overloaded my Belsaws

loggah · January 12, 2013, 06:22:20 PM

Well the other day i took my brothers 225 timberjack skidder and dragged some pine trees to my sawmills. The Timberjack is one my father bought new in 1982, it has pulled a lot of wood. I had a bunch of small pine in the sugar orchard i wanted out, some is pretty ugly. I dragged the 2 bigger trees to my portable belsaw because it has the bigger saw, the smaller tops i will saw into shingles. Theres enough to keep me busy for a while after sugaring season. ;D Don

millwright · January 12, 2013, 06:30:08 PM

That 225 is a real workhorse, I have one and it is one great machine.

loggah · January 12, 2013, 06:33:08 PM

It actually would pull just as much as the old 230 i had. you just couldn't load it as heavy because of the smaller rubber, it also got high centered a bit easier ! :D Don

captain_crunch · January 12, 2013, 10:33:23 PM

Don
Ole buddy I would make fire wood out of the first 10 ft of them hooked butt critters :D :D Just a bit of timber bind there. I have an old 404 TJ but far as I know 518 Cat with air brakes will always stay put and is a dandy machine judgeing from the 3 I have run TJs were never known fer haveing brakes

loggah · January 13, 2013, 08:27:41 AM

There is a few ugly ones thats for sure !!!! I may have to screw them on to the carriage, and they will make ugly slabs ! The brakes on this timberjack work great ,their "INSIDE" the transfercase, the old ones with the drum on the outside weren't the greatest. The cat 518 brakes work great if you keep the crud away from the disc,if you dont you will need a fire extinguisher !!! ;D Don

thecfarm · January 13, 2013, 08:31:16 AM

We had a few crooked ones too. :D My Father would say,That is so crooked,won't even make straight smoke. I miss all that.

loggah · January 13, 2013, 08:54:52 AM

I'll make a bunch of 8' boards out of the crooked crap !!! ;D

loggah · January 14, 2013, 06:03:17 PM

The rest of the small crooked stuff will go here!! onto the shingle mill. Don

woodandtractors · January 14, 2013, 06:36:30 PM

Don-Looks like you've got enough to keep you busy for a few days!Thanks for turning me on to this site-lots of knowledge here.
Mike

loggah · January 14, 2013, 06:44:44 PM

Mike,We might not have any sugaring season, i'll just turn it into sawing season!! theres pleeenty here to keep me out of mischief ,glad your here having fun!! some of these guys got old farmalls to. ;D