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

[openspaceman]

I dont know much about the leavers you have shown, have you tried V M D spare parts in Sweden? they are pretty good and know their stuff and speak English, ask to speak to Mike Schultz.

 

Mike and VMD supply the joysticks in the earlier post, makes a cheaper option than a joystick and box for the voac valve chest and should be superior with ramp as well as max-min

[County 764]

Ok thanks. How's your 1210 doing these days?

 

Been going good, how's the OSA been?

 

Looks small next to this 1710

[Wood wasp]

1210 looks good, despite being bit dwarfed! Osa is going well (touch wood) and so far all the basics seem sound enough so going to tidy up electrics and hoses a bit plus fit new tyres. Crane wiring is first port of call.

 

The spares machine has better headboard so might swap that over too

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that picture alone makes me want to get into forestry.

[Wood wasp]

Some interesting pics in Forestmachineoperatorsjobs page on facebook - tree head through a harvester cabin, looks a close one

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

that picture alone makes me want to get into forestry.

 

Come on Ed....

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Ooh er

 

WHOLE TREE WOOD CHIPPER | eBay

[Gray git]

84k, that's a lot of chipping to pay that off!

[Big J]

Been thinking a bit more about the mini forwarder thing, in particular the mini excavator idea you suggested TCD. I worked out you could get a quite new 2.2t excavator (sub 2000 hours, zero tail swing), grab, timber trailer, low mileage TD5 110, plant trailer and training for about £24k.

 

Realistically (on a 2-2.5t payload), what would you expect a machine like this to pull out in a day on an average site?

 

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Advantages are that it has a greater lift capacity than most forwarders it's size, and the hydraulics will be stronger (IMO) and quicker. Main disadvantage is slow tracking speed (4.2kph) so limited to sites with shorter extraction routes.

[Wood wasp]

How would it be tracking over brash and stumps, what clearance is on those things?