Finally

Ken · July 28, 2014, 07:03:41 PM

Although several weeks behind the anticipated date the new harvester is at a jobsite. Training with carrier and head reps for next 2 days then "Run Forest Run".

Firewood dealer · July 28, 2014, 07:09:02 PM

NICE!

Corley5 · July 28, 2014, 07:35:16 PM

8) 8)

Very Nice

Woodhauler · July 28, 2014, 07:40:16 PM

Quote from: Ken on July 28, 2014, 07:03:41 PM
Although several weeks behind the anticipated date the new harvester is at a jobsite. Training with carrier and head reps for next 2 days then "Run Forest Run".

Very nice!!! Many happy payments to you ;D

snowstorm · July 28, 2014, 07:41:18 PM

there is nothing like new paint. good luck with it. can i try it

deastman · July 28, 2014, 07:46:12 PM

That's one nice looking processor, hope it works well for you, I'm jealous!

thecfarm · July 28, 2014, 07:53:11 PM

Lets see it in the woods!! It looks good.

tj240 · July 28, 2014, 08:17:16 PM

nice machine good luck with it

Stephen Alford · July 28, 2014, 08:55:01 PM

Thats great Ken, Now if your arm has healed up, there looks to be room in that cab for a driving golf club. You can stand out on the lags and practice your drive every couple of hours. ;D

Southside · July 28, 2014, 11:47:16 PM

Sweet, makes me jealous, except for payment day!!!

barbender · July 29, 2014, 12:08:41 AM

703 with a Waratah head? Nice machine!

BargeMonkey · July 29, 2014, 12:36:13 AM

Thats a sweet machine, congratulations. 8)

Ken · July 29, 2014, 03:55:45 AM

Quote from: snowstorm on July 28, 2014, 07:41:18 PM
there is nothing like new paint. good luck with it. can i try it

Come on up. Run it all the hours you want. Pays not great but happy hour is fun.
Hope to get a few trees run through the head later today.

Quote from: Stephen Alford on July 28, 2014, 08:55:01 PM
Thats great Ken, Now if your arm has healed up, there looks to be room in that cab for a driving golf club. You can stand out on the lags and practice your drive every couple of hours. ;D

Not much room in the cab of these small harvesters. Unfortunately there will be no golfing for me this year. Injury still has a lot of healing to do. Probably would be a good spot to practice though because I'm usually in the woods anyways.

1270d · July 29, 2014, 06:28:32 PM

Nice to see it finally came. 8) is your trainer shamion? how different is it to run than the 762?

Jamie_C · July 29, 2014, 08:24:49 PM

What size Waratah head did you put on it ? I love the 622B on the machine I run.

Ken · July 30, 2014, 04:10:17 AM

Quote from: 1270d on July 29, 2014, 06:28:32 PM
Nice to see it finally came. 8) is your trainer shamion? how different is it to run than the 762?

The trainer is Guy. He's from Quebec as our local trainer is on vacation. Only put a few trees through yesterday so its hard to compare yet.

Quote from: Jamie_C on July 29, 2014, 08:24:49 PM
What size Waratah head did you put on it ? I love the 622B on the machine I run.

It's got a H480C. The 600 series heads are quite common on those carriers on some locals but I cut a lot of small diameter wood and I thought they would be overkill. I've heard the 622's are very dependable.

barbender · July 30, 2014, 01:52:22 PM

I'm just curious if you considered a rubber tired harvester, and what guided your decision to go with the big track carrier with the smaller head?

SPForesrty · July 30, 2014, 05:54:35 PM

Nice Machine . I have a H480C head on a 1270E . Good working head. I am sure it will work well on the 703.

Ken · August 01, 2014, 03:33:55 AM

Quote from: barbender on July 30, 2014, 01:52:22 PM
I'm just curious if you considered a rubber tired harvester, and what guided your decision to go with the big track carrier with the smaller head?

I did consider wheeled harvesters but they are considerably more $$$$. With respect to the carrier the 703 is a small carrier compared to many and I cut a lot of small diameter wood so I think the 480 is a nice fit. It is equivalent to the Ponsse H6 or Logmax 6000.

barbender · August 01, 2014, 09:08:20 AM

I see, I didn't realize they were more money. The 703 isn't cheap either, as you know better than anyone ;) Is yours brand new, Ken?

Ken · August 01, 2014, 07:15:38 PM

Quote from: barbender on August 01, 2014, 09:08:20 AM
I see, I didn't realize they were more money. The 703 isn't cheap either, as you know better than anyone ;) Is yours brand new, Ken?

A comparable spec'd rubber tired machine was at least $100K more. Mine is new. First scratch today.

clww · August 01, 2014, 08:32:40 PM

Congratulations on your new toy.

Jamie_C · August 02, 2014, 11:14:07 AM

Sounds like a great combo for smaller wood. So far this year I am averaging 0.08 cubic meters for stem size, certainly not big wood but we do occasionally get into some big ugly wood that the 622B really shines in.

Would love to try out your new toy to see how it compares to other harvesters I have ran.

barbender · August 02, 2014, 01:21:02 PM

You see the 703 with the bigger head quite a bit up here. I've never gotten to work around one, I would like to see one in operation. It seems like most operations that are using them harvest a lot of large aspen, that's why I was surprised to see Ken go with one for smaller wood. Just not what I'm used to, that's all ;) Ken, what does that bad boy weigh?