2017 International Forest Industries Magazines October November 2017 | Page 42

Since its beginning in 1980, Log
Max has grown into a highly
regarded and much sought-after
manufacturer of harvesting heads
and control system. Today the
company is one of the world’s
largest manufacturers in the
space. With an extended range of
products, high service, and quality
benefits, Log Max products bring
leading technology and reliability.
difference between them is that
the 318 comes with an automatic
chain tensioning where the 218 has
manual tensioning.
The key component of the
True/Cut system is the intelligent
saw motor with integrated valving
solutions for saw motor speed and
cycle.
This
yields By
an continuously
impressive
saw bar
control.
cutting
– the and
True/
sensing performance
the motor speed
Cut
is up to the
35 saw
% faster
than rate
adjusting
bar feed
conventional
saw True/Cut
units. maintains
accordingly, the
By
locating
the
motor
an almost constant valve
chain for
speed
speed
control
inside the
it is
of 40 m/s
throughout
the motor,
cutting
able
react
instantly
to changes
cycle. to This
yields
an impressive
in
motor performance
speed and practically
cutting
– the True/
eliminate
any
that is
Cut is up to
35 over-revving
% faster than
seen
in a conventional
conventional
saw units. saw unit.
Not By
only
does this
the motor
locating
the reduce
valve for
stress
the motor
also it is
speed on
control
inside but
the it motor,
provides
a safer
work environment
able to react
instantly
to changes
by
reducing
the and
risk practically
of chain shots.
in motor
speed