What I wouldn't give for a forwarder...

[chaikwa]

Or even a skidder!

But I gotta make do with what I have.

It used to be a car of some sort, them someone made a haywagon out of it, then I made a forwarding trailer out of it. Sorta.

Like my dad used to say, "Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without"!

 

[ShaneLogs]

Or even a skidder!

But I gotta make do with what I have.

It used to be a car of some sort, them someone made a haywagon out of it, then I made a forwarding trailer out of it. Sorta.

Like my dad used to say, "Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without"!

Looks good man! What ever works use it! I love my Rottne though LOL

 

[chaikwa]

Looks good man! What ever works use it! I love my Rottne though LOL

And I'd love to HAVE your Rottne too! :msp_biggrin:

Just noticed you're from Calais. My cousin was the fire chief up there for a million years.

 

[tramp bushler]

What is a Rottne ? Pics ??
You have a good jag on that trailer .
Forwarders are the cats meow tho . I wish I had a 4x4 rubber tired backhoe also . Real handy piece of iron . . Looks like your gettin er done tho !!

 

[chaikwa]

I wish I had a 4x4 rubber tired backhoe also . Real handy piece of iron . . Looks like your gettin er done tho !!

Everyone told me to stay away from JCB... "Hard to get parts for", "expensive", "nightmare to work on", "no customer support or service", and on and on. I bought one anyway because I always liked the look of them! AND I got a great deal on it. But it's been the best little machine I've ever owned. Some of the parts are pricey, most are fairly reasonable by today's standards. I called the US headquarters in Georgia when I first bought the machine and they gave me a service and repair manual for free. The local dealer has an extensive on-the-road service department and we actually rent them space here at the farm to keep parts as their dealership is 60 miles to the north and they keep a local guy in this area.

My only complaint with JCB is their wiring. It's all the same color and all the same gauge. Doesn't matter if it's a marker light, a head light or a heater motor, it's all 18 gauge! Battery cables are sized correctly tho.

 

[dancan]

What is a Rottne ? Pics ??
You have a good jag on that trailer .
Forwarders are the cats meow tho . I wish I had a 4x4 rubber tired backhoe also . Real handy piece of iron . . Looks like your gettin er done tho !!

Rottne

 

[ShaneLogs]

And I'd love to HAVE your Rottne too! :msp_biggrin:

Just noticed you're from Calais. My cousin was the fire chief up there for a million years.

Oh yeah ? Who is you cousin ? I might know him.



Shane

 

[chaikwa]

Oh yeah ? Who is you cousin ? I might know him.



Shane

Jeff Maker

 

[ShaneLogs]

Jeff Maker

No I don't know him. I know Kenny Clark but he is the assistant fire chief.

 

[chaikwa]

Well, my forwarder decided not to forward today. Or backward either for that matter!

Maybe if I had OVER-loaded it to stabilize it a bit, it wouldn'ta broke!~

 

[tramp bushler]

The term ( boy ya sure wooded the piss outa er)

It looks like you have 2 cord or so of green hard wood on it .

But it still really sucks .
My dad made a woods trailer from a 2 ton Chevy truck frame and rear axle . Pulled it with our farm tractor . It was Skookum !!

 

[ShaneLogs]

Well, my forwarder decided not to forward today. Or backward either for that matter!

Maybe if I had OVER-loaded it to stabilize it a bit, it wouldn'ta broke!~

Looks like reinforcements might be a help

 

[Iron Mike2]

Chaikwa, I see you are an arbor site lurker. I believe you are also a DTR lurker? Even the same avatar.

 

[chaikwa]

Chaikwa, I see you are an arbor site lurker. I believe you are also a DTR lurker? Even the same avatar.

Yes an' yes. DTR admin actually. Not a lot of time for either lately.

 

[Samlock]

Damn, for years I've seen chaikwa's avatar as a flying little bird. I wasn't thinking anything particular, it just was a bit different, considering the common AS style. Whatever it may be. Now it came to me what's that stub sticking out of the bird's left wing? Then I noticed a nose....

 

[chaikwa]

Damn, for years I've seen chaikwa's avatar as a flying little bird. I wasn't thinking anything particular, it just was a bit different, considering the common AS style. Whatever it may be. Now it came to me what's that stub sticking out of the bird's left wing? Then I noticed a nose....

LOL!
I've had that avatar for YEARS. Sort of a self portrait I guess. I've been called a bird of a different color more than once, so I guess what you were seeing isn't that far off!