Tim, been watching your videos for last yr or so.. My younger brother is Timber dealer here in Georgia (West Central). He had 2 full time crews himself up until about a yr ago. He sold that equipment to the guys (2 Father/Sons combos that ran each crew) that operated crews, etc. He just strictly buys timber now from land owners...he keeps 9 (NINE) full time logging crews working. Our late Dad was in the Timber business for about 35 yrs. He was a Timber Cruiser and bought the wood for the Companies (of course you know what this consist of) Our Dad started for Great Southern Paper Co. In 1967.. early/mid 70's.. Great Northern Nekoosa Corp. bought GSP.. 1990 Georgia Pacific bought GNN..Daddy retired in 1995.. then worked for a local Timber Dealer till 2002.. That's really how younger brother got into Timber business (started out in land reclamation for GP through our Dad) .. He has been in/around Timber business since 1992 when he graduated College. I, myself, went into the Elevator trade in a Union job in Atlanta for Otis Elevator (retired in 2016 w/ 32 yrs service).. I do get out there and help my younger brother whenever he needs a hand (he does do the trucking for 3-4 of his loggers .. I drive a Mack or Peterbilt when he needs a driver) .. Truly enjoy your videos as I understand ALL aspects of what your crews are doing.. all the "headaches" too!! that go along w/ logging... Folks TRULY just do not realize how MUCH of their life is related to those trees being taken down and WHEREVER they go from the woods!!.. Be SAFE brother!!!.. ENJOY your videos.. makes me think of my late Dad so Much!! MUCH RESPECT to YOU!!

@cotontop3

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Steve!

It was easy to get out because of all of you guys being so experienced in your job. It’s hard to beat years of knowledge on the job.

Wishing you and your family a blessed and safe Merry Christmas,Tim. Really impressive how you take all that happens in good stride. You’re one cool cat, brother.

Tim looks like you need to barrow the that old John deer cable skidder, and pull wood around the clock. 😆 The only good to come of that would be to remind you boys of how good you got it with those newer machines.

Very thoughful of yall to do that for the mechanic most people wouldnt even try to help out like that as always great job tdk

Well I learned something new today. Had no idea that dude had that much pressure on the static side. Good luck Tim.

New or old . 100 years old or made yesterday if its man made you will have problems . Some are lucky and never have problems . I had a friend bought a car new 54 miles on it . Drove it home and on way home motor locked up . It turned out to be a something was in oil pan from factory and clogged oil pump. Moral of it is nothing in this world is made perfect . Tim im glad you guys were able to get it out and send it to be fixed. There are a lot of skidders around my area sitting in the woods that caught fire and burn up and just had to leave there. Just last year a knuckle boom loader burn up just down the road and it is still there. Stay safe guys and Happy holidayx.

Tough blow right now. Merry Christmas Tim.

Good morning Tim and the CT3 family ✌️👍

Well Tim, when it rains, it pours, LOL. If it was easy, everyone would do it. Be nice to the 630 and the 437, and the processor too! Running out of spares! Merry Christmas to you and yours!

Thanks Tim, Happy Holidays to all you guys, Send to Jbird too

Time to dust off that trusty old iron, Merry Christmas Tim and the TDK families Have a safe New Year - 2021 has got to better that 2020....

Hope you all have a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year. Really enjoy your videos.

Always something with heavy equipment! Y’all be safe and careful loading and unloading them beast!

Sorry to see you having these brake downs. Great effort on getting it on the detach. You guys will still get the wood out. Stay safe

Merry Christmas to you, Tim and all of your TDK family.

My major breakdowns almost always happen hard up against a major holiday.

@killstrees

3 жыл бұрын

Down in a hole up against a big old growth stump late on a Friday before said holiday, right?

Great job on the video Tim hope y’all have a great Christmas

Merry Christmas! Sorry for all the machine troubles.

Merry Christmas, you hit the nail on the head, equipment has a lot of hours!!!!

Wishing you and your Family a Merry Christmas

Wishing you and your family a very blessed Merry Christmas and a Happy Happy Happy Happy Happy New Year Tim

That's a hard working family

Great vid bud ..and always sucks when equipment goes bad a bit .but have a merry Christmas and a happy new year .godbless

Sorry to hear about the 635 breakdown. Really interested in knowing what caused so much backpreasure. Merry Christmas to you and your family. Hope you have a good one eh.

Well Tim ,If the cable breaks you have a knife to do whatever you need to do Merry Christmas to you and your family my friend

Tim the Thursday before Thanksgiving my bobcat went down and I knew it was a fuel injector problem. It was a week and 2 days before we got it back to running. Then the next Tuesday after Thanksgiving the unversible joint when out in my work truck and it took a week to get parts for it cause it not only broke the U joint it also broke the carrier bearing and the piece that bolts to rear end and we found after we got it a part that the 2 u joint of 3 total was broke too. So I understand what goes on with this equipment. Have a merry Christmas. Have a good day and be safe.

Good morning Tim bad luck on skidder Merry Christmas to you and your family and crew God bless

Logging got to love it

Merry Christmas Tim.

Merry Christmas to your whole family, is the business looking at new equipment in the future?

👍👍Merry Christmas!

Always something isn’t it If you run something long enough it’s going to break down Hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas! Stay safe and stay well 🙏🏻👍🏻

Nice!!!!!!! ( is it a transmission problem? Or a differential problem?)

The pucker factor had to be pretty high climbing in that dude looking down that hill.🤣

Oh yeah Tim Merry Christmas and a Happy New year's I can't say from maternity family I'd say from Sandy Turner himself up here in Alabama Heflin

Merry Christmas.

Man at the dollar bills up in a puff of smoke it will get better lay in there merry Christmas

Chicken one day and feathers the next!!! But I’ve been getting a lot of feathers lately!! Logging Life

@cotontop3 What kind of production (number of loads) will the 630E be able to pull?

As they say sh t happens, Christmas Greetings to you and your family from NZ and enjoy your break

my hydraulic filter blew off my tractor in the middle of plowing this 3 foot storm in vermont. lucky i got a spare. breather got clogged up. 42 year old tractor

you often mention the travel the rear suspension has but the videos really never tell the tale. this trailer loading REALLY shows how much travel the 2 rear axles have. 19:01 is a good example.

Long time viewer of the channel-just now getting subscibed-have enjoyed watching all your content-great nite here in central Ky

@cotontop3

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Ya need that 635G that forestry first in South Carolina has

Sure am glad that cable didn't break!! Your luck's bound to change for the better soon!! Good y'all gettin that done so smoothly! Cheers

@loveistheanswer8137

3 жыл бұрын

I’m surprised he didn’t have the dozer follow for safety. Alls well that ends well.

How’d you all lock down the trans after you got it up on the lowboy ?

Tim you know the old saying bad things come in three. I hope it is not true with your operation. You guys do not need another machine down.Merry Christmas to whole pack.

Hope you’re able to get her back running and dragging wood, not the time to have to buy new stuff!

That dozer is a handy machine to have around. Would you guys be lost without it?

merry christmas

man i hate that i know all about big repair bills i just had one for 16,000 dollars AND WHAT HURTS I DINT HAVE NO CREDIT CARD THAT LARGE so it is what it is

Your Dad scared me when he walked between those skidders. Take Care.

@cotontop3

3 жыл бұрын

Me too. That’s why i opened the door real quick and told Kevin to keep him back and don’t let him get close.

Be a logger they said, it’ll be easy they said! Lol. Great video Tim!

@tonyanderson6493

3 жыл бұрын

Nobody ever said logging was easy lol if They did theyd b lying

Sounds like a valve issue, let's hope it is and not something eating itself. Well, Merry Christmas anyway!

I'm not sure if I missed it but is this one of those videos he doesn't say later tators . It happens and has many videos he makes he can make a few without it

Good morning

A covid stricken tigercat. Mask her up ! Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas.

A great video.

Does Chad keep that kitchen knife stuck in the dash of the 635 to fight off the Cottonheaded-rattle moccasins?

Sorry to hear about the machine is that pulpwood Or you guys harvesting lumber

Sure got lucky I've seen two 748 take an hour to move a deere saw 1/2 a mile

Time for a new one.

NOOOOOO my favorite machine!

Nothing sweet an nothing comes easy

Too bad you have problems but it does make good videos. I hope the problem isn’t as major as it looks.

Good morning gotten top 3 I am not saying nothing bad about your skidder but I know how good the rember jack skidders was and if I was in the logging business I think I would go find me a timber Jack 450 enclosed cab big tires have it completely restored from the blade to the back plate do a large big gravel and I think I could excuse much woozy tree farmers and tiger

@lockwoodheavy5000

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂

At least the machine locked down this time and you aren’t fishing for a 635 again!!!

They can’t put a relief in out in the field?

@cotontop3

3 жыл бұрын

It has more problems that a relief.

there went an afternoon

Is that a taberts trailer

@cotontop3

3 жыл бұрын

It’s a Ferree

When it rains it pores in equipment troubles.Good luck on repairs.

Is Johnny your salesman from B&G?

@yazooyellowcats1403

3 жыл бұрын

I have known him for years! He got that job because of how good he was on a Bell cutter.

NOT THE TIME screw some these people saying buying new equipment .Tim ,Repair them for next 6 months ,,TELL you why ..after what i been seeing last month that going on with bidding and contracting delaying to major commercial banks Have major delay or just out right stopping on projects ..,Let see what month of March Permits for nations give all us, ,But up coming Xmass sales and GDP report come out around Jan 8th,,tell everyone lot more what going see for 2021

No Later Tater?

This man worked his butt off to get 98k subscribers and most of his videos only 30k of those will watch his stuff🤔

what ever happened to that other mechanic that came there?

I hate to hear of any breakdowns. My skidder is a 648E so it has lots of hours. If I could afford another one I'd be rich.

Going to go ahead and drop the coins for the new motor while it is down? 💰💰💰

@cotontop3

3 жыл бұрын

No because it’s prolly gonna cost 20k or better if it’s what we think it is.

@w056007568

3 жыл бұрын

@@cotontop3 That's seriously OUCH!!!!

@WB-Brown

3 жыл бұрын

@@cotontop3 ouch, that ole cummins is going to have to hold out a little longer then. Good luck and Merry Christmas.

Continuous breakdowns are very irritating and costly. Sorry about the string of crappy luck you guys are going through.