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Loaders, Limbers and Roadbuilders.
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skadill
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DCT, very cool! I've only seen a few photos of those 3000 delimbers in the past, was never sure how many there were out there.
Jealous of the 2250b as well! Have always wanted to run one of those guys, but not yet.
Jealous of the 2250b as well! Have always wanted to run one of those guys, but not yet.
Drove the 545C for about 10 minutes last week, first time I've been in a skidder in maybe 3-4 years and absolutely don't need that job again.
Prentice 384 loader mounted on an old Oshkosh 6x6 carrier
Still fresh Cat 538 with a Ponsse H8 head
Prentice 384 loader mounted on an old Oshkosh 6x6 carrier
Still fresh Cat 538 with a Ponsse H8 head
Came in to finish the sale off with the 2154D after this guy decided to call it quits.
Caterpillar 522B buncher converted to harvester with an 870B Keto, no squirt; would follow the 830C and process in-woods. And no, our wood doesn't get THAT big. Think he was running that 11BC Oregon .404 chain, the one where the links are about the size of your pinky finger - huge. Most of the guys hadnt seen that before out here; thats all we ran in New Zealand though. Forgot to get a photo of it though.
Caterpillar 522B buncher converted to harvester with an 870B Keto, no squirt; would follow the 830C and process in-woods. And no, our wood doesn't get THAT big. Think he was running that 11BC Oregon .404 chain, the one where the links are about the size of your pinky finger - huge. Most of the guys hadnt seen that before out here; thats all we ran in New Zealand though. Forgot to get a photo of it though.
Will get a fatty fir / spruce now and again, everything else is lodgepole pine. Largest tree until the last day had been 153ft cubic
This 37' was 22" on the butt and 17" top - had the fat section of the butt wider when bucking, saw couldnt reach the last bit of it
This 37' was 22" on the butt and 17" top - had the fat section of the butt wider when bucking, saw couldnt reach the last bit of it
Then blew that one out of the water with this guy an hour or two later.
25.5" on the butt and 17.2" on the top, 46' stick almost 300ft cubic. I cut another 36' out of the top, another 50 or 75ft cu. , cant recall exactly, and then still had an 8 or 9' junk top.
The 622B really doesn't do well in that size wood; took 4 or 5 tries to buck it even running on the ground and walking the machine - too heavy for the knives to hold and rollers don't get a good bite / slip out since theyre so open
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25.5" on the butt and 17.2" on the top, 46' stick almost 300ft cubic. I cut another 36' out of the top, another 50 or 75ft cu. , cant recall exactly, and then still had an 8 or 9' junk top.
The 622B really doesn't do well in that size wood; took 4 or 5 tries to buck it even running on the ground and walking the machine - too heavy for the knives to hold and rollers don't get a good bite / slip out since theyre so open
.Final pics for now, from Sept or Oct. Working near Fraser CO, again 9500-10,000ft. Great views of the valley, miserable job though; wood was so small and rotten, had a hard time making enough 37s for the trucks usually to load the 9-18-27 out. No Mules, only long loggers out here. Could had cut 2 or 3 46' trees on the 100 acre job, at least the portion I was working.
Komatsu is a 2014 or 2015 I think, has 7-8k hrs on it. Also have 2017 460 with 2500hrs, but we're trying to sell that one.
280 Prentice on a Canadian C510 Kenworth, 1980 I think.
Komatsu is a 2014 or 2015 I think, has 7-8k hrs on it. Also have 2017 460 with 2500hrs, but we're trying to sell that one.
280 Prentice on a Canadian C510 Kenworth, 1980 I think.
Birken Vogt
Charter Member
Do you have any problems with engine horsepower at that altitude or does turbocharging take care of it all?
Hard to say, I have only ever logged at this altitude or even higher so I don't know. Working in New Zealand, we were always coastal, but the machines were much much bigger. Large Cats & Madills, biggest you can buy.
Cooling capacity since air density is a lot less is always my trouble; the processors like to run hot most of the year. Lots of open engine hoods and night work during the summer it seems like. But then emissions issues with it getting so cold and DEF parts freezing.
The sun makes a big difference too. If it is cloudy out, I can see up to a 20-30 degree difference on hydraulic temp during peak day hours, at least lately.
That 2154D is only 160hp which cracks me up cause it's a powerful little machine and no joke only uses like 5-6 gal an hour; I always think something is wrong with my math. Gets around fine and is sized appropriately for the wood, but everyone considers it "big" for out here.
I want to go even bigger though, step to a 300 class or 45 ton machine with actual reach and multifunction, Madill 2850C would be overkill but I want one. I hate running the little processors and loaders.
Cooling capacity since air density is a lot less is always my trouble; the processors like to run hot most of the year. Lots of open engine hoods and night work during the summer it seems like. But then emissions issues with it getting so cold and DEF parts freezing.
The sun makes a big difference too. If it is cloudy out, I can see up to a 20-30 degree difference on hydraulic temp during peak day hours, at least lately.
That 2154D is only 160hp which cracks me up cause it's a powerful little machine and no joke only uses like 5-6 gal an hour; I always think something is wrong with my math. Gets around fine and is sized appropriately for the wood, but everyone considers it "big" for out here.
I want to go even bigger though, step to a 300 class or 45 ton machine with actual reach and multifunction, Madill 2850C would be overkill but I want one. I hate running the little processors and loaders.
Not logging related, but construction / excavating wise, yes, we have had issues with machines at extreme altitudes.
Projects on top of Pikes Peak, over 14,000ft, we had all sorts of derate / emissions issues. Some machines would only make it a day or two and go down. Others would do fine, but it is very demanding work at that altitude, even on your body. The mechanics would come up and try to fix stuff, but it wasnt uncommon for them to get altitude sickness or just be extremely fatigued.
All the major repair shops are 5-6500ft near Denver or Colorado Springs, so a machine needs to be prepped for high elevations at times. Same goes for the old mechanical ones; Cat had different specs for timing and fuel rates, etc back in the day right on the machine.
Projects on top of Pikes Peak, over 14,000ft, we had all sorts of derate / emissions issues. Some machines would only make it a day or two and go down. Others would do fine, but it is very demanding work at that altitude, even on your body. The mechanics would come up and try to fix stuff, but it wasnt uncommon for them to get altitude sickness or just be extremely fatigued.
All the major repair shops are 5-6500ft near Denver or Colorado Springs, so a machine needs to be prepped for high elevations at times. Same goes for the old mechanical ones; Cat had different specs for timing and fuel rates, etc back in the day right on the machine.
Birken Vogt
Charter Member
10k feet is about as high as any infrastructure goes around here and I know if I have to work at 7k or above I feel fine at the time but the brain gets foggy and my resourcefulness starts to dwindle; and I wonder why I did some of the things I did once I get back home and have a clear head.
Truck Shop
Senior Member
Extremely used, but that's what it's for.
skyking1
Senior Member
Small world, we drove by on I-70 last Friday.
EDIT: in Our 07 Ram that went from 281 to 289K on that trip
I met ~half dozen new Tigercats on our way East on I-80. Same number of 988K's without buckets and one with, but that's dirt gear. Funny thing I never saw the buckets go by. Maybe they went out on rail?
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skyking1
Senior Member
maybe those high capacity heel tippers, Cat does not make those. Mill buckets for chips.