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The Tigercat 5702-26
felling head is best
matched to the X870D and
LX870D feller bunchers
As with all Tigercat felling heads, the 5702-26
is designed for durability, long life and easy
maintenance
Tigercat
boosts feller buncher productivity
in smaller diameter plantation
wood under 405 mm (16 in). It has
greater accumulating capacity
than the 5000 bunching saw
but the added weight of the
additional trees and extra steel
in the structure means that the
5300 is only suited to the full-sized
Tigercat 870 series track carriers.
Feller buncher productivity and
efficiency improves because more
trees are cut per cycle, reducing
unnecessary machine travel.
Skidder productivity and efficiency
improves because the bunches
are large, well aligned and easy to
pick up.
5702-26 felling saw
gum applications in highly abrasive
soil conditions and rocky terrain.
With fast shear cycles, the 2000
has proven to be highly productive,
and extremely reliable. Compared
with a disc saw, maintenance
requirements are less and bushfire
risk is minimized.
The shear arm pivot bearing
design is extremely strong and
reliable. The chassis is constructed
with hardened steel, with bronze
alloy bushings installed in the grab
and accumulator arms. The shear
blades are the toughest on the
market and replaceable hardened
steel wear strips are available for
very sandy soil conditions.
The massive 62 cm2
accumulation pocket allows for
larger bunches, subsequently
boosting skidder production
and reducing fuel consumption
as the skidder can more quickly
accumulate a load. The shear
improves the flow of the entire
harvesting system.
5300 Bunching saw
The Tigercat 5300 bunching saw
Tigercat’s 5702 felling saw has
been a highly successful workhorse
on Tigercat tracked and wheeled
feller bunchers for almost two
decades and now Tigercat has
introduced an important evolution
– the 5702-26 for tracked bunchers.
The 5702-26 shares the same
arms, horn, wrist and asymmetric
geometry of the 5702 with a larger
saw housing and blade to increase
single-cut capacity, throat width
and accumulation area.
The 5702-26 features a 1,625
mm (64 in) diameter blade with 20
teeth spun at up to 1,050 rpm (max
rated speed) delivering up to 30%
more blade energy than the regular
5702. The single-cut capacity is
660 mm (26 in) for the 5702-26
compared to 580 mm (23 in) for
the 5702.
As with all Tigercat felling
heads, the 5702-26 is designed
for durability, long life and easy
maintenance. It features durable,
well-guarded, cushioned cylinders
and strength-to-weight optimized
frames. Hardened wear plates and
replaceable liners are installed in
critical areas. Heavy duty spindle
and bearings in saw drive system
can take the punishment from
harsh forestry conditions.
The 5702-26 is best matched to
Tigercat 870 series feller bunchers.
5185 fixed felling saw and
5195 directional felling saw
Tigercat’s 5185 and 5195 felling
saws are steadily increasing in
popularity globally in large timber
and steep slope operations.
Contractors in native hardwood
and other oversize timber
applications are seeing benefits
from the 5195 coupled with the
LS855E shovel logger due to the
excellent shovelling performance
on steep slopes. This significantly
decreases the amount of side cut
skidder trails required to access
the timber which is a big advantage
in forests with strict regulations
and stringent oversight.
The 5195 can efficiently top the
trees within the cut block. With
continuous rotation, the head is
quickly and easily repositioned and
double cuts on steep slopes are
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