skidders

[David_c]

its in new york im in new hampshire i dont know year or hours/miles they say exellent condition but its been for sale for awhile though. how big is the 208.

[Sawyerfortyish]

The 208 is one of the smallest Timberjack makes but don't let that fool you. If your a small sawmill it will serve you well and is a nice size to get on a trailer and through tight spots in the woods. What size rubber does it have?

[David_c]

it does'nt say but from the picture it looks to have good ground clearence. what are some questions i should be asking

[David_c]

here is what else i learned today it is a 1985 has aproximately 200 hours the winch had new clutch and brake bands installed new tires all around one set of new chains. cleaned and painted new seat the people they bought it from spent 12000 on repairs. so what do you guys think.

[Sawyerfortyish]

Beginning to sound pretty good. I'm in north Jersey just where did you say this skidder is in NY : . Seriously it don't sound to bad but with a lot of mills closing you can get some good deals on equipment.If your really interested take a ride and look it over hear it run and drive it. Don't buy it over the phone. NY isn't that far from you! Take your check book if you can and make an offer if they got 12 in it and want 17 there's a selling price in the middle but keep in mind it's 18 yrs old sounds to be in nice shape but still 18 yrs old. Like I said before you can get some good deals out there

[David_c]

thanks sawyer thats what i'll do.

[Rob]

 Hey David,

         If your looking at used skidders send me a PM or email I'll tell you where to go an look for one for a good price...If your gonna spend that kinda money I would suggest you go grapple just make sure you get one with a winch they're the way to go..Let me know..Oh yeah I may have a job coming up that I may need help on in Hancock I think thats towards were you are..Email me

                                         Rob.

[Gus]

Those little TJ's are the way to go. I used to have a 330 with auto trans. nice little outfit Eaton winch. . . . good winch. It had a low wide profile so it was good in the hills too. I also had an old C4 at the same time it was nicer in tight areas. It was narrower but taller too. So it depends on the application.
Interesting thing about that old treefarmer I had. It had a 4 bolt 327 chevy motor in it. It was a screamer 8)
Gus

[smwwoody]

Check the yokes on the transfer case and make sure they are tight.  the can come loose and let the oil run out.  not a big deal if you catch it right away.  if you would get one and have this problem new lock nuts and some lock titte will solve it.

I never knew of a 4 bolt 327

[Corley5]

A logger here had a couple different C-4s that he put 302 Fords into.  They came with a Ford four cylinder industrial and a Ford four speed tranny.  A little work to the motor mounts and the 302s looked like a factory install.  He'd run dual exhaust into the roll cage pipes just above the hood. No mufflers.  They were skidding machines but would eat planetaries if the operator wasn't mindful of the extra power.
Another logger put a 350 Pontiac into an old Franklin.  It worked too but once again the planetaries wouldn't take it if the operator got carried away.

[Gus]

Yes, exactly,
The C4 I had was originally a ford diesel. When I bought it It already had the chevy V8 in it with a 5 speed transmission.I was told the set up came out of a school bus.I bought this little darling cheap.  2 planetaries were out and one no-spin unit was barely catching.
 It did not take long to realize that all that horse power had to vent somewhere. I took out another planetary not long after I got it. Eventually I learned that on the straight away you could run it to the wood. It was taking off and cornering that was hard on the planetaries.
I never did let anyone but my dad run that little skidder after that and we got along good with the little girl. Man those little Gearmatic 8" winches could be a headache tho. >:(
When I updated and bought that 330 TJack I thought I died and went to heaven. What a sweet machine.

Gus

[Rob]

   I just bought a 1976 C4-D back in May and I like that little machine so far works great in hilly lots and smaller stuff..Mine has a 5 cylinder Deutz though so atleast I dont have to listen to the screamin Detroit all day,they are pretty good little machines though that can pull a good size turn to the landing day in day out..I just wish it had brakes,I still have'nt gotten around to fixing them yet but I will soon before snow flies..

                                        Rob.

[Sawyerfortyish]

Rob you like to live dangerously no way would I think of running a skidder without brakes. I like to back up close as I can to my hitch and hook it up. With out brakes if that machine started to roll you could not get out of the way or you may never see it comming. BE CARFUL
  My 230 tj I have owned since 1990 it's a 1974 the rears and planitaries is the only part I've not had to touch until now and only have to replace pinion seals at that.
  Probably this spring I will up grade to a grapple skidder. Been looking at the 380/360 but they look to wide for me I seen a 240 with a grapple I liked but they tell me that model doesn't have a good trans. I also wonderd how much a 240 will pull with a heavy grapple hanging on the back.

[Gus]

Rob,
 That Deutz motor is a sweet one and, yes, I can thank a detroit for the hearing aids I were now. >:(

[timberjack240]

ill agree wiht everybody that the detriots are loud but there is nothing like the sound of a detriot comin out of the hollow at 7 in the mornin. i love hearin the detroits in the mornin when you start em up and the smoke flies and IT LIVES. I ran a 240 this summer and i liked it alot. in my opinoin it is the best you can get. it is one of the older heavier biult 240s and it works great. we had two skidders on the job and the other was a 225. we prefer the jacks cause they are easy to fixand dependable machines. i would like to try a 380 witha six cylinder detroit because of the power shiftbut nothing bigger because the places we work you cant get big stuff through.
the 225 is ok but i like the 240 the best  

[timberjack240]

ill agree wiht everybody that the detriots are loud but there is nothing like the sound of a detriot comin out of the hollow at 7 in the mornin. i love hearin the detroits in the mornin when you start em up and the smoke flies and IT LIVES. I ran a 240 this summer and i liked it alot. in my opinoin it is the best you can get. it is one of the older heavier biult 240s and it works great. we had two skidders on the job and the other was a 225. we prefer the jacks cause they are easy to fixand dependable machines. i would like to try a 380 witha six cylinder detroit because of the power shiftbut nothing bigger because the places we work you cant get big stuff through.
the 225 is ok but i like the 240 the best  

[Scott]

 When my dad had some of his land cut a few years back the loger used a 230, 350 and a 380, all of them Timberjacks. The 350 had a 353 detroit in it and you could hear that thing 2 miles away (literally). the 380 was a really nice machine and it had the 453 GM in it (i think) Anyways it worked really well and the logger really liked that 380.

[sawmillsi]

hi guys,

i have been offered a C5-D treefarmer, but am still not sure.

Does anyone know how much it weighs? I need to know as i can't afford the overloading tickets.

its got a gearmatic winch - any problems usually associated with these?

its got a 353 detroit, i have heard these guys will run on the sight of an oily rag.

thanks

si

[Ed_K]

 Sawmillsi, I run a taylor w/ gearamatic 19 winch. On the rt side theres a small teardrop cover, under it is the control for brake fluid to the clutch. There's some o-rings and rubbercup seal. 4 cap screws hold it to the center shaft which turns all the time. Keep extra's in your tool box, they don't last more than 6 months. If you look up gearamatic on internet you can down load a manual to work on the whole winch.