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Re: small skidder
« Reply #80 on: January 20, 2011, 06:46:22 pm »
Wow, Ed! :o That is some coin, she'll be new!
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Re: small skidder
« Reply #81 on: January 20, 2011, 07:41:25 pm »
That's what i did, rebuilt what i had, no sense buying somebody else's problems

Good job Ed
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Third generation logger, owner operator, 30 yrs felling experience with pole skidder. I got my neck broke back in 89, left me a quad. The wife kept the job going up to 96.
I owned, 8  Homelite's  , 17 Husqvarna's, 6 Jonsered's,  12 Stihls, 2 Partners,  5 Skidders  4 trucks  3 crawlers 2 tractors

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Re: small skidder
« Reply #82 on: January 20, 2011, 09:31:11 pm »
That Taylor skidder should serve you well now that it is all rebuilt!
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Re: small skidder
« Reply #83 on: January 21, 2011, 12:51:46 pm »
That's the thing with rebuilding something- you know exactly what you're dealing with. Kind of like helping an old friend along :)
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Re: small skidder
« Reply #84 on: January 21, 2011, 06:55:00 pm »
I don't mind getting a skidder that needs a little fixing. I'm pretty good with fixing things I've rebuilt several machines from the ground up, Like Deere 40 crawler from the ground up, Oliver cleat track, David brown tractor and a Brush bandit 200+ chipper. So if I can get one for the right price and needs a little work that's fine. I actually enjoy working on them because you get to know the machine and how it ticks. :) 
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Re: small skidder
« Reply #85 on: January 21, 2011, 07:16:10 pm »
Logman81 are you still going to look at the one in Troy ?
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Re: small skidder
« Reply #86 on: January 21, 2011, 07:19:29 pm »
Ya I trying to get some free time on a weekend to go look at it.
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Re: small skidder
« Reply #87 on: January 22, 2011, 12:53:16 pm »
The one in troy is not the same skidder, The one I was interested in was only $5 grand and within my price range. The one in troy is probably a nice machine but out of my range don't wont to have to work that hard to get that kind of return back. :D
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Re: small skidder
« Reply #88 on: January 22, 2011, 02:43:37 pm »
The pr75 Rockwells I bought from PowerTransmission in Duluth MN are checked out and rebuilt.  I've been happy with them.  The price was right.  I hope I don't have  to go thru this old girl again, but, except for the motor, everything else is fixed/rebuilt/rebushed/or checked out.   Sounds like EdK went even farther than I did.  However a new skidder would be lots more than that, so I guess its money well spent.
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Re: small skidder
« Reply #89 on: January 22, 2011, 09:27:32 pm »
It was a shock at first,but I originally paid $6300. 11 yrs ago and fixed the winch to go to work,so it dosen't owe me anything.I just wish I had put 100 a month away for this rebuild.
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