Cheap Bulldozer Winch

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I cant imagine liking a Stihl chainsaw over a Husqvarna XP, I have the 550xp I think it's faster than my son's Stihl 291

A lot of it is preference, but you are comparing a homeowners chainsaw to a professional saw too, or at least the 550XP is in the semi-professional line up. I am not so great on lower cc husky saws, but I think that is how it was explained to me anyway. The 562 is in the professional line up, which is kind of sad on its own considering its lack of performance. It is light in weight, and has a few features I like, but like I said, get it a touch dull and I am wishing it had a few more cc's like the Stihl MS 461.

Why does Stihl still put two same side teeth in a row on their 18" bar.

This is simple geometry. The Stihl has a few less drivers so when the chain comes together it happens to be on two back to back teeth on the same side. I actually view that as an asset, as when I am filing my saw that is always where I start. With my new Husky I have to mark the teeth with paint so I know where I started.

Now if the winch on that dozer was hooked to a loader trailer that had power drive wheels, that would be a reel great set up for soft ground logging.

I thought about adding power assist, but it actually works really well in soft ground as it is. The trailer can hold over a cord of wood, but it is almost impossible to physically load that much on with its current stakes. Even fully loaded though, I have had it in mud so deep that the wheels stopped turning, but it hardly mattered to the bulldozer, it just kept dragging it behind.

I like if behind my bulldozer because of weight transfer mostly though. With my tractor, due to the 3 point hitch, if I load long logs on, it will make the front end of the trailer ride up and cause the tractor to break traction. With the solid hitch on my bulldozer, long logs just tries to lift the back of the bulldozer, and at 11,000 pounds, that is not happening. The bulldozer blazes a pretty smooth path through the woods too.

Overall it is:

1. Sized right for my 25 HP Kubota Tractor
2. Sized just about right for my Ford Explorer
3. Sized a bit small for my bulldozer
 

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   / Cheap Bulldozer Winch #22  
I think that I have driven past your house. Someplace last summer I saw that setup.
 
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I think that I have driven past your house. Someplace last summer I saw that setup.

The bulldozer and the log loader, or my wife in a miniskirt and high heels in front of the skidder? (LOL)

I have had a few people take a second look at it as they went by. It was sitting outside Bangor Tractor for 2 years I guess before I bought it.
 
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Sorry to hear that -- age 43 is way to young to be dealing with that, but I know people of all ages are faced with it. What's the prognosis, if you don't mind me asking?

I really am not sure.

Back in March I was in a major logging accident when I cut through a spring-pole and my chainsaw was sent into my forehead....right between the eye-brows. I work alone so it was a long run out of the woods, but after spending 4 days in the hospital recovering, they realized I had tumors. Because I was a welder in the railroad and maritime industries and always worked around x-rayed welds, they had it biopsied, but the test came back negative. After surgery they tested it again and found out it had cancer all through it.

So now they are not sure what to do. If they had known that in the beginning, they would have cut a lot more of my throat out. So...they may have cut all the cancer out, or they may not have. I will have to be tested over the next year to see if the rogue cells are morphing and spreading. Right now I am showing signs of the cancer spreading to my Liver, so I am going through a lot of testing. The biggest issue is just the fatigue. I am just always tired, and it is hard to log like that.
 
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Wow, that is crazy. So you're probably one of the few people to get a cancer diagnosis because you went to the hospital for a chainsaw accident. Prayers for a full recovery.
 
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Wow, that is crazy. So you're probably one of the few people to get a cancer diagnosis because you went to the hospital for a chainsaw accident. Prayers for a full recovery.

Yeah it was crazy. All along the way they kept saying, "oh a lot of people have tumors, it is nothing." Then they would check a little deeper, find something and and say, "well we found this, but it is probably nothing", then check some more and find out it was a huge deal. It has just been bad news after bad news for me.

But, I know where I am going being a believer and all, and it has allowed a lot of conversations to open up so that others can see that despite some hiccups sometimes, there is an everlasting hope that I have.
 
   / Cheap Bulldozer Winch #27  
BT,
Thoughts and prayers to you.
I am remission and dreading the day this monster comes back for more of me.
A few thoughts from my experience:
You are your own best advocate. I tried relying solely on doctor's advice. I am typing this because I didn't for very long. Don't accept what you are told as the only solution. There are advances happening all the time.

Your body is trying hard to fight the invasion. Do everything to help it. Diet is number one. Get some help there. You might be surprised on what to eat and what not to eat.

Attitude is key. Beat the monster. Don't give up. Nothing, nothing else matters now. There will still be logs to be had when you get better.

I will accept my fate as it comes. I don't want to make it easier to lose the battle.

I wish I could help you. There is no easy road. But there are many friendships to have that can help. The cancer community is large, and largely unknown to those outside the circle. Accepting help saved my life, and I found there are many people who care.

I hope I don't sound all knowing and that you can simply snap your fingers out of this. People care. Please allow us in and keep us posted.

Paul
 

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