ransomes crawler in steep woodland?

[offgridchris]

following on from my other posts. we have upgraded the quad with better tyres and possibly doubling them up.

 

the iron horse is out of the question.

 

i have found a few old posts about the ramsomes tracked crawler. has anybody seen one in a steep woodland?

 

along with a lewis winch, quad bike and trailer it could provide a relatively cheap way to extract timber from our woodland. and open up the possibility of further work in the woodland around us.

[burrell_]

this is mine great toy but if u want somthing with a load gut thats small try looking at a bristol 25 mate

but the mg6 and 40 are good tools as they have 3 gears

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Done exactly that; will try to find thread with pics...

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Here you go; read the whole thread...

 

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/large-equipment/10933-suggestion-timber-forwarding-steep-slope.html

[offgridchris]

thanks for the posts and the link. interesting reading. although the extraction was down hill. the tractor looked great. at least if i brought one it would hold its value and i could take it the local show.

[RichardT]

On the basis of my limited experience of using tracked kit in my woods, the first question to ask is how easily thrown tracks can be refitted, the second is how it copes with sideslopes and stumps - CoG, grouser pattern, etc.

[Treegeek]

I know of a yard where there are 5 of these old ransomes crawlers 4 sale very near salisbury wiltshire

[offgridchris]

treegeek,

 

could you send me some details on the location of the ransomes? i think the "newer" mg40 sounds like the one.

[RichardT]

In case you're interested in a punt on old kit, in the classifieds of the current 'Tractor & Machinery' there's a Krabat tracked mini skidder with fixed winch, 60s Swedish machine, they crop up occasionally in Scotland (I think James Jones may have imported them).

 

Google not much help but there are a few snippets on Youtube (Krabat 232) and this old print ad :

 

KRABAT 232 SKIDDER BROCHURE bei eBay.de: Vintage Construction (endet 05.02.11 14:52:01 MEZ)

 

In Aberdeen IIRC. £1800. Dodgy diff but can't be that complicated....

[offgridchris]

the krabat looks great. thanks for the link. a bit out of my price range. i'll keep a look out for them on evilbay. the only thing that would worry me are spare parts my swedish is not to hot