Three days ago it was down near zero degrees when I showed up at the woods. The skidder started fine, and I let it run a half hour to warm up. After it was warm I hooked to a big tulip polpar log, but the skidder balked at pulling it. I just couldn't get any power out of the motor. I parked the skidder and told the landowner who lives on site that I would be back next week. I can't see tearing up a machine just to say you went to work. I had to spend a few days on the road looking at timber anyway.
