Tapio Heads

[County 764]

HI All

 

Been thinking about thinning machines and Tapio stroke heads but don't know much about them and if they are any good?

 

The 400 or 600 models look ok and I'm guessing they are fairly simple to maintain.

 

Cheers

[Wood wasp]

You won't beat any production records but they plod away consistently and 600 does a reasonable sized stick.

 

New 600 is £26k not inc rotator or fitting

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Base machine?

[County 764]

Thanks woodman, I see A&B services sell them in Scotland good to get an idea of costs.

 

Was thinking of a excavator Base. Something with proper undercarriage good reach and zero tail swing.

I like the look of this old setup

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Cutting mostly what?!

[mattplace]

Take a look at this video from 1:08 onwards. I stumbled across it when looking at alpine Tractors. Looks a handy little setup on a small excavator. Is it a tapio head?

 

goldoni+vahvajussi:

[Ben1]

Another option is the afm 400s (used to be arbro 400) we have just gone for one on a 8ton hyundai. It's being guarded up by forest machine services and should have it in a few weeks will let you know how we get on with it. Been told to expect 30-50 ton a day.

 

Something along these lines although this is a slightly smaller head https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3cXz6wctavY

[Chris Sheppard]

Take a look at this video from 1:08 onwards. I stumbled across it when looking at alpine Tractors. Looks a handy little setup on a small excavator. Is it a tapio head?

 

goldoni+vahvajussi:

 

I really quite like that

[County 764]

Cutting mostly what?!

 

Mostly 1st/2nd thinning's in spruce and odd bit of birch. How are you finding the purpose built machine? I have been tempted by old Valmet 901's and smaller timberjacks but its just the cost of running the things if they go wrong.

 

50tonne a day would do me fine and if it works out would be looking to up production in the long term

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Mostly 1st/2nd thinning's in spruce and odd bit of birch. How are you finding the purpose built machine? I have been tempted by old Valmet 901's and smaller timberjacks but its just the cost of running the things if they go wrong.

 

50tonne a day would do me fine and if it works out would be looking to up production in the long term

 

A stroke head is never going to do 50t / day in early thinnings; roller head only if that's the vol wanted.

 

What purpose built machine?