2017 International Forest Industries Magazines April May 2017 | Page 8
John Deere Forestry PRESS EVENT for the launch
of NEW G-Series Forwarders 1110G/1210G/1510G
Joensuu, Finland, March 29-31, 2017
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ournalist’s were invited from
Europe & Scandinavia to a
press-only event held at John
Deere’s Joensuu factory.
John Deere, as always made us
very welcome in Finland laying on a
snowmobile safari, target shooting,
superb wining & dining and of
course ‘Sauna’ followed by a dip in
the ice lake. Not everybody took up
the latter challenge, including me!
On the business side John Deere
provided a logging demonstration
of their new mid-size G-Series
forwarder models, and provided
advance information about their
new products being showcased in
June at the Elmia Wood forestry fair
in Sweden.
John Deere G-Series forest
machines share uncompromised
product quality, convincing
performance and excellent
fuel efficiency. Their customers
have particularly praised the
performance and the precise boom
control of the new mid-size 1110G,
1210G and 1510G forwarders. We
were to discover this for ourselves
in the forest.
Deere’s forwarders are also
known for their rotating and
levelling cabin that improves
operator comfort and working
capacity. It offers a significant
improvement in machine
productivity and reduces vibration
during operation by as much as
50%. Intelligent boom control is
another unique feature of their
forwarders. 80% of their Nordic
customers opt for intelligent boom
control in their forwarder.
Intelligent boom control was
introduced at Elmia in 2013.Their
new innovations for this year’s
Elmia were equally anticipated. At
the opening press conference we
were given a sneak peek preview of
the innovations and the new mid-
size forwarders – followed by a tour
of the Joensuu factory.
Robin Peach
IFI Associate Editor
NEW FOR ELMIA
The new mid-size G-Series
forwarders’ engine, new control
modules, simple CAN busses and
streamlined electrical system create
a balanced and strong combination.
John Deere’s G-Series mid-size
forwarder models 1110G, 1210G
and 1510G have the new 6.8L John
Deere 6068 PowerTech Plus engine
meeting the latest Stage 4/Final
Tier 4 emissions regulations. The
better coupling of the powerful
diesel engine with the power train
results in a clear improvement
in performance. The control
system and user interface on the
G-Series forwarders have been
further developed and improved to
maintain high uptime.
The TimberMatic F-16 control
system features a configurable
user interface, cruise control
and inclination display. The new
software version enables service
personnel remote access to the
machine. New MECA control
modules, simple CAN busses and
a streamlined electrical system
improve the efficiency of machine
functions.
John Deere test new machine
models for a minimum of 2,000
hours before starting serial
production.
Intelligent Boom Control
Steadfast traction and easy-to-
use boom The Intelligent Boom
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The new 1210G forwarder (see page 76 for full report)
The 1210G with long bogie option (see page 77 for full report)
Control makes boom handling more
efficient and increases productivity
by as much as one load per day.
In the new 2.0 version of IBC, the
precision of the grapple control has
been improved, especially in long
reaches. 80% of Nordic customers
opt for IBC for their forwarder.
tractive force efficiently. Also the
response of the drive pedal and
frame steering have been improved
with smart electronic filtering.
Adaptive driveline control
Adaptive driveline control is a
new, unique feature available
only for John Deere G-Series
mid-size forwarders. The software-
based control system improves
the drivability and productivity
of the G-Series forwarders. The
operator selects the desired RPM
setting (Eco, Normal, Power) for
the operating conditions, and the
system automatically adjusts the
engine’s RPMs to correspond with
the engine load and keeps the
engine’s RPMs steady also during
high loads.
During high-load situations, the
new driveline control ensures that
the diesel engine runs smoothly
and uses the available maximum
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