Pretty cool selective logging tool...

[385XP]

I like the looks of it also. It makes me want to build something like it with a grapple and a winch, for small parcels.

Yes there are certain jobs that a small machine would be nice for and i think the fire wood business would be one of them.

 

[tramp bushler]

Shawn ; is the sales man I have delt with he has sent along a bunch of vids ect. So far Ithaca , a poster on here is the only one I have read who actually has and logs with one ...... From the sounds of it he loves his ... He has the forwarder trailer with his ..........
. I honestly have no idea how much money a contract logger makes ... It has to be quite a bit to afford all that diesel and expensive iron ................

I do however know how much I need to make . and the Forcat will make it for me .....
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The Argo isn,t tough enough IMO . there are lots of them around here . They are a perfect moose hunting rig as they will pack a moose out and but for bashing into logs , no . And they are pretty spendy , 15 grand ect ..... I can get a small Komatsu dozer for 11 k . But I will have to build an arch and find a hydraulic winch .??? still doable ..

 

[Turkeyslayer]

I have been using a tractor/winch combo and am very happy with it. Around here it is flat with semi deep ravines 150'+,and it is amazing where the tractor will go at only 66" wide. And the winch will pull an impressive amount. I also pull the setup behind my 1 ton no problem.
http://www.arboristsite.com/showthread.php?t=116946

 

[tramp bushler]

Turkey slayer . That is a great setup, was it less than 20 K $ ....... You came to the same realization I did ,only you figured it out alot sooner than I did ..

 

[Turkeyslayer]

It was closer to 30k Canadian, but I bought new from a local dealer. From what I have seen they can be had at a better price in the US, which I believe would get you closer to the 20k mark.

 

[Turkeyslayer]

If thinking about tractors a good place to look is here:http://www.tractorhouse.com/