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Knight Division TacticalWhat are the skidder types for wildland fire?
Skidders (Type 1–3)
Yes.
KDT provides skidders with experienced operators for wildfire and prescribed fire, typed Type 1, 2 and 3 by horsepower and ordered with grapple or winch line.
Typical configuration
- Type 1
- 176+ HP
- Type 2
- 100–175 HP
- Type 3
- 60–99 HP
- Rating
- Manufacturer's published gross HP
- Configuration
- Grapple (various configurations) or winch line
- Method of hire
- Daily, with operator; mileage for mob/demob by transport
A skidder moves logs. KDT's skidders are typed by horsepower and come with the grapple configuration or winch line the job calls for.
KDT sends skidders by the day with the operator, plus mileage for transport. Operators are experienced in timber harvest and run the machine up to the manufacturer's limits. Each machine carries ROPS/FOPS/OPS to OSHA 29 CFR 1910.266, two forward and two rear work lights, a spark arrester and guards, with tire chains on hand for the next operational period.
A rubber-tired skidder is also one of the five machines in a Heavy Equipment Task Force.
Available as
- Type 1, 2 or 3 skidders
- Grapple skidders
- Skidders with winch line
- Skidder as part of a Heavy Equipment Task Force
What's included
- Operator experienced in timber harvest
- ROPS/FOPS/OPS and work lights
- Tire chains available for the next operational period
- Transport to and from the incident
Where it's used
- Moving logs
- Working alongside a feller buncher in a Heavy Equipment Task Force
- Prescribed fire unit preparation, holding and contingency
Questions, answered.
What are the skidder types for wildland fire?
Type 1 is 176+ HP, Type 2 is 100–175 HP and Type 3 is 60–99 HP, by the manufacturer's published horsepower.
Can I order a grapple skidder or a cable skidder?
Yes. Skidders come with different grapple configurations or with winch line. Tell us which you need.
Do skidders come with an operator?
Yes. KDT sends skidders by the day with an operator experienced in timber harvest, with mileage paid for transport.
Need it on your incident? Say the word.
Add it to your request with anything else you need, then send it all at once. We'll come back with what we can put where, and when.