The End of TJ

Rob · March 26, 2006, 10:37:50 AM

Went to the local Timberjack dealer the other day , and was very saddened by the bulletin they have in their parts and service department . As of October 2006 there will NO longer be any Timberjacks manufactured . I knwe it would happen sooner or later since Deere bought them out in 2000 and also has since changed their forestry line up to the TJ colors .

Just thought I would post it here for those of you die hard TJ fans and others to read who did not know . It's the end of a era :(

Later Rob

sawguy21 · March 26, 2006, 10:40:11 AM

That is sad. There were a lot of TJ's in the bush here.

Rob · March 26, 2006, 10:45:46 AM

Company I work for got a new 460D dual arch in 2005 and were talking about replacing the 548GIII next year with another 460 but thats not gonna happen .. Guess it will be a new 648 or 748GIII next year for me to run.. But none the less very saddening to hear TJ is done for

Coon · March 26, 2006, 02:12:54 PM

That sucks. TJ has been a way of life in these parts. Just found an old 230 for sale fairly cheap.
Brad.

Sawyerfortyish · March 26, 2006, 06:12:49 PM

My old tj been going so strong it might out last John deere :

Button · March 28, 2006, 07:03:07 AM

I don't think so. The new machines are so expensive,nobody but the larger companies can afford them.They are so computer oriented,you will need a degree just to fix them. They are improving themselves beyond what is needed. The older TJ's are easy to fix with generic parts. Sorry TJ Sorry JD I just don't need you anymore. My TJ will endure. Detoit Diesel is still going strong, as long as they do my TJ will always have a future !! If not I will swap in a 6 stroke.

Ed_K · March 28, 2006, 08:13:08 PM

I read last night that Cat took care of Tigercat the same way. My old Taylor is still going ;).

Sawyerfortyish · March 28, 2006, 08:19:27 PM

Talked to the Tj dealer today because my old 230 broke an axle. It's 32 years old and the parts are still available and will be here by next day air. The TJ dealer told me that the guys with newer machines will be hurt the most by JD as soon as the parts inventory is sold out they won't be able to get parts for them. The older machines have so many aftermarket parts available they'll just keep going and going.

SYOUNG · March 28, 2006, 09:05:20 PM

Ed K

That is a myth that you read, Tigercat is going strong and is an international forestry equipment leader.

Steve

Rob · March 29, 2006, 04:36:15 AM

Hi Ed ,

Long time how ya been ? I think you maybe thinking about Timberking , Cats lineup of wheled and tracked feller bunchers , they will no longer be Timberking now they are going to have Cat or Caterpillar logo's on them . As Tigercat is still up and running .

As for the parts inventory most of the New TJ's atleast the skidders anyway can use alot of the Deere skidder parts etc . So they will be around for a while .

Later Rob

Ed_K · March 29, 2006, 07:58:31 AM

Rob, your right, I should have gone and looked in the TimberHarvester mag again.

timberjack240 · March 30, 2006, 06:58:39 PM

thats ok the new timberjacks were a real timberjack they were jonh deeres wanna be tj's ;D they werent real timberjacks anyway ... real timberjacks were a beautiful ORANGE not ugly green and as long as therea detoit screamin somwhere the legend of a REAL timberjack will live on 8)

JP Sinclair · April 11, 2006, 06:05:42 PM

Yep, I knew the day I saw JD bought TJ that it was only a matter of time. I couldn't be happier to have my 84 230E. What a great machine, detroit power and easy to fix. That machine is bulletproof. I bet the old TJ's will get pretty popular, not that they aren't already....

Sawyerfortyish · April 11, 2006, 07:36:42 PM

Ditto JP I got a 74 TJ 230 thats workin every day now

SwampDonkey · April 12, 2006, 05:22:05 AM

I see quite few of the orange ones around.

Ron Scott · April 12, 2006, 07:26:02 PM

I'm sure that they will be around awhile before they're all "green". ;) They're very popular here.

timberjack240 · April 12, 2006, 08:30:07 PM

ive seen 4 skidders in the past week or so
2 timberjacks
1 john deere (aka peice of junk) ;D :D
and 1 BIG cat
and the timberjacks were ORANGE baby 8)

timberjack240 · April 13, 2006, 04:13:13 PM

nothin was meant by that john deere thing i was jokin around here every body JOKES who has the better skidder and why but i gess not everybody does that so nothin was meant by it and if anybody took it the wrong way thats not how it was meant it was all in good fun

Jeff · April 13, 2006, 04:43:40 PM

timberjack240, if anyone took offense to that, they need to start hanging out with other loggers and learn how to take an elbow. Yer right. Timber jacks should be orange. They sink when they are green.
;D

David_c · April 13, 2006, 05:23:32 PM

Quote from: Jeff B on April 13, 2006, 04:43:40 PM
timberjack240, if anyone took offense to that, they need to start hanging out with other loggers and learn how to take an elbow. Yer right. Timber jacks should be orange. They sink when they are green.
;D

Thanks for the luagh :D :D

timberjack240 · April 13, 2006, 05:54:30 PM

now that is definately not a real timberjack that "so called " timberjack is where it belongs ;D as for the joke this is the email i got :
"timberjack240 Hopefully this is a helpful hint.
Knocking down someones product that you don't like doesn't do anyone else any good, nor does it make you look knowledgable. Rather the contrary, and it shows your age.

You have good and helpful knowledge to share, in a positive manner. Keep hanging in there " .... so i figured a few people took it the wrong way but like i sed it was all in good fun

nothin meant by it
timberjack 240

sawguy21 · April 13, 2006, 06:53:39 PM

What Jeff said.

Jeff · April 13, 2006, 07:36:54 PM

I cut my teeth when I was a kid of 20 on an old 404 timberjack cable skidder. Been a lot of years but I can still hear and feel that detroit with a full skid when I think about it. I loved working in the woods that fall and winter the mill was closed.

timberjack240 · April 13, 2006, 07:59:26 PM

yea jeff theres nothin liek the sounds of a detroit diggin through the mud loaded down with a skid and all you can hear is bbbbbaaaauuuuuggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ... thats what makes a true timberjack ;D and i love it :D 8)

sawguy21 · April 13, 2006, 10:50:38 PM

I remember riding shotgun in a bull nose Kenworth with a 318 and a straight pipe behind the cab. Conversation was next to impossible with the jake on. Cop didn't like it either :D