Buying a forwarder

[openspaceman]

Going to look at a FMG/Timberjack 1210 any one had experiences of the early 1210's?

 

Played with one for a day in 2000, my mate had it leased from FC and I wanted to see what common knowledge controls were all about, being used to 6 levers on the Counties. I cannot remember much about it except the lack of "seat of your pants" feel and that we went where no county would dare to go. It was a clear fell for some opencast mining and apparently not unusual to fall down an old shaft.

[County 764]

haha ye I'm use to the 6 levered counties, Timbers getting a bit to big and slopes a bit to steep for it now. Still you couldn't find a simpler machine to get going again when something brakes down.

[elfinwood saws]

As TCD said we love our Bruunetts simple and robust and hard working, it's in the woods working 5 days a week not bad for a 30 year old machine and it,s fantastic on fuel. Our Bruunett driver was off ill yesterday so i did a day on it working on the side of an old pit heap, enjoyed it so much, i,m going to drive it Saturday morning as well, we don't normally work weekends.

[Logrover]

Im learning on an osa 250 and like said before simple but loads of old electrics! Capable and good value for money!

[AlexB]

Im learning on an osa 250 and like said before simple but loads of old electrics! Capable and good value for money!

 

You got it out yet rich?

[Logrover]

Easy to get out, quick tug with a 7 ton digger, got 4 on site! Peat and forestry is two things equalling a nightmare! Really need a second set of band tracks.

Got another 4 loads or so to get out, its that wet were moving the wood to where i can get to with an excavator and timber grab and bog mats is needed.

 

 

[tommytopsoil]

Don't let the enviro gang/rspb catch you 'releasing all that carbon into the atmosphere'... You'll give them heart failure :001_rolleyes:

[County 764]

The Bruunetts are tempting being a lot more simpler to fix and a bit smaller in size just not seen any for sale recently.

Going to take a look at this 1210 tomorrow all being well so will ad a few pic's

[mendiplogs]

As TCD said we love our Bruunetts simple and robust and hard working, it's in the woods working 5 days a week not bad for a 30 year old machine and it,s fantastic on fuel. Our Bruunett driver was off ill yesterday so i did a day on it working on the side of an old pit heap, enjoyed it so much, i,m going to drive it Saturday morning as well, we don't normally work weekends.

HI ELF looks a nice bit of kit that mate well done mate jon

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

The Bruunetts are tempting being a lot more simpler to fix and a bit smaller in size just not seen any for sale recently.

Going to take a look at this 1210 tomorrow all being well so will ad a few pic's

 

If it's the one I think it is, looks good for the £. Got to be 8 wheeled imo.