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Does that put an X in the price box then? 😂 I do like the Tapio but at 35k it doesn't seem productive enough. The Jobo came in at 25k and has the roller assist which should increase the output. Or it adds a layer of electrical complexity to an otherwise simple piece of equipment...

I think Logmax 2000t would be ideal but it's only just come on the market so 50-60k for a new harvester head doesn't quite fit into the business model

All sorts, hardwood and softwood. Mostly small woodlands, but we will be using the harvester mostly on 1st-2nd thinnings. From a bit of research the main options for small machines seem to be keto, Nisula, Kesla, Jobo combi. Only the jobo combi is affordable new for us, but it's a roller assisted stroke harvester and atm I'm not yet 100% convinced of the suitability/productivity of that setup. Otherwise the others are too pricey to justify for us and I've not spotted any secondhand options. The main reason for choosing an excavator is that we farm as well as forestry so an excavator would be a very handy piece of machinery and can't currently justify a purpose built!

Just putting the feelers out to see if there are any secondhand harvester heads suitable for an 8 tonne excavator for sale?

TheLandapp can be pretty useful if you just want to do some simple compartments and make nice looking maps. It's not very forestry focused so you won't be able to do anything too detailed.

Down track until turning to Mynache (there is a small post box saying mynache). Dump the woodchip just inside the gate entrance! Cheers