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In addition to their use to harvest crops on a farm, harvesters also are used for felling trees and maneuvering logs in forestry applications. They are effective for leveling moderately steep terrain for clearcutting areas of forests. These heavy machines are built on all-terrain vehicles, such as wheeled, tracked on walking excavators. They also may be articulated for turning around obstacles. They are typically used in conjunction with a forwarder, which hauls the logs to a roadside landing.
A typical harvester head consists of: a chain saw; delimbing knives; feed rollers; diameter sensors and a measuring wheel. These functions can be controlled by one operator in the vehicle’s cab. Harvesters are routinely available for cutting trees up to 35 in. in diameter, built on vehicles weighing up to 22 tons, with a boom reaching up to 33 ft. radius. Larger, heavier vehicles do more damage to the forest floor, but a longer reach helps by allowing harvesting of more trees with fewer vehicle movements.
Waratah Forestry Equipment has launched an all-new HX line with its 624HX and 626HX harvester heads and purpose-built LPX loader-processor head.
Waratah Forestry Equipment has unveiled the H216 — a new two-roller head added to its 200 Series lineup.
To maximize operator and forage harvester productivity, New Holland is introducing a new UltraFeed pickup head for FR Forage Cruiser self-propelled forage harvesters.
The buzz at the New Holland booth at the 2023 Farm Progress Show was electric. Literally and figuratively.
Raven Industries, a leader in innovation and ag tech solutions, continues to prove its commitment to empowering farmers with efficient solutions for everyday operations.
Forestry crews need equipment that can deliver exceptional performance in difficult environments. Control downtime and drive productivity with the robust, dependable and fuel-efficient Komatsu PC230F-11 processor.
Kesla, an independent manufacturer of harvester heads and forest machine cranes launched a completely new harvester crane KESLA 875H.
Waratah Forestry Equipment debuted the HTH618C Series-III — a new generation of its HTH618C harvester head built for increased productivity, reliability, uptime and more.
The Tigercat 570 harvesting head is now available with a fixed wrist for applications where positive control for felling and processing is required.
Ponsse has launched a completely upgraded H8 harvester head with a powerful feed, firm grip and solid yet agile frame.
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