Ford County or Similar

[Stephen Blair]

There is one up here which is rough as buggery and the guy wants 15k for it!!!! unreal....

 

Was even thinking valmet but probably couldnt afford one - should have bargained hard with SWB before he sold his!!

 

the other guy got a bargain mate at 45k, if your not fast you are last.

[Highland Forestry]

the other guy got a bargain mate at 45k, if your not fast you are last.

 

Well out of my price range !! Lovley bit of kit though.

[renewablejohn]

Avison sprayers have a MB Trac 900 on at 8k but you should be able to get for 6k

[Saw-sick Steve]

Anybody know of any for sale, prices etc?

 

Just wondering how much I would need to budget for a county wth roofmount and forwarding trailer for a possible upcoming contract.... seems it will cost me alot to pay a local contractor to come in and do the extraction so I'm thinking I might as well buy one for myself..

 

 

Any thoughts?

 

My mate runs over a dozen Countys as winch tractors on pipeline work, and has seen a very good return on his investment. Increasing rarity, coupled with collectability, means prices are high. If you can afford it, buy a half-tidy one, do yer extracting, then sell it on or keep for a while and sell on.

Either way it should at least hold its value, or be an appreciating asset.

Better than losing money on either a contractor or a Valmet:001_smile:

[Highland Forestry]

My mate runs over a dozen Countys as winch tractors on pipeline work, and has seen a very good return on his investment. Increasing rarity, coupled with collectability, means prices are high. If you can afford it, buy a half-tidy one, do yer extracting, then sell it on or keep for a while and sell on.

Either way it should at least hold its value, or be an appreciating asset.

Better than losing money on either a contractor or a Valmet:001_smile:

 

They do seem to be a formidable tool....

Finding a half tidy one is not easy.

 

Working on another angle now and looking at small crawlers with wide tracks..

[josharb87]

seen this?

 

- Forwarders - All countries - eArborist.com

[Stephen Blair]

They do seem to be a formidable tool....

Finding a half tidy one is not easy.

 

Working on another angle now and looking at small crawlers with wide tracks..

 

crawlers need low loaded, counties do about 12mph, you cover a big area matt, if i were you i would bo for the mog winch machine in clasifieds. 3 seats, 50mph, 2 remote control winches on it, you can put a chip box and get a chipper mounting on the back blade aswell.

[skyhuck]

crawlers need low loaded, counties do about 12mph, you cover a big area matt, if i were you i would bo for the mog winch machine in clasifieds. 3 seats, 50mph, 2 remote control winches on it, you can put a chip box and get a chipper mounting on the back blade aswell.

 

Only 2 seats in the cab mate, but a great machine all the same!!!

[Saw-sick Steve]

crawlers need low loaded, counties do about 12mph, you cover a big area matt, if i were you i would bo for the mog winch machine in clasifieds. 3 seats, 50mph, 2 remote control winches on it, you can put a chip box and get a chipper mounting on the back blade aswell.

 

You could buy a bleddy good County for Mog money, and have enough change left over to buy....

....another County!

[Curvey Burrs]

crawlers need low loaded, counties do about 12mph, you cover a big area matt, if i were you i would bo for the mog winch machine in clasifieds. 3 seats, 50mph, 2 remote control winches on it, you can put a chip box and get a chipper mounting on the back blade aswell.

 

Doing 12mph you will need to leave the day before you need to get there! So low loader cost are not ruled out whatever.