Small scale timber extraction

[JimE]

I built this a few years ago, full hydraulic drive etc. Works really well, pretty good fun. Never finished it though, just sits in the weeds down the garden!

[RichardT]

Nice! Specs?

[Paul Smith]

I built this a few years ago, full hydraulic drive etc. Works really well, pretty good fun. Never finished it though, just sits in the weeds down the garden!

 

Please tell us more!

[Andy Collins]

Something really cool about that!

[JimE]

Heres another picture and some from building it.

Its 30HP, all hydraulic drive (there are 3 pumps stacked behind the engine). Each wheel has a hydraulic motor and you can select to which wheel you send the power. Articulated steering, reckon it weighs about a ton.

I built it from all new parts over about a years worth of evenings

 

It has a linkage on the back and couplings for a skidding grab, blan way for a blade on the back and a hydraulic winch on the skidding grab.

 

Got as far as making the tractor work, playing with it and it has parked up for the last 3 years as I havent had time to do any more. Still only got 30 hours on the clock.

If anyone is after a project I would sell but its worth alot in parts!

 

[RichardT]

Ah, I think I saw this on MachineBuilders.net a while ago. Very impressive work. I've been thinking for a while about a CADTRAC type build but the absence of a US-sized pool of cheap wheel motors &c has put me off so far.

 

Also thought about using my little 20hp Multione loader as a donor

 

"If anyone is after a project I would sell but its worth alot in parts!"

 

Hmmm. Ballpark numbers?

[JimE]

Yes, i was on machine builders back then. Good forum, then it sort of disappeared?

 

All the parts over here are so much more expensive than there. Wheel motors are quite dear as you say. Occasionally you find used stuff, but not that often.

Itd be mid 4 figures. PM me if you are serious.

[JimE]

Alright guys, there is an AGT835 on ebay at the moment. Not mine, but I've seen the tractor.

LINK

Its not a bad price just just the tractor, and you get some free tackle with it.

[treedave]

Is that steves tractor? Guess from the e-identity. Just had a look at your second hand page Jim, like the large cc carrao, can you send me some pics and details by email.

[JimE]

Yes Dave.

 

I have emailed you some more pics of the TRX on the website.

 

We also have just got in a TN with roll bar. Nice woodland tractor.