24V Dodge drivetrain in a cutom built farm tractor

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Dec 28, 2007 | 12:35 PM

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DiEseLjunKy

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From: Winchester, TN

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Originally Posted by Begle1

What kind of board lifter do you need? Something like a forklift or like an excavator scoop? I think you could find a big forklift for the front end, put the crane on the back. Then, you could use the crane to put the logs right onto the forklift. Put some bigger claws on the forklift, angle them up so that they don't roll off. Have the forklift rotate 90 degrees when full so that you don't have a front end as wide as a log.

So my idea now is a forklift with a crane and a Cummins.

Sounds like a good idea. I worked in a small job shop that had like a 1950's model dusenburg(?) (that's what we called it never heard of them though) 2 ton truck chasis. It had dual rear wheels and and hydrallics setup with forks over the rear axle that we used for various jobs mostly though unloading steel off flatbed trucks. Nothing fancy just a chasis with forks a seat, steering wheel, gear shifter, and lift controls. It had the original engine and drivetrain but the way it was rigged up, hydrallic assisted steering and all, you could rotate the seat 180 degees be facing frontwards and drive that sucker around the surrounding farm a lot quicker than just having the option of reverse everywhere or worse looking over your shoulder and high tailing it around

So your idea with a 360 degree rotating seat and hydrallic steering setup would be the thing.

Dec 28, 2007 | 12:36 PM

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Hintz

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From: Georgia... Iowa Bound

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Originally Posted by OHFarmboy

As a farmer, and a logger, I reccomend that you purchase a 40-60 hp 4wd farm tractor wih a loader. You get the best of both worlds, you can farm or garden with the tractor and log with it. You can also put different attachments such as buckets, forks, and or a bale spears. I personally use a 383 Massey Ferguson (81hp) 4wd with a loader to log a good bit with and it works great. I also put up hay with it plow my tobacco ground, feed cattle etc... with it. Just my .02

Tom

dude way to pull up a 3.5 year old thread