Timbco 420

[380LGR]

Anybody running early 90s timco 420s any good?

 

[380LGR]

Im looking at one with a 33in head was just wondering some of the draw backs of the machine.

 

[380LGR]

Thanks for the reply and info!

 

[joesawer]

Maintenance , maintenance, maintenance! If I remember right there was over an hour of daily maintenance.
Good producer in rough ground but $$$$ eating machine.
The earlier models seemed like they worked on them as much as they ran them.

 

[380LGR]

Just wanted some ammo to try to beat the dealer up on.

 

[Burvol]

I handfall oversize right now on a side running a 445 Timbco with a 22" Quadco Hotsaw. That machine goes on some impressive ground. Like all machines of it's nature, there are some things that wear with time, but I have seen that machine hang tough for the 5 years I have been around it with no major issues, really. Of course the operator is top notch, and that makes a big difference in how they last.

 

[Burvol]

Im looking at one with a 33in head was just wondering some of the draw backs of the machine.

Are you new to the bar saw? One draw back on the learning curve is bending bars.... I'm not an operator, but I have seen plenty of it first hand.

 

[joesawer]

I handfall oversize right now on a side running a 445 Timbco with a 22" Quadco Hotsaw. That machine goes on some impressive ground. Like all machines of it's nature, there are some things that wear with time, but I have seen that machine hang tough for the 5 years I have been around it with no major issues, really. Of course the operator is top notch, and that makes a big difference in how they last.

The earlier ones need a lot more TLC. The R and D helped reduce a lot of the problem areas.
Yes, with all machines the operator makes all the difference.

The work some crazy ground are the right size. I have seen them grabbing trees to pull them self up to it and scotching the tracks on the stumps to help keep them on the mountain.