dozerman37
ArboristSite Member
anyone got any advice on these two machines? im looking for a grapple skidder, and the timberjack 240 grapples are very very hard to find. so i found some others. any words?
To heck with both.
Go find a JD 648D or E. Simple to work on, but they run and run and run...so you won't work on them much. Best machine Deere ever made was the 648D DUAL ARCH. A single arch is no good if you are cutting with a chainsaw. Using a fellerbuncher and picking up ready made bunches, not so bad.
The 648 will move 2x as much wood as the 548, but it will not use 2x as much fuel. And when it comes time to shove a big burly tree over with the arch, it will not fail you.
Hardwick Mass, there's a 648D or E for sale in craigslist for $12,500. Same guy has a newer Cat 525 DA for $21K.
I ran a Clark a couple of years ago. Loud and under powered. It blew a motor not long after I used it.
Stay away from the Deere unless u go with atleast a E series. The D in 640-648 stands for dinosaur.. The Clark is at least 80%of the shelf parts just like Timberjack that means you can get parts pretty much anywhere.
which series jd did the cab turn over first on? if the cab turns over its gonna be a pita to work on
I owned a 648D for years... Its a big heavy under powerd beast. If u think they are easy to work on they have a very complicated hyd system on them.
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