granted its a wicked slick yarder, with a full up hill and down hill, eaglet cariage, and a mid support, just not enough timber in this project to cover the risk.
Another idea to toss around would be a tonger if you're any good at redneck fly fishing.contacted him on FB, he wants too much for that yarder to be worth it, 135,000 and I'd still need a loader...
What is happening is they are having to fly stuff out farther to keep working for the companies.yeah... try $199,999 through pape for 12000 hour machine
The messed up thing is 2 years ago yarders where like flies at a picnic, now everyone thinks they have a gold mine in the scrap heap.
with the strength of us customs... not much is worth looking abroad, except drugs... but thats another forum.With the strength of the US$, is it worth looking abroad?
Could you imagine what insurance would be with a setup like that?and then theres this http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/for/5441990789.html
If they'd even insure it, I know we almost lost our insurance over an older two stage reach that used a pin instead of the clamp. What would hauling of even a small tower cost to move?I'd rather not... might be cheaper then the payment on skagit in oregon though.
Going to say some friends of ours have a 330 cat shovel mid 90's build from Vernonia to enterprise Oregon cost 10k.Small like a koller 301 or 501? moving probably not much since they are either truck mount or small trailer mount (I.E. electric brakes even). Or even one of the Christy yarders usually mounted on a mack or Ferd l8000, most folks around here charge by the hour if they have to haul a trailer, I could con a friend into driving a truck fer me... hel they would almost do it just to get close to logging again... the koller trailer mounts I could move with Ye Ole Dumper Truck, and probably only spend a small fortune in gasahol. Granted a 301 is undersized for anything but the smallest jobs out here.
You start talking Skagit or Madil then you need a lowboy chase cars, permits, gets ugly fast. Unless you get somewhat smart and get a trailer mount Skagit.
moving one from Kanukia to the States is mostly a paperwork fiasco, declaring ownership, various fees, inspections, registrations, stamps, etc. The War Dept used to work for an outfit that had operations in BC and WA, moving from one side to the other took about 5k and a week of arguing, not including the actual haul, which has to be done with a truck licensed both in BC and WA.
It's one of the B's so just a jeep or a tail, they did all the flagging and had to buy the permits for the haul.330 is a big machine, chase cars, permits etc
https://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/hvo/5462027554.html330 is a big machine, chase cars, permits etc
To me that little truck mount would be more handy and they will lift a ton too.Saw that, and a christy in oregon for like 64k...
I understand that completely but it's a great start into a track machine as we did, especially using a pull through delimber, I will say we have broke a 210 boom before but we over use our equipment at times.the truck mounts are wicked cool, cause you can just pack up and go, but having a excavator would be more versatile for where I'm at for now, can't really shovel log or pop stumps with a truck mount loader.
I remember our old 210 as a kid with a screaming Jimmy, foot swing and 5 stick lever set up my grandfather loading 125 ft poles with a live heel on it.the truck mounts are wicked cool, cause you can just pack up and go, but having a excavator would be more versatile for where I'm at for now, can't really shovel log or pop stumps with a truck mount loader.