DirectCedar wrote: ↑Thu Feb 14, 2019 11:57 pmAh. That explains it. I was assuming they oscillated in the centre similarly to an articulated tractor.Peter Griffin wrote: ↑Thu Feb 14, 2019 11:41 pmSkidders don't oscillate in the center. The steering articulates in the center. Only the front axle oscillates around 30deg Stop to stopDirectCedar wrote: ↑Thu Feb 14, 2019 9:05 pm
I don't think he means articulate. It is very clear in the video that it articulates.
My guess is he is referring to the axial oscillation about the joint between the front and back components of the skidder. It's hard to see any in the video, and you can see wheels coming off the ground going over undulating terrain. Granted it is going through some pretty serious terrain so maybe there is some oscillating range of motion, just not enough for climbing a mountain
Regardless of that, the model and implementation looks just awesome, as BSM's stuff always does. It's no wonder many people are pumped about this one.
Nope. It would be very unstable on uneven ground especially with several logs in the grapple. Tractors work on relatively flat ground so it works on them. My family owns a logging company. We have 3 skidders and they will climb about anything.