6x6 Mini Forwarder BUILD Ep.8 - Chassis Hinge / Pivot

Building a 6x6 mini-forwarder. In this video I'm fabricating the hinge / pivot for the center articulation. 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. 6x6 Forwarder build series playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkmF7FAZBzkUUfLw81AV5nPhye1ErcIo6 My other videos: https://www.youtube.com/@DonnDIY/videos My Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/DonnDIY Welding equipment borrowed from Spetselektroodi AS, Estonia: Fronius TransSteel 2700 welder Optrel Crystal 2.0 Welding Helmet Hypertherm Powermax 45 XP plasma cutter