Alstor 8x8??

[Lyncombe-climber]

Thanks mate.

[Lyncombe-climber]

Is it only Caledonian that do them? Seems a much better price!!

[doobin]

Forget quads, they're not the right tool for towing. There was a thread a few months back where some muppet swore his mate used to pull three ton with an 800cc- Ill try to dig it out. Essentially for anything other than pulling a small trailer with tools you need a tractor of some sort- a quad just doesn't have the weight to put the power to the ground. Which incidentally is the point of a quad- low ground pressure personal transport.

 

 

As for Kymco putting other quads to same- I presume you've not tried a Honda then?

[Chris Sheppard]

Even a 20hp compact tracor will pull a small timber trailer (like a vahva jussi etc) more convincingly than a quad.

 

Our Kubota is physically about the size of a fergie 135 and pulls our 4 tonne forwarding trailer without breaking sweat and is still only about 5ft6/6ft wide.

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Mini digger with a small timber trailer on the blade

There was a cracking video on here a while back, can't seem to find it now

 

[Lyncombe-climber]

Forget quads, they're not the right tool for towing. There was a thread a few months back where some muppet swore his mate used to pull three ton with an 800cc- Ill try to dig it out. Essentially for anything other than pulling a small trailer with tools you need a tractor of some sort- a quad just doesn't have the weight to put the power to the ground. Which incidentally is the point of a quad- low ground pressure personal transport.

 

 

As for Kymco putting other quads to same- I presume you've not tried a Honda then?

 

Haha. Yes I've used Honda, Kawasaki and Yamaha. But the kymco just does it all for me.

[Lyncombe-climber]

Thanks TCD. I like that idea a lot.

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

or an entracon loglander

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClRaGeox8sU&feature=player_embedded]Forwarder ENTRACON Delaware (LogLander) with tracks - YouTube[/ame]

 

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amongst others!

[josharb87]

I've used the log lander

 

Was speaking to a forestry company one lunch who were looking at alstor for a site, not knowing anything I suggested the kranman, they just laughed, they don't have a good reputation for pro useage

[Chris Sheppard]

or an entracon loglander

 

 

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amongst others!

 

I could really make use of one of those, it would replace the current rig quite nicely. Just don't fancy being tied to an expensive machine for however many years it would take to pay it off.