This is the modified hay elevator - ribbed steel side rails were added to keep the split firewood travelling safely up the conveyor.
Here the elevator is in place, attached to the side of the corn crib. It is driven by an electric motor and lifts the firewood up and into the crib, which now holds wood rather than corn.
This picture shows the trailer load of firewood backed up to the elevator which allows the operator to move wood from the trailer to the storage bin with a minimum of effort.
All in all, it is a well designed system. Farmall, corn crib, trailer, elevator - all working to the benefit of the gentleman farmer who will remain warm this winter thanks to some ingenuity, a lot of hard work, and the presence of oak wilt.
And, cropped for clarity, a classic Chevrolet pickup earns its keep up on the farm, too.
Excellent work, AllenS - I imagine you are using wood heat as you read this - it's cold even down here in Dixie.
