That’s a great introduction to the video. No time wasted. Thank you.

cable skidding is the way i did it for 15 years, owned my own skidder never got a chance ta try a grapple. Im 68 years old now and i mis working in the woods very much I loved it. I have 4, 850 mcculloch chain saws and i cant pull them over ta start them any more dont have the strenth. Thay were real good saws

Couple nice drags there bud.

Building mtn roads here in Colorado that’s how we do. Cable skiddin bro

You're a brave man Wade... Like to know how many times I have torn my hand open on a frayed choker cable!

@LoggerWade

6 жыл бұрын

Edwin Allen ehh a guy gets used to it

@elithelogger5890

4 жыл бұрын

Logger Wade ehh put a little diesel on it and roll on

Good seeing a machine put through its paces love the vidjas and you and Stevie bantering back and forth

Happy Easter Wade & Family !

Thanks for the video hope the family are enjoying the long weekend cheers NZ.

Great video Wade thanks for sharing

Good vidja Wade. Nothing like pullin cable huh. I log in eastern Kentucky, lots of rough ground. This is how we pull all our timber. Great job

Awesome vidja love watching machinery work like their supposed to

JUST LIKE RIDING A BIKE ----"so they say"

That looks like so much fun

Looking good bud go lite and go often . Have a nice easter with your family Wade

Bitter sweet memories of my 43 years cable skidding , (open air) , and chain saw felling . Cancer got me ,so I got grapple skidder and feller. Shift gears and keep rolling .

This was an awesome video.

Love it Wade Thanks for that good Vid !!!! too wet here to log all the way from Quebec Canada ! Cheers and Happy easter !!!!!

Love the sound! Reminds me of disking fields.

Cable is the best way to go, in my opinion. Especially here in WV.

Cable skiddin will get you back in shape quick

WO'WHOO ride em cowboy.. It's so much more enjoyable to watch an experienced operator in action.

Awesome vid wade, wish i could work for a outfit like that!!

Cable skidding is about the only type of skidding they do up my way, in West Virginia where we have real hills

happy easter tater clan ! its like ridein a bike !

Nice to see those cable skidders still being put to work once in a while feel like know one will no how to run my way soon there becoming a rare sight here

Just like riding a bike. You can do it in your sleep. Great video Mr Wade.

Get metal Spurs and stickes from frayed cables I wore leather gloves

Man that sure brings back memories! They all sucked too!

It's good to run the cable skidder ever now and then it will remind you how good u got it when u in the graffle skidder lol good video have a good Easter

hey the skidder might get stuck but that cable never will!

Keep up the good work like all your. Videos

Awesome vidja Wade

Good vidja. Reminded me of some of your early uploads when there were about 500 subs. Now y'all and all have 31K plus.

@LoggerWade

6 жыл бұрын

Chuck Stevenson haha thanks bud

@VideosByAl

6 жыл бұрын

Oh ya, those early Vidjas had some language not so suitable for younger viewers.

What happened to the intro music you used to play at the beginning of the video

Best vidja ever

have watched your vidjas for a long time and love them. Not much on comments. but one thing Ive noticed is that if I rolled on your job and had one person to teach me it would be rogey.

I found morel's on Easter in Harrison County back in the 70's. Buck Creek.

Would it not be ALOT EASIER to get someone else to do it?

@davidcuddy5552

6 жыл бұрын

It's safer to crack a wipp.... no-one likes a broken dick🤣🤣🤣🤣

How do you like a 372 husky

If people dont not like before they watch the videos then they just some unhappy people. Everyone one your videos is great 👍

@LoggerWade

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks bud

Did you guys ever use the choker chains? Fun to pack.

@LoggerWade

4 жыл бұрын

No never fulled with them

@smity7096

4 жыл бұрын

Smart man..hard to push a chain under a log.

What’s the year and model of the skidder?

Cable skiddin is still very efficient. Good job Wade. And hey we R lookin for a good used JD 640 E or G series if U know of one.

@LoggerWade

6 жыл бұрын

Log Dog boys Betsey woulda done you good but she already has a good home down the road

@logdog8920

6 жыл бұрын

Logger Wade, Which way down the road?

Good vidja. See you can still do it on the skidding.

18:30 Ahhhh the sounds of the woods.....

Ain't got no time to fuck around...production production production lol

rogie is my favorite...

There will always be a need for Cable Skidders

@LoggerWade

6 жыл бұрын

VideosByAl Awww man!!!...??? Seriously???

@VideosByAl

6 жыл бұрын

Sorry Driver !

i am amazed at how powerful a skidder is. hey wade, have you tried the hose crimper that was tripping the fuse on the other machine. it would be outrageous if it was the crimper , and not the old welder

@LoggerWade

6 жыл бұрын

cuznjo1 nope the new welder pegs it out

@cuznjo1

6 жыл бұрын

good

The dirt on this job was sure something else! Did it feel like walking across a trampoline? Great Vidja Wade! Thanks and Have a Happy Easter!

Hey Champion logging,

man that looks like fun instead of a job! would rather be in the woods than stuck in this hot machine shop!! another good vidja

nice tracahh tater !

IF I JUMPED OFF THAT SKIDDER THAT I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT FOR MY KNEES TOO QUIT HURTING. HA HA!

And just like that- I'm seasick as hell.. but that's me.. you'e vidya is just fine...

I bet Stevey could've got that chocked undone faster then you. Haha

@koryleague8833

6 жыл бұрын

John Schmidt no Stevie would of been jacking his jaw about how cotontop does it different and better

What are you thinking letting Stevie run the Din Din? It won’t ever be the same again

What is the purpose of the crimped nubs about 6 inches from the nubbin?

Not sure why you guys don't wear gloves, been bitten by the chokers many times just saying

@LoggerWade

6 жыл бұрын

Allan Sater ahh never do anymore

@irlreed3721

6 жыл бұрын

Allan Sater no barb's on cable. no gloves

Getting it doon

no grapple skidder or forwarder Wade ? gawd dang you are working yourself into early retirement good dude .

@LoggerWade

6 жыл бұрын

Sovereign Sentience I’m tellin ya

Defiantly not any Velcro-Bum Logging going on there...Makes ya appreciate the Din-Din an Buncher I'm sure!

I miss the 500 subs days lol

Got a question for ya what kinda CB's you use. I noticed you have two of them is there a reason for that lol ok ok two questions ha ha.

@LoggerWade

6 жыл бұрын

Desert Logger one is a citizens band and one is a FM company radio

How's your finger mending? Have a nice Easter.

@LoggerWade

6 жыл бұрын

Torsee just fine buddy thanks and same to ya

Cable skidding sucks especially if your the ground man....... I always counted my fingers at the end of the day to make sure they were all still there . Happy Easter to you and your family Wade :)

@LoggerWade

6 жыл бұрын

Jeff Bedard haha now that’s a good idea

@logdog8920

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Jeff Bedard, It sucked a lot if U had to pull 5/8 pressed up hill with 5 or 6 chockers over 100 foot.

@thehunter717

6 жыл бұрын

Ya Log Dog up hill or through snow either way not much fun lol

Is that the cable skidder you want to make into a grapple skidder?

@LoggerWade

6 жыл бұрын

Dalton Horton well it’s the one just like it

@daltonhorton3366

6 жыл бұрын

+Logger Wade Oh I see. Are you still going to do that?

I hate those bell chokers

I'm used to chain chockers....those cable chockers look like a pain....like untwisting spaghetti....lol

@logdog8920

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Dave Guffey, But how do U push a chain under a log which is flat on the ground?

@daveguffey9024

6 жыл бұрын

Log Dog A long hook. Push the hook under the log, then put the end link in the hook and pull through. Summer time we use regular round chain but in the winter or in muddy conditions we will use a square linked chain.

@logdog8920

6 жыл бұрын

Dave Guffey, Usually we can push the cable chocker knob right through quite easily. Without carring along an extra tool, also it seems like cable would be lighter and cost less than chains. An 8 or 9 foot by 9/16 cable chocker is about 15 to 20$ each. We can run 6 chockers on a 640 JD. Have a good one.

@daveguffey9024

6 жыл бұрын

Log Dog We run 6 to 8 slides depends on how big of a machine you have. Nice thing about the chains are you can put a roll on the chain to make it spin away from a stump. Lot easier at the landing not having to unlock the cable. Guess it's ones own preference. Stay safe.

@logdog8920

6 жыл бұрын

Dave Guffey, U must be from the north east, Here in the Midwest/Great Lakes one will never see those chain/chockers. I would suppost the chains might take more of a pull to break. The cable will eventually fray, twist, and snap. To each their own, have a good one.

What is that do dad about 10 inches up on the chocker for?

@LoggerWade

6 жыл бұрын

Reel McCoy it’s another ball when you break the end ball just cut the cable and have a second one

@mmccoy577

6 жыл бұрын

Well ain't that slicker than snot on a door knob!

@loggingdaddy

6 жыл бұрын

Good idea until the other side by the slider pops off. Seems I break more there then on log side.

Hey Wade it's Anthony I'll leave another comment haven't watch the video all the way through yet but I just wanted to tell you that my nephew sent you a friend's request on Facebook he watches your videos all the time

@LoggerWade

6 жыл бұрын

Anthony Barnett ok what’s his name so I make shore to accept

This is one of those vidja's wher david cuddy would be like dam do u see all that? Ther everywhere, do u know what that is boys? That right there is what u call Bank Bank Bank!!

@LoggerWade

6 жыл бұрын

Mike McCabe bank!!!! Take that Gregory

One thing is for sure cable tractors are for real men.

@LoggerWade

6 жыл бұрын

fouroaks logger takes me back to a broker time lol naa pulling lumber is for real men cable skidding is a blast

What a fun job it would be awesome to with u guys hahahahahaha

Please fix the drag on that winch

@LoggerWade

6 жыл бұрын

Chris Kinville not gonna fool with it by the time I fix the little block it’ll be froze up before we use it the next time

@chriskinville1676

6 жыл бұрын

I hear you. Love the videos keep up the good work.

Why you always pull way forward after setting your chokers and end up backing right back up to about to where you were? I've seen it done several times in your vidjas by different people.

@allenmccall5021

6 жыл бұрын

It's so you get your cable strait and tight on the drum before you start winching. Spools it on nice and strait. Cable last longer and comes off better

@LoggerWade

6 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@TheMetalButcher

6 жыл бұрын

I wondered that too, thanks.

@irlreed3721

6 жыл бұрын

loggingdaddy that's why they don't wear gloves. no barb's on the cable

Sent it to your messenger on Facebook

@LoggerWade

6 жыл бұрын

Anthony Barnett yup seen it I’ll get right on it

what did you remember? Certainly wasn't maxin out the trips like stevey would have done. lol

@LoggerWade

6 жыл бұрын

DLK HAY hey had to make two none the less figured a medium and large one instead of one big one I had to gut the line for

@DLKHAY

6 жыл бұрын

ah huh......boss lady is the only one you have to explain to.lol