Small Yarder...

LeeB · March 31, 2019, 10:35:51 PM

There a fifteen 10 ton sheaves in the warehouse here at work that are about to go to scrap because they have no unique ser number from the manufacturer (Crosby) on them. Sure wish I could figure a way to get them home.

Ljohnsaw · August 23, 2019, 11:28:40 AM

This project has been on the back, back burner for quite some time. It had several layers of paint that I removed, primed and then brushed painted it with aluminum color Rustolem. I had a can of high temp silver that I used on the engine. The date code on the tires showed them being 19 and 21 years old so I spent a bit of time looking for a set of used 14" tires. Those are hard to come by these days! Also replaced the triple 5L-685 belts. Since they don't come in that size anymore, I had to get 690's

Before:

After:

I'll soon see if the Rustolem-rebuild will make it perform any better :D After I give it one more engine test run, it will be heading up the hill to its new home.

mike_belben · December 05, 2021, 10:46:23 PM

Howd this saga end?

Ljohnsaw · December 05, 2021, 11:49:20 PM

Wow, its been 2 years already! Well, still a work in progress. My property is steep. This thing is HEAVY. My 550 Yamaha (660 lbs) can't really handle it on the hills - so it sat behind my cabin/in front of my bath house while I worked on the cabin. I longed to get some Ponderosa from the bottom of my property with it, but couldn't get it close enough to winch.

But, I just got my Ford 545D FEL that is 4wd and is close to 11,000 lbs.

I'm finishing up my bucket quick attach conversion and will likely take it up this week (supposed to snow on Thursday :() and grab the Gannon box. I want to stick a receiver on it so I can tow the winch and log arch with the tractor. About 2/3 of the way down my property is a level area the full width of my property (where the Emigrant Trail crosses). There are some decent trees there to harvest. There is also some on the slope below that I think I can retrieve with the winch (next year).

Stay tuned...