49 AM
Post by: A.O. on February 21, 2019, 05:18:44 PM
:) No harm, no foul.
Gotta keep me honest man! Thanks!
Post by: kbeitz on March 10, 2019, 12:54:45 PM
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Post by: terracefarmer on June 30, 2019, 09:25:29 PM
Post by: Kojba on July 02, 2019, 08:58:03 PM
My two cents.
Post by: terracefarmer on November 28, 2019, 07:39:05 AM
Thinner stickers make shorter lumber piles and take up less space by having more lumber per pile verses using thicker stickers.
Spacing has more to do with how tall your piles are going to be, or how many piles your going to stack one on top of each other than anything else. The higher your going to pile the lumber, the closer your going to want to place the stickers in order to keep your lumber straight.
Post by: red oaks lumber on December 01, 2019, 07:25:03 PM
Post by: A.O. on December 15, 2019, 07:12:27 AM