1270d

[lumbertick]

Anybody ever ran a timberjack 1270d?
If so what's the pros and cons
This one has a waratah 616c head on it

[1270d]

AIS has some videos on youtube of a d model with a 616.  It looks slower than the 480.  What is the advertised benefit of the 616C head over the 480C.  Seems like the 616 has smaller motors, smaller cut diameter ( by quite a bit)    Is it cheaper, or supposed to last longer. 

Must be something good, Ive heard of quite a few guys in the LP buying them.  Having to give up the squit boom, and lower knives wouldn;t be so great.

[Ken]

I researched the 600 series heads before making my purchase this spring.  As 1270d said I did not like the idea of not having lower grab arms as I deal with a lot of unmerchantables.  The 600 series heads are also bulkier than the 480 which made me think they may be harder to do selective cuts with.

[lumbertick]

They say the 616 is faster then the 480 and it is built a lot heavier to do hardwood... Everyone I talked to down here that has ran both say the 616 eats the hardwood up and the 480 breaks when they run a lot of big hardwood...

[furltech]

I have run a 1270d but it had a 754 head on it

[lumbertick]

Finally got it on the job and ran it for the first time today... A lot diffrent then the fabtek but I love it so far... Sure eats the wood up in a hurry!

[1270d]

Just a demo, or you in it full time now?

[lumbertick]

Just signed papers today... In a red pine thinning right now... Today was my first full day in it was cutting 10 per hour.. Hopping to average 15 by end if next week

[1270d]

One thing for sure.  You'll be a lot more comfortable while you work.

[lumbertick]

Just signed papers today... In a red pine thinning right now... Today was my first full day in it was cutting 10 per hour.. Hopping to average 15 by end if next week

[lumbertick]

Oh ya way better... The biggest thing is learning the boom it's ass backwards to my fabtek lol...

[1270d]

Left hand parallel?

[lumbertick]

Ya the left stick is the jib and the right the main lift

[1270d]

With no squirt boom is the left hand z button open?   If it is you should see if they can set up proportional feed on that switch.   That would be real nice to have.

[lumbertick]

Ya it is open... They said they can set any switch to what I want... Right now it doesn't do anything... You got Facebook? I got a video off it on my page