hvy 1ton
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What advantage would this have over a Log Champ 550?Don't get me wrong, I'd love to have one but it's no replacement for a real yarder.
What advantage would this have over a Log Champ 550?Don't get me wrong, I'd love to have one but it's no replacement for a real yarder.
Standing skyline over running skyline.What advantage would this have over a Log Champ 550?
On the Clyde draw works we are either in or out on the frictions, and control that "feel" with the torque converter, or work against the brake. They don't have the friction in partially.
The friction is an internal cammed set of shoes operated by the air line though the shaft swivel here. Sorry for the screens, with those off you can see it better and also lose more body parts. There are a pair of air cans in there.
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The brakes are external bands shown here.
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The can on the left is the service brake ( foot pedal ), the big can on the right is the brake you set, and that little can below moves the dog shaft and sets the dog in the notches you see on the right side of the drum in the picture above. You let the load down into the dog to park it and pull the load up out of the dog to get going again.
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Just posting that to show the air frictions and the difference with how they are operated on those cranes. I was disabused of trying to use partial friction
$2M once rigged with lines & a carriage.
I just don't see how that pays vs a $50k air friction 071 with 4 guylines.
Take the $50,000 and use as a down payment on the $2M 10-year loan. Monthly payment is $9,451.
Save on two choker setters (by using a grapple carriage) at $50k annual salary each, actually about $65k each when you added benies and unemployment, workmen’s comp, so $130k per year;
Divide by 12 months = $10,833 per monthly savings.
There’s your monthly payment.
But, what do I know about logging.
Those old yarders and such are amazing in how long they last and the beating that can happen just moving them from place to place. I wonder though if they have the same issues as old line cranes in finding capable operators who can both run and keep the things in adjustment.
None, less line pull, slower, weighs more, takes up more room on a skinny trail and i haven't seen a guyline winch yet so if your in a shitty spot hooking to stumps life is going to suck.What advantage would this have over a Log Champ 550?
From what I have seen running a motorized grapple on a harvestline "junk" when you are digging around grabbing logs the carriage takes a hell of a beating so add mechanics wages into keeping the thing running. Also they don't do low deflection settings at all tend to really tear up stuff.Take the $50,000 and use as a down payment on the $2M 10-year loan. Monthly payment is $9,451.
Save on two choker setters (by using a grapple carriage) at $50k annual salary each, actually about $65k each when you added benies and unemployment, workmen’s comp, so $130k per year;
Divide by 12 months = $10,833 per monthly savings.
There’s your monthly payment.
I seen someone on the book of faces compare it to a 071 and how it was better and had a good laugh. You need those guys in the bush learning never know if that one guy is going to make an awesome hooktender if he was never out in the rigging.@Tacodriver , you can't tell a guy anything about a yarder if he knows nothing about yarders.
Tigercat makes nice equipment but that 180 is not a "yarder".