Alpine tractors for low impact forestry

[Big J]

I've agreed to buy this little Iseki. Only 20hp, but enough to run a little 2t Igland winch and a log splitter which are the two things I need at the moment. 

 

I'll get it forestry guarded when I have a minute. It'll be at work next work

 

[slack ma girdle]

I've agreed to buy this little Iseki. Only 20hp, but enough to run a little 2t Igland winch and a log splitter which are the two things I need at the moment. 
 
I'll get it forestry guarded when I have a minute. It'll be at work next work [emoji3]
 

Does it come with tyre levers and extra grease to get you into the cab?

[Big J]

13 minutes ago, slack ma girdle said:

3 hours ago, Big J said:

I've agreed to buy this little Iseki. Only 20hp, but enough to run a little 2t Igland winch and a log splitter which are the two things I need at the moment. 
 
I'll get it forestry guarded when I have a minute. It'll be at work next work
 

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Does it come with tyre levers and extra grease to get you into the cab?

I've put the requested in! ?

[dumper]

I’m in need of a good laugh please post picture of you in cab

[Big J]

5 minutes ago, dumper said:

I’m in need of a good laugh please post picture of you in cab

I will when I pick it up!

 

The only kind of machine that I wouldn't look like a giant in is a full sized forwarder

 

[spuddog0507]

12 hours ago, Big J said:

I've agreed to buy this little Iseki. Only 20hp, but enough to run a little 2t Igland winch and a log splitter which are the two things I need at the moment. 

 

I'll get it forestry guarded when I have a minute. It'll be at work next work

 

you will be cutting the cab of at the week end ?

[Big J]

17 minutes ago, spuddog0507 said:

you will be cutting the cab of at the week end ?

Haha! It'll be fine - I'm surprisingly bendy for 6ft 8". 

 

Besides, I probably won't be the primary user of it in the long term, or if I am using it, it'll be mainly winching so I'll be out of the cab most of the time.

[daveatdave]

1 hour ago, spuddog0507 said:

you will be cutting the cab of at the week end ?

what with winter coming 

[spuddog0507]

12 minutes ago, daveatdave said:

what with winter coming 

eh they never had cabs in the good old days of forestry , but men where men in those days and all the sheep just looked worried,!!!!!

[Big J]

I've deliberately gone for one with a cab as it's easier to put the guarding on it. 

 

It'll look comical, with it basically being a dinky toy with forestry guarding, but being only 1.1m wide it should get around into some tight spots and a 3.2t winch will have enough pull to be useful. I'll probably put larger wheels and tyres on it in due course.