The forestry and logging pictures thread

[CLEARCUT]

When’s the pickup getting swapped up for a service truck?


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That would be nice. A lot more organization and room.

 

[Skeans1]

That would be nice. A lot more organization and room.

I’ve ran both but will never go to a full service body you lose the ability to tow fifth wheel which is huge for me. We have one flat bed built with 5’ upper tool boxes on the sides and a couple under the bed plus I still have a fifth wheel mounting still available.


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[davidwyby]

Ok, fellers how would you fell this without busting the log? It’s leaning East. I want it to go South. I will have a lift and backhoe and or big loader and big truck with cable.

I don’t really want to cut into that huge mess at the bottom. If I cut it off above it, I’m afraid it will fall too far and break. So I’m leaning towards cabling it up, digging it out, and pulling it over. Stump needs to come out anyway.


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[Lightning Performance]

Ok, fellers how would you fell this without busting the log? It’s leaning East. I want it to go South. I will have a lift and backhoe and or big loader and big truck with cable.

I don’t really want to cut into that huge mess at the bottom. If I cut it off above it, I’m afraid it will fall too far and break. So I’m leaning towards cabling it up, digging it out, and pulling it over. Stump needs to come out anyway.


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Rig it and rip it out.

 

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[davidwyby]

That pic reminds me. Those of you who fight fires, do you think military surplus trucks with more Offroad capability (and a lot less expensive) would be better than the street trucks with a driving front axle added on?

 

[CLEARCUT]

I’ve ran both but will never go to a full service body you lose the ability to tow fifth wheel which is huge for me. We have one flat bed built with 5’ upper tool boxes on the sides and a couple under the bed plus I still have a fifth wheel mounting still available.


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That’s true...I’m looking into several options at the moment.

 

[HYPERSAWS]

That pic reminds me. Those of you who fight fires, do you think military surplus trucks with more Offroad capability (and a lot less expensive) would be better than the street trucks with a driving front axle added on?

These are what they use alot offroad
"Skidgen"

 

[mrmoneywood]

Up here in northern New Mex

 

[Skeans1]

These are what they use alot offroad
"Skidgen"
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Been seeing a lot of 6 wheel forwarders converted as well.


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[Skeans1]

That’s true...I’m looking into several options at the moment.

If you want I could get you some pictures of the truck and how it’s setup.


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[Skeans1]

This is one of the handiest machines I own if you guys don’t have one pick one up you’d be amazed what you can make.


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[silveradol9h]

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What you using on that 148 Fecon? Spent a summer running an ASV PT100 with a Fecon mulching head. Most of it was for the fire safe program but also some work for the forest service. Got a bigger job down around Potlatch, ID so my boss decided to rent a Fecon machine (I think it was the 90) so we could get it done quicker. Of course he wanted to run the rental with the steel tracks and let me slide down the mountain on the rubber tracks.

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[mrmoneywood]

What you using on that 148 Fecon? Spent a summer running an ASV PT100 with a Fecon mulching head. Most of it was for the fire safe program but also some work for the forest service. Got a bigger job down around Potlatch, ID so my boss decided to rent a Fecon machine (I think it was the 90) so we could get it done quicker. Of course he wanted to run the rental with the steel tracks and let me slide down the mountain on the rubber tracks.

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I can’t tell you much about the machinery. The boss runs the equipment and I get the hell outta the way and dump the trees that the mulcher can’t get to