Ever seen on of these "Forwarders"

KBforester · July 20, 2012, 09:38:33 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUatvZIGw64&feature=related

Might have been posted before?

I'm not sure OHSA would be happy about them. I thought it was kind of neat though.

Ironwood · July 20, 2012, 10:54:37 PM

Kinda what I was thinking, except it would be nice to self load.

Ironwood

Ianab · July 21, 2012, 04:11:50 AM

Yeah.. Would feel happier with a Roll Bar and a seat belt ;)

But the idea looks pretty cool for that sort of low impact harvesting.

Ian

KBforester · July 21, 2012, 12:04:21 PM

Quote from: Ironwood on July 20, 2012, 10:54:37 PM
it would be nice to self load.

Ironwood

If you look at time 6:15 on the video it looks like one of them is equip with a small crane/boom. It doesn't show them using it though.

Ironwood · July 21, 2012, 07:00:37 PM

I have not put the one I kept (w/ Crane) into the shop for the roll bar and such modifications yet, dont use it much.

Ironwood

barbender · July 21, 2012, 07:29:26 PM

I lose logs over the sides of my forwarder bunks fairly often while trying to put a big load on, I'd hate to be sitting next to the bunks instead of the cab

Actually, for the impact they are having you could just as well have a forwarder in the same space. I'm sure if they had one they'd be using it though, those units are as good as a forwarder when you ain't got a forwarder. :

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