What equipment does everyone use? (merged)

[AdamChrap]

I was just wondering what equipment everyone uses?
I use:
60hp 2wd tractor with forks and 3 point skidding rig we made
Outlander Max Atv with Utility Trailer
Dad uses a stihl and I run a  Husqvarna
Have a case 850B with 4 in 1 bucket and backhoe but the torque converter went out in the fall

Will post pics tomorrow

[AdamChrap]

What do you all run for atv's?
I run an outlander Max 400 H.O. this puppy works! Mine is the max, that means it has an extended wheelbase for a second rider. Great for marking tress with 2 people (and my wife likes it, that helps sell it,  ;D) I run 26" ITP Mudlites, from what I have read, used and talked about with others these are by far the best mud tire you will find, and rides great on hard pack also.

Check out the pics
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[DoubleD]

Hello I am Davide. I do a little firewood logging helping my father. I have an old 14 hp gas tractor and a Stihl 026. We hand load the wood. For firewood we prefer ash (Fraxinus excelsior), larch ( Larix decidua) and maple (Acer pseudoplatanus)

[AdamChrap]

Here is some pics of our stuff, not much but it does the job.
The dozer is a case 450 we barowed for some small work, ours is a 850.
The 8 ton wagon gear with a SMVS works great for the 1-1.5 miles to the mill!


Well I guess no photos for now I can't get it to work in the gallery and not allowed to link, to big and when i down size them the quality is so bad u can bareky see them

[AdamChrap]

I might have it, here goes

[Jeff]

Way ta go on the pics Adam!  Thanks a bunch for the quick ejucation on posting! 

I'd love to saw some od dat der Cherry.

[AdamChrap]

No prob, thanx alot. I love cherry:
It is just a nice wood
brings the best money
the branches and unusable stuff makes the best firewood in my opinion

[Tom]

Cherry makes some good flavoring too.  We use a little bit when cooking steaks.

[AdamChrap]

I have a smoker I like to do chicken in and last winters ice storm toke down one of my cherry trees (not wild cherry) behind the house. I have been useing it in my smoker, mmmmmm

[Tom]

You're going to fit in real good here.  :D :D

[AdamChrap]

I hope so! 
I have lots of time right now to post wont be like that later, my dad and I own a lawncare biz so in the winter we get to do the fun stuff.
April is comeing! then it will be time to 

[solodan]

I love the smell of cherry.
I wish we had more of it out this way.  wheather it is wild or cultivated, it just really doesn't seem to get real big out here.  :-\
For cooking ,I like manzanita.

[AdamChrap]

got a pick of our 850b
gota rebuild the torq converter

[Part_Timer]

Adam

Nice pictures

The biggest equipment we have is a Yam. 350 4 wheeler and a 7000# car trailer.  We just built a small log arch for the truck and 4x4 and a headache rack with a winch mount for the trailer.  I'm following a thread that has a log loader that mounts to the back of the trailer that I'm going to try and build.  Basicaly we do everything by manual labor.   But man is it fun. :D

Tom

[AdamChrap]

sound like fun, I whould like to buil a arch for my ATV. For those tight spots.

[D Martin]

Both me an my nephiew built arches for our atvs. different designs alltogether. mine is a arch /utility his is like the novajack wich lifts the log as you pull forward. cost about 1/3 as buying one if you get the wheels and bearings at a junkyard builds quick too, not much to em. He bough smaller wheels an spindles from northern toolhttps://forestryforum.com/board/index.php?action=position"> Note:Please read the Forestry Forum's postion on this company, I used rear wheel bearings of a front wheel drive chevy with 14 in car tires.