If You Were A Skidder, Which One Would You Be?

[GASoline71]

So if you were to be a skidder... which one would you be? opcorn:

I would be any of the the Cat 530 or 540 series Skidders...

Cable or grapple?

ary

 

[SWE#Kipp]

A john Deere 440 cable skidder
(I think it's 440 ,,,,)

 

[Blazin]

A cable JD440 turbo. The woods and terrian around these parts don't allow for much bigger unless it's a whomp job clear cut. Still plenty of juice to get a good load out. Would'nt wanna screw up any of them future veener trees with a monster

 

[bullbuck]

woolerd out 87 timberjack 380b grapple

 

[forestryworks]

a jd 440 cause it's the only one i've worked around

 

[056kid]

Mule 380c no grapple.

 

[captainsteep]

the best there is an oldfaithful timberjack 360

 

[Cletuspsc]

Prolly a 460 TJ cable jobber. . .. .just cause i gots ones and they move the wood.

 

[slowp]

A Clark with a winch. I want to be loud and annoying.:greenchainsaw:

 

[Junior_M]

One that makes money.. :greenchainsaw:

 

[jsd176]

Working highway construction, I grew an affection for all things Caterpillar, however Tigercat makes some pretty nice skidders.

 

[redprospector]

I'd probably be a JD 440b, cuz they're pretty old, most of them are wore out, and they're just not big enough to do a lot of jobs efficiently.

Andy

 

[Greystoke]

I guess since I am a part time horse shoer, and considering the cost of diesel, I would have to say that this would be me:

Now don't anybody get to thinking that I am a big guy because these are big draft horses. I guess to make that comparison, and to acknowledge my hard-headedness, and maybe what my wife thinks of me sometimes; this would be me

 

[oregoncutter]

If it was in my days out on the riggin I'd say (self powered) remember the old saying "if they kiss they f##ck" seems You could never have quite as long of a choker as You needed when You got to You're logs those old bells and nubbins like to flirt sometimes and not hookup, and they all seemed way too long dragging em.

 

[gink595]

I have to agree.

 

[oregoncutter]

I have to agree.

Good looking team, I've got a couple of good sized John mules we ride, and skid a log or two around the place with, but never had the pleasure of working with drafts. I am jealous

 

[gink595]

Good looking team, I've got a couple of good sized John mules we ride, and skid a log or two around the place with, but never had the pleasure of working with drafts. I am jealous

Oh don't be jealous of me, they are not mine It is a friend of mines, I went with him one day to help skid logs, a local timber buyer hires the Draft Horse Association to skid logs now and then, when the seller wants a little foot print left in his woods. It was a cool experience I hope to do it again.

 

[Greystoke]

I was thinkin of using that picture for my example. That is a good looking team!

 

[kkottemann]

I would be an old CLYDE rail car skidder.....because i'm old school! My coaches always called me a throwback.

 

[mercer_me]

I would be a 230 Timber Jack from the 70's, becouse they have the big loud Detroits in them.