Think I can hotwire it...?

[Nuzzy]

:hmm3grin2orange:


Was working in the garage on my jeep today when this pulled in to the lot next door

Wasn't a surprise though. I'd talked with the forester a few months back who was involved. Apparently while the lot is for sale, the owners have some deal worked out with a third party who has organized this company to do some woodlot management. In order to make more room and light for the future harvestable trees, they will be going through clearing all the brush, smaller less desirable trees, and dead. Today was building the path for the skidder. They'll be chipping most of it for pulp I believe . Should be an interesting process to watch.


Lurking in the woods

Making it's way

 

[Nuzzy]

Everyone likes stump shots right?

Sure is an awesome machine

Damn attachment is near twice my height

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm... Looks to be round ground full chisel

I really want this sticker for my CTD

 

[Nuzzy]

Sorry for the shaky shots at first but I was zoomed in and moving. Kinda wanted to keep my distance not knowing where the fall zones were



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[tballard]

don't need to hotwire it. All CAT keys are the same. get one on ebay for a couple bucks. then DRIVE IT LIKE YOU STOLE IT!!!!!!!!:hmm3grin2orange:

 

[bml]

don't need to hotwire it. All CAT keys are the same. get one on ebay for a couple bucks. then DRIVE IT LIKE YOU STOLE IT!!!!!!!!:hmm3grin2orange:[/QUOTE


Cat keys won't fit a Deer.

 

[flashpuppy]

don't need to hotwire it. All CAT keys are the same. get one on ebay for a couple bucks. then DRIVE IT LIKE YOU STOLE IT!!!!!!!!:hmm3grin2orange:

Cat keys won't fit a Deer.

It's okay. The Deers keys are the same as well.

 

[thejdman04]

i dont think itll fit in your garage to hide it lol

 

[willsaw4beer]

You don't have to steal it to take it for a spin when nobody's around.

 

[clutch25]

Never thought I would say it but dang....I sure miss operating heavy equipment! I ran a loader that size, bigger and smaller. 1000's hours in Bobcats, skidders with rail attachements etc.

Nothing like wrecking stuff on a bigger scale!

 

[songofthewood]

don't need to hotwire it. All CAT keys are the same. get one on ebay for a couple bucks. then DRIVE IT LIKE YOU STOLE IT!!!!!!!!:hmm3grin2orange:

Looks like too much fun!!!

 

[AOD]

Man, that looks like fun! Those machines can't be all that common around here.

I wonder if they found a meth lab back in them woods?

 

[whiting-5]

never seen one that clean around here! ours must be well used.when they clear cut my property they used one of these machines the first few trees were really cool looked like they were walking due to not seeing the machine.only down side is they do alot of destruction to the land thats a pita to clean up.

 

[Nuzzy]

I'm interested to see how this turns out... There's a chance my (to-be) mother in law may buy that property if the sellers will take a lowball offer. It's 20 acres which was originally a part of our 6 with the house. The sellers divided it to make the house more sellable. However, now that prop has been for sale for a few years and I know it's not paid off...

Anyways, we'd be stoked to have it as family property which is why I'm very curious how it'll end up. Would be kind of neat if they did all the work to make the woodlot grow better and then we swooped in with a purchase. Wondering though if there is some sort of contract on the trees that would muddy a sale...? Can't imagine though since the listing doesn't mention any caveats.

 

[Blazin]

Cool pics!
Hopefully they do a clean job. Some of the supposed forestry jobs I've seen around here are a masacre, They drop off one or two of them monsters off and whomp the crap out of 100acres and you can hardly walk thru the twisted up mess of devistation. On the other hand it might be a way to get the property cheaper if it's messed up some, and there probably with be a bunch of firewood to clean up too!

 

[WVwoodsman]

Cool pictures and video, thanks for sharing. Those trees looked fairly young, what kind were they, maple? Give em' 15-20 years and they will be ready to be harvested.

 

[Nuzzy]

Those trees looked fairly young, what kind were they, maple?

Good question. My wood ID'ing still sucks. But the woods are mostly red oak, beech (I think) , and maple with patches of white pine mixed in from what little I do know.

 

[Nuzzy]

Woke up to this this morning

Then snapped a few more once I got back home

They ain't kidding when they said they're clearing the area for the better trees...

Should be pretty cool to walk through the opened up woods once it settles back down though.

 

[dingeryote]

OUCH!!!!

You're gonna have interesting snow drifts next winter.

Stay safe!
Dingeryote

 

[Blazin]

Wow, looks like a pretty clean job so far. Sucks to see nice firewood going thru a chipper though!

 

[Dalmatian90]

wow, impressive before-n-after pics!