T-MAR
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New T-Mar Grapple Yarder
- Thread starter DBDLS
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DBDLS
Well-Known Member
Well done Tyson and all your crew. It's exciting to see a brand new piece of logging equipment come out of a local Campbell River shop. I wish you many more to follow.
HD Mech
Well-Known Member
I second that Tyson, the yarder looks great! Has nice power too! Go Cat power!
Scott_527
Well-Known Member
Here it is in action working for Southview Forest Services
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uo1QYNlLqkk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uo1QYNlLqkk
T-MAR
Active Member
You beat me to it!
Scott_527
Well-Known Member
Haha hope you don't mind Tyson. What do the new owners have to say about it so far?
Birken Vogt
Charter Member
I wonder why the engine is smoking sometimes. I thought these new pollution control engines were supposed to be crystal clean?
Darksidelogger
Member
Any word on how the new LC550 is doing ?
DBDLS
Well-Known Member
There is a good article on the LC550 in the December/January 2015 Logging & Sawmilling Journal. Seems like the owners are pretty happy with the machine.
T-MAR
Active Member
So the machine exceeded our expectations.
It's been used in a mix of wood. Very quick machine. I spoke with the operator Friday to see how it was going and he said "great! we've been pulling 3 foot tree length cedars all week". Not bad for a 3/4. Variable speed fan is dealing with heat well as it's warming up. Fuel burn is around 10L/hr in typical second growth. Basically starts and runs for them every day.
Changes we've made (fitted to #1 and going forward):
* Auxiliary air compressor. It will be a rotary vane type. We have a predetair in there as a temporary solution but the duty cycle is a bit high for that
* Variable swing pressure up and down - so it feels like a closed loop swing circuit. Works nice
* Seals - namely around doubling roto unions. The copper washer is gone.
* Door latches - those little stainless flappers just weren't going to work. Heavy duty T-MAR ones on there now.
* Software updates to add some features and data logging. The request list keeps growing but it's easy to manage with this layout.
That's kindof it. Lift is good, spooling is good, speed is good, crawler is happy, cooling is good, shifting is nice. #2 is well underway.
Here's the youtube channel where I've been uploading videos
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpgS1tTeQj-4AQzZRZIFIBzU5qHecdZzN
T-MAR
It's been used in a mix of wood. Very quick machine. I spoke with the operator Friday to see how it was going and he said "great! we've been pulling 3 foot tree length cedars all week". Not bad for a 3/4. Variable speed fan is dealing with heat well as it's warming up. Fuel burn is around 10L/hr in typical second growth. Basically starts and runs for them every day.
Changes we've made (fitted to #1 and going forward):
* Auxiliary air compressor. It will be a rotary vane type. We have a predetair in there as a temporary solution but the duty cycle is a bit high for that
* Variable swing pressure up and down - so it feels like a closed loop swing circuit. Works nice
* Seals - namely around doubling roto unions. The copper washer is gone.
* Door latches - those little stainless flappers just weren't going to work. Heavy duty T-MAR ones on there now.
* Software updates to add some features and data logging. The request list keeps growing but it's easy to manage with this layout.
That's kindof it. Lift is good, spooling is good, speed is good, crawler is happy, cooling is good, shifting is nice. #2 is well underway.
Here's the youtube channel where I've been uploading videos
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpgS1tTeQj-4AQzZRZIFIBzU5qHecdZzN
T-MAR
HD Mech
Well-Known Member
Glad to hear it's been a success, I will be watching all the videos for sure? Congratulations!
HD Mech
Well-Known Member
I was at their yard a couple of months ago and they had one of the new yarders outside so took some pictures. Will post them when I get a chance.
DBDLS
Well-Known Member
Check their Twitter feed. Looks like LC550 #2 has ended up in the Revelstoke area.
T-MAR
Active Member
Yup #2 is in Radium and #3 is being built. We're also making some new yarding grapples, testing our grapple camera and working on a bit of a winch assist project. Also have a 6280 that we're upgrading with an electronic cockpit right now
T-MAR
Active Member
7280 winch but larger capacity and way faster, 60ft boom, two piece move, no chain case just like the 550
Coastal WA
Member
T-MAR What can you tell us about the yarding grapple and grapple camera?