6x6 Mini Forwarder BUILD Ep.13 - Engine & Wheel Wells

Building a 6x6 mini-forwarder (a timber hauling tractor) out of my homemade 4x4 timber trailer with hydraulic crane. In this video I'm fabricating wheels wells out of sheet metal and mocking up the power pack (engine and gearbox) on the front end of the forwarder.

Why build a forwarder? As a small forest owner I spend a lot of time maintaining the forest by hand (bush cutter, chainsaw etc). Using this forwarder also as a harvester in the future will reduce the work load tremendously. Not to mention maneuvering between the trees will get much easier with a purpose built vehicle. I still use my homemade 4x4 UTV but a combination of UTV and the timber trailer is a bit bulky and awkward in the tight corners and while reversing into tight spots. So there you go - a mini forwarder build.

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Welding equipment borrowed from Spetselektroodi AS, Estonia:
Fronius TransSteel 2700 welder
Optrel Crystal 2.0 Welding Helmet
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