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[@jamesashley3827]

Never underestimate the power of a machine

[@medic588]

Tim I love your videos i always like watching that 635 haul its a beast i wished i owned one awesome vidoes tim thank u for taking time out of your day to video your day to day operations being as busy as u are take care bud happy new year.

[@mikelaporte8966]

3 stick wood. Looks like pa wood. Wet here too.

[@dcw1540]

Do you have a lot of tire problem?

[@cotontop3]

We don’t

[@mikewhipkey6863]

That was interesting to hear that little story from 1990.. You guys sure came a long way to where you are now.. That's very encouraging and unfortunately is becoming increasingly rare most people now have no desire to put in any amount of work or sacrifice to be successful.. if they don't succeed right out of the gate well then it must be someone else's fault... Keep up the good work!

[@kevincarver6727]

Awesome video Tim. It’s amazing how many trees that thing will pull. 👍👍👍

[@jodylamb7613]

South GA 630e 2015 burns less fuel dueled up than it does singled out 8100 hrs no problems so far from the duels

[@johnwilloughby9712]

Great video Tim i love to hear that engine working be safe and have a blessed weekend !

[@dennisocallaghan1380]

Well at least you are trying to keep the wood moving is the main thing

[@garygriffin2119]

Wow 😮 just when I think the 635 D could get any cooler y’all did this omg 😮 it’s a BEAST I love it

[@kevintate6177]

Awesome video Tim, love the sound of that machine. Keep up the good work and be safe

[@eddielane9569]

I use to love watching Goodson Family Logging on TV year's ago. They are up in either Georgia, North or South Carolina. It might be elsewhere on the east coast but I really enjoyed that show. I saw reruns of the show back a few months ago. They had some hard time's when a Mill stopped taking wood but it is like that in the Paper Industry. My Granddaddy use to work at the Port St. Joe Florida Paper Mill when it was still in operation many year's ago. He got very sick from asbestos because he was an Insulator at the paper mill. Back then they did not tell them that asbestos was dangerous so they did not wear respiratory protection and it ended up killing him. He never lived to see the money that his lawsuit won so his wife and children got that money. He was a hard worker. I hated to see the Mill close for good year's after he died. People just don't know what thing's tree's provide us. As long as we replant and harvest wisely we should continue keeping the Paper and Saw Mill's open. The fight is with the tree huggers and other environmentalists who just don't have too many brain cells. I love and want a good environment but God put it here for us to utilize. Be wise with what he has given us.

[@lonniejennings580]

Swamp logger from williston fl and I love your videos . We run a 640 clambunk and it's a hoss we keep it dualled up all the way around no problems so don't worry lol..

[@patkelly7999]

Swamp logger Chad, He is some operator:)

[@kevinlewis7882]

I can see why my dad complained about the rainy days when he was cutting timber and not being able to work and he didn't have the nice equipment to work with like you guys plus being in the mountains of Virginia didn't help, hopefully it stops raining for you guys and drys up so you can make some money ,I love hearing the skidder pulling, that low end torque is something and I didn't realize that grapple was big enough to grab all of that timber at once

[@eugeneodell1543]

That machine will make your sticker peck out. Huuum!! What a beast!!😁

[@king3717]

Looks like a normal Irish winter to me.

[@benwhitting9099]

Bobby Goodson gave you a shoutout in one of his videos, he was self filming, and said I have no idea how cotontop does this stuff with 1 hand! Pretty cool!

[@thenutdriver9685]

Ben Whitting do you remember what vid?!?! I kinda want to hear it lol

[@timberzachlogger8865]

Been battling the rain here in Pennsylvania logging as well I definately like it when it's solid out and can pound the production cool video thank you

[@josephboley]

them duals on that 635 will make sticker peck out. 😂 😂

[@Jacob_6420]

Wish i lived closer. Would love a chance to see the equipment up close. Thing is a beast

[@dancrafton89]

It has been nice here two days now. you'll have been getting about the same weather we are the day after we do maybe you will get a few days of dry now. Hope it gets better for awhile how. don't like them cloudy days day after day. God bless you'll.

[@cynthiaherr9029]

Look's to be doing great Tim, But the water will test ..Take care Tim..

[@shawnschoppert8540]

First day of sunshine here in Mississippi in a while maybe next few days will help dry it out some, but you’re right we have had a lot of rain, y all stay safe out there.

[@nolanmanley5359]

Differential and gearbox wear/failure would scare me more than fuel burn. Just saying. Heck of a machine for sure.

[@cotton123ful]

Sitting here in my man cave you seem to be logging to me I enjoy watching.

[@oldmanmosh6056]

Now we`re talking Tim... I love watching Chad work that monster.... need to put a camera inside as well... a couple of views on running it!! Do you think your Dad would let you put one in his truck so we can watch a run to the mill. Hopefully one mill will let you record them... if not just a ride along would be cool!!! Awesome vid Tim... thanks!!

[@donplautz9788]

Great video really enjoyed watching it thanks for sharing 🚜, as a former logger, please stay safe y'all 🚜

[@carlwilliams8354]

It’s very wet here too. I know of one logger that just put duals on 2 of his skidders and a rubber tired cutter. Mills are low on wood and paying a premium price.

[@backwoodsriders1879]

It’d be neat to have some drone footage of this

[@jeremyhoward9669]

That is one beast of a machine.

[@FiremanSVFD-cf1jn]

Tim I was on the way to work yesterday and there was rain from your neck of the woods to mine in NC. I'm 20 miles west of lumberton nc. Our river has been above flood stage since November 14. Hope the duals helps.

[@johnwhicks8687]

Awesome video. That’s aggravating when you spend time on something and it doesn’t help much and getting that matted seems to take time also. Definitely has to be trying on your nerves. When the going gets tough y’all really keep it rolling

[@bradmorgan1234]

Duals are probably a lot less fuel consuming than singles going 18" deep

[@MFKR696]

I would tend to agree. The less you sink into the ground, and the larger your contact area with the ground is, the less tractive-effort would be required of the machine. Just think of how massively wide the tracks were on things like the Panther, Tiger and Konigstiger tanks from WWII. Forget about fuel-economy. If those tanks had thinner tracks on them, they would just sink into even dry ground. The wider the tracks are on a tank (or tires on a skidder), conversely, the less power said machine will have to apply to go mobile, plus the added benefit of them not sinking down as much, which means less rolling-resistance and increased ability to maintain momentum, which, again, puts less strain on the drive-train, which means better mobility, fuel consumption and general improvement on the side of maintenance and over-all longevity. Running duals may shorten the life of the rear running gear (and then again, it might not. I'm no expert, but I've seen one on TV : )' ), but the added benefits towards the drive-train and fuel-usage would totally compensate for the cost of hub maintenance and replacement. Also, if you don't drive it like a maniac, which is kind of a given lol, those duals shouldn't give any un-due trouble. They also help for spreading the load out, which means less ground damage when pulling large drags, which means decreased need for "matting" the area you're working in. I'm a lowly forklift operator, and since we put duals on the front of our Hyster 30 tonner at the crane shop I work at, not only has mileage gotten better, but it degrades the ground conditions a lot more slowly now than it did before. Before, I would have to go over the entire yard of the crane-shop with a dozer every month or so to flatten the loosened gravel out and re-compact it, and every now and again we would need a few more loads of gravel to compensate for the gravel that had been crushed to dust by that forklift. Since we put semi-tractor duals on it and foam-filled them, I only have to do that every 3 months with about half of the gravel "loss" we were experiencing before, which is a great improvement, if you ask me.

[@SkiffFish21]

From my perspective yall are in better position, as far being able to get the wood moved unlike other outfits. I am sure it is still tough.

[@stephenlaughridge]

Good sounding engine!

[@brianmeattey4151]

What do you mean matted ?is it the limbs and degree he spread or did ya all put bug Matt's down ..just curiouse .I think I know what ya mean .I'm just making sure ..godbless and be safe.....k ya answers my question after I did this comment lol

[@alvinroundy6856]

Chad dont mess around. He is worth his weight in gold if you ask me.

[@davestinson5691]

Those r just flat out bad ass tractors. Too bad they cost so much. Looks like he's sitting sideways? I bet that helps a bunch goin fowards an back so much. Not as neck breaking. Enjoyed hell out of this video. I'd hate to buy tires 4 thst baby

[@SYCKNTWISTED]

Getting things done!!!!!!

[@bobbysears6626]

I think this is one of the wettest years I remember in a long time! The farmers around here in south Ga. Alma. Are still trying to get there cotton out of the fields and it’s molding on the plant! The news is already talking about clothes costing more because of it. Thanks for sharing Tim!

[@mikeanders7542]

Thats a beast!!

[@morgansword]

I see this video came out in jan of this year. We was wet in alaska too. Now this summer is hot and dry. World is changing but I don't know for what. That machine makes choker setters cry, rightly so too as we never had any machine that big. The little timber jack was the first of them and I buried one cause I wasn't used to a tiller stick and I was going full out and bumped it and landed in a pond over the cab in one one hundredth of a second an about downed getting out of it. Made me look like a idiot quick. I got to get back watching you all. I think that machine cost as much as all of our equipment did back in the sixties and he knows how to get it all

[@bobmillan]

Tim, could you show us your pond? Now that is way full 😊

[@HerbLybarger]

Have you guys tried one of those envrimac track machines with real wide rubber tracks I'm sure youve seen them

[@mikehornsby599]

To much rain in the pan handle of Fla, enjoyed that!!

[@brianmeattey4151]

That thing looks sick whith the duel wheels ..all tho it ma use more fuel but whith single wheels if ya got stuck .it's bound to use more fuel and time than whith the duels so you will find out overall ..but great vid love equiptment

[@SAOPAULOBRASILAGENTE007]

NICE MACHINE

[@jameslane8364]

😎 I worked Dealers Truck Body and we worked on one of those they have one foot diameter hydraulic lines

[@lloydwilliams8715]

Ha Tim. Watching from Jamaica. Is there a reason why you pull those logs with the tops on ?

[@paulportugal4018]

Watchin this one looks your going to be like ole bobby goodson if the rsin keeps up lol

[@louisarmstrong8863]

i like watching machines in action hydraulics are fantastic 👍when it comes to your commentating forget about it👎

[@lauramurray6690]

I couldn't keep track of your tire sizes but that makes 0 sense to me in no way have Have I seen 2 different tires come out the same size unless one was a metric and 1 was standard if you have the same rims in 1 is a wider tire it is taller

[@dewainwoodard4840]

Great video Tim thanks for sharing have a great day

[@wiedehopf9068]

Just an idea: Less air pressure in the outer tires if you are worried about the bolts holding the tires. Anyway you know your stuff better than me! :) Good luck with the weather!

[@cotontop3]

That’s what we did, outside have a little less pressure.

[@leroywaller7604]

That 635 with DUALS is a HASS.

[@allgood6760]

As boys get older their toys get bigger... what is in us that attracts us to machines.? 🤔

[@duanewhite3184]

Hope you guys chip up all the branches on the ground you're driving on when you are done

[@OdinMan64]

Up here in Maine we call that Grapple skidder hauling out a twitch of wood

[@terrysmith4279]

How often do you come into a flat tire and then how do you air it up in suck a remote area. Please inform me

[@ericlakota1847]

With the outside being new that thing Will deff have best traction it will ever have .

[@TermiteBenny]

Any extra flotation will help after all the rain 2018 brought. 2019 is starting off the same as last year ended so if it continues everyone is gonna have to continue to try ways to get through the mud.

[@boskichevy]

BAD ASS CREW BAD ASS MACHINE BAD ASS OPERATOR AND SMART ASS INVESTMENT 635 IS A BEAST!

[@shawnevans58]

Did you have to make spacer plates to go between the tires on the rears

[@alanb9337]

1) Next step? - Put the olofors tracks front and rear on the Tigercat 630E? and have plenty of replacement track links 2) Arrange another demo of the Tigercat 615C(from an earlier video) with the small tires on the machine's rear with tracks. 3) If it keeps raining in the MIss./ Al. woods it might get wet enough for a used Tigercat 1075 Forwarder 8x8 (on clark tracks) converted to clambunk configuration. Tigercat might have to make a 1075C combi forwarder. A clambunk configuration for hauling full length logs to the processing skid, then switch to a forwarder bunk to take the logs somewhere dry enough to get the the road log trucks to load.

[@richardgrumpywelsh2485]

I dont know which is worse the rain or the cold and snow that we have here in Alaska

[@randlerichardson5826]

Oh it’s swampy here in TN to. The grounds rotten

[@jimmorwood9715]

Does that Matt get cleaned up before reseeding?

[@mikeanders7542]

Tim I'm in west nc I messaged u a book the other day,I'm just curious ,how much is the cutter and skidders cost now? We used Clark's and Prentice loaders but we logged in mtns man we never had a grapple! 3 qtr cable pulling up dwn hills through laurel thickets!! Yall in flat land its tough too!!

[@cotontop3]

I'm not exactly up on current prices but I bet a 635 is over 600k and a regular 4 wheel skidder is 400k. Rubber tire cutter is prolly pushing 350k.

[@derrickseals8266]

It been raining like crazy here in Tx. as well

[@thegutkicker7725]

You are a about to get on my nerves MY FREAK

[@robertbradford2734]

It's a beast if it don't quit raining you going to need a log Road.✌

[@mikepici5553]

Awesome video tim

[@bertmohi3671]

wats those logs are they pulp logs for paper

[@bigdeere9532]

Hey I just bought a 572xp I see you have one so I was wondering what if you knew what the couple parts that came in a little bag with the saw we're for. I can't see where they might go or what they would be for. I thought maybe yours came with some little parts in a little bag as well?

[@cotontop3]

Mine was give to me, so I can’t help you with that.

[@teamidris]

Daft think, but, I wonder if the outers were put on the wrong way they might fight less? Or it would make it worse :o) Either way up, you can’t loose the pressures right down to compensate for the extra tyre contact you have if they are touching rubber with each other. That is an odd double wheel kit from that perspective.

[@benoitgustin9628]

Très beaux matairille mais pourquoi les hautes travail pas

[@jackdauphin7741]

Your cutting about 15 minutes from my house, I live on top of a hill and when I go out with the dog water oozes up around my shoes. Love the vids

[@cotontop3]

You should stop by. We are running today.

[@jackdauphin7741]

If you don’t mind I like to, don’t want to hinder you working

[@cotontop3]

Jack Dauphin come on real quick. We about to stop for lunch. Make sure ur in a pickup truck

[@patrickqueiroz1900]

It is very pleasurable to watch harvest videos. I work here in Brazil with maintenance of tigercat machines. What place was this video recorded? For what purpose is this wood used

[@johnflaim9573]

Marry Christmas and Happy new year

[@repalmore]

Crazy idea. Put tracks over them duals. Make them with conveyor belt and angle iron on the outside with flat stock on the inside shaped up to keep the tracks on the tire. Crazy idea. Channel Logger Wade has somehting like that on his 250D

[@michigandogman3060]

Here in Michigan when you get slapped with a limb in 20 degrees and under you would swear you face shattered 😂 that’s like instantly mad!

[@waynesteudler847]

Hey Goodson AT Logging in Miss.

[@carlwilliams8354]

The drag he picked up at 13:05 is more than any Cat or Deere can get without carrying the front wheels in the air!

[@arthurbass1191]

Northeast Missouri is a wet mother too it 2009 was the last winter we had like this we done already had 7 inches of snow and like 9 inches of rain it it's been phenomenal we're still trying to get beans out

[@MFKR696]

You're lucky to have so many days spent not getting rained on. I live in Southern Ontario, Canada, and during the warm months it rains pretty heavily at least once a month. We also have the dumbest winters up here. You have a period of rain and sleet, followed by a period of freezing, followed by a period of more rain, sleet and melt-off, followed by yet another deep freeze, on and on through the entirety of our winters here. Even salting isn't enough to make our roads safe during those freeze periods, since the melting periods wash it all away. Tis an extremely expensive situation for our municipalities, that's for sure. Road salt/sand ain't cheap.

[@brianmeattey4151]

That's some rugged skidder pulling 3 bundles of trees like that ..those double tires work sweet .for sure

[@gregtaylor8327]

Man that thing pulls wood.

[@VedSS-00]

He should have got some pewags

[@jacobcarter34]

Can’t beat a bogie skidder in soft ground they’re a lot better to me personally than a 2 axle machine also South Carolina we catching it with this wet winter too

[@robertordewald8678]

To lessen your wear and fuel expenses have you thought about running a much smaller tire on your outside dual? That way they will only engage the ground in swampy conditions when you want low ground pressure. You see farm tractors do it this way. Just a thought thanks for the video. Bob from Virginia

[@anthonybevins398]

A i got some timber i need timber i have some red oaks and white oak u mite pull with it one at a time i some need to cut before they fell on house and my 650 lgp john deere could olny pull one 15 foot red oak at a time lol

[@nitemare18]

Omg why so much in reverse

[@jamesedwards8805]

Doing work brother. Nice

[@farmingwithbryon9846]

My buddy just put tracks on his 635D cause the duals was loading up with mud and just spinning the tracks made a world of difference but it’s just one wet year but the bank doesn’t care how wet it is Chad can make that thing talk

[@wesreeder6721]

Wild cat beast on the lose. I've seen em snap lug nuts like tooth picks. know fun. But man. What a monster... So cool.

[@mikethorntonr1]

If your worried about the tires being slight difference in height by tread couldn't you just air down the outside say 5 or 2.5 psi and make it so equals out when the weight is on

[@robertmintz63]

Don’t think having duels will cost you fuel , because you will be on top , not sunk in

[@thegutkicker7725]

Yea you know everything don’t you MY FREAK

[@arthurbuckyelksjr7918]

Yes believe me it is wet around Marlboro county SC fields are standing water. Farmers can not get cotton and soybeans harvest. With my land clearing business it has slow down to the point i am back to driving full time for a freight hauler. Man if it keeps on raining we going to need to lay logs down just so the loggers can work. Tim i feel your pain with it so wet.