Trading a log forwarder for a log skidder

Trading a log forward for a grapple skidder and dragging a few trees.

[scottyscave]

Andrew…My wife’s grandfather (rip) has a 1974 Timberjack cable skidder that has a heavy winch on the back. It was parked in 1996 and it was running and winch working. At some point, in 2000 or so person(s) stole the engine and other parts off of it. You can have the winch if it’ll work for you. I can send pics later this weekend, it’s on the family farm. We are near Brockville ON 🇨🇦. I’m good to pull it off but no idea on shipping costs. Anyway, yours if you need it.

[isaac]

That's a gearmatic 19 or 119, depending on age. The master cylinder with the handle is for winch in and free spool. The clutch band under the big cover behind the little cover you removed have little adjustments that kinda are a pain to get just right. The brake band is just outside the clutch band are around the exterior it has it's slave cylinder inside the back of winch, hose Mounts to top of winch on right side. The little box with the springs and little plungers are internal guts for master cylinder. Hope this helps bud. Love the vids thank you.

[LiveFreeOrRIP]

You know whats amazing... Your edits. Your cuts your positioning of cameras. The amount of work it takes to achieve this is so hard. And to think of what you are doing in the videos is only a fraction of the work to make a video... Drones and edits and constant camera work... This is a FULL FULL time job alone... And your quality is as good or BETTER then EVER... Anyone can make a good video if you put the time and effort in. But to make 1000+ is ASTOUNDING... You are awesome Andrew!!!!

[kirk]

Dude...many thanks again for being you!!!

Keep them coming, we can't wait for the next one!

[Will]

When Andrew’s latest acquisition comes with a bucket of parts, you know it’s going to be a good video.😃

[iwantchgmyworldi]

Well, your fan base has some great suggestions on where and how to find parts. You are fortunate to have people who love and appreciate your hard work ethic as do I. Stay well my friend.

[tutekohe]

That is a Gearmatic model 19 winch. The master cylinder has the long handle. The other cylinder is a Lockheed master cylinder for the foot brake. It mounts on the back of the firewall. It should have two foot brake master cylinders. When both are working properly, the foot brakes are excellent.
The model 19 winch is an excellent winch, strong and cheap and easy to repair, but needs to be adjusted correctly. The main drive clutch band is sensitive to lining thickness and when relining must be done with the correct thickness material.
The main reduction gears are simply Rockwell 44 ring and pinion - cheap and easily available. It uses a Dueblin Rotor rotary union (which can develop a leak after years of long use) to supply the hydraulic fluid (ordinary brake fluid) to the brake and clutch slave cylinders.
Any good brake repair shop can recondition the master and slave cylinders, which use ordinary 1” or maybe 1 1/4” cups and are dead simple to do. It just uses ordinary 1/4” hydraulic hose to connect the master to the Dueblin rotor on the side of the winch - under the cover Andrew took off. The brake band is a lot less fussy than the drive clutch band and near enough is good enough.

[josephorr]

Always impressed with your ability to operate heavy equipment in challenging areas AND a drone.

[vttrucker]

Hey Andrew, try Nash Equipment in Colebrook NH. They deal in old iron primarily logging equipment. Ive gotten parts from him that nobody else had.

[schlenbea]

It's crazy how easily Andrew can crowd source info on these old machines. Love this community here!

[Pileits]

I always enjoy watching what you're doing there Andrew thanks a lot for posting the video

[paulharvey]

Try C&C Equipment - They have winches and winch parts for a lot of older items, plus they are on your side of the country

[Well_I_am_just_saying]

You will definitely want to fix the winch. It will come in real handy pulling logs up over steep banks or pulling logs through narrow spots where you can't fit the skidder in between the trees. Plus it would come in real handy pulling other equipment out when they get stuck. I hope you find someone to rebuild it real soon.

[robertlong]

I was just thinking to myself that I wish my sons would think things through like a scientist to solve problems the that Andrew is doing trying to put the parts together and then he uses a rock as a tool like a caveman! You are one of a kind Andrew awesome!

[davec.]

Love the channel. Love the equipment. Im ready tonstart seeing you do jobs again like how your channel started.

[TreachourusJdogg]

Last time I was this early, the Dodge had not yet had a chainsaw used on it for repairs, and Hitachi was the biggest machine you had!

How times have changed. Thanks for the upload!

[geraldneville]

Boy, you sure do a GREAT job on putting your videos together!

[bradcavanagh]

Just want to say how great your driveway is looking with all that crushed, graded and compacted rock. What an improvement from when you bought the place!

[DanTheMan-cq]

Give Clint at C&C Equipment a call.
He has lot's of winches and parts. He's a well known YouTuber.

[LoneRevD]

Ok, add a log skidder to those heavy equipment vehicles I didn't know I wanted.... Great job like the biggest claw machine ever. Thanks for the content.