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[deezler]

Yeah, what do you think the load capacity is on that trailer? 20k lbs ish?

 

[ptsg]

Yeah, what do you think the load capacity is on that trailer? 20k lbs ish?

22k lbs accordingly to the specs. Trailers for pros and hobby farmers — BMF Forestry Trailers & Cranes

Yes it's indeed expensive but not as expensive as one would think. I've seen prices online for this model at around $32k.

 

[deezler]

With the crane? I thought it would be double that. It's still a lot of cash, but if you need/use it every week.... worth it.

 

[oldtimer 66]

This post is just for information that may help other owners of these winches. My Wallenstein winch is about 7 years old. It uses key holes to grab the choker chains. That requires that you feed the choker chain down thru the key hole for each hookup and again pull the chain up thru the slot to release the log. I modified these connections by cutting the slot thru and welding in a 1.25 dia. bar. This is much easier and faster than the original design. Part of the this change was due to replacing the choker chains from 6.5 feet to 11 feet. I was/ am currently skidding logs where the factory choker chain at 6.5 feet is to short to make a hook up.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

This post is just for information that may help other owners of these winches. My Wallenstein winch is about 7 years old. It uses key holes to grab the choker chains. That requires that you feed the choker chain down thru the key hole for each hookup and again pull the chain up thru the slot to release the log. I modified these connections by cutting the slot thru and welding in a 1.25 dia. bar. This is much easier and faster than the original design. Part of the this change was due to replacing the choker chains from 6.5 feet to 11 feet. I was/ am currently skidding logs where the factory choker chain at 6.5 feet is to short to make a hook up.

I MUCH prefer the design of my Wallenstein FX90, that's before they went your design,

I prefer the hitch design of my FX90 too...

IF I had yours, I would have bolted a piece of angle iron on, with slots for the chain. That way I could unbolt it, if I decided to sell it.

SR

 

[sd455dan]

Well we had a leaner over the old she shed.

Wife wanted A friend (bonded) that cuts part time as a business wouldn't touch it.. Leaning and thought it might barber chair. Wife called a pro outfit with a feller buncher and other larger logging equipment and he came looked and said the same thing -needed to use the big equipment .

So we scheduled a day for the removal , "his schedule" and it came and went, no call nothing.

So Wife call another outfit out of the phone book says he will be over at 10 am yesterday and do the job..

No call no show.

Today the wife is unhappy and saying we are running out of time before the snow falls and she is upset which now becomes my problem.

The first outfit waned $450-$600 to take the tree down. I said I would never take down another next to a building after doing it myself with the big tree that was next to my garage, but just said the heck with these No show No call professionals.

I went to what worked on the garage tree Used a good sized ladder and linked my strongest tow straps and some 10 k trailer straps together then put some tension on it with the Rhino tractor and stuck the grapple tines in the ground with the direction away from the building and where it was leaning.
Then I got another idea and pulled the TLB Ford up behind the tree put the outriggers down and then put the backhoe bucket against the side of the tree above the roof on the leaner side that was next to the building. Sharpened up the chain on the modded Husky 350 and hinge cut it in the direction I wanted it to go, Left a GOOD sized Hinge. Before I started to go pull slowly with the Rhino, the tree slowly dropped right where I actually was hoping for.

Pucker factor over and already picking up and delimbing the tree.

I would have paid a bonded outfit to do this but we already are almost 3 weeks from when we were first told it could/would be done.

Pretty sure these Guys are just REAL busy, but why take the time to come out and bid, set a date for the job and then just blow off the customer?

 

[John_Mc]

Maybe some of you will enjoy this video. An American guy visiting a small logging operation in Norway. Sharing some knowledge and techniques along the way.

That was a good video - although the part near the beginning where he is looking at the forwarding trailer and says "we don;t have anything like this in the states..."?
Umm... yes we do. I don't know that anyone is MAKING them in the US, but they are certainly sold here. A couple of good manufacturers in Canada as well as some other brands made overseas and distributed in the US.

 

[Jstpssng]

Well we had a leaner over the old she shed.

Wife wanted A friend (bonded) that cuts part time as a business wouldn't touch it.. Leaning and thought it might barber pole. Wife called a pro outfit with a feller buncher and other larger logging equipment and he came looked and said the same thing -needed to use the big equipment .

So we scheduled a day for the removal , "his schedule" and it came and went, no call nothing.

So Wife call another outfit out of the phone book says he will be over at 10 am yesterday and do the job..

No call no show.

Today the wife is unhappy and saying we are running out of time before the snow falls and she is upset which now becomes my problem.

The first outfit waned $450-$600 to take the tree down. I said I would never take down another next to a building after doing it myself with the big tree that was next to my garage, but just said the heck with these No show No call professionals.

I went to what worked on the garage tree Used a good sized ladder and linked my strongest tow straps and some 10 k trailer straps together then put some tension on it with the Rhino tractor and stuck the grapple tines in the ground with the direction away from the building and where it was leaning.
Then I got another idea and pulled the TLB Ford up behind the tree put the outriggers down and then put the backhoe bucket against the side of the tree above the roof on the leaner side that was next to the building. Sharpened up the chain on the modded Husky 350 and hinge cut it in the direction I wanted it to go, Left a GOOD sized Hinge. Before I started to go pull slowly with the Rhino, the tree slowly dropped right where I actually was hoping for.

Pucker factor over and already picking up and delimbing the tree.

I would have paid a bonded outfit to do this but we already are almost 3 weeks from when we were first told it could/would be done.

Pretty sure these Guys are just REAL busy, but why take the time to come out and bid, set a date for the job and then just blow off the customer?

All's well that ends well, but it's always frustrating when somebody doesn't show. If your schedule's tight don't set a date you can't fulfill. If you don't want to do the job, just say so!

 

[mike69440]

Went for a 1 mile walk today around our property today, not a lot of tractor pics, just the result of 16 years work starting with wooded Rocky raw land.
I'd have been or a machine today, except for some major shoulder surgery resulting where I will be out of commission for .4-6 Months. Cleared another 3/4 Acre this year working right up till I went under the knife.

 

[mike69440]

Went for a 1 mile walk today around our property today, not a lot of tractor pics, just the result of 16 years work starting with wooded Rocky raw land.
I'd have been or a machine today, except for some major shoulder surgery resulting where I will be out of commission for .4-6 Months. Cleared another 3/4 Acre this year working right up till I went under the knife.

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