Work day, my commute to the logging site, dragging sticks with a new Cat Weiler S350 skidder, processing beetle killed Lodgepole firewood, and fire planes loading water at the lake.
I also have had back injury. Lower back, L4-L5. It’s no joke and to hell with the people saying slow skidder operator. The fact you were out there with a bad back is a testament to you sir. Chronic back pain sucks and it makes everything uncomfortable.
@@joedavidson6556 you are correct, back injuries can be life changing, I’ve put a lot of time and intentional efforts into recovering past injuries and it really changes the perspective on many things in life. There are people who jump at any opportunity to assume something or make a rude comment. Thank you for watching!
Random observations.. The Weiler skidders are super quiet, love that. That Timberjack swing grapple is a rare bird, hardly ever see those. The Prentice track loader is another uncommon sight. The single wheel gooseneck is a new one on me... Is that a southstar head on the Cat?
Yes, the Weiler skidder is super nice and quiet, pretty enjoyable to operate actually. The Cat has a Waratah head on it. The gooseneck trailer is a customer’s rig, made from an old farm truck cut in half it appears.
We had a swing boom Timberjack just like like this one on a small operation I worked for in the Black Hills of South Dakota (ours was green instead of red). I actually liked it quite a bit. I've not seen one since.
Why so slow? If you are bouncing out of the seat you are going too fast, if you are not bouncing out of the seat you are not going fast enough. Close the grapple as soon as you drop your hitch or you will stick that grapple through a rear tire if you run over a stump, but going this slow you don't have to worry about it.
@@Pioneer_Classic_Trucks They inherited a great platform from Cat and have done nothing but improve on it. Torque for days and other than tires no downtime. I'll admt they are hard to see out of and have a small cab. But they are still an excellent competitor to Tigercat.
Watching the planes scoop water is pretty awesomr
It’s amazing to me, I was hoping to see them closer but I think they moved down due to so many boats
The slowest skidder driver I've ever saw
Yeah, I was taking it easy for a back injury.
Please am skidder operator am in Ghana Africa help me to get forestry work in your country am young 🌱
Thanks for watching
Slow is fast. Rather have a driver that is safe and doesn’t beat up my equipment over a dude who gets it done slightly faster.
I agree, equipment downtime is expensive
Great video.
Thank you
I also have had back injury. Lower back, L4-L5. It’s no joke and to hell with the people saying slow skidder operator. The fact you were out there with a bad back is a testament to you sir. Chronic back pain sucks and it makes everything uncomfortable.
@@joedavidson6556 you are correct, back injuries can be life changing, I’ve put a lot of time and intentional efforts into recovering past injuries and it really changes the perspective on many things in life. There are people who jump at any opportunity to assume something or make a rude comment. Thank you for watching!
Random observations..
The Weiler skidders are super quiet, love that.
That Timberjack swing grapple is a rare bird, hardly ever see those.
The Prentice track loader is another uncommon sight.
The single wheel gooseneck is a new one on me...
Is that a southstar head on the Cat?
Yes, the Weiler skidder is super nice and quiet, pretty enjoyable to operate actually. The Cat has a Waratah head on it. The gooseneck trailer is a customer’s rig, made from an old farm truck cut in half it appears.
We had a swing boom Timberjack just like like this one on a small operation I worked for in the Black Hills of South Dakota (ours was green instead of red). I actually liked it quite a bit. I've not seen one since.
Yeah, It’s kind of a unique machine.
I ran Prentice buncher before, was a good machine , tilter, just had stupid gullwing doors on the house
I see (hear) they still use that Cat alarm horn That’s enough to wake the dead every morning.
Yeah, it’s so obnoxious and way too loud, if it was my machine I’d do something to quiet it down
IS all equipment removed from work location before winter sets up and makes ingress\egress untenable ?
Usually the equipment is moved to a site that can be worked during winter weather.
Calm and good driver. Nice to see. Machine driving is no F1 as many seems to belive
Slow is smooth and smooth is fast they say.
Clean windows help.
Please am very interested in forestry work, am skidder operator and same time bulldozer operator ❤
Thanks for watching
Where is this. .?
I haven’t decided if I’m going to disclose my location yet but thanks for watching!
You need to load the grapple up
Yeah, it was short drags so the grapple has much more capacity than I was using
Please help me come work with your reputable company
Keep your thumbs out of the steering wheel
Good advice for sure
Trust me, it's not that big of a deal
Why so slow? If you are bouncing out of the seat you are going too fast, if you are not bouncing out of the seat you are not going fast enough. Close the grapple as soon as you drop your hitch or you will stick that grapple through a rear tire if you run over a stump, but going this slow you don't have to worry about it.
I’ve got a lot of comments about the speed and everyone has a different opinion, thanks for watching
A good skider man is fast a great skidder man is nice consistent and easy on equipment keep it up fellow skidder buddy 👍 great video
@TylerKing-sf8xn I agree, thanks for watching!
Weiler skidders arent worth a damn!
I didn’t buy it, I was just operating it but it seemed pretty decent to me.
@@Pioneer_Classic_Truckshe’s crazy they’re amazing
Yeah, everyone has their own opinions, but I’d agree more with you.
@@Pioneer_Classic_Trucks They inherited a great platform from Cat and have done nothing but improve on it. Torque for days and other than tires no downtime. I'll admt they are hard to see out of and have a small cab. But they are still an excellent competitor to Tigercat.
The torque is good on that machine, seemed to pull pretty effortlessly.