TAKING A CUT AT A NEW NICHE - Tigercat's newest log forwarders target cut-to-length forestry applications

摘要

In the forestry industry there are two primary methods of tree harvesting; tree length and cut-to-length. In tree length harvesting, trees are cut delimbed and hauled whole to mills, where the cut lengths are determined according to need and the appropriateness of a given cut on a given tree. In cut-to-length harvesting, the best cut length is predetermined by the harvester, and the trees are cut to specific log lengths. These are then transported to separate mills that specialize in the processing of each length. The method a forest manager uses for harvesting tends to be determined by region, North America mainly uses the tree length method where as European harvesters trend toward cut-to-length. While Canadian forestry equipment manufacturer Tigercat has targeted its line of feller bunchers, skidders, loaders, harvesters and attachments toward tree length applications, the company is targeting Europe and select cut harvesters in the U.S. and Canada with its newest line of forwarders which were recently showcased at the Elmia Wood 2005 International Forestry Trade Fair, Jonkoping, Sweden.