what is your favorite skidder?

[treefarmer87]

whats your favorite skidder and why, post pics if you want

[IMOWOOD]

proably a TJ380C cable or a 450 but its gotta have the cummins

[4genlgr]

my tractor

[Reddog]

One that runs ;)
Other than that I can work with about anything.

[Bobus2003]

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

[Corley5]

One that runs ;)
Other than that I can work with about anything.

That's what I was gonna say  ;D

[Maine372]

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.

[treefarmer87]

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 :-[ :-

[Mark K]

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.

[chucker]

deere 440........................

[forest.c]

deere 540A

[treefarmer87]

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 :-\

[timberfaller390]

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

[GRANITEstateMP]

treefarmer87, what's your location, I'd be interested in a milky TJ...

Matt

[wi woodcutter]

John Deere 440D

[mad murdock]

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.

[Twig farmer]

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..

[nhlogga]

Love my old Clark 664C but really love the 648G I run. 'Ol Clarky needs lotsa TLC.

[tlandrum]

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

[Twig farmer]

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..."

[tlandrum]

my 667 is an 84 model and my f66g is an 88 model and its considerably bigger than the 667 most guys around here use smaller skidders in these mountains, but for me i like to move as much wood as i can at once

[bushmechanic]

I would have to say hands down a Timberjack 230D or a 230E must have a dirty,noisy,and loud Detroit Diesel and a Hercules winch and preferably Eaton diff's.

[ford62783]

ive gotta say a tj 240 dsnt matter what model a through e as long as u get dirty looking at that detroit under the hood and a gearmatic winch and eaton rearends. ok im kinda partial to the 240 e lol

[a old timberjack]

any old timberjack with a screamer in it!! just like the one i got, a 225c. just like i say, its a  " a old timberjack "

[Wild willy]

TIMBERJACK 225