hooked up the slasher

[treefarmer87]

i put the little slasher on the prentice, it is sweet 8). it cuts good too. i cut some big red oak logs with it today. heres a pic from tues.

[thecfarm]

I looked at the picture quick and thought that big loader was on that poor truck.  :D

[Holmes]

  Congratulations... You certainly have been working hard at your business.  8) I enjoy watching your progress.

[treefarmer87]

thats funny cfarm :D. thanks holmes i really love getting up everyday and going to work. this sawbuck makes it more fun ;) love watching the saw chips fly 8). im not going to get any bigger. im going to keep the equipment i have for as long  as possible.

[snowstorm]

good job. now fix the hoses that are hanging off the stick boom. some day they will get caught on something

[treefarmer87]

I need to fix them. the hose brackets that hold the hose arent the greatest. i need to weld something on the boom to hold them.

[saltydog]

A ratchet strap makes a good temp fix on those hy lines.I had a couple on mine for almost a year.It was a busy year.

[lumberjack48]

Take a used skidder inner tube and cut it cross ways, makes good bungee cord to strap hoses up.

[treefarmer87]

Ill give that a try tomm.

[Ohio_Bill]

Looks like a real time saver. Congratulations

[treefarmer87]

yep, it helps in the hot weather we have been having.

[mad murdock]

Now you're logging! 8)

[Kemper]

Ive been wanting one real bad. Care telling what you paid for it & what brand? I would like to get a CSI 4400.

[treefarmer87]

your right mad murdock, and its fun 8) kemper- it a fec (forest equip. company) i think they are out if business now. it is a 1000 model with a 36'' bar, 404 pitch 0.63 harvester chain. i paid $900 for it and it came with 5 new bars. the 4400 is a good saw, i like the lo-pro 4200, they came out with a swing-out trailer mount saw, just like the ones timberjack loaders had, its pretty neat.

[Kemper]

I saw the trailer mounted 4200, those are nice. Sounds like you got a great deal, keep up the good work.

[treefarmer87]

if i was getting a CSI i would get a 4200, the new ones are really expensive. you can get a good CTR 42 for $1000-$4000, and they are a good saw. i believe i did get a good deal, they are rare though. i have only seen 3 including mine. im going to buy a new chain tomm. or the next day. it hadnt been used in 5-10 yrs since i bought it, and it does fine.

[stamper]

10-4 on fastening up those hoses....I have a similar loader on a 10 wheeler  the hose brackets broke on the side of the boom away from the operater.  While making a pick in front of the truck and swinging along the right side the hoses snagged the out rigger levers located on the mast under the operaters area.  as soon as the outriggers went up  the truck pitched violently to the right  {full grab of logs 90 degrees to the truck}   operater thrown to the ground, some truck damage