Looking to get info and some knolage on c4 tree farmers.

logman81 · April 01, 2018, 07:16:51 PM

She'll be heading to the woods soon just waiting on the trucker to fix his truck!

logman81 · April 08, 2018, 06:12:20 PM

Heading to start its first job tomorrow

47sawdust · April 08, 2018, 06:56:59 PM

Sweet sight

logman81 · April 08, 2018, 09:40:50 PM

Thanks will be better when there is wood on the landing.

nativewolf · April 09, 2018, 09:38:28 AM

Quote from: logman81 on April 01, 2018, 07:16:51 PM
She'll be heading to the woods soon just waiting on the trucker to fix his truck!

But it is RI? Can't you road it to the other side?

logman81 · April 09, 2018, 04:58:58 PM

Haha that would be long ride not to mention alot of angry motorist. I managed to work most of the day and got some wood out till the left front planitary decided to bind up! Not sure what happened but ill dig into it tomorrow, not going to enjoy doing it in the woods ugh!

logman81 · April 10, 2018, 07:18:20 PM

New planitary on the way be at my door step tomorrow.

bushmechanic · April 11, 2018, 05:02:58 AM

Sucks you had trouble right away but was logging any different than that? :

logman81 · April 11, 2018, 06:51:28 AM

teakwood · April 11, 2018, 07:27:33 AM

Sad to see such pictures.

logman81 · April 11, 2018, 03:27:26 PM

Its all fixed and back in business!

bushmechanic · April 11, 2018, 07:55:42 PM

That was an updated planetary already on that machine. I doubt that the original had the plate and spacers, those were found on the Timberjack 208's. Good that you got her going again!

logman81 · April 11, 2018, 08:03:47 PM

Yup it got replaced with the older design but thats ok. Id love to have a tj 208 but i hate listning to the Detroit.

mike_belben · April 11, 2018, 09:46:30 PM

That was not a happy camper.

logman81 · April 12, 2018, 01:25:57 PM

No it sure wasn't ive never broke one in any of the skidders ive owned. Not sure how it happened i was being very easy on it and using it well within its limits.

logman81 · April 13, 2018, 01:20:20 PM

Back at it pulling some good size pine.

mike_belben · April 13, 2018, 04:47:04 PM

Get some!

logman81 · April 13, 2018, 05:30:19 PM

Plenty to get! Those are the smaller ones!

47sawdust · April 13, 2018, 06:55:33 PM

Logman,
Are you cutting pine with blister rust?That one log is almost debarked.

Logger RK · April 13, 2018, 08:11:28 PM

It does hurt to feel the hubs after pulling some with it. If there's a warm one it's usually worth taking it apart to see what the problem is. Usually less damage if you catch it sooner

thecfarm · April 13, 2018, 09:02:12 PM

Yea,what are you doing with that stuff. ???
Looks like wood I haul out for my OWB. The sap wood is all gray like mine too. I chased down many trees like that on my land. One reason why I bought the OWB. I need something to burn dead wood in. I have my eye on a few more that are not going to live.

logman81 · April 15, 2018, 09:02:03 AM

This wood was felled by the landower over a year ago as a select cut. I have four different sorts, tree length firewood, pine pulp, and saw logs and some freshly cut oak saw logs. I dont have a place yet to sell the blue stained logs im thinking its going to be tough. The pulp place has a max of 20" so anything bigger has to go somewhere else.

47sawdust · April 15, 2018, 10:11:29 AM

Yeah,you need a special market for blue stained and maybe wormy pine.The pine borers make quite a racket when they get going,probably won't hear them over the sound of the skidder,tho.

thecfarm · April 15, 2018, 10:18:27 AM

That wood behind the skidder is all quiet now. Those bores have come and gone. Too bad that guy did all the felling. I have no idea how much is on the ground,but that cost him some money. ???
I'm sure no expert,but that looks like more than a year to me. I know,you are going by what he told you. My pine is worth more than hardwood to me.

logman81 · April 15, 2018, 10:50:39 AM

Yes not going to be easy to find a buyer for the blued saw logs. I totally agree the smart thing would of been to hire me to do the entire job start to finish. I also agree he lost alot of money by doing it like that. This job is 20 acres of 400 available. I estimate about 10,000bft maybe a little less of the blue stained logs 20 or so cords of firewood and about 4 to 5 tri axle loads of pine pulp.