John Deere 540GIII Skidder Unloading & 1st Look

[@markfawcett4680]

Just a beautiful little machine! Perfect for southern Ontario hardwood loggers.. one day soon i hope...

[@sheikhabrahim3463]

Greetings from Guyana. What a beauty of a skidder? Cable skidders always look so 'balanced' unlike grapple ones. Love this skidder. Thanks for sharing,

[@lbatlas2]

She is beautiful!

[@dustinhaynes2617]

If I got a new skidder, I'd probably get a cable skidder like this first. Can dubble the winch to use as vehicle recovery...

[@byrondickey9006]

They stopped making these skidders

[@Rebelbro]

That thing has some speed behind it

[@dustinhaynes2617]

The one my brother operates has seven or eight forward gears, and the same for reverse.

[@calvinsusanwebber3414]

I ran my own 440 skidder for about 15 years. And when I see one of these big skidders I whish I could run one of these big ones for a while gust ta see what there like.

[@stevenwescott1422]

I ran a 540D for 12 years before I bought this one. Having owned the G3 for 7 years now I wished I did it sooner. Sooo much improved from the older models.

[@datclutch7861]

So John Deere doesn't make a skidder like this anymore with the shorter nose? The H and L series all seem the have the longer front end that looks like an ant eater in my opinion lol

[@dustinhaynes2617]

Usually you want a long frame... Exsspecily if you pull hevier loads. The short frames wheelie easier.

[@datclutch7861]

Oh ok I see, that makes sense. Thanks

[@dustinhaynes2617]

That's at least what my dad says. I believe the short frames have the advantage of a smaller turning radius, I have forgotten what exactly he said.

[@datclutch7861]

Ya, are you guys in the lumber industry?

[@dustinhaynes2617]

@@datclutch7861 my dad is an old time logger, and my family has always been into logging and mining, on both sides of the family I believe.

[@RJM1011]

Nice. :))

[@taylorrenee5168]

Tracor

[@jangorel6297]

Braucht jemand eine mám zum arbeit?bin aus Slowakei merci

[@thorodinson283]

Tststs... John Deer!!! The LKT's are the best Skidder of us World... JD...hahahaha

[@trevorhall6286]

Just drive off the side of the float ,

[@trevorhall6286]

God for it he hits a 3 degree slope. 😆

[@butaasingh5473]

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