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The engine on the latest model HM 14-860 KL has been upgraded to the more powerful Arocs 3353 AK, 6x6 with an output of 530 hp (390 kW)
For more than 36 years, Heizomat
has produced high quality wood
chip boilers in Bavaria, Germany.
To date, over 35,000 heating
systems in the 15kW to 1,000kW
power range have been installed
worldwide.
After the first woodchip
heating systems had been sold,
Heizomat discovered that the disc
chippers currently available in the
marketplace did not produce the
required uniformity of chips. From
this necessity arose the idea of
developing a chipper that produces
even chips. This was the birth of
the Heizohack drum chipper.
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Almost 30 years ago, the first
Heizohack was launched into
the market. In the meantime,
the chippers have become the
second pillar of Heizomat. Almost
a third of the annual turnover is
now generated by the extensive
Heizohack product range.
HM 8-500 KFL: an ideal entry-
level machine for contractors
The Heizohack product range has
been expanded to meet multiple
customer requests and today
Heizomat is pleased to introduce
the new HM 8-500 KFL.
Based on the proven single-
axle chassis of the HM 8-400 KFL,
the HM 8-500 KFL can now also
be equipped with a loading crane
on the drawbar. The handling and
operation of the loading crane
has been significantly simplified
compared to the previous machine,
where a 6.7 m loading crane was
built behind the wood chipper on
an A-frame.
The Palfinger Epsilon C45F84
with 8.4 m offers considerably
more range and is used in
combination with the four-finger
energy log grab, Heizogreif HG
1000. This grab has been specially
developed for the ‘small’ crane-
fed Heizohack wood chippers, HM
8-400 KFL and HM 8-500 KFL. With
an opening width of 1,021 mm, it is
ideal for feeding the HM 8-500 KFL.