Woody skidder

rick f · February 11, 2010, 07:10:48 PM

Here's a video of a skidder. Works some by remote control. I like the grapple on the front for decking wood.

I thought this was a good looking small machine.

Sorry if this has been posted before. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxgfyQyxoOA&feature=related

Maine372 · February 11, 2010, 07:48:06 PM

looks like its really expensive to buy and maintain. just imagine haveing to fix somthing on that. ill keep the TJs, TFs, Deeres, Clarks, franklins, etc that all you need is a wrench to fix.

it does look like fun though. id drive it til it breaks.

rick f · February 11, 2010, 07:52:00 PM

I think the grapple on the front would be great on a 440 JD

treefarmer87 · February 11, 2010, 08:12:31 PM

it reminds me of a awassos or turboforest skidder but a little bit bigger, like everyone said i bet its expensive to own i bet parts are hard to get too. the blade grab would be handy for stacking at the deck and carrying away slash back to the woods

moonhill · February 11, 2010, 08:20:50 PM

It almost makes you feel like a horse logger with the remote.

What is your guesses, $110,000?

Tim

treefarmer87 · February 11, 2010, 08:28:37 PM

i agree with you moonhill, its up there $$$

Ironwood · February 11, 2010, 09:06:34 PM

Nice, thanks for sharing.

Ironwood

timberfaller390 · February 11, 2010, 11:45:15 PM

Quote from: moonhill on February 11, 2010, 08:20:50 PM

What is your guesses, $110,000?

Tim

The Awassos sold for about $85,000 so I'd say this thing is pushing $125,000 if not pulling it a little. The limb sweeps are too lite and the general lack of brush protection (by that I mean a metal cage around the cab to protect the windows) would be a real issue for me.

rick f · February 12, 2010, 06:36:31 AM

here's a little more info I found

http://www.vilpo.si/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=30&lang=english

moonhill · February 12, 2010, 07:26:25 AM

I am now thinking we are both way under in $$$, I could almost add another $72,500 to my guess, after reading the specs sheet.

It does seem like a wicked nice machine. It does say it has a safety cab but that does nothing for the glass and the wiper on the window.

Tim

Twig farmer · February 12, 2010, 03:34:12 PM

That thing is a joke. If any man would pay $120K for that, he deserves it. I'll take an old bone 648D or even my poor old twig farmer over that any day of the year.....and spend the other $80K on booze and women of low moral values.

mad murdock · February 12, 2010, 03:37:37 PM

nice comes at a price. I bet parts and service would be hard to get over on this side of the big water.
Thanks for the video..

treefarmer87 · February 12, 2010, 04:38:37 PM

it looks like a waste of money and for a whole lot cheaper you can have a machine with more power

FFLM · February 12, 2010, 04:56:14 PM

Looks like a fun little skidder, but my little TJ 208 is all I can afford

SwampDonkey · February 12, 2010, 05:14:17 PM

Worth more than the 100 acre woodlot with sawlog prices less than pulp price 3 years ago. You couldn't cut enough wood to pay for it before you had to get a new one. I've seen a lot of expensive small harvest machines at small woodlot shows and I never saw any ever purchased in these parts. In fact I've seen a lot of old iron reworked and remodeled into something that works and has no monthly payment attached. ;)

timberfaller390 · February 12, 2010, 05:44:51 PM

That's what I don't understand. They market things like this to the small woodlot owner but set the price so high no one could afford them. How do they expect to stay in bidness

treefarmer87 · February 12, 2010, 06:28:48 PM

i dont know either most of us cant afford one payment

beenthere · February 12, 2010, 08:41:21 PM

Appears treefarmer87 isn't interested in buying a Wood Skidder.... ;D

I suspect it will find a place in the hearts of some who can afford it, for what it does for them.

treefarmer87 · February 12, 2010, 09:09:02 PM

I need one i just need one thats not gonna break the bank and has more horsepower and is easy to fix and get parts for

Maine372 · February 12, 2010, 09:44:29 PM

somone needs to make a cheap small skidder that people can buy new, at a reasonable price. the aswossos and its predicesor were both scary expensive. this woody will drain your bank account just lookin at it.

no one loggin with a 440, or C4, or 230 can buy a new comperable machine. parts arent hard to find now because so darned many of them were made, but nothing lasts forever. how many are lost every year to fires, scrap yards, and just plain neglect?

if you could make a machine with a 100hp, a transmission from a truck(so you can get parts and replacements), and a cab that will meet most states saftey requirements, and a price that doesnt require a second mortgage, you would be in business. it wouldnt be hard to use popular tractor components (engine, drivelines, axles, hydraulics, etc) on a tougher chassis. especialy deere, they are known for parts availiblity to begin with and they have the dealer network.

there must not be a demand, or its impossible to manufacture one affordably priced.

Twig farmer · February 12, 2010, 09:52:10 PM

Quote from: Maine372 on February 12, 2010, 09:44:29 PM
somone needs to make a cheap small skidder that people can buy new, at a reasonable price. the aswossos and its predicesor were both scary expensive. this woody will drain your bank account just lookin at it.

no one loggin with a 440, or C4, or 230 can buy a new comperable machine. parts arent hard to find now because so darned many of them were made, but nothing lasts forever. how many are lost every year to fires, scrap yards, and just plain neglect?

if you could make a machine with a 100hp, a transmission from a truck(so you can get parts and replacements), and a cab that will meet most states saftey requirements, and a price that doesnt require a second mortgage, you would be in business. it wouldnt be hard to use popular tractor components (engine, drivelines, axles, hydraulics, etc) on a tougher chassis. especialy deere, they are known for parts availiblity to begin with and they have the dealer network.

there must not be a demand, or its impossible to manufacture one affordably priced.

The Tigercat 610 seems like a perfect small machine, but the pricetag will send you to the cardiac unit.

treefarmer87 · February 12, 2010, 10:20:38 PM

there is no demand anymore for small machines because all the big boys are about production,production, production

beenthere · February 12, 2010, 10:36:01 PM

Quote from: Maine372 on February 12, 2010, 09:44:29 PM
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there must not be a demand, or its impossible to manufacture one affordably priced.

I think you are on to something there... ;D

And maybe the business atmosphere like taxes, regulations, employment records, taxes, and laws, as well as the epa regs, and on and on adinfinitum play a role in how expensive good equipment is on the market.

John Woodworth · February 13, 2010, 12:51:40 AM

What a nice machine, just 20 years too late.

timberfaller390 · February 13, 2010, 08:48:43 AM

A small machine could be manufactured cheaply. But as beenthere said there is probably alot of red tape that would drive the price up. I could build a small skidder in my shop with all new components and do it fairly affordable (compared to buying one from a dealer) but if I was trying to mass produce them for sale in a big plant there would be alot of overhead that would raise the price.