Timber harvester for a large poplar plantation.

[Drayton tree care]

Hi guys I have a poplar plantation in cambs to clear fell. Just wondering if harvester would be the best thing to use 1700 trees 12-15 inch diameter. I'm looking at maybe buying a 7.5 ton digger with a harvesting head. Any advise would be great. Or if anyone is selling such a machine I would be interested.

 

Thanks

Ben

[log on tommy]

was on jas p wilsons website the other day and they had such an excavator for sale, might be worth a look

[AlexB]

Unless you've lots more work like this

I think you might be better with a harvesting contractor. I'd guess 2 days harvesting 3 days extracting. Roughly £3,500 plus haulage as a day rate. I doubt you'd get a tonnage rate for such a small job.

 

 

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[Treeworld]

Try tree shears, google it and look into it. I know a company in kent that goes out for £300:00 a day machine and operator called risden restorations. He's a business person so if price is right I'm sure he'd travel or perhaps someone nearer to you.

[AlexB]

Unless you've lots more work like this

I think you might be better with a harvesting contractor. I'd guess 2 days harvesting 3 days extracting. Roughly £3,500 plus haulage as a day rate. I doubt you'd get a tonnage rate for such a small job.

 

That's for the whole job. If it was done on a day rate.

 

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[Chris Sheppard]

Unless you've lots more work like this

I think you might be better with a harvesting contractor. I'd guess 2 days harvesting 3 days extracting. Roughly £3,500 plus haulage as a day rate. I doubt you'd get a tonnage rate for such a small job.

 

 

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I wouldn't know on costs, but would tend to agree it not being worth getting someone in with a harvester, unless they just happened to be working nearby and wantd to fit it in at the end of another job.

 

2 or 3 good cutters would get through that fairly quickly anyway - it's not like they're hairy spruce or owt.

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

[quote name='Drayton tree care;11007171700 trees 12-15 inch diameter. I'm looking at maybe buying a 7.5 ton digger with a harvesting head. Any advise would be great. Or if anyone is selling such a machine I would be interested.

 

7.5t too small. We looked into a head for an 8 tonner but gave up because the small excavators just don't have the hydraulic flow. Considered a power pack but that never came to fruition either. Stability of a sub 12 ton machine sorely lacking so don't waste your time thinking about it unless you want first thinnings for the rest of your life. I know there's this but the Keto 51 is not going to be productive on pop of the dbh you mention. If you are happy to go at it slowly then a stroke head on an 8t+ would do but look at the sticks in the vid - much smaller.

 

 

 

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That 14t doosan and SP561 is circa £90k. Lot a money for a one off job.

 

Try tree shears.

 

What's the point? Unless your going to skid the lot to a chipper, you're just as well hand felling. You've still got to rig out and convert the sticks.

 

Local harvesting contractor is the way to go. I'd do it but I think the haulage would kill it lol.

[Drayton tree care]

I'd happily pay someone a fixed price to come and do it so if anyone is interested let me know

[AlexB]

Even forestry (Martyn Neve) isn't based that far from you. Look him up.

 

 

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[woodworm]

Even forestry (Martyn Neve) isn't based that far from you. Look him up.

 

 

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Martyn Neve

07860 859633

Has 9 harvesters so could probably find one to go and do it for you