skidder

treefarmer87 · February 21, 2012, 08:30:29 PM

i have been saying it for a while now and almost bought another one, but somebody beat me to the c5 i was going to buy. there is another c5d i can buy, with new winch and 2 new tires. but, i have been thinking that i might wait and get a nice timberjack 230 or 240. i have been researching them and i really like the way they are set up. anybody got any thoughts on timberjacks?

Okrafarmer · February 21, 2012, 08:51:22 PM

Everyone I've known who has had them seems to like them. They seem to be very basic, simple, easy to service, highly functional.

treefarmer87 · February 21, 2012, 09:20:21 PM

thats what i was thinking

i like the winch set up also. they dont seem to set as high as a treefarmer either.

Okrafarmer · February 21, 2012, 09:42:05 PM

Quote from: treefarmer87 on February 21, 2012, 09:20:21 PM
thats what i was thinking i like the winch set up also. they dont seem to set as high as a treefarmer either.

Yes, I always liked how they look so low-slung, like it would be hard to topple them. Tree farmers, JD, and so on are built higher in the air.

Corley5 · February 21, 2012, 09:48:40 PM

I've always liked Timberjacks

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Bobus2003 · February 21, 2012, 10:06:33 PM

Not the same machine at all, but the TJ 450C i run is a pile of junk, It for sure has changed my mind towards them .. I'd rather run a old CAT 518 than the TJ

redlaker1 · February 23, 2012, 10:53:37 PM

one thing to think about and this is from a mechanics point of view... is that its nice to have machines that share the same parts. cuts down on the number of spares that you need to keep on hand. if you have a couple of the same machines then that is one less filter, brake part, winch part, tire, etc.. that you need to have on hand in case something breaks. but if thats not a concern to you then I am sure there is nothing wrong with adding a timberjack to your fleet

ga jones · February 28, 2012, 01:08:54 PM

I have a c4 and run a 230 e work on both. the jack in more stabil easy to work on and easy to get parts for.Its truely a one man machine. Easier to get in and out of .

tonto · February 28, 2012, 01:27:17 PM

The guy I work with has a TJ 225 and the clutch disc just broke. $175 from from a supply house or $450 from John Deere. Pays to shop around. Parts availability is definitely a bonus. Tonto.

treefarmer87 · March 04, 2012, 09:27:28 PM

you are right there

Jasperfield · March 05, 2012, 07:22:00 PM

Just 3 or 4 days ago I listed my Timberjack 230, here on the Forum "For Sale" section. It has several good photo's that Jeff posted for me.

It's in really good shape, too.

Jasperfield

lumberjack48 · March 05, 2012, 07:35:55 PM

treefarmer87 before you buy a TJ make sure you try it out for about a week. You'll find out there twice as hard to get around the woods with compared to a TF. My father had a TF for 10 yrs, all of a sodden he got a TJ bug. He traded his TF in for a TJ, it wasn't two weeks he went got his TF back.

A c5 with 18.4-34's are rough riding and ect. put 18.4-26's there twice the skidder, with Bear Paws on the front.

Whats wrong with your c4 Special ?

treefarmer87 · March 05, 2012, 08:10:43 PM

nothing at all, i want a little bit bigger machine.

semologger · March 05, 2012, 09:31:32 PM

Treefarmer if you bought a Timberjack you would have to change your name. ;D.

Okrafarmer · March 05, 2012, 10:09:26 PM

Quote from: lumberjack48 on March 05, 2012, 07:35:55 PM
treefarmer87 before you buy a TJ make sure you try it out for about a week. You'll find out there twice as hard to get around the woods with compared to a TF. My father had a TF for 10 yrs, all of a sodden he got a TJ bug. He traded his TF in for a TJ, it wasn't two weeks he went got his TF back.

Not trying to pick a fight, cuz I don't have a dog in this hunt, but in case I ever do buy a skidder, can you explain specifically what you mean, and how the TJ skidders are harder to use? And does that hold true for all models, or just certain ones? Is it a matter of geometry and physics, or more like issues with systems and ergonomics?

treefarmer87 · March 05, 2012, 11:18:42 PM

your right semologger i would ;D

Bobus2003 · March 05, 2012, 11:22:22 PM

Quote from: Okrafarmer on March 05, 2012, 10:09:26 PM

Not trying to pick a fight, cuz I don't have a dog in this hunt, but in case I ever do buy a skidder, can you explain specifically what you mean, and how the TJ skidders are harder to use? And does that hold true for all models, or just certain ones? Is it a matter of geometry and physics, or more like issues with systems and ergonomics?

I will say that the TJ we have at work is a PITA to drive in the woods compared to the 518 CAT.. Just doesn't have the steering response that i'm used to with my JD or the CAT