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MICKEY108

January 28, 2013, 11:06:51 PM
i"m looking at this dozer to log with cut roads skid trees everything wondering about pro and cons thanks for any help

ST Ranch

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January 29, 2013, 01:58:00 PM
mickey 108 - try the following thread - may help Tom

https://forestryforum.com/board/index.php/topic,63618.0.html#top
LT40G28 with mods,  Komatsu D37E crawler,
873 Bobcat with CWS log grapple,

treefarmer87

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January 29, 2013, 02:03:56 PM
track wear vs skidder tires is a big one. if you are on steep or wet terrain, they are a plus
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redprospector

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January 29, 2013, 08:22:29 PM
Quote from: MICKEY108 on January 28, 2013, 11:06:51 PM
i"m looking at this dozer to log with cut roads skid trees everything wondering about pro and cons thanks for any help
I've got a JD 450b, maybe a little smaller than a d3.
All I can say is that if you remember they are little dozers they do good. If you start treating them like a big dozer...not so much.

Andy
1996 Timber King B-20 with 14' extension, Morgan Mini Scragg Mill, Fastline Band Scragg Mill (project), 1973 JD 440-b skidder, 2008 Bobcat T-320 with buckets, grapple, auger, Tushogg mulching head, etc., 2006 Fecon FTX-90L with Bull Hog 74SS head, 1994 Vermeer 1250 BC Chipper. A bunch of chainsaws.
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