In this video we rescue a 518 caterpillar skidder that was abandoned in the woods from unfortunate circumstances. #caterpillar #diesel #heavyequipment #construction
Take the grapple off the boom, add a cable shive and yes you will have an amazing recovery rig! It will go anywhere you need and pull out heavy loads. It’s super rugged and can take a lot of abuse. Matt’s off-road will be jealous
1973-74 I operated a TimberJack w/5/8" cable and three 1/2" chokers, then moved up to a Case skidder. That didn't last long. The Case was much taller and felt more tippy. Quickly returned to the TimberJack. Logging was by far the most dangerous job I've ever had, but loved every minute of it.
I haul equipment, and have my "work keys" which is a master set and a sub set of most common, but somehow, a CAT, Genie, JLG and Bobcat key have ended up on my personal set as well, lol
Hey Quinton !!! Thanks for giving Casey some work as been a bad last 3 mos. for him !! 🤔🙄 Yepper !! Waiting to see the rebuild on this 1 for sure !! 😂🙂🙃😉👍👍👍👍👍
Casey with friends like Iron king he should get you a big hydraulic winch from a dozer to put down in between the frames at the back of your trailer that will run off the trailer engine so you can load dead equipment for him. A match made in heaven!
Perhaps one of the most reliable pieces of steel cat has made. They are very rugged and made to last.. Others had made them but not equal to the 518 or the much bigger 528.. Great video.. This skidders are king in eastern Washington, Oregon and much of Northern California.. 👍☺️
30 years ago we were logging a unit with huge p pine and sugar pine.. Most grapples go to 108 inches. One dat early a skidder 518 was wheel walking a. Giant p pine and 300 feet from the landing the skidder separated. Ha is broke in the middle.. The skidder got fixed in a few hours and back to work..The unit was running 110 to 130,000 feet per acre.. Yellow jacket nests every 30 feet and a bit a rot in the second log.due to a fire 35 years before..Many 3 and 4 log loads..
You know... if you had that Pete and your own lowboy... would love to see that ole Pete of yours put to good use. Raised in Bend, lived in Pribeville for about a year in the early 80s... Love the "local boy" videos
Get a pre 1994.5 ford and you will have a EMP proof logging setup. . And the cows reminded me of the old frase, free beef-with the tires you buy..LOL..
Keep the winch. Keep the winch. Keep the winch. Name of the game is "versatility". The more things you can do with a piece of equipment the more valuable that equipment is, right? Couple of ideas to put in your head on ways to keep it. You'll need at least 2 pumps for a skidgine, hi volume/ low pressure and hi pressure. (Side note, check out the portable pumps the coast guard uses. High volume to the extreme!) Why not make a shelf in the front of the tank so that the top section of the tank will cover the winch and both pumps? You could then either weld a "tunnel" thru the tank, further bracing the baffles. Or you can use a couple of roller fairleads and route the winch rope under the tank. By keeping the winch you can do the fires and also use it for recoveries if needed. Putting a winch on the blade isnt a bad idea. Like i said, versatility, and i happen to know where a big industrial winch is just sitting with a full spool of 1/2" wire rope. Needs a little work, and a drive motor. But its decent.😊. Anyway, just a couple of thoughts. Take em or leave em.
Be prepare stuff like this will start show up door steep due high interest rate logging start slow down lots will end up left bush.i saw that bc 1980 due paul volker high interest.i work bc se coal I saw dirt moving pick up stuff left and right.good luck with skidder.thank video😮
Whats the price of that thing? Ball park :)? My favorite RU-vid channel! And Casey is a great addition! he awesome, brutally honest fella. keep on making videos!
I think that you can include more establishing shots/info to help better tell the story, especially the overview at each phase. Casey has been doing better and better at this.
Can you please tell me if there is a way to lock the to parts of the skidder together so they do not articulate while in transport? I thought I saw some way of doing that on that machine when you climbed up the iron steps on the right hand side of the skidder - this would be on the time marked 11:35 - I could not tell if you could put a bolt in there or if there was a transport bar that can connect both sides. Please keep collaborating with Casey since he has his new Western Star rig!
Did you buy that crummie from scott logging? Looks like the 7.3 my brother drove when he worked for them back in 2010. He ran skidder and eventually stroker for them.
When Casey stop at the store I thought it looked like the place he got a meatloaf sandwich. I was right and now I’m hungry. Can you pinch a car in two with the grapple before you take it off?
surprisingly disappointing.... lol it started right up... wtf... lol the first thing i said... thats a cat for you... leave em sit, and they fire up and purrr... fire fighting unit huh... nice... hydraulic pump and a diesel pump?? is it going to be able draw its own water as well??
@@quintonbartolotta because you can set the grapple down between the rear trailer axles. You will gain 2-3 “ of deck space. Also it spreads the weight out better. I know skidders are light. But everything helps.
Dude! Huge missed opportunity ! I suspect your looking for as many views on this video as you can and hopefully more subscribers ! You should have simply added in your video description ...... with Casy Ladel !
1973-74 I operated a TimberJack w/5/8" cable and three 1/2" chokers, then moved up to a Case skidder. That didn't last long. The Case was much taller and felt more tippy. Quickly returned to the TimberJack. Logging was by far the most dangerous job I've ever had, but loved every minute of it.