I can see you and Bert getting one of these Tigercats and with the 22MB fill up all of tge surrounding fields!!!😂😂😂😂 Thanks for the video!! Lots of people have no idea of this part of the process of gathering wood!! Stay Hydrated and Have a Safe Day
Nice work by the operator, machine and you. Toilet paper raw material but I noticed he stacked a little cherry separately. They really keep that machine clean for being two years old. GNI
Chain saws replaced double man saws. Most jobs/tools are eventually replace with a better faster safer way eventually. Not many people ridding a horse and buggy these days.
I know now that i have a harvestor i wont go into the woods without it.. gets rid of alot of trees quick .. like this spring had a 270 acre woods to clear cut and startedj on it the beginning of march and finished it 2 weeks ago. And started the next 112 acre spot last week. Only downside is need more skidders to keep up with it. Lol..
How many men with chainsaws is this machine doing the work of? Certainly must be hardly any injury and death in the woods now .In less than a minute a tree is felled, cut in to accurate lengths,half the bark stripped off and sorted if need be.And the operator will be as warm as toast in the winter no doubt listening to his favourite music.
What happens to all the "slash" laying on the ground when they are done harvesting trees? Do they pile it up and burn it or.......???? Again I am from the plains of SD, we have no trees here (very few) when we have that stuff laying on the ground we have to pile it, or try to use it for firewood or something. (sometimes just burn it, after it is piled)
I always thought of a feller buncher as laying down full length trees being skidded out with a grapple skidder to a landing and being run through a processor, thinking different parts of the country using generic terms in the end.
By producing other revnue streams i.e. contract logging from this very expensive equipment he able to subsidize his firewood raw material acquisition costs to the point of close to net zero. Allowing his company to then process these no net cost wood logs into the higest value "excepting pizza oven kindling" firewood. Income is maximized and costs for raw materials is/are largely non-existent. Lots of capital deployed to lower costs and increase margins while keeping his finished products costs less than his compatitors that may have no employees. Even his bean counters are happy, Smart. Ray Stormont PS This equipment looks to be fun to operate, it's like the military guys who train mightly for special ops in no small part because they get to blow things up!!
Used harvesters can cost $300,000+ depending on how many bells and whistles the unit has. To justify the price, this equipment should be running full-time including maintenance. That is an investment far beyond most.
Good morning Chris!!😀😀 It's nice but I don't believe it's a Scorpion killer. I know a couple guys that would make him look pretty bad with their Scorpions. Take care buddy!!😀😀💚💚 Logger Al
