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

[Cletuspsc]

That's a nice machine and good in snow with the narrow tires. They also made a 330 and 340D. Can't find any specs on them, but it would be a great machine.
JD produced them for a short time in the early 80's.
Gypo

A 340D is the same basic machine as a 440C less the blade and they came standard with the 16.9x30 tires insted of the 18.4x26 or 23.1x26 with the 440's

 

[tramp bushler]

The FMC and now the LMC are about the ultimate in ground based log moving . They are the only skidder that is generally useable in Southeast . LMC has some good prices on refurbished ones also ........ I have seen them used improperly tho by a pig headed logger who had more money than brains .. Course using FMC s the wrong way got rid of the extra money real quick ........

 

[sawbones]

 

[sawbones]

 

[sawbones]

my old hough S7 paylogger

 

[sawbones]

 

[sawbones]

 

[sawbones]

the wagners were built from 1955 to around 1960.

this one was given to me for scrap when a logging supply store closed down..

It was a long way from running and I cut it up for scrap.

it had 2 steering wheels and was made to run both directions.

blade on rear was more for tailhold- deadman, for winching

cummins 200hp 6 cylinder automatic trans.

 

[sawbones]

my 1960 garrett treefarmer

 

[sawbones]

 

[sawbones]

before they wore rubber

 

[sawbones]

clark ranger grapple, it still runs

 

[sawbones]

cat 518

 

[sawbones]

1959 garrett tree farmer

garrett 15

 

[tramp bushler]

That hough , or Garret 15 is about the perfect size for my needs ....... Oh well . I make enough with the Skagit and I,ll go buy a Forcat .I havn,t found anything here in the interior it wouldn,t log .... Especially the salvage logging I,m doing ....

 

[olyman]

We can't forget the lumberjills!
John

present squeeze?? nice looking--probably spoils ya bad!!

 

[Gypo Logger]

present squeeze?? nice looking--probably spoils ya bad!!

No squeezing lol, that's Robyn, my old cleaning wench. I still chat with her once in awhile.
Great pictures sawbones. It looks like you collect old skidder brochures as well.
John

 

[stihl sawing]

Man i would like to have that garret tree farmer, That thing would have been a life saver several times.

 

[Gypo Logger]

Man i would like to have that garret tree farmer, That thing would have been a life saver several times.

A nice little machine for sure. I wonder if it had a gas motor and how many hp?
John

 

[stihl sawing]

A nice little machine for sure. I wonder if it had a gas motor and how many hp?
John

I don't know but it would beat the heck out of tryin to pull logs up a hill with the truck winch. Would much prefer a diesel though.