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HSM to exhibit a combined forwarder and skidder at Elmia Wood

HSM to exhibit a combined forwarder and skidder at Elmia Wood

🕔22:57, 30.May 2017

HSM (Hohenloher Spezial-Maschinenbau GmbH) has been manufacturing forestry machines for 50 years. Its last appearance in Sweden was at Elmia Wood in 2013, when it exhibited harvesters and forwarders for the cut-to-length method. The combination forwarder comes in three basic

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BKT tires at Elmia Wood 2017

BKT tires at Elmia Wood 2017

🕔11:17, 27.May 2017

With full support on the spot from its partner Gripen Wheels, BKT will be present at Elmia Wood, the four-yearly international trade fair for the forest industry. The event takes place from June 7 to 10, 2017 in the Bratteborgs

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Rolls-Royce and Forest Tract cooperate on MTU engines compliant with EU Stage V

Rolls-Royce and Forest Tract cooperate on MTU engines compliant with EU Stage V

🕔21:46, 25.May 2017

Rolls-Royce and Forest Tract, the French manufacturer of forestry machinery, have come together for the first time to cooperate on the supply of engines compliant with EU Stage V requirements. In future, the forestry machinery built by Forest Tract, who

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John Deere showcases its innovative new solutions for logging at Elmia Wood 2017

John Deere showcases its innovative new solutions for logging at Elmia Wood 2017

🕔03:11, 25.May 2017

John Deere is known for its pioneering innovations. On display at Elmia Wood this year are the Intelligent Boom Control for harvesters and the 8-wheeled 1170G harvester designed for logging in challenging areas. NEW – Intelligent Boom Control for harvesters

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Tigercat to debut 1185 harvester at Elmia

Tigercat to debut 1185 harvester at Elmia

🕔00:55, 18.May 2017

Tigercat will debut the eight-wheel drive 1185 harvester at Sweden’s Elmia Wood in June 2017. The 34-tonne machine is a robust, powerful, high production harvester well suited to extreme duty clear fell applications, steep slopes and tough terrain. The Tigercat

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Compact 602 skidder prototype from Tigercat

Compact 602 skidder prototype from Tigercat

🕔16:03, 16.May 2017

Tigercat will debut a prototype model 602 skidder at Les Cognées, a unique forestry event to be held in the heart of the French Alps in Les Gets, France, June 24-25. The 602 skidder design team is meeting the challenge

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Stabilitate și amprentă redusă la sol cu harvesterul Komatsu 931XC

Stabilitate și amprentă redusă la sol cu harvesterul Komatsu 931XC

🕔12:59, 16.May 2017

Komatsu 931XC este un harvester cu opt roți – singurul de acest tip din oferta actulă a Komatsu Forest –, cu o presiune redusă la sol, o mare stabilitate și un confort remarcabil pentru operator, oferind condițiile potrivite pentru o

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Logset has launched a new harvester head TH85

Logset has launched a new harvester head TH85

🕔16:47, 26.Apr 2017

Logset has launched a new product: the harvester head TH85. It is the sixth harvester head in the TH-series. The new TH85 is optimized for large scale clearfell harvesting and it weighs 2 000 kg. The head has been developed

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Cat D3K2 Mulcher – productive design with operator safety and comfort as priorities

Cat D3K2 Mulcher – productive design with operator safety and comfort as priorities

🕔15:30, 8.Apr 2017

The new, factory-built Cat D3K2 Mulcher combines the solid foundation of the D3K2 dozer with the ruggedly designed Cat HM518 mulcher to take on a mix of small-to-medium-diameter material in a wide range of applications, including right-of-way construction/maintenance, site development,

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Peterson debuted in March, at Conexpo the all-new 4710D horizontal grinder

Peterson debuted in March, at Conexpo the all-new 4710D horizontal grinder

🕔21:25, 7.Apr 2017

The 4710D is designed for high-volume producers with very demanding end-product specifications. The Peterson 4710D is powered by a Tier IV Caterpillar C18 engine rated at 755 horsepower (563 kW). A Tier II, 765 horsepower (570 kW) engine is also

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Hitachi introduces four upgraded Dash-6 foresters in North America

Hitachi introduces four upgraded Dash-6 foresters in North America

🕔23:14, 4.Apr 2017

Hitachi Construction Machinery – Americas has introduced upgraded Dash-6 foresters in North America. The new models build on the manufacturer’s reputation of efficiency, reliability and durability; and include multiple, new, customer-driven features that improve productivity, comfort and safety. The four

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New Vermeer HG6800TX horizontal grinder packs power in compact design

New Vermeer HG6800TX horizontal grinder packs power in compact design

🕔01:15, 29.Mar 2017

Featuring 950 hp (708 kW) in a 41,730.5 kg class, and an infeed design to aid in feeding larger material such as whole trees, the new grinder is built to power through tough materials with less operator interaction. During Conexpo

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Morbark unveils all-new Wood Hog at Conexpo 2017

Morbark unveils all-new Wood Hog at Conexpo 2017

🕔15:46, 24.Mar 2017

Morbark, LLC, a leading manufacturer of forestry, biomass, tree care, sawmill, and wood recycling equipment, debuted the revolutionary 3400XT Wood Hog horizontal grinder at this year’s Conexpo show. One of the most important features of the 3400XT is its standard

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XPower range for log handling extended: Liebherr presents the robust L 580 LogHandler XPower

XPower range for log handling extended: Liebherr presents the robust L 580 LogHandler XPower

🕔19:35, 14.Mar 2017

Based on the tried-and-tested XPower large wheel loaders, Liebherr has developed the L 580 LogHandler XPower for the particular requirements of the timber industry. The new XPower generation machine stands out thanks to its wide range of innovative features and

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Logset celebrates 25 years in business

Logset celebrates 25 years in business

🕔18:35, 7.Feb 2017

This year Logset Oy celebrates 25 years in business. The forest machine manufacturer was founded in Koivulahti 1992. The company launched its first harvester Logset 500H in May 1993. ”From the beginning Logset has invested in developing its own products.

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