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Question about tree removal with AC WD

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Will Herring

05-01-2006 15:01:16




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I have an old AC WD that was my grandpas. It runs really well, and the tires are spun in, and I"m using it to remove a really large tree that died and fell over about ten years ago.

I was wondering if it is safe at all to use a log chain and try and pull the dead tree apart, since I don"t have a chainsaw... Or should I use an axe and weaken the tree limbs first before trying to pry them apart.

And I know the addage... "Hitch "em low, pull "em slow".

Also, is there a good way for me to test if my hydraulic hoses are in okay condition for use without hooking up to something, or am I just going to have to bite the bullet and pray that they don"t leak when I use them?

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FrenzFarms

05-02-2006 18:54:33




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 Re: Question about tree removal with AC WD in reply to Will Herring, 05-01-2006 15:01:16  
You can buy a small chainsaw for around $150 or less. Consider it cheap insurance. No matter how poor you think you might be, you'll be a lot better off.



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Will Herring

05-02-2006 19:56:36




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 Re: Question about tree removal with AC WD in reply to FrenzFarms, 05-02-2006 18:54:33  
I'm more scared of using a chainsaw personally... I mean, I know what I'm doing, but it only takes ONE mistake. Same with the tractor, but I have alot more experience there. 200 hours driving experience (on THIS tractor only) for an 18 year old kid isn't too bad these days is it? I've had it for about 5 years, but it's only been running in the last 2, because I had to build my mechanic ability to fix it.

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RC Farms

05-02-2006 10:03:22




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 Re: Question about tree removal with AC WD in reply to Will Herring, 05-01-2006 15:01:16  
I would never attempt to pull a large tree with a tractor for the following reason. You are setting in the open and if the chain or wire rope your're using pops then you will end up on the moon in several pieces....not to mention what it could do to your tractor.



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Will Herring

05-02-2006 13:51:13




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 Re: Question about tree removal with AC WD in reply to RC Farms, 05-02-2006 10:03:22  
Okay, bad idea all around then. I'll try the hack and then drag off idea then.



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Steve from Mo - dangit!

05-02-2006 08:12:15




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 Know anyone who needs firewood? in reply to Will Herring, 05-01-2006 15:01:16  
It's just my opinion, but here it is. Trying to "pull a tree apart" with a farm tractor is a good way to get dead. Too many ways for something to go wrong - I could start listing them but I won't for now.

Maybe someone who wants the firewood would bring a chainsaw. That's what you really need unless you can burn it in place.



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Will Herring

05-02-2006 12:02:53




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 Okay, tree pulling is a bad idea... in reply to Steve from Mo - dangit!, 05-02-2006 08:12:15  
Okay, we'll go with the good old axe it apart and then haul it away idea. Definitely a safer bet, at any rate.



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old

05-01-2006 17:00:57




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 Re: Question about tree removal with AC WD in reply to Will Herring, 05-01-2006 15:01:16  
Buy a carb kit and a gallion can of beemans carb cleaner, and a few cans of spray carb cleaner like gum out etc. If you get the right can of bee mans it has a basket to soak the carb in. Take the carb apart and soak it over night and then blow it out with air and also then use the spray carb cleaner to make sure all passages are open. That carb is very simple but can be tricky to get cleaned just right

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Will Herring

05-01-2006 17:09:05




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 Re: Question about tree removal with AC WD in reply to old, 05-01-2006 17:00:57  
Okay, so as long as I remember where all my parts go the trick is basically to make sure it"s 100% clean? Doesn"t sound too bad.



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old

05-01-2006 18:18:52




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 Re: Question about tree removal with AC WD in reply to Will Herring, 05-01-2006 17:09:05  
In the carb kit is a picture of all the parts and where they go so you should be ok. Biggest problem is getting all the passages cleaned out well. I've been doing carb for 30 plus years and still once in a while have to open one 3 or 4 times before I get it right.



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Will Herring

05-01-2006 20:53:34




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 Re: Question about tree removal with AC WD in reply to old, 05-01-2006 18:18:52  
Well I just hope it's not too gunked up then (but I know it is), so I guess I've got nothing to do [and lose] but give a try.

Any advice on the old dead tree I am trying to "remove"?



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old

05-01-2006 21:10:04




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 Re: Question about tree removal with AC WD in reply to Will Herring, 05-01-2006 20:53:34  
Well loaders work great but if you don't have one then be careful. Do you have a 3 point on the WD?? If so maybe you could hook up a back blade and push with it. I just did some work like that the other day. Tornado of 2003 knocked down a lot of trees and I pushed a bunch of them down in to the woods the other day but I also have a small dozer which I used. Always better to push on them if you can instead of pulling on them. Look at the web site at whatsit and you will see what I used the other day

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Will Herring

05-01-2006 21:42:53




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 Re: Question about tree removal with AC WD in reply to old, 05-01-2006 21:10:04  
Sadly, this tree is far too large to "shove" down the hill. It needs broken into several large pieces and subsequently drug off to a different portion of the farm and THEN thrown down the hillside. I've just got the regular old draw bar and whatever power my tractor has on level ground with a log chain.



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Will Herring

05-01-2006 15:04:17




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 And a carbureator question... in reply to Will Herring, 05-01-2006 15:01:16  
I have another older tractor with a gunked up carbureator and some guy wanted a lot of money to clean it. I assume it can"t be that hard to take apart and clean myself on this AC WD...

Any diagrams that show me what I"m doing or can somebody briefly tell me what to do - or is it safe to unscrew it and take everything apart?



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bjb in NE

05-01-2006 15:10:10




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 Re: And a carbureator question... in reply to Will Herring, 05-01-2006 15:04:17  
If you get either a parts book or service manual for the WD or a kit from napa they should have the exploded diagram for the carb. Be careful when spliting in so nothing gets bent. Finally there was an article on this site at one time showing the step by step rebuilding of a carburator.



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Will Herring

05-01-2006 15:21:38




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 Re: And a carbureator question... in reply to bjb in NE, 05-01-2006 15:10:10  
I've got a manual I bought for a WD-45 (it's a reprint I got in '03), but I assume the carbureator would be the same premise if its schematics are in the book?



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