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direct drive or torque drive , which one in a skidder is better

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ehp:
which one is better and why , john deere skidders mainly 

Firewoodjoe:
My opinion is TQ is hands down the best. I’ve run Deere’s in 548,648,748 and 848. Timberjack 360,460’s in all types of years and models. From dragging chip wood to logs. Building rd to pushing trucks. Ones bought new and used. The TQ is smoother easier and more enjoyable. You can make it pull by not letting it spin. Lug it. Every direct drive I’ve run was like a grabby clutch drag car with bad tires. Digging holes, won’t climb hill sides and banging off the backs of trucks. Some like them. But I haven’t figured out why yet. 

BargeMonkey:
☝️ what he said. I'm shocked your talking about anything but a NEW tigercat 😆 

Firewoodjoe:

--- Quote from: BargeMonkey on September 27, 2022, 12:13:26 AM ---☝️ what he said. I'm shocked your talking about anything but a NEW tigercat 😆

--- End quote ---
Yeah isn’t a tigercat like a hydrostatic one gear snowmobile type deal. That would be better than shifting. That’s one machine I’ve never sat in is a tigercat. I’d like to some day. Hopefully it will be a buncher. 

Grandpa:
What Joe said.

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