1978 timberjack 240 grapple skidder

[franksr45]

anyone know where I can get a manual for my 1978 240 grapple skidder

[Puffergas]

Maybe John Deere.

[danbuendgen]

I have the same skidder, but no grapple. My TJ mechanic say that new ones are not available. Long, Long, Long gone. You need to find a used one. Ebay, craigslist, ect. I have been looking for years with no luck. HAVE FUN.

[jwilly3879]

I downloaded the manual for our '86 240A from the John Deere website.

[danbuendgen]

Really?? I'm gonna have to try that!

[jwilly3879]

This is the one I purchased. It may fit your machine also.

200A SKIDDER & FORWARDER
S/N 845001 – 848114
S/N AA3590 (1998) – 973062
TECHNICAL MANUAL
200A SKIDDER AND FORWARDER

[mstahl]

Try Jensales at www.jensales.com.
I was able to purchase manuals for a 1978 Cat 518 and a 1973 John Deere 540A thru them. Great folks and great service and lots of other really cool stuff.

[GRANITEstateMP]

I just got a service manual (CD) and a operators manual (print) from www.johndeeretechinfo.com and I belive the CD was like $30ish and the operator deal was $15ish and it only took about a week to come in.  You do need to sign up for the web site it's free and only takes a couple of minutes.  We just print off a section when work is needed and put it in a 3 ring binder.  Slowly printing out the manual, one problem at a time!