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Re: Re: Re: Home built Log Skidder,
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Posted by Dan on February 21, 2001 at 19:44:02 from (209.196.110.82):
In Reply to: Re: Re: Home built Log Skidder, posted by Canadian Cowboy on February 20, 2001 at 09:47:47:
The trenchers that I ran had hydrostatic systems. The larger one that I ran had a hi/lo range on the transmission, hi range for road transport at about 15 mph. For trenching, the lo range is used. If you've never been around one, here's how it works. Both machines had a single joystick that controlled forward/backward, right/left steering. The farther forward you push the joystick, the faster you go. Pulling back to center not only slows you down, but provides braking also. You start the trencher and lower the stinger in the ground, while the machine is setting still. Once you get the depth you want, there is locking lever that holds the joystick from moving forward or backward, although you can still move it side to side to steer. The locking device also has a hand screw, and screwing it in applies slight forward pressure on the joystick so that the machine starts to creep forward. You start at a very slow speed, only a few feet per minute. You keep screwing the hand wheel in until you get to the point where you're moving as fast as the trencher can dig, maybe 30 feet per minute, depending on rocks in the soil, etc. Both machines I ran had small blades -- actually both had a 4 way blade - up/down and angle right/left. Everything was hydraulic, transmission, steering, braking, trencher drive, blades, backhoe. With higher floatation tires and a winch, I would think it would be a good platform for what you want to build. Both of these machines were Case-Davis brand. We also had a Vermeer trencher, but it was not in the same league as the others. It was a very clumsy machine that didn't work nearly as well. But in all fairness, it was pretty old at the time, and all of this was 20 years ago.
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