2017 International Forest Industries Magazines April May 2017 | Page 87

Pine harvesting system in Tasmania 1135 wheel harvester: blowdown
clear fell
An all-Tigercat pine harvesting system owned by B.R. & K.F.
Muskett & Sons. The three-machine system working in the
southern part of Tasmania consists of a Tigercat L830C feller
buncher, a Tigercat LH855C harvester processing infield and a
1075B forwarder equipped with a Tigercat crane and grapple. A Tigercat 1135 wheel harvester felling and processing in a tough
blowdown clear fell salvage application in Scotland. Although
the 1135 wheeled harvester was designed for specialty thinning,
the machine is highly capable in a variety of selective felling and
clear fell applications.
1075B scarifier in Sweden Pine harvesting system in Tasmania
A Tigercat 1075B forwarder base carrier equipped as a scarifier.
This 1075B scarifier is operating in Sweden in tough, rock strewn
terrain. Durable Tigercat forwarders are ideal carriers for heavy
duty cycle scarification applications. An all-Tigercat pine harvesting system owned by B.R. & K.F.
Muskett & Sons. The three-machine system working in the
southern part of Tasmania consists of a Tigercat L830C feller
buncher, a Tigercat LH855C harvester processing infield and a
1075B forwarder equipped with a Tigercat crane and grapple.
www.tigercat.com