Sorry fellas I havent been on in a couple days but lots of good info, thanks! I'll try and respond to a few of the posts...
Krag and Allen... yeah there are some good points about going all DIY. Some of the box store stuff now is worth about as much as the box it comes in LOL.
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By Timothy M. Pennell (Tpennell) on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 - 06:09 pm:
Tristan how about cutting your tree to a length your tractor will handle and pull it out to your truck. Cut it up at truck and load on. Where I come from that is called yarding. Don't handle there're any more than need to. Cut once load once. Work smarter not harder less work in the long run<!-/quote-!><hr size=0></blockquote>
Thats what I was thinking about my dedicated logging tractor. I'd still have to fabricate up some kind of boom. I'd like to do that and have a tractor to leave at the farm but in all reality that might not be for a while since I dont have a spare tractor, need to repair one I already have, etc etc... I am really worried about being able to pull logs up the hill though, there are pretty steep spots that it struggles with a bit now, and I dont want to have to drag such a small log that it will take forever to transport a truck and trailer load. And yeah, with such a setup the weight of the log would put load on the axle so it would help. I just dont know how much the extra traction balances with the extra load and drag...
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By Dennis Frisk (Dfrisk) on Thursday, April 14, 2011 - 06:43 am:
TRISTAN - re: Your dedicated LOGGING tractor. I strongly recommend AGAINST duals on a CC for logging. While the idea of floating on top of mud sounds like a great idea it does not work in practical use. You don't have steering brakes unless you use a SGT, and with any kind of load you will reduce steering control and have no control over where the tractor & cart/load will go.<!-/quote-!><hr size=0></blockquote>
Well the dedicated logging cub was another idea I was going to post about seperately but its just in the design phase so details like you pointed out will all shape the final product. I didnt realize duals would render it so ineffective though. I was planning on building a custom bumper that will also support a lot of ballast weight over the front end. I was toying with the idea of also making custom turning brakes too. You dont think the combo of lots of ballast weight out front and possibly steering brakes would help? Or just put single large tires on it? I was debating putting much larger than stock tires on it anyway, as I wont worry about implements with this tractor. Like 26-28" tall, and bigger front tires to match to gain some ground clearance.
4x4 would be great, or a diff lock, but I dont think thats going to happen on a cub, atleast not by me. I need to find other means of increasing traction.
PS sorry I dont know why the font always goes big on me when I quote ppl...