Swedish 8x8 mini forwarder

[barbender]

I dream of building something like that, too many other projects though

[evergreenforestmgmt]

Ok folks, here it is.  I emailed the company on this nice rig.  Here's the damage;
Hello Mr Savage,

 

I am glad to here that our Alstor fits you needs.

Unfortunately we have no machine running in the United States .

But the price is from 352000:- SEK exclude freight. (approx. $58600 USD inclusive freight to the United States )

 

If you have any more questions please do not hesitate to contact us for further information.

 

Your Sincerely

 

Lars Jansson VP

 The machine does fit my needs, but Ouch!!  That's borderline ridiculous!  You can buy an older full size forwarder for same price or less.   I'm sure that's probably not the machine they show with the full cab either.  I wish I was smart enought to figure out how to build a rig like that.  I can weld really well, but I don't know enough about hydraulics as far as sizing a motor and speeds and flow, etc.  Otherwise, I'd say it would be a lot cheaper to build one.  If anyone has any ideas, let me know!!

[twobears]

 that price is beyond OUCH!!! just find yourself a good hydrulic's supplier and they can tell you what you need as from as pumps,motors ect,to build one.you,ll need to have a idea of how much it,ll weight,how fast you wanta go,ect

  delbert

[SwampDonkey]

And just think, those woodlot owners over there have smaller woodlots than we do.