Skidder flipped and transformer destroyed! Dangerous logger destroying people’s property! Why ???

I ruined my body logging for 35 yrs. Now in my 60s it's a young mans game. (I miss it alot) I have seen some real serious stuff in the woods. It's not the place to learn from the school of hard knocks although most of us did and still do. Looked like to me that fella had that tree winched up tight and when he pulled away it pulled the skidder over. Glad everything turned out ok. I have run and owned alot of saws. Stihls and Reds and Huskys.Everyone has a preference of which ever works for them and trust me folks you can get a bad one with a glitch no matter who makes it. Don't mean it's the brand. We would say hmmm must have been made on a monday. You did a great job retrieving your skidder and I wish you the best in the future. Be safe. Thank you for the vid.

Sorry to see such disregard for your equipment as well as the landowners property. I am glad the damage to your equipment was minimal!

My (2) 592 I have are 3-4 pulls to start and they both run great. I do have (4) 372 that I bought all together, (3) of them are identical in the way they perform and 3-4 pulls to start. The other one I have which I call number four takes upto a dozen pulls to get it going, but it’s performance is superior to the other three I have. Go figure 🤷🏻‍♂️ Great channel, keep putting those videos coming out 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Unbelievable that someone was able to tip that over on flat ground, that’s some serious negligence. Good thing those old timberjacks are invincible.

I run a 592 as well. I haven’t had any issues starting it in the cold, except when I was running my buddies gas. He uses Stihl ultra oil and my saws ran horribly on that stuff. Even worse, it auto tuned itself for that garbage so when I switched back to my VP oil it took half a tank before auto tuning back. (Only problem I’ve had with my 592 is one of the bar posts fell into the oil tank - I don’t think it was properly seated at the company. ) You know, it’s one thing to roll a guys machine over. It’s another thing to not tell him about it. What a ridiculous experience. Sorry that happened to you.

Glad the recovery went well !!! Shame that people don’t take of other’s equipment……everyone (NOT everyone) these days has a use it and toss it attitude. You know what I mean……folk’s want things given to them……sad for sure! Well as I said, glad it was ok after dipping it back over…..hopefully the neighboring person was understanding and thing all went ok. 👍🇺🇸 Rick

I`m glad that there`s not any serius damage to the skidder. It`s almost unbelievable to tip that machine over on a flat ground...I think that happened because the operater tried to pull the log at the bad angle...Anyway - i have a friend, he owns a small logging company, he owns a LKT skidder, he has to deal with that kind of stuff all the time : last year the guy that worked for him tipped the skidder over in the forest while the other guy was filming him for facebook - he was dragging too heavy load with the skidder`s front end up in the air, making the spectacle...it flipped over, did some heavy damage to the haul and the engine, the guy broke his shoulder...total negligence...it`s hard to find good help these days - no one wants to work any more, everyone wants to be famous on the internet...🤣 You have some good-quality logs there if i may notice.

Wow. What a shame to see the fruits of your labor disrespected in such a way. I’m so sorry. I appreciate the video though, such insight into the trials and tribulations of the American business owner. Good job and I’m glad your machine came out ok.

Ive had 2 592s and both of started well i did have the purge line kinking issue on one of them it may just need an auto tune reset there beast of saws but i think there are a few kinks to work out with them still

One of the lines fell off the carb on the 592 and created cold start issues works great again, hard to figure how one can flip a skidder on flat ground.:face-blue-covering-eyes:

Mine was the same way had it plugged in and ended up replacing the control module I believe it was called it’s the coil and wiring to the Carburetor all in one. Now usually 2-4 pulls it’s running for first start after that only one pull maybe two. I was putting a little cap full of gas in the carb intake to get started faster of a morning

Some nice older machines you've got there, sounds as if they really run well.

I am in Australia and have a 592XP. I’ve been running it for the past 16 months. I have the same issue. What I have found helps, prime it, pull several times, pump the primer a few more times and it’ll start 1st or second pull.

Oh my what a mess. I am sorry to say that this could happen to anyone . Seems without common sense is the new norm. Damn that makes me mad to see such disrespect for anyone’s property.

Hiring person today is a terrible experience not saying all crews are as bad as youve dealt with and i my self have had some well just experiences of my own, my buddy and I just work together now on eachothers contracts that kind of stuff is completely avoidable and completely not necessary. Keep the videos coming much appreciated

The why is an attitude, and it ain't 'dare to care'. Enjoying the channel, this is informative.

I've had clowns here in Missouri do that kind of thing too . This country is a disaster . I'm trying to stay ahead of cutting red oaks before they are just junk firewood and can't get any help . I'm only 56 but where it's going aint good .

Mine starts 3 pulls or less every time. I did have an issue with mine after I first bought it. When I would pull it to start it the choke would disengage, causing it flood. Took it back to dealer and haven’t had a issue since.

On the 592 I have , hit purge bubble 4, 5 times and it hits 2, 3 pulls evert time .

Glad the skidded wasn’t damaged.