JimR
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They are so easy to handle and move around.
Tractors and wood! Show your pics
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They are so easy to handle and move around.
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- Cat D3, Deere 110 TLB, Kubota BX23 and L3800 and RTV900 with restored 1948 Deere M, 1949 Farmall Cub, 1953 Ford Jubliee and 1957 Ford 740 Row Crop, Craftsman Mower, Deere 350C Dozer 50 assorted vehicles from 1905 to 2006
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Here one of mine on its trailer (trailer has since been painted, so it looks a whole lot nicer. One of these days I'll get the Coot sandblasted and painted). Another picture shows how the front and rear tub are articulated, keeping all four wheels on the ground, even in very rough terrain. That articulation, the fact that it is 4WD with no differentials, and 12" of ground clearance over a smooth belly mean that it rarely gets stuck. If even one wheel has traction, it eventually gets itself out. The turning radius does suffer due to the lack of differentials, but the 4WS partially makes up for it.
and, since this is a Tractors and Wood thread, here it is pulling about 3000# trailer + green American Beech. (This was before I put the new tires on and reinstalled the rollbar.) It pulled it OK on level ground, and up a moderate slope. Going down hill was quite an adventure. I don't pull those kind of loads with it anymore
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John_Mc
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Thanks for that! I had never seen that first video. That was one of the 2 wheel steer models. In later years, they offered a 4 wheel steer option, which improved the cornering significantly (it took a good bit of room to turn the 2WS models around, due to the lack of differentials). The second video is a 4WS model.
One of the more unique features of the Coot starts at about 3:13 in the first video. The one I pictured has too many holes in the old tubs to float, but my other one is in better condition. It did not come with the propeller outdrive option, but I finally found a stock Coot prop and will be putting together the other parts required to add it in the future.
Great links, thank you for posting them.
Trailer that behind your Unimog and you are ready for anything!
As much sawing as you do I've often wondered why you don't have a debarker mounted in front of the saw blade.It was faster/easier to just hit them with some water after I got them to the mill...
SR
Sawyer Rob
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Because I really don't need one. It's really NOT often that my logs are that dirty...
Most of what I need to skid I can leave the upper end of the tree on, lift the back [logs] off the ground and skid to where the logs are cut out and loaded. The top that gets dirtiest ends up as firewood...
Also, I'm just not milling as much as I use too, so not spending much money on the mill...
The above picts., were from a big project I took on, I doubt I'll ever do that again...
SR
