Falling pics 11/25/09

[lumberjack48]

Recaps, retreads same thing

 

[jrcat]

lj, I never heard a caped skidder tires, but I gonna ask ma tire dealer when I see him

I have never seen capped skidder tires either, would be interesting though. Lots of gravel pits in my area with capped loader tires so why not. Loader tires take a beating too BAD.

 

[twochains]

Who is needing skidder tires?? Who ever it is needs to hit me up! I have a line on some excellent deals and prices...seriously!

 

[jrcat]

Who is needing skidder tires?? Who ever it is needs to hit me up! I have a line on some excellent deals and prices...seriously!

Northman needs one. Look at his post here from earlier or look in the skidder thread .. Looks like he stuck one with a piece of wood..


Northman are those AG tires on that ? they almost look like ag tires

 

[jrcat]

Find someone to give you a deal on foam fill!

Thats what I would do if I had the ching to do it lol

 

[HuskStihl]

Thats what I would do if I had the ching to do it lol

Don't see a lot of Asian loggers....:jester:

 

[northmanlogging]

Northman needs one. Look at his post here from earlier or look in the skidder thread .. Looks like he stuck one with a piece of wood..


Northman are those AG tires on that ? they almost look like ag tires

No, there bfg "Logger Specials" probably been on the machine since 1983... Not so sure they have the steel belting that the Firestones have. (Ironically my birth father worked at Firestone making skidder tires up until a few years ago...)

Took it in today (after breaking a breaker bar...), tire dudes hymmed and hawed, but they should be able to fix it maybe... I hope... got the spare on and running it for now, wont get the other tire back until Saturday at the earliest

 

[bitzer]

Good video bitzer, felling and bucking with the 390. That 390 sounds and cuts like the 034 Supers i fell with for years. I loved tipping timber with the 034, impressed me everyday i used it. I fell tree length for two skidders day after day with one, 8 to 12 tanks of gas a day.

I ran recaps 35 yrs ago on a C5 cable skidder with no issues.

Thank you! I liked your comment a while back about there are three ways to fall a tree without a wedge. Using dutchmans and the like. Its good to know there are others out there cutting hardwood that don't bore every ####ing tree.

 

[RVALUE]

Not to hijack the thread, but I have never heard a good reason why they don't foam a used tire.


The foam guys I talked to years ago, wouldn't do a used tire.

Anyone?

 

[treeslayer2003]

Not to hijack the thread, but I have never heard a good reason why they don't foam a used tire.


The foam guys I talked to years ago, wouldn't do a used tire.

Anyone?

donno r, but wouldn't a skidder ride awful rough with foam?

 

[northmanlogging]

donno r, but wouldn't a skidder ride awful rough with foam?

Skidders ride smooth? Never heard of such a thing...:biggrin:

 

[jrcat]

That foam flexes and gives you should see foam filled loader tires flex and roll. After all it is FOAM so has lots of air space or gas filled space. The foam will actually adhere to the inside of the tire from what I have seen. so a clean tire is essential. Imagine if that foam hardened separate of the tire..... you would have a loose tire with a semi hard inside .. it would destroy the tire in short order.

 

[treeslayer2003]

ya'll know skidders beat the crap outta ya, grapple worse than cable. found out to run more air in back on the grapple ta keep bead from rolling. now it beats me worse but tires stay on rim.

 

[twochains]

Some vids from the other day. Nothing big just knocking down a set of RO. They will be listed in sequence. Thanks in advance for watching.

My Edited Video - YouTube

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[kjp]

Some vids from the other day. Nothing big just knocking down a set of RO. They will be listed in sequence. Thanks in advance for watching.

My Edited Video - YouTube

FILE0005 - YouTube

Nice work! You can really lay em down.

 

[bustedup]

Good on ya TC

 

[roberte]

Some vids from the other day. Nothing big just knocking down a set of RO. They will be listed in sequence. Thanks in advance for watching.

My Edited Video - YouTube

FILE0005 - YouTube

I told you it was good stuff

 

[HuskStihl]

TC that's the best falling video of yours I've seen. Very solid job

 

[bitzer]

Stem lean trumping top weight. The picture is a little deceiving. The top is over the back a ways. The stem had a decent lean to the lay. Used a wedge as a bobber. These always play mind games with me.

Made 2 12s and 2 10s out of her.

This red is probably going to be the tallest stick in this woods. two 12s, a 10 and four 8s.

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[jrcat]

Nice work bitzer.