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Offline treefarmer87

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what is your favorite skidder?
« on: February 11, 2010, 09:03:11 am »
whats your favorite skidder and why, post pics if you want
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Re: what is your favorite skidder?
« Reply #1 on: February 11, 2010, 10:24:33 am »
proably a TJ380C cable or a 450 but its gotta have the cummins

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Re: what is your favorite skidder?
« Reply #2 on: February 11, 2010, 02:13:04 pm »
my tractor

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Re: what is your favorite skidder?
« Reply #3 on: February 11, 2010, 02:39:42 pm »
One that runs ;)
Other than that I can work with about anything. :)

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Re: what is your favorite skidder?
« Reply #4 on: February 11, 2010, 07:14:26 pm »
I love the JD 440, Have One now thats been tweeked over the years.. Brother had one a few years ago. There just nice for there small size and not all that heavy making transport easy



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Re: what is your favorite skidder?
« Reply #5 on: February 11, 2010, 07:39:03 pm »
One that runs ;)
Other than that I can work with about anything. :)

That's what I was gonna say  ;D :)
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Re: what is your favorite skidder?
« Reply #6 on: February 11, 2010, 07:51:22 pm »
one i dont have to fix.

the best skidder has no seat and no steering wheel. for the logger who has lost his @$$ and doesnt know which way to turn.

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Re: what is your favorite skidder?
« Reply #7 on: February 11, 2010, 08:15:32 pm »
haha i like that maine372,  i wish i had enough money for the 440 deere down the road from me it has a brand new motor on it that hasnt even got any grease or oil on it it is just outta my price range :-[ :-
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Re: what is your favorite skidder?
« Reply #8 on: February 11, 2010, 10:05:11 pm »
I like my old TJ, been a good machine. Costs me about $600 a year in wear parts to keep it going but the money it makes me, I can't complain. Uses about 10 gallons of fuel a day and a quart of oil because Detriots love to drool :D. I do like the old 440's and 540's, they are alot more user friendly and have a better ride.
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Re: what is your favorite skidder?
« Reply #9 on: February 11, 2010, 10:12:52 pm »
deere 440........................
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Re: what is your favorite skidder?
« Reply #10 on: February 11, 2010, 10:23:08 pm »
deere 540A :) :)
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Re: what is your favorite skidder?
« Reply #11 on: February 11, 2010, 11:29:41 pm »
i like TJ too i had a chance to get a 230 for $2800 but i passed on it the tires were terrible and it had milky stuff in the radiator :-\
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Re: what is your favorite skidder?
« Reply #12 on: February 11, 2010, 11:33:09 pm »
The condition of the tires would be a big selling point for me. A set of tires can cost as much as a good used skidder
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Re: what is your favorite skidder?
« Reply #13 on: February 12, 2010, 09:51:54 am »
treefarmer87, what's your location, I'd be interested in a milky TJ...

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Re: what is your favorite skidder?
« Reply #14 on: February 12, 2010, 11:11:20 am »
John Deere 440D :)
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Re: what is your favorite skidder?
« Reply #15 on: February 12, 2010, 03:25:23 pm »
Until I moved west, I thought that nothing existed outside of TJ, JD, Gafner, Clarke, Pettibone, CanCar, IH, and Franklin.
I would have to say the Garrett 15A I have now is the best for what I need.  Like was said before, if what you got works for what you're doing, then its the best one.
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Re: what is your favorite skidder?
« Reply #16 on: February 12, 2010, 03:38:59 pm »
John Deere 648D dual arch with a winch. Simple and tough as a coffin nail. Don't need a PhD. in physics with a minor in mechanical engineering to work on it. Pulls like mad, can push up a log pile with ease. Best skidder JD ever made.
If my air cooled Twig Farmer had lock in/out axles I'd say it was the best..
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Re: what is your favorite skidder?
« Reply #17 on: February 12, 2010, 07:36:54 pm »
Love my old Clark 664C but really love the 648G I run. 'Ol Clarky needs lotsa TLC.
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Re: what is your favorite skidder?
« Reply #18 on: February 12, 2010, 08:21:24 pm »
i tend to like clarke machines, i have a 667 line skidder for sale if anybody needs one  and am running my f66g grapple skidder now. clarkes seem to be tough as nails
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Re: what is your favorite skidder?
« Reply #19 on: February 12, 2010, 09:00:01 pm »
I have a 667 line skidder
Some years ago there was a good sized woodlot being cut right next to the lot I was on, both of them had some steep ground.
The feller cutting the lot had an old (1977?) Clarke 664 cable...3-53 noisemaker and an auto..
One day I drove in to see how he was doing, and he had a shiny new 667 cable machine there...and it was a monster compared to the 664 and my Twig Farmer..
I asked him how he liked it, and he smiled wide and said "Makes life awful easy..."
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