Old jacks

Ken · September 16, 2012, 12:07:51 PM

Although many days it would be nice to have newer machinery it is pretty tough to beat old timberjacks.

bushmechanic · September 16, 2012, 02:27:09 PM

I'm with you on that one 100% 8)

treefarmer87 · September 16, 2012, 06:15:14 PM

i know 2 outfits around here that have 380 b grapples. timberjacks are great machines

Okrafarmer · September 16, 2012, 10:11:30 PM

I remember Kendall Davis coming and clear-cutting 5 acres for us in 1991. They hauled most of the twitches with a 380 grapple, and I think it was fairly new at the time. It was the biggest skidder I had ever seen up close before. They also had a JD 540 grapple and it couldn't haul as much as the 380. They told me they also had a 450, but they didn't take it out on small jobs like that one. Kendall's daughter Amanda drove the 380.

thecfarm · September 16, 2012, 10:13:57 PM

The old and the new.

jd540b · September 17, 2012, 01:32:10 PM

I've had a 450a grapple for almost 2 yrs. now and love it. 4-53....she's a beast!

Okrafarmer · September 17, 2012, 09:51:06 PM

Do any of you in Maine know Kendall Davis? (not sure if he's still around, last time I saw him was 1992). I did hear that Duane, the guy who ran his shear at our property, died in a car crash not too long after that.

barbender · September 19, 2012, 11:25:42 PM

You seem to remember Amanda driving that 380 quite vividly, Okra ;D

Okrafarmer · September 20, 2012, 01:03:00 AM

You would too, but it may or may not be for the reasons you are imagining. . . . I think that's all I'll say. . . . who knows, she may be one of the many people who read this forum without making themselves known!