Gotta love it. My Dad mask myself had several logging tractors. We had. International 560 and the traded that for a case international 885 which was a beast with a front dozer blade and was almost unstoppable. We traded that tractor for a 440 John Deere skidded. We went a wet area on the same exact spot and buried the skidded while the CI went out while pulling logs at the same time. Later on we had that skidded in places where you never would put a tractor while being faster.
The old 440 was a beast. There were a lot of them around here at one time. Theres actually still one buried just out of sight about a mile north of where this video was shot. It got stuck in a bottomless bog and just kept sinking. The last time I seen it just the roof was visible, but a couple years later it had gone completely under.
With my 45 years of off and on woods work, I can agree with 45hp+ tractor IF one is going to make a living working in woods. IMO a tractor your size with FEL is 10x better then a cable skidder, a skidder cant load or stack logs, a tractor can and a skidder cant use pto implements, a skidder is only good at one thing.... But for part time logging and getting firewood, a 30hp tractor with pto winch is fine, I get all my firewood and logs out with a L3400dt, and IMO a 28hp is the smallest one should go using a pto winch, so when snow get 2' deep I'm done. And I NEVER NEVER hook logging chains to the slots on the winch, all my trees remain hooked to the cable slides. I also suggest on rocky ground keep tire chains on all year round to protect expensive tires..... A couple things you should do, put some removable forward stops on the front forks to keep logs from rolling back, I hate seeing logs lifted with no forward stops..... Then on your logging chains with rod on the ends, weld a half chain link on that rod so a pulp hook can be used to pull chain under log. 2nd Make a 1/4" x 16" separate rod with a [1/4"Galvanized Spring Snap Link ] welded on one end and half chain-link welded on other end, to quickly hook on logging chain to help get under log, then you can take that extender off and store it on tractor.............
The Timber jacks were good. There were a lot of 440 John Deere around here as well. It's just a little harder to select cut with a skidder yarding tree length
I just replaced the original four this year. They were tore up quite a bit over 20 years of woods and farm work. The original back tires both had blow out patches and I've replaced a few tubes.
Yes there will be. Unfortunately, I sprained my knee the day after I filmed the tractor logging video. Then we got three feet of snow. But, the snow is settling and the knee is improving.
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I think we communicated before. Love Doaktown and the Miramcihi.
Gotta love it. My Dad mask myself had several logging tractors. We had. International 560 and the traded that for a case international 885 which was a beast with a front dozer blade and was almost unstoppable. We traded that tractor for a 440 John Deere skidded. We went a wet area on the same exact spot and buried the skidded while the CI went out while pulling logs at the same time. Later on we had that skidded in places where you never would put a tractor while being faster.
The old 440 was a beast. There were a lot of them around here at one time. Theres actually still one buried just out of sight about a mile north of where this video was shot. It got stuck in a bottomless bog and just kept sinking. The last time I seen it just the roof was visible, but a couple years later it had gone completely under.
Great setup. I run basically the same. Stay warm.
Pretty frosty here today
@@ERLong-ww7yn same here, with 30 inches of snow.
great video
With my 45 years of off and on woods work, I can agree with 45hp+ tractor IF one is going to make a living working in woods. IMO a tractor your size with FEL is 10x better then a cable skidder, a skidder cant load or stack logs, a tractor can and a skidder cant use pto implements, a skidder is only good at one thing....
But for part time logging and getting firewood, a 30hp tractor with pto winch is fine, I get all my firewood and logs out with a L3400dt, and IMO a 28hp is the smallest one should go using a pto winch, so when snow get 2' deep I'm done. And I NEVER NEVER hook logging chains to the slots on the winch, all my trees remain hooked to the cable slides. I also suggest on rocky ground keep tire chains on all year round to protect expensive tires.....
A couple things you should do, put some removable forward stops on the front forks to keep logs from rolling back, I hate seeing logs lifted with no forward stops.....
Then on your logging chains with rod on the ends, weld a half chain link on that rod so a pulp hook can be used to pull chain under log. 2nd Make a 1/4" x 16" separate rod with a [1/4"Galvanized Spring Snap Link ] welded on one end and half chain-link welded on other end, to quickly hook on logging chain to help get under log, then you can take that extender off and store it on tractor.............
All very good suggestions. Thanks for the input.
Cut a lot of wood with tractors years ago, but prefer my 240 timberjack. Would really hate to go back to a tractor.
The Timber jacks were good. There were a lot of 440 John Deere around here as well. It's just a little harder to select cut with a skidder yarding tree length
Dandy video. Have you gone through many tires over the years?
I just replaced the original four this year. They were tore up quite a bit over 20 years of woods and farm work. The original back tires both had blow out patches and I've replaced a few tubes.
Not bad at all
Keep up the good work
Any logging videos coming soon?
Yes there will be. Unfortunately, I sprained my knee the day after I filmed the tractor logging video. Then we got three feet of snow. But, the snow is settling and the knee is improving.