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What model skidder are you using?
Looking good,
Sam
1988 Deere 648D D/A. Last of the "I can fix it myself" Deeres.
Are you using supper singles on those trucks if so how do they work
Nice setup you got there Oldtimer.
How did you bunch all that firewood together with the skidder? Did you use the blade or use the grapple to get them all together like that? I'm used to running a cable skidder.
How long have you been in the logging business?
I push while my man chops 6-10 trees, then he gets out of the way while I grab them 2-3-4 at a time, whatever comes quickest, and then deck them on the trail for him to limb out. By the time I get back with another 3-4, he's got them done and he's ready for the next twitch.
I drive up alongside, pull past a bit, then back up to get the butts all even. I drop them and go get the next twitch.
Anyone who says you can't hand cut and "log" with a grapple is wrong. You just have to use your head and get good with the machine. This JD has increased production by over half.....and not one time did I use a winch since I bought it a year ago.
I have been logging, self employed, since 1996.
When you are skidding keep the parallelogram bar on the back side of the grapple. As you go forward a tree can break it at the pinn boss. Just watch out when you are backing up you dont hit it on a tree.
Nice load of pine in those first pics. My father seems to always be partial to big pine lots . Good pics. doug
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