I Bought a Chinese Logging Trailer

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Күн бұрын

I wanted to find a small-scale forwarding trailer so I could harvest the timber on my land, and the best option was to look overseas. While the machine is fine and in good working order, getting it on a ship and across the ocean was less than awesome. Here is the story.
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0:00 - Unboxing
2:00 - What Is It?
8:32 - Demo
12:00 - Import Nightmare
16:46 - Tips for Importing From China

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@user-li9fw9vu6y 3 ай бұрын

I have a great pulp trailer and I paid for it. 30k. I see where you're coming from when it comes to price, but I got what I paid for - better stabilizer arms, higher clearance, great tires and incredible strength. Mine requires a 35 to 50 hp tractor- it would crush an atv. It bottoms out a Tacoma. There are smaller models for smaller tractors or atvs for less money. Best of all, it is north American made. I follow the n.b. fellow. I'm in Atlantic Canada too. The woody's log trailers that i have may cost more but your supporting local jobs. Maybe there was something lost in translation about the size of trailer you wanted. My opinion is that most people should trade in the thought of paying less for equipment, save the shipping costs, assembly time and lower quality steel for north American quality. I'm assuming all of us are doing some forestry to make cool things to sell to those near by. Seems inconsistent to want locals to buy from us when we buy equipment from far away - when we can buy it here.

@tmeinc Жыл бұрын

I enjoyed the video and the information in it including the import information. Looking at all the flexing when you load the unit makes me think you will soon own a Chinese mig welder and use it to install braces all over the machine. Good luck!

@thetimberlandinvestor Жыл бұрын

Most of the movement you are seeing is coming from the tongue, which is on a pivot and has some play to it, but its a solid steel rod. If anything, I worry the frame itself might be a tad too rigid, which can also be a bad thing. Time will tell, but so far my biggest complaints come from the design and not the structure. I do have a welder just in case ;). That one is American though.

@timkirkpatrick9155 15 күн бұрын

Shorter turning radius would also mean a lower load limit as the weight shift would lift the atv/utv. a larger fluid reservoir and faster valves are very helpful.

@SkogochPengar 5 ай бұрын

Good luck 👍👍

@corecutty Жыл бұрын

Awesome equipment

@olivertaylor8788 5 ай бұрын

Awesome junk

@normalguydoesitall 8 ай бұрын

Hey, i hope this machine will last, although it is known that it is cheap because it is built from cheap components. I live in Estonia and I bought a machine made in Estonia last year from the company Forstman and I am very satisfied with it, of course it was also much more expensive than the machine made in China. But all the best to you and may this machine last ;)

@TheNeteiksu Ай бұрын

What model did you got? How much does it cost?

@kavemanthewoodbutcher Жыл бұрын

Im pretty sure you can adjust the axle placement on those things. Looking forward to seeing your review on this critter.

@thetimberlandinvestor Жыл бұрын

Yes, you can, but it's mostly to balance the load out to keep most of the weight right over the axle with enough on the tongue to keep traction and stability.

@Loggeraaron1990 5 күн бұрын

Petes equipment in Vermont they sell forestry trailers

@amandapeckham3930 6 ай бұрын

Do you think it would be a good fit for a 31hp 4x4 tractor and what was the cost of the unit? I’m considering buying one in addition to my three point iton&oak grapple on my small plot of land to thin and manage the small trees to let the bigger ones grow.

@digger0429 Жыл бұрын

Nice little toy

@tolbaszy8067 5 ай бұрын

Great video! Putting the controls on the ATV will make it more difficult to unhitch the trailer to use the ATV to run into town to get repair parts. I think you would have done better with a Logrite fetching arch along with their Junior arch to raise the entire log off the ground. It would require more trips, but it's a less complicated operation.

@thetimberlandinvestor 5 ай бұрын

That's exactly why I ultimately decided against it. As it is, I can haul it around with my car, so its pretty handy. You aren't wrong, and I think for the vast majority of people interested in this sort of thing the log arch is the best option, but a big motivation for me was the ability to experiment with "large scale small scale" operations, so the log arch felt too limited. It is an intellectual pursuit as much as anything.

@deltaforce229 11 ай бұрын

I can see that thing snapping in half from the sideloading on the plates that connect the front and rear frames together.

@thetimberlandinvestor 11 ай бұрын

Im not too concerned about it. Theres a smaller ~.3 inch square tube inside of there in addition to those inch thick steel plates. Youd be doing wheelies with the tractor long before that broke. The first part to break will likely be right by the hitch, and coincidentally or not, they made that the easiest thing to repair/replace.

@deltaforce229 11 ай бұрын

@@thetimberlandinvestor I did not realize that the smaller square tube when all the way though. Better designed than I thought.

@cobra-mn745 17 күн бұрын

20:51 like oh wow, it only hauls 4 fence posts

@parblom2717 3 ай бұрын

Va en mycket fin och det verkar vara en rejäl skogsvagn vad heter en sådan vagn? Tack för denna filmen 👍👏😊

@TomBTerrific 5 ай бұрын

I was thinking of getting a drone which one did you purchase from alibaba?

@kellytrelawney8979 7 ай бұрын

Beware when turning as your tractor rear wheel can catch the hydrualic hoses and rip them off. The hoses on the engine pump look quite vulnerable.

@thetimberlandinvestor 7 ай бұрын

Yes, no issues so far, but even on the big, professional machines, ripped hoses are a matter of when, not if.

@sgtrod8807 6 ай бұрын

Nice review sound a Little troublesome to Buy with Alibaba Do....

@thetimberlandinvestor Жыл бұрын

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@raymondremillard7627 4 ай бұрын

What did it cost you?

@derekpmoore 14 күн бұрын

$3,500 for the equipment and $3,500 for shipping, he said

@grampabadger 4 ай бұрын

Maybe sturdy enough to haul bamboo...

@thetimberlandinvestor 4 ай бұрын

A little too sturdy actually. It could definitely use some weight reduction.

@joduval 11 ай бұрын

Metavic is Canadian but double the price I’d say.

@ricklarade3593 8 ай бұрын

at least!!

@MachinecoMachines 7 ай бұрын

Bravo We operate in both Canada and USA. While C anada also starts with a C, there's a world of distance compared to C hina! We share the same phone system, continent. LANGUAGE, culture, and understand each other in all aspects of business! . Generally Canadiains love doing business with Americans, and are happy to talk. Yes Canadians cannot afford to work for 3 bowls of rice per day, but the familiarity, friendliness, and fellowship is worth the increase in price... and OFTEN- IT'S cheaper, for better quality than our famous own "Made in America". So when I see that maple leaf flag on a product. I buy IT with pride also.

@khajmi 2 ай бұрын

What the lifting weights?

@royramey5659 Жыл бұрын

Sorry, longer tongue is much easier to back without jackknives

@thetimberlandinvestor Жыл бұрын

It might be easier assuming you have the room, but when driving it through trees, space is often in short supply.

@royramey5659 Жыл бұрын

@@thetimberlandinvestor It's not like a 10' tongue', but i know what you mean. Whats the lifting maximum ?

@KraLemi1 3 ай бұрын

Why dose a logging trailer have a independent motor my Weimer 6700 that ir un on my mtz 82 runs on hydronics never heard of logging trailer having a motor lol

@thetimberlandinvestor 3 ай бұрын

It adds versatility. You could hitch this to a truck or another vehicle without a PTO and still have a functional grapple.

@KraLemi1 3 ай бұрын

@@thetimberlandinvestor still a trailer attached to a proper tractor is safer and the grapple and Divider or whatever it's called in English works faster and is there really a point in having such a small trailer

@thetimberlandinvestor 3 ай бұрын

@@KraLemi1 Speed definitely isn't always good. I actually have the governor set to restrict the speed quite a bit for both safety and protection of residual trees. That said, I may attach it all to the tractor hydraulics in the future so I dont have to leave the tractor to operate it. The purpose of this is experimental. I wan to know what the minimum viable size is for a forest operation. In some of my latest videos, particularly the one about forest trails, I explain why.

@richardlachance6818 4 ай бұрын

Je ne parle pas anglais est ce que tu dit combien elle t’as coûter

@JoshuaHumphreys 4 ай бұрын

Il a dit un peu pres 7.000 USD (avec la livraison)

@richardlachance6818 4 ай бұрын

@@JoshuaHumphreys merci

@ToreDL87 18 күн бұрын

The comments say it all, there's nifty homeowner stuff, then there's this.. Donno what to say, institutionalized homeowner mentality I guess, no longer aware you're severely affected. You're getting the worst of both worlds, if anyone here in Scandinavia saw you loaf around with this setup and the way that thing was flexing, you'd have half of them about done wheezing for air (one guy I knew would have outright expired), while the other half is rushing to immobilize you and pull you away as they'd think you weren't capable of critical thinking. You clearly figured you needed a logging trailer that badly, and in so doing you're aiming for enough production that a good used setup wouldn't have set you back nearly as much as you think. Another thing too is I wouldn't support someone yowling about supporting 'muricans (not saying anyone are), if it turned out they were using Chinese forestry equipment. People notice when you get the N.A built stuff.

@sammcalilly107 4 ай бұрын

i don't think china's lack of customer service has to do with it being a "soviet style economy". poor customer service has to do with keeping costs low, aka the incentives of capitalism

@thetimberlandinvestor 4 ай бұрын

Its deeper than it being only about customer service. From what I know, its a very producer focused economy, and producers also cooperate with each other in ways not seen in the west. For example, you have entire towns dedicated to producing only one small component, like maybe zippers or carburetors, so it ends up being like a producer based syndicalism. But I would like to go there and learn more, particularly to the Shenzhen area. Interestingly, you also see the producer-focus on Mexico, but most of the Mexican economy is informal and made up of small farmers, factories, and family businesses, so the producer focus is pretty beneficial in that instance because everyone is also a producer... But there is still no customer service, so it is a tradeoff.

@sammcalilly107 4 ай бұрын

@@thetimberlandinvestor interesting! it makes sense they would be producer focused since all the factories need each other. i guess my criticism was that china's economy resembles the US system more than it resembles the soviet system, in my opinion. china is basically state sanctioned capitalism. sorry for bringing this to your channel, though you do talk a lot about markets and the forest economy. regardless, i've enjoyed learning from your videos. i bought some woodland in 2021 and there's not a ton of good information out there, you really have to dig for it and cobble together pieces of knowledge if you want to be an informed landowner. but your channel synthesizes a lot of info that's buried / inaccessible, and explains it in a good way. thanks!

@martym1388 Ай бұрын

This video was horrible you didn't even try and pick up a actual log. Thanks for wasting my morning

@thetimberlandinvestor Ай бұрын

I deeply regret that I ruined your morning. I hope tomorrow is better.

@trendinvestor2893 14 күн бұрын

The title of the video said that he bought a Chinese logging trailer, it did not say that he was doing a video showing the trailer being loaded with logs.