Looking for skidding winch

[Code54]

Keep an eye on Facebook Marketplace , as there are several new and used items popping up in the area from time to time. Some are great deals, while others are not so much.

 

[fruitcakesa]

I see used ones regularly on marketplace. That’s where I got mine a Norse 450, 9000# pull. It was well used when I got it and I have worked it hard over the years and it’s still a hard working machine with minimal maintenance. I’ve replaced the cable once.

 

[JimR]

I tried to buy a used winch but everyone I saw was used hard/abused. I bought a new 7000# Igland winch and have had zero issues in the past 9 years. It was less than $500 to upgrade to a new unit.

I also bought an Igland when I saw the prices that people wanted for used ones. I bought it up in St. Johnsbury, VT. They delivered it for cheap money and the price was really good.

 

[JimR]

Made in china and china metalurgy is always a coin toss!

You pay your money and take your chances!

SR

That is no lie.

 

[fruitcakesa]

I also bought an Igland when I saw the prices that people wanted for used ones. I bought it up in St. Johnsbury, VT. They delivered it for cheap money and the price was really good.

I got mine in Chester VT. They seem to be around these parts. Plenty of small time loggers.

 

[bsekf]

I have had a Farmi for 30 years, replaced the cable twice, it has served me well. But equipment is so expensive that I now consider renting or hiring. Have you inquired about how much a logger would charge to bring in his skidder and moving your precut and trimmed logs? In our application they could skid a years worth of wood in a day.

 

[JimR]

That takes all the fun out of doing it yourself. I suppose if money is no object then it is easier to have someone else do the work for you.