Reference

Specification database

Every benchmark machine in this guide in one filterable table — carrier class, weight, capacity, power and hydraulic flow, with a link through to the full specification for each.

45 machines18 brands17 classes

Machine class

Brand

Showing 45 of 45 machines

			Carrier			Power	Flow
Duxson	Felling and bunching equipment	Forestry grapple	—	—	—	—	—
FAE	Mulcher range	Forestry mulcher	—	—	—	—	—
FAE	SFM multifunction	Forestry tiller	160-300 hp	—	~450 mm	—	—
FAE	Stump cutter range	Stump grinder	—	—	—	—	—
FAE	Tiller range	Forestry tiller	—	—	—	—	—
Falcon Forestry	Falcon Forestry systems	Winch-assist and steep-slope system	—	—	—	—	—
Fecon	BH47-62	Forestry mulcher	12-20 t	—	—	—	103-283 L/min
Fecon	Excavator mulcher range	Forestry mulcher	—	—	—	—	—
GMT	GMT035	Grapple saw	—	~275 kg	850 mm	—	—
GMT	GMT050	Grapple saw	—	~420 kg	1,220 mm	—	45-65 L/min
GMT	GMT050 TTC	Grapple saw	—	~555 kg	—	—	—
Indexator	Forestry rotators	Forestry grapple	—	—	—	—	—
John Deere	1470H	Harvester	—	~24.3 t depending on head	—	220 kW	669 L/min
John Deere	2010H	Forwarder	—	—	20 t	220 kW	—
John Deere	2510H	Forwarder	—	—	25 t	252 kW	—
John Deere	859M	Feller buncher	—	~36 t	~510 mm to high-600 mm class, depending on head	~224 kW	~494 L/min
Komatsu Forest	895	Forwarder	—	~21.85-24.83 t depending on configuration	20,000 kg	210 kW	up to 409 L/min
Log Max	6000V	Harvester and processor head	~21-25 t	~1,342 kg	~710 mm	—	200-330 L/min
Log Max	7000XT	Harvester and processor head	~25-30 t	~1,897 kg	~800 mm	—	250-350 L/min
OMEF	Big Inch BI300	Tree shear	8-14 t	420 kg	300 mm	—	—
OMEF	Big Inch BI500	Tree shear	23-30 t	1,810 kg	600 mm	—	—
OMEF	Big Inch BI600	Tree shear	30 t and above	2,400 kg	700 mm	—	~250-300 L/min
OMEF	Big Inch range	Tree shear	—	—	—	—	—
OMEF	CS400	Mechanical pruner	~10-24 t	~550 kg	~410 mm	—	30-80 L/min
OMEF	GS400	Grapple saw	5-8 t	390 kg	400 mm	—	30-60 L/min
OMEF	SPV2 Plus 510 stump planer	Stump grinder	5.5-8 t	285 kg	—	—	60-75 L/min
OMEF	SPV3 Plus stump planer	Stump grinder	14-25 t	770 kg	—	—	150-200 L/min
OMEF	ST140	Stump shear	20-35 t	2,500 kg	1,400 mm	—	—
OMEF	ST90	Stump shear	12-20 t	1,600 kg	900 mm	—	—
Ponsse	DH7 eucalyptus head	Harvester	—	—	—	—	—
Ponsse	Harvester range	Harvester	—	—	—	—	—
Randalls	Australian-manufactured rotating logging grapples	Forestry grapple	—	—	—	—	—
SP Maskiner	SP 661 LF	Harvester and processor head	—	~1,480 kg	700 mm	—	200 L/min
SP Maskiner	SP 761 LF	Harvester and processor head	—	~1,792 kg	800 mm	—	250 L/min
Tigercat	1075C	Forwarder	—	~27.5 t	20 t	—	—
Tigercat	635H	Skidder	—	~25.1 t	3.835 m	~212 kW	—
Tigercat	M726G	Forestry carrier	~15 t purpose-built carrier	—	—	—	—
TimberMAX	Steep-slope systems	Winch-assist and steep-slope system	—	—	—	—	—
TMK	TMK 300	Tree shear	~6-20 t excavators	~310 kg	—	—	~50-150 L/min depending on cylinder arrangement
Vermeer	BC2100XL	Whole-tree chipper	—	—	~533 mm	275 hp / 205 kW	—
Vermeer	Organic recycling range	Horizontal grinder	—	—	—	—	—
Vermeer	SC1052	Stump grinder	—	~2,023 kg	660 mm	115 hp / 85.8 kW	—
Vermeer	SC70TX	Stump grinder	—	~1,769 kg	584 mm	67 hp / 50 kW diesel	—
Vermeer	WC2300XL	Whole-tree chipper	—	~14.8 t	~584 mm	~440 hp / 328 kW	—
Waratah	HTH624C 4x4	Harvester and processor head	27 t and above	3,560 kg	815 mm	—	320-360 L/min

Using this table

What a specification comparison can and cannot settle

A table like this is good for one thing: establishing which machines are plausibly in scope, so that the effort of a proper evaluation goes into a shortlist rather than a market. It cannot tell you which machine will earn most in your business, because none of the figures here describe your hours, your material, your terrain or your chain.

The most common way this kind of table is misused is to rank machines by a headline figure and buy the top of the list. Across almost every class covered here, the advertised maximum is a capability bound and something else is the working limit — and the working limit is what determines cost per unit.

Reading the columns

What each field actually constrains

Column	What it tells you, and what it does not
Carrier class	A published guide to which machines can carry an attachment. It is not the check — the carrier's lift chart with the attachment, rotator and coupler fitted, at working reach, is what decides whether the combination works.
Weight	For attachments, mass that reduces lifting capability everywhere on the chart. For machines, an indicator of stability and durability, and a direct driver of ground pressure and transport cost.
Capacity	The largest material the machine can engage once. It is not a production figure, and for heads the delimbing or feed opening is usually the tighter practical bound.
Power	Rarely the limiting specification on its own. Tractive force matters more on extraction machines; sustained hydraulic capability and cooling matter more on attachment carriers.
Hydraulic flow	The compatibility figure that most often disqualifies an otherwise suitable carrier. Check continuous flow and the working pressure at that flow — not peak flow and not relief pressure.

After the shortlist

Four things no specification table contains

The optimum production range

Where a head, shear or mulcher is designed to be most productive, as distinct from what it can sever. Ask for it explicitly; it is frequently published and rarely advertised.

Sustained capability and cooling

Whether the machine holds full load through a hot afternoon. Mulching, grinding and continuous saw work are sustained duties, and a machine that derates loses hours in the season the contract exists for.

Consumable cost per unit

Teeth per hectare, chains per cubic metre, knives per tonne. It differs by species, soil and technique more than by machine, and it is the figure most likely to depart from a supplier's estimate.

Support in your region

What parts are held in Australia for this configuration, where, and what response is guaranteed in writing. In an interdependent fleet this is worth more than most specification differences.