Purpose Built Forwarder Thread (OSA, FMG/Bruunett, Entracon, Norcar/Logset etc)

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Dave, it's time to do the centre joint. Any advice?! NOT looking forward to it!

[Dave177]

As daunting as it seems its not too bad. Ill try and type a quick run through of how I did it. Mine will be done again soon as the shims I had machined dont get clamped tight enough so they will get welded in

Drive over a big ish log so the cab is supported by this. Undo/cut off the bolts that hold the bunk to the frame, lift the bunk off with the crane. Its heavy and just doable. Stow the crane over the front onto the floor

Take off the plate that goes over the rear diff/center pivot- its heavy.

Undo the hydraulic line that goes to the rear diff, and drift round the big locking pin that holds the center joint.

Take the prop off,I cant quite remember how this is done.

Lay a sleeper on the ground/something smooth jack up the rear frame near the center and use a slow winch to pull the rear away from the center pivot.

Take the steering rams out, mine had been welded before and was a nightmare to get apart.

The center pivot then unbolts with 2 clamps on the chassis, 2 big bolts inside the the allen bolts top and bottom. Then you will need to chisel/beat the top/bottom caps off and your done. To aid us in the future we drilled and tapped 4 m10 holes in the edges of the top caps to wind volta in and extract in the future.

After that its new bearings and reassemble.

Hope it covers it, I would say its a 2 day job for 2 people

[Dave177]

Just thinking about it now if it is just the bearings its a simple case of undoing the top bearing carrier, changing the bearings and repeating with the bottom. I would grab the rear bunk with the crane then you can use it to level up the bearing holes

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Neighbour up the road bought one o them (International Tractors) brand new to buckrake silage.

The hired help thought it was great crack to still be travelling forward with the wheels spinning madly in reverse, an visa-versa.

OK smooth concrete lubed with squashed grass is quite slippery, but the old girl took simply dogs abuse and never lay down.

Very sound engineering, and a therefore cracking base-unit for a forwarder.

That I recall

 

https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/international-hydro-84.15291/

 

IH 85 Hydro for Sale - KG Kingston

[County 764]

The Valmet's been working well. Mostly on thinning and yard work

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

The Valmet's been working well. Mostly on thinning and yard work

 

Love those pics.

[Logan]

Ditto.

 

That 840 looks like a great machine.

 

Those logs in the first picture don't look too shabby either.

 

Do you know roughly the length lowloader needed to move it and it's weight empty?

[County 764]

Cheers, can't fault the thing it runs spot on.

 

I think its just under 12t will take a look at the manual. Its fairly short as the back bolster slides out to take 2 bays of 3m.

[Logan]

Takes 2 bays of 3. It's a good sized machine. Probably needs more than 7.5m of lowloader from headboard to ramps, I'm guessing. I'm tempted to try the 840 instead of using our valtra roof mount, but put off by the reliability issues in general of older high hour forwarders. Also, how well they handle short distances of road as occasionally we have to haul wood back to a farmyard etc.. Cheers, John

Edited April 25, 2017 by Logan

[County 764]

Takes 2 bays of 3. It's a good sized machine. Probably needs more than 7.5m of lowloader from headboard to ramps, I'm guessing. I'm tempted to try the 840 instead of using our valtra roof mount, but put off by the reliability issues in general of older high hour forwarders. Also, how well they handle short distances of road as occasionally we have to haul wood back to a farmyard etc.. Cheers, John

 

Hi John

 

I think my forwarder is slightly longer than it states in the manual. But the drawing gives you an idea of overall dimensions for transport.

 

Running costs are always an issue with older machines this ones just done over 12k and mechanically fairly sound.

 

Cheers Mark