harvester heads options and inpute needed

[mark686]

I am upgrading my harvester and looking at differant options for the harvester head. I want to stay with a dangle head. I am currently running a logmax with a topsaw. I cut mostly hard wood. what do you guys run and how does it work? looking at a machine with a keto 600TS on it, woundering how the keto works in hard woods.

[1270d]

What carrier would you be using?

[mark686]

looking at timberpro machines not sure yet about tracks or tires for down here.

[snowstorm]

I have a 500 keto.they stand up well. You will use more bar oil cause it lubes the tracks. They don't spin much if at all..length is rite on. Quad always has the parts.they may have to come from Montreal so it might take a couple days. They do have a warehouse in SC and Washington. What computer dose it have? Is it new or used?

[snowstorm]

Where are you? You say down here

[1270d]

Are you dissatisfied with the logmax?   The 7000 is supposed to be a great hardwood head.

[mark686]

down here is lower MI, not sure on the computer system yet. thinking combo unit but not sure yet. the log max is a great head but most machines are coming with a head. also looking at possibly going back to a fixed head. :D I cant make my mind up ???

[wannaergo]

If you want to stay on tracks, I would say stick with a bigger dangle. I will never run another fixed head myself. We had a keto, and it worked good in the hardwood. Like snowstorm said, lengths are usually spot on. If you don't go that route, I would look into southstar heads.

All that being said, you can't beat a good rubber tire machine