So We Bought a Tigercat 724G Wheel Fellerbuncher

So we bought a Tigercat 724G wheel Fellerbuncher, what do we think about it and how it is set up!?!

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[williamharris]

People looking at the machine, that operater has my attention. He knows what he’s doing

[bobbysears]

My Brother-in-law owns Tidewater Equipment. But Tigercat is the best logging company!! Thanks for sharing!!

[WNZ]

Yeah we got a tigercat also and it is a beast. Our company is just starting with land clearing. We just finish the Google site here in VA and that tigercat did its thing. 68 acres cleared, cut, logged, grinding, and got it don't in about 2 months. The H855C with the cutter head is no joke.

[billyshumate]

Nice video Thomas. Good looking cutter. You're right about small businesses shutting down. To much greed over the mighty dollar. Bertha sounds good. Take care and have a blessed and safe week and I'll see you on your next video.

[lawsonmccarty]

Can't believe you got that from dodson, seen that machine there for a while and wondered if it got bought or not

[robertt]

13yr old pine. That is impressive growth!

[jaredbeasley]

Nice machine!! She is a beast!! I run one everyday!! And you will have no issues with it heating up or running warm!! The pumps stay extremely cool considering what it's doin...great purchase

[carlwilliams]

Nice cutter. You’re right about what dealers can often charge for repairs and parts today. On the other side I have some knowledge of dealer cost. What does it take to add another service truck to the fleet? Most today will require a CDL for the driver, commercial tags and insurance, welder, air, crane tools and spare parts. 300-400k easily then you have to find a qualified mechanic that has all the skills needed to fix everything you sell! That’s a hard person to find nowadays and afford! You could always train in-house but you can’t expect customers to pay full shop rate for training your technicians while they perfect their troubleshooting skills. The best small crew I see try and run newer iron with warranty support while some bigger crews can employ their own in house mechanics. It’s expensive either way and todays fuel, insurance, equipment cost and low cut n haul rate’s don’t help loggers of today! It’s like Booby Goodson said “if the numbers won’t work out on paper it’s time to go” !

[JohnMiller-okjz]

We just started doing pine and we run 2022 tiger cat 720g cutter and a 2022 John Deere 748Lll skidder. And I love watching your videos

[chrisfarris]

You are right about the dealer reform. I have had a couple of people come to my house and dropp off small equipment to work on them because the dealers are either rude to the customers or treat their employees like garbage. Half the time, it's a welding related repair or a small issue fix. Either way, I still make sure the quality is there and it is fixed to last a long time.

[richardbeard]

Keep up the good fight... God will bless... Enjoy your shows...

[jeffe]

Pineasaurus would be a good name for the cutter. Small farmers in my area are having the same problems, dealers cater to the larger farmers before the little guy. Thanks for the videos and stay safe.

[VALandClearing-Grading-Truckin]

You are speaking the truth! Nice purchase as well

[dustinpitts]

It used to be customers came first, now it's like we are a after thought and not important to them at all, we are a waste of their time, so for now I'm running what i have and no upgrades in my near future, and yes it's about putting us out of business, I have not been checked on by a salesmen in three years, it used to be once a week or so,

[TheRancher]

Ridiculous ain’t the word for the stealerships. Case in point we just had a line boring quote for boss pins from our local dealer… $9800 parts and labor “IF” we hauled to their shop. It would be an additional 2 to 3 days TT&M on top if they came onsite.
Local welding shop came out and did the entire job, parts and labor for $3500.

[timmyfrierson]

Another great video Thomas man I just want you to know that I’m still praying for you and I hope everything is going good with your back but when you was talking about the service department everybody knows what company you were talking about and I’m just gonna say it John Deere you wouldn’t believe the loggers in Southeast Louisiana and South west Mississippi that runs John Deere equipment but is trading them out every day. They’re going strictly to Tiger cat because of the service department down here we deal with B and G equipment and I know you know them, but I have seen Red take parts off of a brand new machine sitting in the parking lot and they didn’t have the part and had to order it and bring it and put it on the machine in the woods that was broke down just to get the logger back going. And in my book you cannot beat Tiger cat service department but anyway my friend y’all stay safe out there and keep the videos coming oh the 724 in my book Is the all around rubber tired Cutter that tiger cat makes like you said you can thin with it and you can clear-cut with it but anyway my friend we will see you on your next video

[clintonstubbs]

I’m not trying to be political but big business interests are ruining our nation. Small businesses are what has kept our nation going. I respect people like you for what you do each day and pray God will keep you and many other small business men and women going. Nice Tigercat wheeled feller buncher. I’ve always liked seeing those machines.

[kyzngql]

I know how you feel about equipment cost and fuel cost and a mechinic cost it’s crazy also up north in Canada seeing logging company’s and oil field right now shutting down going out off business also 20 /30 year old business because parts and fuel cost and equipment company are saying if you don’t buy it someone else will sucks to be you thanks for sticking it out love the videos

[jeffe]

THE STEMANATER, yall stay safe and keep Mickey straight. I saw in the news they are closing a paper mill in North Carolina, 1100 people lost their jobs. I wonder how many loggers will be effected by that plant closing?

[shawnschoppert]

Awesome machine, congrats on the upgrade, any thoughts on maybe getting thinning head for it one day, the crew that cut a tract by us had 724g thinning head doing clear cut, but he said doing thinning or clear cut he loved thinning head on it. Name the beast ?