labradorguy
Well-Known Member
I'm looking for a little excavator to do mulching and light forestry work with. I've been looking at both of these machines. Spec-ed them out as close to apples to apples and I can. Both with segmented rubber, guarding, similar mulching heads, etc. The Tak is 20k cheaper. The Cat does have a 5yr Premier Warr. while the Tak has 2yr. and the Cat has Level II guarding on front window and top of cab. Tak is Level I.
Looking to put a TMK 300 shear on it. Can't find exactly what I want, but this is fairly close. I cut a lot of cedar to sell as posts. They are thick and I need a grapple on the head to keep them from being pushed back by the other trees onto the machine. I wanted a saw instead of a shear to keep form damaging the logs but just can't find anything that can delimb, collect, etc... I cut a lot of small tree length post oak too for firewood and I'm not so sure the shear is going to get it done for me there. I guess this is another thread... but would really like to find a head that can delimb them standing, then cut them off clean, and that has a grapple that can hold them. Looked at strokers, but even small post oak limbs are a no-go.
Any thoughts would sure be appreciated. Thanks! LG
Looking to put a TMK 300 shear on it. Can't find exactly what I want, but this is fairly close. I cut a lot of cedar to sell as posts. They are thick and I need a grapple on the head to keep them from being pushed back by the other trees onto the machine. I wanted a saw instead of a shear to keep form damaging the logs but just can't find anything that can delimb, collect, etc... I cut a lot of small tree length post oak too for firewood and I'm not so sure the shear is going to get it done for me there. I guess this is another thread... but would really like to find a head that can delimb them standing, then cut them off clean, and that has a grapple that can hold them. Looked at strokers, but even small post oak limbs are a no-go.
Any thoughts would sure be appreciated. Thanks! LG