Track Skidder Logging Day.
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- Опубликовано: 3 янв 2022
- One of the coolest machines Ive ever owned! The Bombardier Ram Skidder. I modified the protective cage so it could fit taller people - seems that people in the 50's were shorter and had more arms to operate levers. Just like Boswell, prinoth, bombi, and wheeled skidders like cat, tree farmer, Franklin, Garrett, timberjack.
Just put a shield over winch u should have no problems great machine love it
That is an awesome little skidder
Look at ya man! Your havin a blast out there!!
When I was a kid in the 80’s in New Brunswick we had a J5 with the tracked trailer to go behind it and cut firewood in 4 foot lengths. It would go anywhere. In the 90’s, my girlfriend’s dad had the larger Bombadier and we would pull out tree length.
Very cool - I have a J5 with the trailer as well - need to fire it up!
Looks like a handy little unit. Very cool!
Thanks for watching!
Wow, what a fantastic little machine, wish I had it here in Oregon on my cleanup job's. I follow a few loggers, and cleanup the logs they leave behind .
Oh ya that's a great idea...lots of good wood left behind I've seen.
Awesome little toy 😎
Your little J5 rebuild project turned out great Louie. That thing looks like a hoot.
Lots of fun, but still not a toy - could hurt someone pretty quickly!
Could have used that machine this past weekend. Was pulling some trees out with an old 2wd Massey Ferguson 135 in the snow. Didn't go great lol
oh ya tricky eh!
Pulled a many one with a 135 and a home made pto winch off a mil truck.
thats a cute little rig hahaha
That unit is awesome, looks like a Deere logging arch but can’t make out what kind of winch it’s sporting.
Like any piece of equipment you will find out where it works well and doesn’t. It wouldn’t mind a bit more snow to smooth out the ride. Looks perfect for pulling small wood quickly, such as trees for fence posts or rails.
Yes a JD arch on it, more snow would be handy for sure. Pulling conifers would be great for this machine.
Nice machine
Thanks Larry!
Such a cool machine! Should give it a few mods maybe some lights or heated grips you know spoil the old girl a little bit!
lol I like that idea!
Hand right near that winch on board. Careful there.
Add a few chain notches in the rear to hook log chain to when dragging.. give the drum brake a relief.
that's the trick - thanks Deernut!
I think I prefer this machine over the larger skidder - seems to run quieter, can fit in and out of smaller areas and can work like hell. Looks like the larger machine has way more torque though. Lots of dead Ash, wow! Thanks
I think they both have their specialties. This little bombi in a conifer forest would be awesome
You can thank the Emerald Ash Borer Beetle for the dead ash trees. Here in Ottawa, Ontario the municipal government has cut down a lot of the ash trees in the city. As far as I know Rolling Up My Sleeves bush lot is not far from Ottawa.
@@BobSmith-iu3hx Correct - Females lay eggs in bark crevices on ash trees, and larvae feed underneath the bark of ash trees eventually killing the tree
I live in Ottawa! Ash trees here are decimated for sure.
LOUIE, you made it to 2022,good for you and you brought your RUSSIAN tank with you,it looks good ok , thats all i can think of,SNOWDOG.
lol nice to see you in 2022 Larry!
Learning this tonka toy to turn loose of the turn at the right time and then hoist in the turn while still moving, which is a option I don't think you have with this machine. Because I see you stopping to pull the turn on up to the back again. I know its better than nothing but a argo is not much after a few turns it shows, what it doesn't like well at all.
Hey thanks for watching. The winch brake is loose so I have to reset and I was also slipping on the ice so I had to get off it. These logs are pretty heavy so sometimes the machine just wants to go straight. And pulling in first gear it wont turn as well as in 2nd because of the way the diff works...but it wont pull that weight out of the crap in 2nd...so sometimes I just go straight and reset...I think pushing it too hard would just break something eh. Cheers!
I like the concept but an extra wheel of track length would help the front to back stability. This would also move the winch away from the operator. I would say the winch situated as it is poses an extreme danger to the operator. The addition of a blade would also add additional weight forward to counteract the cantelever effect of the winch.
The machine does far less damage to the forest floor than a skidder which is great.
There are Bombi Muskeg versions similar to your wishlist but much bigger. The problem with another set of wheels is throwing a track and harder to turn in tight areas...that being said I'd like to try one like that.
@@rollingupmysleeves I drove the muskeg tractor in James Bay. it was mid engine but had lots of room behind the engine for a winch.
How many acres of land? Looks like you've been able to get a lot of good wood out of it.
We didnt hit it too hard and I just bought a little more to cut. It's a good little chunk now but the neighbours still hear us:)
What a nice little compact machine what brand is it, ?
Bombardier.
That little skidder is awesome I never seen one what’s it called
Thanks for watching it's a bombardier ram skidder but it's been modified with new cab and skidding arch.
Is this a J5? My dad used them in the 70's in Newfoundland just before the Timberjack and John Deere skidders came on the scene.Hough and Tree Farmer skidders were popular too.
It's not quite a J5, this was a purpose built machine by Bombardier - the Ram Skidder. Thanks for watching!
Have you considered using a log arch?
I have one! But wouldn't be as maneuverable with it.
A very nice and flexible little skidder. However,
I personally do not trust a vehicle without a steering wheel.
I grew up flying and snowmobiling so I try to drive anything ....except if it has reigns....horses scare me.
@@rollingupmysleeves Oh well. I have owned some Snow Mobiles and also motorcycles,
so a handlebar is good enough. I live quite far north, so a snowmobile is sometimes necessary.
What type of winch does it have
Bombi winch pto driven.
What’s the brand I’d love to have one of those
Bombardier ram skidder...very hard to gind
That powered by a Perkins?
No its the original gasser.
Oh nice a freind of mind had one like that worked great
Probably a Chrysler 6 cylinder flat head t-120
That machine is the cat's ass! It is a strong little bugger, How many horses? All it's lacking is a blade on it. Take care
its a 251 Chrysler - I think 130 hp? Yes needs a blade but then too heavy, I think these were mainly pulling pulpwood out of the bush.
115 to 120 hp depending on the year i belive.
Honey Badger don't care.