Timbco 415ex??

[Firewoodjoe]

Do these fabtek heads have float positions for when your delimbing? 

[Skeans1]

Do these fabtek heads have float positions for when your delimbing?

Are we talking a floating knife function or a float for the head itself? They had floats for the knives but not for driving the head you did this normally with foot pedals some where singles and others had two.

[Firewoodjoe]

Ok. Yeah I thought the knives did. I meant more for the head. So I'll
be harvesting out of buncher piles most times. Should I worry about making sure I twist the head as I swing to the various sort piles or will the hydraulics relive enough to not have the head lined up perfect with the tree? If you can understand what I'm asking lol

[Gary_C]

I've done a bunch of processing with my Ergo and picking from a pile. Hated every minute of it. Ponsse actually makes delimbing knives for picking from a pile. I think they are longer to reach further from the rollers.

The rollers are the problem. Even wide open they will sit on the adjacent trunks.

[barbender]

Hint- the buncher man you hate if you're in a skidder is your friend if you're in a processor. Messy bunches are good👍

[Southside]

At first I processed on the stump - then I bought my buncher and processed from piles.  Like Gary said - the geometry of the knives isn't ideal.  I learned to make ugly piles so they were easier to grab from.  

[JLeBouton]

Do these fabtek heads have float positions for when your delimbing?

On the Skidmore heads, you can enable float on the rotate while processing. The FabTeks / Cat heads do not have this function. 

[Firewoodjoe]

Well I own it. Ran it and all went well. The computer was a bit of a pain for me. The fabteks are pretty primitive but I hate elections. After that the machine was pretty simple. After what people said I figured I'd be getting out with a chainsaw. But I cut 3-4 cord per hour the day running it. But that's also aspen out of buncher piles. I'll post some pics next week. 

[Firewoodjoe]

I also bought a second mule this late winter. I'm trying to get it painted before I need it. 🤞

[mike_belben]

Movin on up! 

8)

[Firewoodjoe]

 Couldn't take it so I painted it today. I hate painting old equipment. Never turns out like I hope. But finish a few odds and ends then she goes to the woods to bring the other one home for some needed love. 

[mike_belben]

That just went up $5k

[Southside]

You didn't paint it.  You applied the Sinhider top coat.   :D

[Walnut Beast]

Looks fantastic 👍

[thecfarm]

Like the pictures of the mule. But where's the other machine you bought?

[Firewoodjoe]

You didn't paint it.  You applied the Sinhider top coat.   :D

😂 yeah but except for a dented hood this mule is pretty nice. 

[Firewoodjoe]

Like the pictures of the mule. But where's the other machine you bought?

On the job 1 1/2 hours away. I'll get some pictures tomorrow. 

[ehp]

She looks good plus it's always nice to have good looking machines that are not beat to death cause lots of people will walk by you to the next logger cause they feel your machines reflect your work . Old beat up machines means your broke and  they worry about getting paid . 

[Firewoodjoe]

[mike_belben]

nice.. congrats on the leap. 

well.. the $64,000 question is, how much more production is it responsible for at the end of a day?

[Firewoodjoe]

nice.. congrats on the leap.

well.. the $64,000 question is, how much more production is it responsible for at the end of a day?

Well first of all. Where did you come up with that number lol and it needs to average 90 cord a week to make the same I make with a chainsaw. That's assuming it don't cost more than $1000 a month in break downs. It's already easier on fuel than I thought. Although I haven't ran it straight 8 hours yet. But my buncher uses twice the fuel that timbco does. I know that already. And yes I know it will cost more at times. But it should produce a lot more than 90 cord too.  

[thecfarm]

Thank you!!

[hacknchop]

And hopefully at the end of the day a little easier on your back, and it's gotta be safer than a chainsaw. Congrats.

[mike_belben]

It was from a tv game show before our time. 

[B.C.C. Lapp]

She looks good plus it's always nice to have good looking machines that are not beat to death cause lots of people will walk by you to the next logger cause they feel your machines reflect your work . Old beat up machines means your broke and  they worry about getting paid .

I'm starting to believe that very thing myself.

Joe the mule looks good.   Hate painting machines as well but it do look good.