Wade, if you ever find yourself needing to take a break from videoing again, please do us a favor. Let us know in some way that you will be away for awhile. Both times I myself have worried that something was wrong with you or your family. I even reached out to DP, Matt, Captain Kleeman and man behind the scenes to make sure you were OK. We really care about you and just need to know you are alright if you]re taking a break. Thank ya. Really enjoy your vidjas and its so good to have you back. John here, photographing the beauty of the back-roads of Northeastern Tennessee, y'all.
Tigercats are amazing tools. In Ontario canada the power utilities love these in the woods with the buckets truck or boom truck options. Damn near unstoppable!
We have a 635E 6 wheeler with band track style chains on the front. It's a turn around seat model. They're a maintenance heavy machine that benefit from a gentle operator but nothing pulls like a Tigercat, extremely efficient skidder.
So glad you got back to posting videos! Three things in this world sharp saws, diesel fuel and, brunette’s makes a man crazier than a bed bug. Love your content Wade and I appreciate y’all taking the time to share!
Logger Wade, I see that you have been hanging around Mike too long by the Pepsi you are drinking. Good to see you again. I hope that You and Yours had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
See you raided Mike (Dirt Perfects) Pepsi store, right on bud. You always have the perfect content with interesting, informative, and fun loving posts. I for one am pleased you are feeling good enough to keep us entertained, keep them coming. God bless you and your lovely family.
I can't tell you how much I missed your videos. You make me laugh and smile sometimes I just need that. I guess I m trying to say thanks for the awesome videos. I hope you and your family have a wonderful new years. Cheers from Canada
I worked in the woods when I was young. The man i worked for was a mean old crabby SOB but he did crack a smile once in a while when the work was over for the day i can see your happy all the time i could have worked for you
Well Wade, that be some beast you have added to the fleet !! Once you are able to push all the buttons in the right order, Rogier will get more of his buttons pressed for good measure 😂😂
Well, Wade now that you got your first tiger cat skidder you will get rid of all of those John Deere’s and strictly go to Tiger cat you need to get a tiger cat cutter and also a tiger cat loader and your problem is solved but anyway an awesome video my friend and you stay safe out there and we’ll see you on the next one
we had a logging crew here a few years back that had two of them. plus a three wheel cutter. they kicked arus getting the job done. made big trails thoe. sellect cut of huge poplar trees and some oak.
Great vidja of the t cat , what's it got for power, and does it have for a power plant? Hope you all are doing well after the snow and ice Strom that went through a few days ago . Have a good one.
Bare in mind the 630 is competitive to the 948L which is 50k pounds and 300 hp. 648L is around 41 or 42k and 245 hp. Major pulling and power improvement between H series Deere and L series. You can also unlock either or both rear ends on the L series.
@zzirSnipzz1 Yes, same with Deere the 6.8 can handle 500hp easily but would be hard on machines. The 8.2 and 9.0 in the bigger skidders are capable of who knows how much. I have had 6bta cummins in old Franklins turned up to near 250 hp before. But rear ends and stuff don't like it.
@zzirSnipzz1 Idk about the durability of the bigger Deeres. Have several 6068 Deeres but none bigger since we work in the mountains, I have no skidders bigger than a 648L, have a 640L cable too. Have a 648G2 with 6068. Have 2 loaders with 6068, a 437e deere, and an ol' Barko 160D. Those engines are tough as nails. Have never had one blow. Also have an ol' 310 Prentice with a 6414T Deere. It has 25,000 hours and still uses no oil, the Barko has over 30k I believe. 6414T was better than the 6068. I have got to run a 948L on this guys jobsite where I was at looking at a machine for sale. It was pretty mean, but they were ragged out. They had 2 of them. We used to run Franklin 170s and a Q80 dual arch. Still have 2 170 cables and the Q80. They have aftercooled 5.9 cummins. They perform great, but you have to change them out like underwear. But they are cheap for new long blocks. I used to have a Case 1450B dozer years ago with 8.3 cummins. That was a tough engine. It had separate heads sort of like a big cam truck engine. I have never had a Fiat engine. Had an orange 175 Fiat-Allis dozer once, but it was cummins. Fun fact... the "legendary" 5.9 cummins was developed by Case. Then Case made the mistake of selling the patent to Cummins. Fiat owned them all at one time, Cummin, Case, International, New Holland, Fiat, Chrysler, Mercedes, etc. If I am not mistaken, Fiat is actually bigger than Cat. Maybe not now, but they once were. Hardly any Tcat stuff around here. No dealers around, so they just aren't any here. A couple guys have loaders, but there are no Tcat skidders that im aware of. There is a guy a couple counties over with a lot of Tcat, but I don't know him.
@@timberslasher4899 We had some of the 30 series deeres and man they did alot of work but problems with heads and stuff ,Fiat really benefitted from working along with Cummins i think
Wade, thanks for putting this video up! I know nothing about your trade but for year I had the idea that loggers around the world use different manufacturers machines but the biggest selling were Tiger cats and was surprised you didn't have at least one of them. Now I can see why they are so popular! So can you. Maybe you could show us more about this beast when you get the windows changed, so we can see where you are going! I'm amazed you can see out let alone see where you are going! Are the windows perspex or some other plastic? If so did you know you can restore them by polishing them with metal polish and a good mop wheel! will take time and hard work, but can be got a lot clearer. Won't repair splits/cracks etc but can be polished out eventually. Thanks once again from UK.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts, ideas and videos. Always nice to see the different pieces of equipment and the job they do. Certainly looks like you like the tigercat and are probably keeping it. 😂 How’s Brutus doing, might be nice to get an update and meet who’s been taking care of him lately. Wishing you and your family the best.
Hey good stuff tater always wanted to try a tc ! Hope alls well little buddy love to yall from me& mammy ! Awful sorry to hear bout Nathan Feather may he rest in peace!
I tried to tell you,on a video you made quite a few years ago,nothing would out pull a tigercat skidder🤣. You’re seeing it for yourself with that 630. That’s the best one all around for hard dragging and heavy loads. We have 3 630s and love them all.
Never fear Big daddy is on his way with the dozer to save the day. Remember these moments when one of your boys needs a little help. You’re getting just like DP and Clint at C&C always on your phone.
Logger Wade merch is the way to go. I love my long sleeve shirts and my sweatshirts my hoodies are great got a hat had to make sure you got enough timber beast even for the wife I got some timber beast stuff that mommy put together. China wok there's some people out there that put merch out and they're just a fine line between yeah I really don't feel comfortable in this this is something I just don't want to wear but you wear it because it's got the representation anything I've gotten from Wade I can tell you what no skimping on anything it's the best of the best
Love the vidja! T cats are bad ass! I see you run big wide tires for traction but why not chains too? Maybe it doesn’t get frozen enough in southern IN?? Up here in NY guys run chains year round.
It’s great you are able to update your equipment even with the terrible lumber market. Spend money to make money - hasn’t always worked for me, though😞
Wade, how often does you close yer rails on yer bars? Or can someone in here have insight? I have 1 bar cant tell if its that or burrs on it. I tend my bar rails bout every 2 weeks but have never closed the rails. Bars 3years old
Yes i do quite often in big timber and tend to not very often in small stuff... I've always thought every operator reacts to the rails differently... in short im hard on them so I have to every couple days when cutting timber... doing ties heck once a month
People talk highly of those big kittys cat's that thing is the size of a 848 dere at least i like the wonch and the grapple together in steep country you have to get them to the grapple to pick them up her in West Virginia it's so steep you have to have a winch or a dozer with one to get them to the skid road some of these places are straight up and down
Nice tractor but you probably should give it back to the man or women that normally operate it Love seein you in the woods but your kinda rusty lol love your viggits is that even a word I know you haven't taken a day off but you have been slacking on the vigits I was looking out the window in school instead of listen to the teacher keep up the hard work Be Safe
Wade have a " new Toy" for the Work. The Technical Material good. The Test by Work? The Tigercat have Wheel and is not a Sprocket Wheel. What by great Mud not Perfect. By Dry Weather very good Machine You a very good Driver. And have not great Problem by Mud. 👍
Wade, if you ever find yourself needing to take a break from videoing again, please do us a favor. Let us know in some way that you will be away for awhile. Both times I myself have worried that something was wrong with you or your family. I even reached out to DP, Matt, Captain Kleeman and man behind the scenes to make sure you were OK. We really care about you and just need to know you are alright if you]re taking a break. Thank ya. Really enjoy your vidjas and its so good to have you back. John here, photographing the beauty of the back-roads of Northeastern Tennessee, y'all.
I asked Dirt Perfect if he was ok first time. It was worrisome.
Vidjas😂❤
Thanks man it's surreal to know there's actual people out there that cares
@ You are more than welcome Wade. We kinda feel like we know ya through your vidjas. Bless you my friend. John
Tigercats are amazing tools. In Ontario canada the power utilities love these in the woods with the buckets truck or boom truck options. Damn near unstoppable!
We have a 635E 6 wheeler with band track style chains on the front.
It's a turn around seat model.
They're a maintenance heavy machine that benefit from a gentle operator but nothing pulls like a Tigercat, extremely efficient skidder.
Really enjoying seeing you back in the woods. Your new skidder looks like a beast.
Nice to see you having fun in the woods. Take care brother 🤓
So glad you got back to posting videos! Three things in this world sharp saws, diesel fuel and, brunette’s makes a man crazier than a bed bug. Love your content Wade and I appreciate y’all taking the time to share!
Lol heck yeah
Great watch Mr we could tell you where impressed with the T-CaT 👍👋🇨🇦
Congratulations to the addition to your fleet
Logger Wade, I see that you have been hanging around Mike too long by the Pepsi you are drinking. Good to see you again. I hope that You and Yours had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Really enjoyed watching you operate the Cat
That looks like a nice piece of equipment. It's good to finally see it in action. Stay safe
Im glad you finally realize that tigercat is the way to go!!! They are some awesome maxhines!!
Another great video Wade. Thanks very much for your time!
See you raided Mike (Dirt Perfects) Pepsi store, right on bud. You always have the perfect content with interesting, informative, and fun loving posts. I for one am pleased you are feeling good enough to keep us entertained, keep them coming. God bless you and your lovely family.
Thanks man will do
I can't tell you how much I missed your videos. You make me laugh and smile sometimes I just need that. I guess I m trying to say thanks for the awesome videos. I hope you and your family have a wonderful new years. Cheers from Canada
I worked in the woods when I was young. The man i worked for was a mean old crabby SOB but he did crack a smile once in a while when the work was over for the day i can see your happy all the time i could have worked for you
Well Wade, that be some beast you have added to the fleet !!
Once you are able to push all the buttons in the right order, Rogier will get more of his buttons pressed for good measure 😂😂
Oh yeah never forget to push Rogie's buttons
Logger wade, thanks for getting back into sharing videos. Hope you have a prosperous new year!
I've run a 610 and 620. They are the best machine in the woods.
Happy New Year Wade! Thanks for sending out some more content, just great watching! Have a great day!
Wade I have always enjoyed your pod cast
That looks like a very nice machine. Those hills are steep!
Well, Wade now that you got your first tiger cat skidder you will get rid of all of those John Deere’s and strictly go to Tiger cat you need to get a tiger cat cutter and also a tiger cat loader and your problem is solved but anyway an awesome video my friend and you stay safe out there and we’ll see you on the next one
From what i have heard of tigercat, is logging machines all they make and take pride in the design and engineering of them.
we had a logging crew here a few years back that had two of them. plus a three wheel cutter. they kicked arus getting the job done. made big trails thoe. sellect cut of huge poplar trees and some oak.
Tigercat definitely are impressive machines.
We have the first 604e built and it been a great machine so far.
Very smooth compared to our 540g3.
Great machines!! I have been trying to tell others that there is no comparison
We had a 630D all joystick machine thing was unstoppable really
Yes i was impressed with what I've seen of the d model
She’s a beauty, Clark
Great vidja of the t cat , what's it got for power, and does it have for a power plant? Hope you all are doing well after the snow and ice Strom that went through a few days ago . Have a good one.
Bare in mind the 630 is competitive to the 948L which is 50k pounds and 300 hp.
648L is around 41 or 42k and 245 hp. Major pulling and power improvement between H series Deere and L series. You can also unlock either or both rear ends on the L series.
If its the FPT engine you can boost that sucker to over 300hp
@zzirSnipzz1 Yes, same with Deere the 6.8 can handle 500hp easily but would be hard on machines. The 8.2 and 9.0 in the bigger skidders are capable of who knows how much. I have had 6bta cummins in old Franklins turned up to near 250 hp before. But rear ends and stuff don't like it.
@@timberslasher4899 In our experience the deere engine cant push as much as the fiat without major problems i dont know
@zzirSnipzz1 Idk about the durability of the bigger Deeres. Have several 6068 Deeres but none bigger since we work in the mountains, I have no skidders bigger than a 648L, have a 640L cable too. Have a 648G2 with 6068. Have 2 loaders with 6068, a 437e deere, and an ol' Barko 160D. Those engines are tough as nails. Have never had one blow. Also have an ol' 310 Prentice with a 6414T Deere. It has 25,000 hours and still uses no oil, the Barko has over 30k I believe. 6414T was better than the 6068. I have got to run a 948L on this guys jobsite where I was at looking at a machine for sale. It was pretty mean, but they were ragged out. They had 2 of them. We used to run Franklin 170s and a Q80 dual arch. Still have 2 170 cables and the Q80. They have aftercooled 5.9 cummins. They perform great, but you have to change them out like underwear. But they are cheap for new long blocks. I used to have a Case 1450B dozer years ago with 8.3 cummins. That was a tough engine. It had separate heads sort of like a big cam truck engine. I have never had a Fiat engine. Had an orange 175 Fiat-Allis dozer once, but it was cummins. Fun fact... the "legendary" 5.9 cummins was developed by Case. Then Case made the mistake of selling the patent to Cummins. Fiat owned them all at one time, Cummin, Case, International, New Holland, Fiat, Chrysler, Mercedes, etc. If I am not mistaken, Fiat is actually bigger than Cat. Maybe not now, but they once were. Hardly any Tcat stuff around here. No dealers around, so they just aren't any here. A couple guys have loaders, but there are no Tcat skidders that im aware of. There is a guy a couple counties over with a lot of Tcat, but I don't know him.
@@timberslasher4899 We had some of the 30 series deeres and man they did alot of work but problems with heads and stuff ,Fiat really benefitted from working along with Cummins i think
Awesome video I enjoy seeiing you in the equipment
Oh yes optional diff lock is sweet we're running l2s with eco tracks on the front and it's rather nice
You can switch the controls to the same as Deeres . I've put 8000 hours on the 630E and have 3600 on the 630H Awesome machines
That Diff Loc is quite the game changer.
That’s a pretty good hill for how soft it is.
Those sliders are a very cool piece of machinery.
Thanks for the video. Enjoy it while drinking coffee waiting for the temperature to get above 4 Dregree this morning
That’s an awesome skidder wade
Happy new year! Nice machine BTW
Wade, thanks for putting this video up! I know nothing about your trade but for year I had the idea that loggers around the world use different manufacturers machines but the biggest selling were Tiger cats and was surprised you didn't have at least one of them. Now I can see why they are so popular! So can you. Maybe you could show us more about this beast when you get the windows changed, so we can see where you are going! I'm amazed you can see out let alone see where you are going! Are the windows perspex or some other plastic? If so did you know you can restore them by polishing them with metal polish and a good mop wheel! will take time and hard work, but can be got a lot clearer. Won't repair splits/cracks etc but can be polished out eventually. Thanks once again from UK.
The people that owned it musta been a little ruff on them it's Lexan
Tigercat is awesome
Thx wade
Thanks for sharing your thoughts, ideas and videos. Always nice to see the different pieces of equipment and the job they do. Certainly looks like you like the tigercat and are probably keeping it. 😂 How’s Brutus doing, might be nice to get an update and meet who’s been taking care of him lately. Wishing you and your family the best.
Will do comming up soon
Awesome video! That new machine really rocks! Thanks for sharing, Logger Wade !
Hey good stuff tater always wanted to try a tc ! Hope alls well little buddy love to yall from me& mammy ! Awful sorry to hear bout Nathan Feather may he rest in peace!
Nice hearing from ya pa hope you two love birds s doing ok
Hi Logger Wade & it's is Randy and i like yours video is Cool & Thanks Logger Wade & Friends Randy
I tried to tell you,on a video you made quite a few years ago,nothing would out pull a tigercat skidder🤣. You’re seeing it for yourself with that 630. That’s the best one all around for hard dragging and heavy loads. We have 3 630s and love them all.
Yes sir you shore did and I was hard headed about it... you was totally right
Great video Wade.
Tigercat is the only way to go we had John Deere for years but finally went all tigercat and couldn’t be more happy should have done it years ago
Great machine.
So glad your back ,,,,,😂
Never fear Big daddy is on his way with the dozer to save the day. Remember these moments when one of your boys needs a little help. You’re getting just like DP and Clint at C&C always on your phone.
I tell ya it sneaks up on ya
Busted my Logger Wade merch t-shirt out of the closet today, hoping for a WadeWednesday. It worked.
Logger Wade merch is the way to go. I love my long sleeve shirts and my sweatshirts my hoodies are great got a hat had to make sure you got enough timber beast even for the wife I got some timber beast stuff that mommy put together. China wok there's some people out there that put merch out and they're just a fine line between yeah I really don't feel comfortable in this this is something I just don't want to wear but you wear it because it's got the representation anything I've gotten from Wade I can tell you what no skimping on anything it's the best of the best
Thanks guys I really appreciate it
really cool. wade.why not make all the switches the same in all the skidders so you dont have to hit the wrong ones
Well I always tried not to do that so if a guy gets on someone else's machine it would all be factory set
great video Wade 👍👍👍👍👍
Hey Wade 👋, great video
Slicker than a minnows wee whopper lol that's why I love watching loggr wade
Grapple tongs wore down a bit there wade!! Gotta do fabricating on those.. then you will really see what that beast will pull
Share this everyone. Lets get Wade his well deserved 100k play button!
Thanks bud
Wade, it’s slicker than a what???
Glad to see you graduate to a real skidder 😂
Love the vidja! T cats are bad ass! I see you run big wide tires for traction but why not chains too? Maybe it doesn’t get frozen enough in southern IN?? Up here in NY guys run chains year round.
No we don't get much frozen, mostly just thick soil
Has it been deleted yet
Yes sir
Wade great video needin a blackie video truckdriven man lol
Yes sir
Great video!
630 is a dawwwgg im telling run one for a long time things a beast
like a kid in a candy store 😂😂
Tore up big daddys road! 😮
Love the video wade.
It’s great you are able to update your equipment even with the terrible lumber market.
Spend money to make money - hasn’t always worked for me, though😞
Oh no this was pushed on us last summer we burnt one to the ground
And trust me them payments hurt right now
My next skidder.
Unless I go insane and get a 632.
Does it have the 21 or 19 square foot grapple
Not shore
Good morning !!
Your videos are the best, right beside dirt perfect😅😅
Heck I live right beside dirt perfect lol
@LoggerWade that's awesome
Good to see you have a soda in your hand ! I know you quit mt.dew for a while but never give up on the dew!
I dont drink many sodas but that day it's all I had, went without a lunch
Can you imagine using a 635? I used to watch it being used on swamp loggers.
They are huge
Enjoyed it
They actually PAY you to play with those bad ass BIG BOY TOYS!!!
Shhhh don't tell them, I'll loose my gig
Logger wade you smoking that hill
Nice tigercat there
Gonna use that slicker than a minnow's weed whacker somewhere today. 😃
Wade, how often does you close yer rails on yer bars? Or can someone in here have insight? I have 1 bar cant tell if its that or burrs on it. I tend my bar rails bout every 2 weeks but have never closed the rails. Bars 3years old
Yes i do quite often in big timber and tend to not very often in small stuff... I've always thought every operator reacts to the rails differently... in short im hard on them so I have to every couple days when cutting timber... doing ties heck once a month
Well hello logger wade.
Happy days from kiwi land.
Don’t scratch the puddy cat.
Howdy howdy to kiwi land
Good to see you tater
That’s my old tigercat it got flooded on me that’s absolutely crazy you ended up with it
I've ran both there know way they out pull the deere
Hello wade what camera are you using on this vidja
Just plain ole go pro my audio sux though in this one
People talk highly of those big kittys cat's that thing is the size of a 848 dere at least i like the wonch and the grapple together in steep country you have to get them to the grapple to pick them up her in West Virginia it's so steep you have to have a winch or a dozer with one to get them to the skid road some of these places are straight up and down
Oh yeah all benches there i feel for you guys.. we got it made here in comparison
thanks for sharing :)
Steering wheel or no
If thats the 6.7 litre FPT i have as of yet to see one blow up and the have plenty of power
Copy that, intresting
@LoggerWade if it is the same engine it said in the specs but health to enjoy her wade and stay safe it's great to see a video 😁 thanks 🙏
well idk why arent the logging road prepared by the property owners
its not like you only need them once
Well it actually helps get work but does add cost
Yee doggy 🎉🎉🎉
Nice tractor but you probably should give it back to the man or women that normally operate it Love seein you in the woods but your kinda rusty lol love your viggits is that even a word I know you haven't taken a day off but you have been slacking on the vigits I was looking out the window in school instead of listen to the teacher keep up the hard work Be Safe
Thanks bud
Belgium Horses , their Ancestors would be impressed ! Belgium Horses are soft today , because of machinery ! Probably live longer though
I would love to come and run that work horse. I cut my teeth on a JD 440 A cable skidder
The cat ones are very nice
NOw, I'm gonna have to have one. 🙃🙂
Wade have a " new Toy" for the Work. The Technical Material good. The Test by Work? The Tigercat have Wheel and is not a Sprocket Wheel. What by great Mud not Perfect. By Dry Weather very good Machine You a very good Driver. And have not great Problem by Mud. 👍
Thanks buddy