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Australian Forestry Equipment

Reference

Forestry machinery specifications 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

Showing 45 of 45 machines

CarrierPowerFlow
DuxsonFelling and bunching equipmentForestry grapple—————
FAEMulcher rangeForestry mulcher—————
FAESFM multifunctionForestry tiller160-300 hp—~450 mm——
FAEStump cutter rangeStump grinder—————
FAETiller rangeForestry tiller—————
Falcon ForestryFalcon Forestry systemsWinch-assist and steep-slope system—————
FeconBH47-62Forestry mulcher12-20 t———103-283 L/min
FeconExcavator mulcher rangeForestry mulcher—————
GMTGMT035Grapple saw—~275 kg850 mm——
GMTGMT050Grapple saw—~420 kg1,220 mm—45-65 L/min
GMTGMT050 TTCGrapple saw—~555 kg———
IndexatorForestry rotatorsForestry grapple—————
John Deere1470HHarvester—~24.3 t depending on head—220 kW669 L/min
John Deere2010HForwarder——20 t220 kW—
John Deere2510HForwarder——25 t252 kW—
John Deere859MFeller buncher—~36 t~510 mm to high-600 mm class, depending on head~224 kW~494 L/min
Komatsu Forest895Forwarder—~21.85-24.83 t depending on configuration20,000 kg210 kWup to 409 L/min
Log Max6000VHarvester and processor head~21-25 t~1,342 kg~710 mm—200-330 L/min
Log Max7000XTHarvester and processor head~25-30 t~1,897 kg~800 mm—250-350 L/min
OMEFBig Inch BI300Tree shear8-14 t420 kg300 mm——
OMEFBig Inch BI500Tree shear23-30 t1,810 kg600 mm——
OMEFBig Inch BI600Tree shear30 t and above2,400 kg700 mm—~250-300 L/min
OMEFBig Inch rangeTree shear—————
OMEFCS400Mechanical pruner~10-24 t~550 kg~410 mm—30-80 L/min
OMEFGS400Grapple saw5-8 t390 kg400 mm—30-60 L/min
OMEFSPV2 Plus 510 stump planerStump grinder5.5-8 t285 kg——60-75 L/min
OMEFSPV3 Plus stump planerStump grinder14-25 t770 kg——150-200 L/min
OMEFST140Stump shear20-35 t2,500 kg1,400 mm——
OMEFST90Stump shear12-20 t1,600 kg900 mm——
PonsseDH7 eucalyptus headHarvester—————
PonsseHarvester rangeHarvester—————
RandallsAustralian-manufactured rotating logging grapplesForestry grapple—————
SP MaskinerSP 661 LFHarvester and processor head—~1,480 kg700 mm—200 L/min
SP MaskinerSP 761 LFHarvester and processor head—~1,792 kg800 mm—250 L/min
Tigercat1075CForwarder—~27.5 t20 t——
Tigercat635HSkidder—~25.1 t3.835 m~212 kW—
TigercatM726GForestry carrier~15 t purpose-built carrier————
TimberMAXSteep-slope systemsWinch-assist and steep-slope system—————
TMKTMK 300Tree shear~6-20 t excavators~310 kg——~50-150 L/min depending on cylinder arrangement
VermeerBC2100XLWhole-tree chipper——~533 mm275 hp / 205 kW—
VermeerOrganic recycling rangeHorizontal grinder—————
VermeerSC1052Stump grinder—~2,023 kg660 mm115 hp / 85.8 kW—
VermeerSC70TXStump grinder—~1,769 kg584 mm67 hp / 50 kW diesel—
VermeerWC2300XLWhole-tree chipper—~14.8 t~584 mm~440 hp / 328 kW—
WaratahHTH624C 4x4Harvester and processor head27 t and above3,560 kg815 mm—320-360 L/min

Using this table

How to compare forestry machinery specifications

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

Forestry machine specification fields explained

ColumnWhat it tells you, and what it does not
Carrier classA 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.
WeightFor 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.
CapacityThe 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.
PowerRarely the limiting specification on its own. Tractive force matters more on extraction machines; sustained hydraulic capability and cooling matter more on attachment carriers.
Hydraulic flowThe 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

Forestry machine buying factors beyond specifications

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.

Verify who supports the shortlist in the Australian forestry brand directory, clarify terminology in the commercial machinery glossary, and use the head-to-head comparison guides when two classes appear to solve the same job.