Small Scale Forestry Demo

[Big J]

I have an Alstor working for me at the moment on a site in Elgin. It isn't able to move the first lengths of the elm we are working with, but it will do everything else. The first lengths are being moved by forestry tractor, but due to the access issues, many of them will have to be winched to points where it can reach. The Alstor has no such access problems.

 

After a bit of a break from forestry, I'm back at it again and have been for three months. Really enjoying it too and towards the end of the year will be purchasing a JCB 8025 ZTS (or similar - still researching) with forwarding trailer (which will double as the plant trailer to tow it to site). The only major disadvantage an excavator has over an Alstor or similar is speed of tracking (which limits it to sites with a shorter extraction route). It however has much faster, stronger hydrualics and I'm confident I could load a 1500kg log with a 2.8t machine.

 

It might not make much money, but I really do love smaller scale forestry!

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

In what way would you say the Falcon forwarder or malwa are better than the Vimek?

 

 

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More bang for yer buck; Falcon is sensible price; Vimeks are daft money...

[timberluver]

More bang for yer buck; Falcon is sensible price; Vimeks are daft money...

 

 

 

Have you actually seen the falcon in real life?

Higher, wider, (too wide!) heavier, 8 wheels but only 4 driven but only takes 4t at best.

It's a Farma trailer and crane fitted to a "tractor".

They've only actually built one of them so knows if it actually works now or will stand the test of time.

I've seen it and everything about it is wrong in my opinion.

 

 

The Malwa looks like a nice machine but I hear that it costs an awful lot more than the Vimek. As much as double some have said, but that's only hear say, I've not had an official quote for it.

Maybe someone on hear knows the right price??

[Ferguson system]

Kranman bison is a very good forwarder.