FIREWOOD HAULING...HOW TO FIX A BAD TRAILER JACK HEIGHT

[@scottiversen9234]

OH my GOD if I had a dollar for every time something like that has happened I wouldn't need to sell firewood!!! I just yesterday hooked up my dump trailer and hooked to my truck with the 2 inch ball instead of the 2 5/16 inch ball. I then loaded a full cord of wood and headed down the road. After going down several steep inclines and curves it dawned on me that I had the wrong ball on my truck. I had to stop on the side of the road and unhook to switch out the other ball which I thankfully had in the truck. What a cluster that was. Thank you for your awesome videos and for including the mess ups.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, stuff happens! I have done that too!

[@jasontyrel8148]

My days of cutting firewood and over , I was cutting wood for my girlfriend's father every spring , he passed away this past Friday night a little after midnight (1/24/25) . Two days before he passed , him and I were talking about going out the end of March and marking trees to drop for next season.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Sorry your firewood cutting buddy is gone...someday you can find your own apprentice and start again.

[@jasontyrel8148]

@InTheWoodyard I'm still going to be watching your videos, I find it fascinating how you take one thing that people is such a hard thing and make in interesting and a teaching tool for some . Keep on keeping on . May you be able to keep doing what you love . God bless you.

[@chuckwhiteman6267]

Use a block of wood, you might find one somewhere.

[@briannelson4493]

Chris I’m glad you were able to get your trailer hooked up so you could get your work out in. 💪

[@InTheWoodyard]

Me too! Thanks!

[@alittleofthisandalittleofthat]

The trailer hitch thing is something I have done when loaded with gravel to fix my woods roads. Omg what a time and I was pulling the trailer with a tractor. I used the rear lift arms with a chain to lift. Learnt my lesson. lol.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup...this board idea worked out well for me.

[@timrydman-mr5hp]

That's a good way to get that trailer jack at the right height. Good exercise too.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, thanks!

[@DanielAtkinsFirewood]

You are not alone. Been there done that 😉👍

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yep!

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

Atleast once or twice a yr I do that lol . I use the fork on the tractor to lift it up as the tractor is usually close .

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, I've done that too!

[@KevinHarvey-qw5mj]

Another good learning video Chris about the trailer jack are jack was spring loaded you pulled the pin and pushed it down when done with it then did the same thing put it on the truck and pulled the pin on the jack and the leg are what you want to call it on the jack and went back up cause was spring loaded thanks Chris

[@InTheWoodyard]

Glad that was helpful! Yup...stuff happens!

[@daledonais]

Awesome video Chris, thank you for all the videos every day I’m just getting my business started and your videos help a lot and are great ideas.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks for watching Dale!

[@outdoorsinthe608]

Been there done that! You had it easy, usually short driveways have power wires above😂👍👍

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup...it happens.....shtuff!

[@grofffamilyprojects]

I have done that before!! I fixed it like you did also!!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, it works!

[@toddsoutsideagain]

Yup! We’ve all done that! 👍🏻👍🏻GNI

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, shtuff happens!

[@jameschandler2776]

Now you are speaking English. I don't understand. You are the only channel that does this. In the winter I spend more time than I should on KZbin. I did go out around noon and cut a pickup load of fireplace wood. There is a guy near mr that used to have a huge firewood stand. several years ago the stand vanished, but there was a huge pile of logs there. Last spring I saw the guy and asked him about the logs. He said he didn't have time to mess with them and was probably just going to burn it. I asked him if I could have them. He didn't care. I worked on them almost everyday spring, and fall. I don't know how many cords I have cut out of it but 50% of it was cherry and he put huge oak logs down and stacked on them. The trunks are at least 30-40' long and run from 3' across to 6 in. across. The wood is 8 years old. None of it is prime but it is great campfire and fireplace wood. I can back right up to the pile, cut logs that are up in the air and it takes 20 minutes to fill the truck. I am getting into some huge oak logs, but it will probably get me through this spring. It is what we burned in our fireplace all winter. Didn't have to burn quality wood and had great fires every day. My wood on my farm is too big and heavy for me. I cut them up and wait for young friends to come help me get them to the splitter. We run them through the 4 way and ten I can finish them when I have time.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Sounds like you got a great deal on a bunch of good wood!

[@bradleykuechle7586]

Good morning. You could also use a chunk of wood under the frame of the trailer and it will hold the trailer also.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Good idea!

[@larryvankirk7423]

Nice video Chris. 11 minutes to throw the trailer full is good enough, 15 minutes to get the trailer hooked up not so good. Not the first time, not the second time. Been there. GNI

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, shtuff happens!

[@littleslawncareandfirewood]

Great video I use a old 4x4 or 6x6 wood under the feet of my trailers .

[@InTheWoodyard]

I do that too....most of the time!

[@littleslawncareandfirewood]

@ yes but your little trick you showed was great too

[@InTheWoodyard]

@@littleslawncareandfirewood Yup, thanks!

[@aldredske6197]

Good morning Chris!!😀😀

[@InTheWoodyard]

Hello Al!

[@johnkelley-k7w]

YES YES,,, ITS NOT YOUR 1ST TIME OR YOU CAN SAY ,,,YOUR A BOOF OF IN,FO,,,,,AMEN,,,,,,,,,,,, DAM GOOD SHOW THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO,,,,,,,,,,

[@InTheWoodyard]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@robertblacksmith4355]

Good morning Chris 😊

[@InTheWoodyard]

Hello!

[@BKD70]

yesterday I was working the wood, it got up into the 50's yesterday, but the ground is still hard frozen. Going across a hillside that normally poses no problem, the very top inch or so was turning into sloppy mud, with frozen below it. Tractor started sliding down the hill, peeling the sloppy mud off the top. I hate it when it gets like this... but thankful it's also finally melting most of the ice that we got 3-4 weeks ago.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Sounds like a mess of pudding!!

[@steveeddy5773]

I was thinking lay planks down to raise back of truck up, but your solution was easier

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, that would work too!

[@scrhino40]

Yes i have done it with a 2 leg trailer. My 1 ton is higher then my pickup. Have a great day be safe

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup....it can happen!

[@roncaron-l1r]

Hi Chris nice video love it I used 3 2 buy 6 inch under the leg (Ty Ron

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup...that is a good way to do it!

[@speedyforde3404]

Yep, been there, done that, fixed the same way 😂

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup!

[@vdsgw52]

Yes it happens to us all. I figured out just use a log and stand it up under the trailer hitch and fix the jack. I think you always have a 16" log available.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, a log is a good fix.!!!

[@ChuckBasso-y4l]

Yes did that a few times

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, shtuff happens!

[@carllewis8203]

Yes I have

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup...me too!

[@coreyriley7160]

G’morning Chris. Yes, I’ve done that a couple times. The worst time involved my wife and kids voluntarily loaded the trailer with 2 rickarankarows,, before I got home from work. I. Was. Pissed. Had to bail most of the wood out !! GoodNightIrene

[@InTheWoodyard]

Haaaaa! Nice one!

[@ChrisLascari]

Beautiful day!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, all days on this side of the dirt are beautiful!

[@kenbrown2808]

the barbecue trailer jack is tall enough that it can't drop all the way onto the ball on my 1 3/4" hitch, so it's pretty normal for me to rest the lip of the hitch on the ball, pivot the jack to the road position, and then kick it down onto the ball. I've also corrected a misadjusted jack by standing a post under the hitch to take the weight off the jack.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, I have done that too!

[@leonardryan8723]

Easy fix on the trailer Chris turn it over to a hydraulic lift . Manual days are long gone . Tks god for airbag on the semi now take away the manual lift on semi trailer now . Air and hydraulic come along way in life . Same with logging equipments just sit back let equipments do the work pretty for the golden year Chris your own a young buck yet for jumping fence 😊.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, I have a hydraulic set up to put on too!

[@victorrodea7163]

Smart membership. Surely a win win.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks for watching!

[@two-strokesmoke7289]

I hope I live to see mud again in northwestern SD, mostly dust, no rain or hardly any snow, just getting drier and drier.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Be careful what you wish for...you might get flooded!

[@annmariekowalski7505]

I forgot to put the rear jacks down on my trailer when the trailer was not hooked up to the truck. I was loading my lawn tractor onto the ramp and the trailer went into a launch position. I hung on for dear life while I got past the center of gravity. I took a quick peek around and no one was outside to witness this new teeter totter. Then my phone rang. It was my late brother laughing his rear off. He asked if I had a nice ride. I forgot about the nine security cameras that are hooked up around the house. He lived in NC. We gave him access to the cameras so he could see what was happening here. That episode us a one and done.

[@InTheWoodyard]

That's a story you'll never forget!

[@westwindcharters9146]

Nicely Done.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks!

[@jeffdutton2500]

Too many times! The one I remember the most is a time with the gooseneck deck over and had a guy pit 250 square bales of alfalfa on with his skid steer and hay grapple. When to get under the thing and no go for getting the jacks out off the ground with the added load. I had to have him bring his loader out and put the load onto the back of the trailer to push down on the back of the trailer to allow the pins to release.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup....stuff happens!

[@jessejones9830]

Lol i had no idea what was coming reading title.lol this stuff alwats happens when your in a hurry,i know thaw my woodyard is on hill,cant get in,no 4x4 or tractor so its a bunch of ding dang...... Yeah you know .lol

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, shtuff happens!

[@Rolog21]

yep!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup!

[@kendallbuhler883]

I've had to raise my air bags on my truck on a trailer I've borrowed because the jack doesn't retract enough in order to move it to transport position. Another possible solution might be to drive the rear wheels of the truck onto blocks to raise it up higher. There's always a way to solve a problem.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, that is a good idea too!

[@michaelmacleod2512]

For a newbie,after you load the back of your truck with a face cord take a picture for comparison purposes for when you load from the bin.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup!

[@sjoshuan]

I just throw a block of firewood under the a frame- right way up like you would if you split it. Lower onto it, adjust the foot/ jack and then jack it back up. Same same but generally always have firewood around like you do!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, that's good idea too!

[@williamhowells2059]

I have had that happen and I just use a hi-lift ( handy man ) jack. That works to.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup...it does happen!

[@jasontyrel8148]

My brother hauls his utility trailer and was having a hard time even with a backup camera , he spray painted the hitch on the trailer a bright florescent orange so it was easier to see . Idea for you Chris.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, I have pink duct tape on mine.

[@philipgagnon3114]

You know what a cord of wood is in a trailer because you are the "Professor". Just like a bear knows where to go do his/her business. Enough said. 😊

[@InTheWoodyard]

Haaaa! Thanks!

[@kdscrapping4452]

I do not have that type of jack. That is something I will look into !!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup!

[@codylackey7782]

I did this once and it drove me nuts so what I ended up doing was getting a paint marker and marking on the jack where the minimum height needs to be so if I’m ever moving the trailer around with the tractor, I know before I’m done I need to put the jacket at that paint mark

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, good idea!

[@1squirreldog]

Good trick to fix the issue . I am a little confused why you beat wood under the jack in the 1st place ? That made the problem worse . The jack needed to go lower into the ground not raised .

[@InTheWoodyard]

yup...my bad!

[@TomBekaert-w5v]

👍👍👍

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks!!!

[@jackpinesavageadventures3142]

yep happens all the time. My son scolded me because he has a Tundra and I have a Ford super duty on 37”s. I always get an angry text from him if I’m the last one to use the trailer.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Haaaaa! Yup, different hitch/ball heights can make it "fun"!

[@andyantoine9962]

Actually, if your trailer is empty, you can lift the dump box slowing to take the pressure off the leg, there's a sweet spot where you can lift easily by hand

[@InTheWoodyard]

good idea!

[@carl27890]

Did you ask if they offered a wireless remote for the trailer? The one I’m interested in offers one for $300 which I feel would be super useful when delivering to save myself from jumping in and out a few hundred times a year

[@InTheWoodyard]

No, I have seen them though...not really a need but more of a want to me.

[@davidedwards3734]

Yes I've made the bone head move!! Guess we all need to go to bone head anonymous for trailer users!! Stay Hydrated and Have a Safe Day

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, we all need a little edjamacashun!

[@jamesbuchanan7088]

Good morning woodhounds

[@InTheWoodyard]

Hello!

[@Sethhaun78]

Since you have tractors ..you could just get adjustable hitch at harborfreight silver one...will match

[@InTheWoodyard]

Sure but this was just set wrong on the jack height is all.

[@Sethhaun78]

@InTheWoodyard yes sir..but you can pull the pin on the harbor freight adjustable hitch ball and be. Set when happens

[@joehendrickson5]

I jack it up than use a cinder block n MAYB a 4x6 lower it down on the wood n block, adjust jack back up take them out than hook n go

[@InTheWoodyard]

yup...I usually set it on a block too.

[@jonathanwalker7]

How well does your truck pull with it fully loaded? Looks like its a half ton truck?

[@InTheWoodyard]

Awesome...I pull a 10k trailer fully loaded 3-5 times a week and have for 10 years now 266k on it ....best truck I ever had...by far.

[@jonathanwalker7]

@InTheWoodyard ive been looking at buying a dump trailer to use for cutting firewood. Just wasnt sure how well a halfton would pull one loaded with wood. Thanks for the reply and love your content.

[@brianholk6712]

Been there done that. It happens usually when someone else uses the trailer.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup!!!

[@williamwhite9275]

I just got done spending about a hour freeing my trailer from the earth because it has been about 3 months since I had last used that trailer

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup...we have that happen too when the ground thaws and the jack foot sinks in and the refreezes IN the hole!

[@nickk4296]

You need an adjustable hitch

[@InTheWoodyard]

No, I do not NEED one but it would be nice...next truck!

[@PO4TI_MONSTR]

Привет. Слишком долго, надо было всего лишь положить этот кусок дерева под колесо автомобиля.

[@InTheWoodyard]

yup!

[@robschaeffer1007]

Why did you think pounding a piece of wood under the jack would lower it?

[@InTheWoodyard]

To readjust it .

[@andymcclure3890]

So what do you do when competition springs up and starts undercutting you pretty bad? I can't compete, and😢 I'm not just going to give it away (which is practically what's happening in my area). Getting undercut by at least half! How are these guys breaking even?

[@travisarndt2330]

In the same area as Chris and I'll speak for myself I just keep on trucking we have people selling at half of our prices or less. Yet the wood keeps moving and the people undercutting don't last too long usually.

[@ChrisLascari]

I just post my ad and sell wood. People keep calling because it's actually dry and ready to burn

[@travisarndt2330]

@@ChrisLascari that's just it wer wood makes my dry wood sell!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Provide better service and a better product.... McDonalds sells food and so does The Four Seasons restaurant.... there is a market for every level IF the product and service is better/different. Help people more by asking the right questions and proving a product and service that is better...offer fast FREE delivery, stacking, free kindling, DRY WOOD, extra wood, talk to the people and build a relationship with them...know the kids names, dogs name, wives name, what they do for a living, what their hobbies are.....People will pay more for a better product and service.

[@InTheWoodyard]

yup.

[@two-strokesmoke7289]

Jan. 26, 2025 6:15 am -5F and light wind feels like -20F, BRISK!!!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Better than -25 and a strong wind!

[@nathanchambers1006]

Get a drop hitch for your tractor. Problem solved.

[@InTheWoodyard]

No, not if the jack is set wrong which is what happened...

[@jeanvaljohn3921]

Curious about pricing. Are there viewers that price their wood by volume to make larger purchases more attractive ? Example: Single face cord : $130.00 Two face cords: $245.00 1 cord: $375.00 ?

[@waynetharp]

It takes the same amount of time and cost to make each face cord...Why sell it cheaper in bulk??? Price breaks benefit nobody but the buyer. If you need $130 a face cord to make a profit and want to push bulk sales then price structure should be something like ...$180 face cord $300 for 2 Or $390 for a full cord.👍

[@InTheWoodyard]

I used to but no longer...Wayne Tharp has the answer!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, just ADJUST the price so you win....

[@iffykidmn8170]

If you identify as a bonehead mark the appropriate hole as a reminder.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup!

[@annaaron3510]

Rube Goldberg strikes. Not boneheaded. PhD F.S.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks for watching!

[@ersstihls]

You know when it takes longer to hook up the trailer than it does to load the wood 🪵 you’re not doing it right 😂

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup...stuff happens!

[@ersstihls]

@ yup!