Should hang a snatch block of where the grapple attaches.. get some more lift. Looks like fun! Those 518’s were top shelf back in the day. Thanks for sharing!
@idroadking Жыл бұрын
I am not familiar with all the new stuff they have nowadays but the 518 IMHO was the best skidder I ever operated back in the day.
@capitalcityautobody65073 жыл бұрын
I’d rather watch this than drama filled Ax Men any day
@hoskinslogging98583 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@Johnnyreengo3 жыл бұрын
Ax divas
@dandamcgowan25862 жыл бұрын
Love those 518s!!
@dozerfarms2 жыл бұрын
Can't beat those old CATs the 3304 was a tough old 4cyl
@billybobs841 Жыл бұрын
I run a 1998 cat 518 I didn't like that it only had 3 forward and 3 reverse but I did like the air breaks and power that the winch had
@davidlawton83964 ай бұрын
If you'd winch the wood up into the arch it would pull easier
@jtrocktree5409 Жыл бұрын
That 518 was the ticket in mountains , Franklin skidded was about as good , got have a good faller , Fallin side hill so it's easy and fast in the skidded man,
@HeltonLogging3 жыл бұрын
Thats some good and long drags, I`s like to try a 518
@hoskinslogging98583 жыл бұрын
You’d love them
@HeltonLogging3 жыл бұрын
@@hoskinslogging9858 i`ve always liked the setup
@juliosinarahuaalvarez4388 Жыл бұрын
Opere esa máquina es una locura en la selva peruana
@stevengonyaw1617 Жыл бұрын
Not a bad skidder, but a fuel hog !
@hoskinslogging98589 ай бұрын
Not too bad
@recker_76303 жыл бұрын
Give her hell, Leroy.
@hoskinslogging98583 жыл бұрын
Yeah buddy!
@j.jacobson8 ай бұрын
Are lot of these logs for firewood
@user-nv7vy4qx4m7 ай бұрын
Does the winch work u keep backing up to the logs instead winching
@hoskinslogging98585 ай бұрын
No it was broke
@outlaw10703 жыл бұрын
No chains
@larryspencer41433 жыл бұрын
Why don't you have the grapple on the skidder?
@hoskinslogging98583 жыл бұрын
It didn’t have one on it when we bought it... we’ve always been used to cable skidding.
@Rene-up1dl Жыл бұрын
@@hoskinslogging9858 Buy one, you'll be glad you did.
@billybobs841 Жыл бұрын
Man it sounds like u got a bearing out
@hoskinslogging98589 ай бұрын
Air drier was messed up. Making the compressor real ease valve work overtime
@Rene-up1dl Жыл бұрын
Something seems to be missing.
@joetibbles1553 Жыл бұрын
What is that ticking noise comin from the skidder??
@hoskinslogging9858 Жыл бұрын
Had a problem with the air system. Built too much pressure all the time. That’s the relief valve. Turned about to be the air dryer
@viorelscrob63912 жыл бұрын
Where is this?
@hoskinslogging98582 жыл бұрын
Eastern ky
@viorelscrob63912 жыл бұрын
@@hoskinslogging9858where it is?
@viorelscrob63912 жыл бұрын
@@hoskinslogging9858 but what country?
@hoskinslogging98582 жыл бұрын
@@viorelscrob6391 USA 🇺🇸
@viorelscrob63912 жыл бұрын
@@hoskinslogging9858 ah okay. Which state?
@richardfrisbie6069 Жыл бұрын
Being a logger myself, this was painfull to watch. Why don't you get those bots of the ground? Trust me, I ran a 518 cat in some steep country, and they were one of the most stable skidderd I've ever operated
@hoskinslogging9858 Жыл бұрын
Winch was broke.
@raiiverson35817 ай бұрын
My thoughts exactly, my chokers never dragged on the ground but the arches on the Timber Toter 518 and Clark 668 where higher up And they where all good skidders
@hoskinslogging98587 ай бұрын
…winch was broken…
@JordanApolo-oe9cs10 ай бұрын
Fui estrobero
@davidwright2622 жыл бұрын
Fix the fairlead. Don't EVER run a skidder like that. And it's a cheap fix and you are so slow with it broken = not to mention you are ruining the machine.
@hoskinslogging98582 жыл бұрын
You mean how I don’t have the logs picked up?
@frankmorris67782 жыл бұрын
Machine has airbrakes
@Rene-up1dl Жыл бұрын
@@frankmorris6778 Air dryer blows off occaisonally.
@frankmorris6778 Жыл бұрын
@@Rene-up1dl on thee right-side It can be closed tbere
@Rene-up1dl Жыл бұрын
@@frankmorris6778 1986 518 I ran blew air on my head when I greased the left side center pins & steering ram.
@jdatwood70863 жыл бұрын
What’s that popping sound? Brakes?
@hoskinslogging98583 жыл бұрын
That’s my relief valve for my air system
@jdatwood70863 жыл бұрын
@@hoskinslogging9858 Gotcha, I like those cats. Always wanted to have a 508 cable. Maybe someday if the right one comes by..
@hoskinslogging98583 жыл бұрын
@@jdatwood7086 I can’t brag on the 518’s enough. We’ve had two in the history of our little outfit. Loves both of them
@jdatwood70863 жыл бұрын
@@hoskinslogging9858 Good to hear, I’ve had a cherry 1986 JD440D and now a 1989 TF C5D long frame with the Deutz air diesel. Both great machines but those Cats seem like a wicked rig. Gotta love that snarl and growl of a Cat skidder too 💪 damn they sound good!