About Forestry Skidders

Skidders are a great resource in the forestry, landscaping, and land management industries. They are designed to drag heavy materials from the woods to a more convenient location. For example, they transport felled trees to their next location.

Keep reading to learn more, then visit Stribling Equipment to shop forestry skidders for sale. We have dealerships throughout Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee.

Common Types of Forestry Skidders

There are two main types of forestry skidders. They are built with different designs and, in turn, offer different benefits. The right match for you depends on your given needs, such as your work site obstacles and the materials you are transporting.

Wheel Skidders

This type of forestry skidder uses an articulated chassis. The design places the cab and chassis on the front articulation. These skidders come with dual options, which include a grapple and cable drum. This results in more flexibility when skidding trees. These models often include a blade attached to the front, which helps push small obstacles out of the way.

Track Skidders

This type of forestry skidder can be purpose-built or modified construction crawlers. They come with one of two track types. Flex tracks use bogey wheels to support the tracks and are better equipped for maintaining traction on broken ground. Rigid tracks use common tracks that are rigid and have no suspension.

The Arches or Boom of Forestry Skidders

The arc or boom of a forestry skidder is the part that positions and lifts the trees.

Arches can be either single or double in design. The single arch design has a single set of cylinders, which can be used to move the grapple horizontally and vertically at the same time. The double arch design has two sets of cylinders. One set positions the grapple vertically and the other positions the grapple horizontally. This results in improved control of the grapple.

The swing boom serves as an extendable arm. It's used to position the grapple vertically, horizontally, and laterally. This results in increased freedom of movement, especially when lifting trees that are close to the skidder. It also results in a higher number of dumping options.

Implements for Forestry Skidders

Forestry skidders can be equipped with various implements. These help the skidder tackle a wider range of tasks and can improve efficiency. Different models will be compatible with different implements, but most are designed to accommodate a grapple. This handy accessory helps the operator transport more than one stem at a time, which can drastically speed up productivity!

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