Newer Loaders.

[BargeMonkey]

 Im real happy with my Barko 160A, but I see that as I keep growing im going to out grow that loader pretty quick. Wondering if anyone on here has run or owns a newer Deere or Prentice loader. Been looking around and see alot of 280's, 384's and 437's. I dont need a monster but planning on adding another skidder, and a stripper delimber for doing the small hemlock I get into. Just wondering, a fool and his money are soon parted so trying to get an idea before I go shopping.

[CTL logger]

The company I contract log for has both Prentice and Deere a 410EX and 437D both self propelled models the Deere is 10 times smoother than the Prentice and the operators prefer the Deere.

[Brleclaire]

Prentice was bought out by cat so even if you get a used machine your paying cat prices for parts. Well John Deere parts aren't cheap either. Oh well I guess you are right about a fool and his money

[loggah]

Just buy a big old hood 24000 and be done with it. No computers!!! ;D Don

[Firewoodjoe]

It's not the brand you mentioned but We have a new barko 295 magnum. 1200 hours now. Finally got the full time operator out of it and I ran it yesterday and today. I like it. Smooth and comfy. I realy like the rotobec bucket and all functions are on the two joystick via buttons. And u can run all functions at the same time and no speed up or slow down in the other functions.

[BargeMonkey]

Ive got a 160 barko and like it, just at somepoint I can see buying a newer one, if I add another skidder. 2 guys and only a couple loads a week I cant justify a new 437D.

[Firewoodjoe]

I hear you. That 295 was $205,000 I believe. Started at $280,000 and they didn't want to take it home from the logging show so they dropped the price till the boss said ok :)

[BargeMonkey]

 Ive been looking for something in the 40-60k range. Delk seems to get some decent lower hour loaders in there, now with the grapple I see a stripper delimber coming.

[treeslayer2003]

any of you ever see a loader with a pic of a bee on it? i think a hornet.........big loader with a live heel.