Choose the load space by species, not by size
The 7.5 m² option exists because eucalypt reaches the weight limit before filling a larger space. Specifying 8.5 m² for hardwood buys volume the machine cannot carry loaded.
Where this machine sits
The 2510H is the 25-tonne answer to the same platform, with 252 kW, 290 kN of tractive force and load-space options up to 8.5 m². The specification worth noticing for Australian work is the 7.5 m² load space specifically noted for heavy hardwood and eucalyptus.
That option exists because hardwood behaves differently in a load space. Eucalypt is dense enough that a forwarder reaches its weight limit before it fills a load space sized for softwood, so the correct hardwood configuration is a smaller load space on a higher-payload machine — which is counter-intuitive until the density is accounted for.
Specifications
Indicative published manufacturer and distributor information. Confirm every figure, lift chart and hydraulic requirement with the manufacturer or authorised dealer before purchase.
What the published figures actually constrain
A specification table tells you what the machine is. This is what each of those numbers means for the work you would put it to.
Built for heavy material over distance
Where this machine earns its cost
Wrong machine when
- Thinning corridors, soft soils or short extraction distances
- Operations where the bunk will rarely fill — the extra capacity is then pure mass and cost
Verify these for this specific model
Beyond the standard buying criteria for the class, these are the questions this machine in particular raises.
What drives the cost of owning this machine
Payload earns on distance. The larger machine's advantage is fewer cycles for the same volume, which grows with haul length and disappears on short extraction — so the case for it is made by measuring hauls, not by comparing capacity.
Ground pressure rises with machine weight, and on compaction-sensitive sites or stands facing further rotations that is a cost transferred to the estate. Tyre, track and bogie specification is the control, and it belongs in the purchase rather than being addressed later.
Hardwood density changes the operating picture throughout: loads reach weight limits sooner, tyres and bogies work harder, and fuel per tonne differs from softwood experience. Model from hardwood figures rather than carrying over pine assumptions.
Ownership considerations in Australian conditions
Confirm ground pressure against the estate's requirements
A 25 tonne machine at load is a substantial ground pressure question on soft or compaction-sensitive sites. Establish what the estate accepts before specifying tyres and tracks.
Justify the size with measured haul distances
The larger machine earns on long extraction. If your hauls are short, the 20 tonne configuration will usually produce a better cost per tonne at lower capital.
Common questions about this machine
Alternatives to compare against
Other forwarders covered in this guide.
Fleet packages that use this class
High-production pine clearfell
The highest-volume softwood configuration, and the one with the greatest exposure to bottleneck mismatch. Either a full-tree chain or a cut-to-length pair, depending on terrain, mill requirements and contamination tolerance.
Pine thinning
Thinning rewards manoeuvrability and restraint. The corridors are narrow, the residual crop has real future value, and the largest machine on the market is usually the wrong answer.
Eucalyptus plantation
Australian hardwood plantation work places very different demands on a head from radiata pine. Feed force, debarking and durability dominate the specification.