Tom, Randall, Crazy Cool Logging Rig! Deere 3520, 3320 Compact Tractors Wetlands Project!

Logger uses a Bell Ultra C feller buncher to remove trees from the edges of the farm. Tractor Time with Tim, brother Tom, nephew Randall and Clint create brush piles until the buncher fails.
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[@jdfleetguy28]

Great video Tim! Always love these family farm videos, I really get a kick out of Tom and his comical comments. Always lots of fun and funny moments in these family farm videos. Makes for a great start to my Sunday morning!

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Yes, these guys are a hoot! We have a good time together.

[@jamesberg3106]

Love when you three get together. Precious banter

[@adamwagner1987]

The Oliver 1950 T is one if my favorite Oliver tractors. Had a 1850 and loved it but always wanted a 1950 T

[@terrygroce1594]

What a project. Love seeing team work at it's best

[@FelipeColby]

Very cool, Well except for the damages!

[@photocontrol]

Good progress on the logging. That feller buncher is quite the machine, it can sure maneuver around well on three wheels.

[@joshguilliams4797]

I live in southwest Virginia and a family logging company used one of them when I was a kid as their main fellerbuncher. I watched them load that thing on a trailer with two fold down ramps and boy that was a sight I tell ya.

[@chevytrucker]

I would call the tree cutter !!! “THE LOG SPIDER “!!!!

[@jimmcknight3021]

I didn't know that you still had the Oliver!!!🎉 to see a blast from the past. Part of me would like to have a JD 4020. They are legend as well.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Oh, the 1950-T won’t be going anywhere!

[@stevemueller3705]

Love it when you post your family videos

[@tkirkland1860]

A lot of the Bell 3 wheelers were assembled in Savannah.

[@Kcolby47]

Always fun to see everyone working together, and the banter just makes me laugh. I’ve not seen a machine made like that. I’m not sure I would know if I were coming or going. Blessings to all.

[@hearonsfarm652]

Hey this is Adam Hearon from Hearon's Farm down here in Mississippi who's in the logging business for 54 years Daddy and pawpaw on them that's all they log with bell tree cutter we call that down in Mississippi bell tree cutter my uncle used to flip it by two or three times a day they easy to flip

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Ha! I think they need a wheel on top! :-)

[@jerrystott7780]

They also make a track version of those Bells, it's better in swampy ground than the tires. Have a great day.

[@samiam2116]

That is called the bogey cloud by Tiger King

[@andrewgee241]

Considering the stellar condition the Bell was in I'm not surprised to see a mechanical failure!

[@stephenjones6446]

Yup, those bolts have been gone for a while. A little maintenance goes a long way.

[@nathanbrodeur]

Tim that Bell 3 wheel tire tree cutter was the pre curser to the Bell 4 wheel bar and chain tree cutter then came the ones with the big saw disk before the track cutting units

[@RCPSU4]

That's a unique looking feller buncher. Most of the time I think of those, they look more like a traditional log skidder like what John Deere makes. I've seen a feller buncher on a show called "Ax Men" years ago.

[@matthewgroff433]

There are tracked and 4 wheeled, 6 wheeled, and I believe 8 wheeled tree cutting machines. Also, there are the cutting heads with large round saw blades similar to a circular saw blade. Some of them have longer arms for better reach and can handle the larger cutter heads. Of course, a majority of them are built and used mainly for larger tract logging of larger trees. It's fun to watch all the different types of equipment in operation!

[@shanesherwood343]

Great episode Tim I think you should call that logger machine chuck norris cause by the time your done Messing with it it’s will beat the snot out of you

[@SWAMPHUNTER644]

If you planted that wetland with sorghum next spring, you would attract pheasants by the hundreds. Sorghum gives the pheasant both food and winter cover in one location. Pheasants Unlimited was trying to get farmers to plant it on marginal farmland some years ago. You could change hunters to come on to hunt and make more money than before.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Cept we don’t have pheasants here. They have tried, but pheasants don’t survive here for whatever reason. About 100 miles north, they are fine

[@tucksmith8300]

Keep up the good work Tim!!!

[@m9ovich785]

Thanks Tim. I'd be hauling trailer loads of Firewood off them thar piles... I see 4 or more years of heat...

[@Zanderthelab]

Vinny with the new loader and log grapple would’ve been fun.

[@Tony2tall]

These improvements to the farm land will lessen the cost of inputs and increase productivity for future generations!

[@briancarpenter8297]

That's a cool logging machine! I'd love to see a video on what you use for your audio! It seems like my buddies and I could use a system like that when we're out working with our tractors.

[@stanleybaker8707]

Hey Tim Stan from Brantford Ontario Canada 🇨🇦, haven't seen you for awhile, how are you and the family doing, by the way cheeseburgers 😊😊.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Welcome back. Please catch up on our recent videos!

[@Gunnut357mag]

A good idea to make brush management easier would be to treat the stumps after being cut with an aquatic safe glysophate such as Aqua-Neat. It will get sucked into the roots and kill the trees but won’t contaminate the water as it is a point application.

[@karldawnlang8936]

Fun! Oliver getting it done.

[@justinauman5438]

Great video lots of action mike morgan swears by his workbrow on his mini

[@OneStepHomestead]

next winter's videos!! refurbish that Oliver! be neat for family gatherings ext.....

[@dave.lawrence.3894]

That machines might be a fun machine to have fun on!!!! Tim you might like to try it!!! 😮😅🍔🍔🍔🍔🍔😁

[@stephenlehr6020]

With the height of a lot of those stumps, looks like using the Baumalight horizontal tree saw first, to cut them just above the ground, would make grinding them the rest of the way easier and faster. This is assuming that if you can get in there to grind it, you could get in there to cut the height down first. You may want to look into several of the 1/2" or 3/4" thick UHMW ground protection mats that have handles cut into them, they are nearly indestructible for the size equipment your using and would be easy enough to move around to get the tractors into places you would get stuck otherwise. Looks like lots of fun to be had there regardless, have a good one!! 👍

[@earlyriser8998]

that was an awesome machine and great project

[@floydferguson5366]

Great video!

[@AlwayzPr0]

Looks like a wild ride😂 awesome

[@anthonyg6924]

Id like to see the outcome of the diesel repairs/bolt issue.

[@ranger6x660]

That logging machine looks like it was rode hard and put away wet. I seen everything but duct tape. But it was amazing to watch it work.

[@peterj5869]

You need to contact logger Wade.

[@HCH9990]

This project sure is eating up machines and parts!

[@SWAMPHUNTER644]

I think you may find that your crop field will actually be wetter once all the trees have been removed. They suck up an amazing amount of moisture when they have leaves on and transpire it into the atmosphere. It will be interesting if you show that this summer. We had an interesting discussion about that very topic on a broader scale when I took a course in Soil and Water Conservation in forestry college almost 60 years ago. At the time scientists didn't have the tools to answer that question. I think they probably do now. I have taken a course in wetland ecology and worked at the local, state, and federal levels in the conservation field. We still have much to learn and I don't pretend to have all the answers.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

May be. We need that moisture in the summer for the crops.

[@beefieschannel8955]

The bell is one interesting design and agile. but like anything 40+ years old takes a lot of maintenance to keep running efficiently. What headsets were you guys using to communicate, the noise cancelling was very good and audio great as well. =

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Stihl advance procom

[@craigflatley7370]

🇨🇦👍

[@MJF40]

Zero-turn like in the mud

[@robertellis2717]

Oh no Tim you put scriptures on the end of your videos put longer screws in and sell it!!😮

[@robertellis2717]

By the way, I love that you put scriptures in your video!!!

[@joshm2215]

I know it’s a lot of IFs Tim…But if Oliver was still in business…Would you have them instead of JDs? Or maybe a combination of them?

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Interesting question. Brilliant engineering at Oliver. Unfortunately, White Motor Company destroyed them.

[@joshm2215]

You nailed it…Sadly😢. Enjoy watching your videos

[@brianthompson9729]

I Loved Tom's quote,"He probably has one,or two names of it!" !! I bet after it broke, he probably had a couple more "Choice Names" for it !! 🤔👎☹️💩💣💩💣⚰️⚰️⚰️

[@danbelden7354]

Doesn’t look like he takes very good care of his equipment

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Are you kidding? This machine is 42 years old, takes a beating due to the type work being done, and yet he keeps it running. He is doing an amazing job! Very skilled!

[@jddriver9565]

Cant they make some money with the logs selling it as pulpe wood?

[@TractorTimewithTim]

We are selling what logs we can. Most of this stuff is junk.

[@NotMuchHere]

those horseshoes become straight over time ... its too bad you are not allowed to help

[@texillini1]

Neat machine. I’m afraid if it hasn’t already happened, this project of yours is gonna create a firestorm of opinions between the farming community and the tree hugging environmentalists. Farmers are the original conservationists in this country and won’t internationally do anything to harm the land as it’s their livelihood. Conservationists and sportsmen won’t like this idea because it is taking away habitat that they feel is needed for their sport. Landowners have the right to do with their properties as they see fit. After all they make the payments and pay the taxes. Farming is a business and like any business, you need to do what you seem best to maximize profits. Environmentalists will complain that this project will further destroy the planet and the environment because you are destroying a wetland, eliminating the sanctuaries for birds, raccoons, bed laying areas for deer and anything else they wish to come up with. Good luck with all of the negative reactions from those people. I know that you did everything within the law, but I do have a couple of questions. First, I know that you can’t dig and remove, but yet you are grinding. Isn’t that considered removing? If not, what is the difference within the law? Second, Are you gonna be able to farm that tree line after the stumps are ground up or do you technically have to leave a wide row where the stumps are/were? Third, How many more bushels will be potentially be harvested with a removal project like this? I see other farmers do this, but after the expense involved in the clearing and removal, how long does it take to recoup that cost before you can make a profit on the extra few rows planted? Interesting video. Good luck with your project and with the hate mail from the liberal environmentalists. I’m glad that I’m just a tomato 🍅 farmer 😂

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Trying to grind only to original grade. …and yes, in that one scene, looked a bit deep…oh well. In the ‘deeper’ river channel, definitely classified as wetland, and no can’t farm. The horseshoe shape is not officially designated as wetland, so we might be able to farm it. Haven’t had many irate comments over the 3 episodes of this project. ..And quite frankly don’t care. We’re trying to follow the stupid rule. Beyond that really don’t care. The deer and wildlife have plenty of habitat 1/2 mile away. And practically speaking, we won’t get this all cleared this year anyway.

[@texillini1]

@@TractorTimewithTim glad you haven’t gotten any flack from the extremists

[@jamesjamesd9556]

The last time we had our timber cut one of the machines they used was a Bell. It had an air-cooled helicopter engine. Great machine! It could get into tight spots that the larger harvesters couldn't reach. It also needed a field repair to the lift cylinder. At the time a trade embargo with South Africa made parts difficult to get. I think the guy had to drive five hours each way to get the seals he needed. 🫤

[@lilredcummins]

Have to say it. That Bell tree handler has not had anywhere near the amount of maintenance that it deserves. The lack of care for what is probably an expensive piece of equipment, is very sad. It is amazing how fast it performs it's duties.