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Got chains too! You can skid a lot of logs with that thing. Hey, I have a friend who even uses his when gathering maple sap.
Cool. Good use of a skidder, I'd say.
I know a guy that owns an early JD cable skidder that actually came through from the factory equipped with a draw bar and a live
pto. So, I guess multi-use isn't a new thing. This one I'm getting is an IH, (not many around) and it has a front mounted hydraulic pump (not a rare thing) that's easily
accessed. Pop out the grill and there it is. I'd think that it could be plumbed up as a power plant to run lots of things.
I know a guy that owns an early JD cable skidder that actually came through from the factory equipped with a draw bar and a live
pto. So, I guess multi-use isn't a new thing. This one I'm getting is an IH, (not many around) and it has a front mounted hydraulic pump (not a rare thing) that's easily
accessed. Pop out the grill and there it is. I'd think that it could be plumbed up as a power plant to run lots of things.
Yeah, I wondered about that. After checking into it, I found that this machine has a D-360 engine (Detroit), Gearmatic 119 winch and Rockwell axles and planataries. The
seller has a list of parts on a bill from work he had done on it recently, so I don't know, I hope I'm ok. We'll see.
seller has a list of parts on a bill from work he had done on it recently, so I don't know, I hope I'm ok. We'll see.
Rick Stanley said:
You'll be able to get parts for engine,winch and axles . You may have to source through somewhere besides IH though. It's the IH made parts that might be hard to get. IH didn't make skidders very long and may have discontinued alot of parts. Might be a good idea to start looking for a parts machine or equipment bone yard now so that when you do brake something IH and "need it NOW" you have a source.
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