Barnie
ArboristSite Operative
I operate a firewood business and currently operate a John Deere 540 E cable skidder to haul out my log to be processed, I am thinking of upgrading my skidder to a grapple a 95 648E to be exact, It seems like every year its getting harder to run the chokers. I would cut and limb the trees then chock them and haul them out but this year i hired a feller buncher to do the felling and i plan on hiring the feller for future jobs. my question is "is the 648 grapple to much skidder" for an operation like mine, I cut approximately 1,000-1,200 cord per year.
The 648's engine has recently been redone along with the trans and centre pins and the 540 is to me a ticking time bomb, the 540 has had the water pump, hydraulic pump and the winch rebuilt in the last year and I'm kind of worried that the motor or transmission is next.
The 648's engine has recently been redone along with the trans and centre pins and the 540 is to me a ticking time bomb, the 540 has had the water pump, hydraulic pump and the winch rebuilt in the last year and I'm kind of worried that the motor or transmission is next.