Rescuing an ABANDONED SKIDDER In the middle of the WOODS!!

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  • Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
  • In this video we rescue a 518 caterpillar skidder that was abandoned in the woods from unfortunate circumstances.
    #caterpillar #diesel #heavyequipment #construction

Комментарии • 94

  • @CaseyLaDelle
    @CaseyLaDelle Год назад +14

    You know I have equipment keys.. right??

  • @jefferyyoung6836
    @jefferyyoung6836 Год назад +14

    Take the grapple off the boom, add a cable shive and yes you will have an amazing recovery rig! It will go anywhere you need and pull out heavy loads. It’s super rugged and can take a lot of abuse.
    Matt’s off-road will be jealous

  • @professorfalken4600
    @professorfalken4600 Год назад +17

    Casey bustin balls about buying stuff sight unseen is pretty comical 😂

  • @henrycarlson7514
    @henrycarlson7514 Год назад +2

    So Wise , Thank You for rescueing another fine piece of CAT POWER . Thank you for sharing

  • @orenhicks1051
    @orenhicks1051 Год назад +1

    That is a beast of a machine.

  • @jeffclark2725
    @jeffclark2725 Год назад +5

    This sounds like they have been watching Matt on Diesel Creek, Great video, thumbs up, always enjoy their adventures

  • @johnsherwood9960
    @johnsherwood9960 8 месяцев назад

    U just got a new subscriber from Casey's channell..great find

  • @davidhauser1197
    @davidhauser1197 Год назад +3

    Your a true American bro

  • @BGWenterprises
    @BGWenterprises Год назад

    Get a pre 1994.5 ford and you will have a EMP proof logging setup.
    .
    And the cows reminded me of the old frase, free beef-with the tires you buy..LOL..

  • @terrytenley9327
    @terrytenley9327 Год назад +1

    Perhaps one of the most reliable pieces of steel cat has made. They are very rugged and made to last.. Others had made them but not equal to the 518 or the much bigger 528.. Great video.. This skidders are king in eastern Washington, Oregon and much of Northern California.. 👍☺️

    • @terrytenley9327
      @terrytenley9327 Год назад +1

      30 years ago we were logging a unit with huge p pine and sugar pine.. Most grapples go to 108 inches. One dat early a skidder 518 was wheel walking a. Giant p pine and 300 feet from the landing the skidder separated. Ha is broke in the middle.. The skidder got fixed in a few hours and back to work..The unit was running 110 to 130,000 feet per acre.. Yellow jacket nests every 30 feet and a bit a rot in the second log.due to a fire 35 years before..Many 3 and 4 log loads..

  • @scottgilliland9411
    @scottgilliland9411 Год назад +1

    You know... if you had that Pete and your own lowboy... would love to see that ole Pete of yours put to good use. Raised in Bend, lived in Pribeville for about a year in the early 80s... Love the "local boy" videos

  • @nickpitts3911
    @nickpitts3911 Год назад +1

    thank you and we want a video of you picking up other one

  • @mishkajb
    @mishkajb Год назад +5

    A skid steer off road water tanker with a blade. Genius Quentin! Will it have a remote-operated nozzle for the operator???

  • @tonydowd8566
    @tonydowd8566 Год назад +9

    1973-74 I operated a TimberJack w/5/8" cable and three 1/2" chokers, then moved up to a Case skidder. That didn't last long. The Case was much taller and felt more tippy. Quickly returned to the TimberJack. Logging was by far the most dangerous job I've ever had, but loved every minute of it.

    • @richardguse3410
      @richardguse3410 Год назад

      TimberJack, Woodstock, Ontario, Canada. I was never in a related industry, however, a friend was. Greetings from Canada.

  • @localcrew
    @localcrew Год назад

    Glad you’re going to keep it going in some capacity. I was going to say that this is a popular old unit. Fixed up, someone would want it.

  • @CSIPSD
    @CSIPSD Год назад +1

    Got some friends that have a ranch out there... used to get juniper firewood up there all the time. Beautiful area!

  • @johnforster5312
    @johnforster5312 Год назад +1

    "Iron King Inc. Drinking Game": every time someone says "go ahead" you do a shot. Props if you survive beyond the 5 minute mark 😂

  • @ericpeterson9051
    @ericpeterson9051 Год назад +2

    That machine has brakes you throw it in neutral and put the blade down

    • @Skidderoperator
      @Skidderoperator Месяц назад

      Stupid reply. Are you trying get someone killed?

  • @jefferyyoung6836
    @jefferyyoung6836 Год назад +3

    Casey with friends like Iron king he should get you a big hydraulic winch from a dozer to put down in between the frames at the back of your trailer that will run off the trailer engine so you can load dead equipment for him.
    A match made in heaven!

  • @KB-gs8zi
    @KB-gs8zi Год назад +2

    Hey Quinton !!! Thanks for giving Casey some work as been a bad last 3 mos. for him !! 🤔🙄 Yepper !! Waiting to see the rebuild on this 1 for sure !! 😂🙂🙃😉👍👍👍👍👍

  • @garyonnen7634
    @garyonnen7634 Год назад +4

    I have a Cat key and I haven’t been around construction equipment in years. Always good to have one on hand.

    • @ianbartelmez4720
      @ianbartelmez4720 Год назад +2

      I haul equipment, and have my "work keys" which is a master set and a sub set of most common, but somehow, a CAT, Genie, JLG and Bobcat key have ended up on my personal set as well, lol

  • @96fido96
    @96fido96 Год назад +1

    Heavy D Sparks should sell his heavy equipment that he don’t need to Iron King Inc

  • @leighwalker3914
    @leighwalker3914 Год назад

    Why didn’t you hitch a lift on the trailer on your way up the mountain?

  • @luddtechnologies8795
    @luddtechnologies8795 Год назад +1

    When Casey stop at the store I thought it looked like the place he got a meatloaf sandwich. I was right and now I’m hungry. Can you pinch a car in two with the grapple before you take it off?

  • @paledawgoffroad3743
    @paledawgoffroad3743 Год назад +1

    Keep the winch. Keep the winch. Keep the winch. Name of the game is "versatility". The more things you can do with a piece of equipment the more valuable that equipment is, right? Couple of ideas to put in your head on ways to keep it. You'll need at least 2 pumps for a skidgine, hi volume/ low pressure and hi pressure. (Side note, check out the portable pumps the coast guard uses. High volume to the extreme!) Why not make a shelf in the front of the tank so that the top section of the tank will cover the winch and both pumps? You could then either weld a "tunnel" thru the tank, further bracing the baffles. Or you can use a couple of roller fairleads and route the winch rope under the tank. By keeping the winch you can do the fires and also use it for recoveries if needed. Putting a winch on the blade isnt a bad idea. Like i said, versatility, and i happen to know where a big industrial winch is just sitting with a full spool of 1/2" wire rope. Needs a little work, and a drive motor. But its decent.😊.
    Anyway, just a couple of thoughts. Take em or leave em.

  • @ebutuoy4315
    @ebutuoy4315 10 месяцев назад +1

    Just bought a 518 1972, aint nothing like a CAT! Im out near Mitchell. Excited to see the process to change it to a Skiggin!

  • @DIRTVENTURE
    @DIRTVENTURE Год назад +2

    surprisingly disappointing.... lol it started right up... wtf... lol the first thing i said... thats a cat for you... leave em sit, and they fire up and purrr...
    fire fighting unit huh... nice...
    hydraulic pump and a diesel pump??
    is it going to be able draw its own water as well??

  • @markshropshire5995
    @markshropshire5995 Год назад +1

    I always thought that crummy is the term for old school crew cabs . What am I missing?

  • @ianbartelmez4720
    @ianbartelmez4720 Год назад +3

    I love that 7.3 so so so much... i miss my 95 extended cab...

  • @native82
    @native82 7 месяцев назад

    Did you buy that crummie from scott logging? Looks like the 7.3 my brother drove when he worked for them back in 2010. He ran skidder and eventually stroker for them.

  • @kencrouch668
    @kencrouch668 Год назад +1

    Can you please tell me if there is a way to lock the to parts of the skidder together so they do not articulate while in transport? I thought I saw some way of doing that on that machine when you climbed up the iron steps on the right hand side of the skidder - this would be on the time marked 11:35 - I could not tell if you could put a bolt in there or if there was a transport bar that can connect both sides. Please keep collaborating with Casey since he has his new Western Star rig!

    • @Skidderoperator
      @Skidderoperator Месяц назад

      Nobody keeps the bar that locks the frames straight. Dumb owners/drivers.

  • @tonydowd8566
    @tonydowd8566 Год назад +1

    1973-74 I operated a TimberJack w/5/8" cable and three 1/2" chokers, then moved up to a Case skidder. That didn't last long. The Case was much taller and felt more tippy. Quickly returned to the TimberJack. Logging was by far the most dangerous job I've ever had, but loved every minute of it.

  • @garrisong
    @garrisong 11 месяцев назад +1

    That 7.3 manual trans ford is so sweet.

  • @georgeanglin4038
    @georgeanglin4038 Год назад +2

    you guys make a great team!

  • @davidmosier8625
    @davidmosier8625 8 месяцев назад

    watched this on Casey's channel as well. funny how much stuff he showed that you didnt and vice versa lol

  • @tims6104
    @tims6104 Год назад +5

    Following Casey might be a mistake he could lead you into trouble

  • @clark7117
    @clark7117 Год назад +1

    The skidder is about the same age as Casey's new trailer.

  • @nathans3094
    @nathans3094 Год назад

    Forgot the keys at the shop, congratulations, you are now a recovery specialist. Haha

  • @brucegarrett7232
    @brucegarrett7232 Год назад

    Shenanigans with Casey. Sight unseen no problem. No breaks no problem. First real job for the new trailer no problem..

  • @SootyDiesel81
    @SootyDiesel81 Год назад

    Long wheelbase on the truck doesn’t help much I tight corners

  • @johnbuckner8055
    @johnbuckner8055 Год назад

    Puppy wanted to go

  • @scody123
    @scody123 Год назад +4

    i dont think theres a 518 out there that has working brakes. haha

  • @tedbiernacki376
    @tedbiernacki376 Год назад

    Dude! Huge missed opportunity ! I suspect your looking for as many views on this video as you can and hopefully more subscribers ! You should have simply added in your video description ...... with Casy Ladel !

  • @Paul-sd1rh
    @Paul-sd1rh Год назад

    Start the build

  • @chunkyharper9467
    @chunkyharper9467 Год назад

    Misty 518s don't have brakes or if they do they don't work worth a shit

  • @bishopcorva
    @bishopcorva Год назад

    Yeah, a meatloaf does sound good.

  • @lucmarchand617
    @lucmarchand617 Год назад

    Be prepare stuff like this will start show up door steep due high interest rate logging start slow down lots will end up left bush.i saw that bc 1980 due paul volker high interest.i work bc se coal I saw dirt moving pick up stuff left and right.good luck with skidder.thank video😮

  • @viorelscrob6391
    @viorelscrob6391 11 месяцев назад

    Where is this. .?

  • @professorfalken4600
    @professorfalken4600 Год назад +1

    Should have loaded the ford on the trailer and hauled it, save some fuel ⛽️

    • @henrycarlson7514
      @henrycarlson7514 Год назад

      Unfortunatley to do that , they would have to start the engine in the trailer , unhook . a long process

  • @scottwinslow8772
    @scottwinslow8772 Год назад

    Black Dog

  • @AlexeiTetenov
    @AlexeiTetenov Год назад

    I think that you can include more establishing shots/info to help better tell the story, especially the overview at each phase. Casey has been doing better and better at this.

  • @phill2009c6
    @phill2009c6 Год назад

    Is that still a caterpillar even though it doesn't have tracks? Nice job on the video

  • @johnrobert1053
    @johnrobert1053 Год назад

    Do you only take CAT stuff? Got an older grader on property needing gone.

  • @Johnny-do9xo
    @Johnny-do9xo Год назад

    Whats the price of that thing? Ball park :)?
    My favorite RUclips channel! And Casey is a great addition! he awesome, brutally honest fella.
    keep on making videos!

  • @DavidThurmond-l6o
    @DavidThurmond-l6o Год назад

    That must be a 518 cat drove one just like it back in the 80s

  • @EatCarbs
    @EatCarbs Год назад

    Right on.. thanks for the video

  • @billybobs841
    @billybobs841 Год назад

    I use 2 run a 1998 518 191hp according to plate on motor

    • @billybobs841
      @billybobs841 Год назад

      I liked the air parking break u could pull it up and it throw the Trans in neutral

  • @AlexeiTetenov
    @AlexeiTetenov Год назад

    Thanks for sharing!

  • @TimHollis3006
    @TimHollis3006 Год назад +2

    You don’t need brakes on a skidder, just use the blade if you get scared

    • @Skidderoperator
      @Skidderoperator Месяц назад

      You know nothing.

    • @TimHollis3006
      @TimHollis3006 Месяц назад

      @@Skidderoperator I’ve forgotten more about logging than you’ll ever know

    • @Skidderoperator
      @Skidderoperator Месяц назад

      @@TimHollis3006 Really? When did you start logging ?

    • @Skidderoperator
      @Skidderoperator Месяц назад

      @@TimHollis3006 Ive been logging b4 you were born, most likely. Still am.

    • @TimHollis3006
      @TimHollis3006 Месяц назад

      @@Skidderoperator since 1992 Rene

  • @georgehoff8909
    @georgehoff8909 Год назад +1

    Always BACK a skidder on !!

    • @quintonbartolotta
      @quintonbartolotta  Год назад +1

      Why?

    • @CaseyLaDelle
      @CaseyLaDelle Год назад +3

      Should we back it on to rear load trailers as well??

    • @georgehoff8909
      @georgehoff8909 Год назад +1

      @@quintonbartolotta because you can set the grapple down between the rear trailer axles. You will gain 2-3 “ of deck space. Also it spreads the weight out better. I know skidders are light. But everything helps.

  • @ROGE444
    @ROGE444 Год назад

    Casey is just a rookie trucker, or he just made drama at the corner for views on his channel. Grandma could make that turn with her eyes closed.

  • @Jason-yl2ij
    @Jason-yl2ij 5 месяцев назад

    Not even going to watch since Casey is in it.

  • @jasonpinnix1905
    @jasonpinnix1905 Год назад

    That think was a turd the day it came off the Assembly line .

    • @quintonbartolotta
      @quintonbartolotta  Год назад +6

      I know right, it’s almost 50 years old and it’s still running. What a piece of crap!

    • @Skidderoperator
      @Skidderoperator Месяц назад

      Idiots gonna talk crap

  • @johnmagnuson491
    @johnmagnuson491 Год назад

    So, my first video here. I'm wondering how long the guy has been driving trucks? That corner was not that bad. Other than that, I'll be watching more.