Skidder with a FEL

ozarkgem · April 24, 2014, 08:05:10 PM

anyone ever see a skidder with a FEL? I was searching the internet ads in the upper midwest and saw one for sale. Now I could use that. Eliminate one piece of machinery at the landing. Skid them out and load them up. That is what I do with my tractor now but the skidder and loader would be better.

Brleclaire · April 24, 2014, 09:21:40 PM

Pettibone made one back in the day. They have a plant in Baraga MI that use to manufacture skidders and made some with front end loaders but never caught on. I know of a couple units that are still running around here.

shinnlinger · April 24, 2014, 09:30:44 PM

I can't imagine it would it be too hard to weld a tractor FEL on a skidder, but I bet it would be tippy on rough ground.

coxy · April 24, 2014, 09:56:42 PM

some of the old tj had them to

BargeMonkey · April 24, 2014, 10:11:36 PM

Ive seen 1, and was told you could the mounts added to your 440A for a backhoe. Theres one up in a field near Amsterdam N.Y Deere had a forestry package for the 410C-510C hoes years ago to use as a small landing loader on the header, I have the sales brochures tucked away.

thenorthman · April 24, 2014, 10:30:24 PM

There was a garrett for sale near here couple years ago that had a loader on it. Actually a couple of em.

And somewhere in my Deere manual it mentions having a backhoe option, and something about a funny blade lever, which it seems like mine has, push it all the way forward and it bypasses and sends everything to a secondary system, which I don't have, so assume that is where all the hydrotrans fluid is going

logman81 · April 25, 2014, 09:08:48 PM

Like this one

ozarkgem · April 25, 2014, 09:10:58 PM

Quote from: logman81 on April 25, 2014, 09:08:48 PM
Like this one

I like that! Is it yours?

thecfarm · April 25, 2014, 09:15:02 PM

I don't know what kind of skidder that is. But that thing is scary looking. ;D That looks like a new piston for the clamp,looks nice and red.
You gotta put that picture in the timber harvest equipment thread.

logman81 · April 25, 2014, 09:35:30 PM

It's a pettibone and it's for sale.

ozarkgem · April 26, 2014, 04:32:25 AM

Quote from: logman81 on April 25, 2014, 09:35:30 PM
It's a pettibone and it's for sale.

shipping would be to much. Guess I could road it.

redprospector · April 26, 2014, 02:15:11 PM

Quote from: ozarkgem on April 26, 2014, 04:32:25 AM
shipping would be to much. Guess I could road it.

I don't know. Do you think you could see around that monstrosity?
I think visibility would be poor enough that you might knock the bark off a few cars on the way. :D

ozarkgem · April 26, 2014, 08:32:13 PM

Quote from: logman81 on April 25, 2014, 09:35:30 PM
It's a pettibone and it's for sale.

how much are they asking for it?

logman81 · April 26, 2014, 08:42:00 PM

$15,000

coxy · April 27, 2014, 07:11:31 AM

Quote from: logman81 on April 26, 2014, 08:42:00 PM
$15,000

good luck with parts I have a skidder like that its a 501 with out the loader and cant get parts so mine is going to the bone yard :D

BargeMonkey · April 27, 2014, 06:36:54 PM

Quote from: coxy on April 27, 2014, 07:11:31 AM
Quote from: logman81 on April 26, 2014, 08:42:00 PM
$15,000
good luck with parts I have a skidder like that its a 501 with out the loader and cant get parts so mine is going to the bone yard :D

Exactly what he said... in a few years alot of the parts are going to be non existent.