Mini Forward Trailers

We have a lot of forests which need timber extracting from stump however due to the nature of the woods large tractors are not suitable so we are looking at approx 30hp compact tractors to pull mini forwarders.

Can anybody recommend suitable mini forwarders for the task

Have you considered a horse?

you can get timber trailors for atv they cost about 2000, i keep putting in for one in my budget but they chuck it out:bawling:

Lamberhurst machinery?

I built a timber arch for extraction behind the quad, to ride side. Great, dont have a:cry: quad now one of the Rexxon forwarders from caledonian forestry would be most excellent, for a large volume of extraction.

for a large volume of extraction.

I have these plans on my PC, you could easily downscale them for quad use.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sawmill-bandmill-firewood-log-loader-trailer-plans-weld_W0QQitemZ140238465268QQihZ004QQcategoryZ61788QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l1262

John, the other very neat solution I have seen is a 4 tonne site dumper fitted with timber bolsters in replacement of the skip. They will go anywhere, and are cheap and dead simple to work on. I have even seen them turned into mini forwarders with the addition of a small crane and the seat and steering reversed through 180 degrees.

The other method, and my favourite is the 4 tonne tracked dumper - VERY light on the ground, and will go anywhere - (ignore the slow skidsteer driver - I had got off to take the video)

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First link is the supplier (Nr Penrith, Cumbria I'm afraid), second link is the rig. The supplier knows his stuff, used to teach machine work at the national school of forestry. Have seen one behind an alpine tractor go places I wouldn't take a quad and bring out reasonable loads. Not cheap though, work wouldn't buy me one:bawling:

http://www.lle.org.uk/

http://www.remorques-jms.qc.ca

Ask for Steve, hes a top bloke very willing to help and easy to deal with http://www.alpinetractors.com/implements.htm#timplements