I know it's easy for someone to say how your doing it wrong or i would have done it different sitting here on computer. Im not going to do that ,but i am going to ask you a question. Do you not think a track feller buncher and like a 2154 with processor head on it would yield a lot more production?
probably too big and cumbersome to run through the hilly, wooded terrain. what looks like new england hardwoods. this setup is the most common in northeast hardwoods, from what i've seen.
me being grown up around feller bunchers and forestry equipment processor heads are not cheap and they can handle the rocky and hilly terrain in Ontario
Nice operation not sure where you are located , If you are in Ontario though any idea where I could get parts for a 440 B John Deere skidder I inherited . I would really like a couple used 18.4-26 tires till I see how it works . I got a small mixed hardwood bush with this too maybe cut me some firewood , I heat with save buying and clean up some bush roads again nice video .
So you cut, delimb, and bunch with the Deere/Rolly? I thought I was the only guy who figured it would work well. You have the exact setup I want. Only have 648 GIII for now. Slasher comes next. Then the big ticket tracked machine.
Hi guys! So, which technique is still better, John Deere, or Tiger cat? I'm from Russia, and I really hope for your opinion, because I want to buy equipment for work in Russia. Thank you for the video. All the guys have success in their work, and all the best, the best.
really good video, you put it together very well and it shows the process nicely. much better than my usual videos. your operators handle the equipment with respect.
Its interesting. We are so different. Does anyone knows how many cubic meters of wood they do here in one month? I just want to compare. Over there is for one harvestor and forwarder monthly norm around 1600-2000 m3. If thinks go well and nothink breaks up.
thanks for the vid, george ross. intresting way of cutting to length. seems fast and all straight to the stack, no picking small lengths in the woods, and less damage to tracks as theres is no 20 ton plus fowarder loaded and rutting the tracks. thanks from jason in mid wales in u.k.
+Joshua Smith Hi Joshua. The Kellers do not own a sawmill or shingle mill. It's a tough way to make a living. Right now with the Canadian dollar the way it is Canadian forest products are attractive to American buyers. The pulp mill in Trenton is doing more business. Klayton owns and operates a firewood processor. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-my32mftc_V0.html
@effinghamhick I agree with effinghamhick, i ran both a 640G and 640GIII (both cable skidders unlike the one in the video) for years and we worked em pretty hard, no major issues ever they are like sherman tanks. Tigercat and Cat may have better units but ill bet they cost a lot more too. I did here from a fellow logger than the older cats where slow as smoke but i think they fixed that a while back. That being said i do like tigercat's feature where the seat can turn and face the rear. I got out several years ago when the housing market slowed way down and the guy i was working for sold out. Either way my back is still sore from looking back so much I wouldnt turn down the opportunity to try the other rigs, never got the chance.
I love that you are recording things like this. I live in the area, as you know, and I have never seen the whole process, just the trucks loaded with wood. Good stuff.
+reelimpact Thanks Lois. I'm happy to help show and promote our local area especially efforts of hardworking, risk taking individuals. Logging, one time the economic backbone of the local economy is not what it was. But as we see it is still employing people. Readers interest: Lois is editor/publisher of www.madawaskahighlander.ca/ a very popular, local newspaper which celebrates cottage and country life in Madawaska & Addington Highlands of Eastern Ontario. It is an eclectic mix of stories and photos from pioneer days to present times. It's on-line. I guarantee hours of quality, interesting reading.
My old man had two can- cars with gearmatic transmission. He learned logged and died old school! Butt warmers w air conditioning and surround sound:get a job!! A real job!!
+Reg Sparkes The feller buncher does a great job topping and limbing and saves the cost of an extra man with a chainsaw. Casey Keller has just bought a 'forwarder' which transports logs from the bush to landing... no skidder required. Well that's the plan. I hope to soon have a video on the new equipment in operation. Thanks for watching and commenting Reg.
+TheWildYam The final stage is hauling the wood to a pulp mill, sawmill & firewood processing plant. The truck is equipped with a grapple loader, eliminating the need for a loader on the landing. Thanks for watching.
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