Timber Talk
Modern Machinery showcases a wide array of forestry machines at the 84th Oregon Logging Conference
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Modern Machinery displayed a variety of forestry machines and occupied one of the largest exhibit spaces at the recent Oregon Logging Conference (OLC), which returned to the Lane County Events Center and Fairgrounds in Eugene after a one-year hiatus. “The OLC is a great event that draws attendance from all over North America and the world most years,” said Jason Vaughn, Oregon regional manager for Modern Machinery. “It’s been a terrific venue for showcasing the broad offerings from Komatsu Forest and other Modern Machinery partners in the industry. We had a good deal of traffic through our display, and most of the contractors and landowners we talked to were optimistic about business in 2022.” The equipment display had several pieces of Komatsu equipment, including a PC290LL-11 log loader. The 89,000-pound-plus machine has a 40-foot live heel logging boom and arm, and nearly 76,000 foot-pounds of swing torque.
Modern Machinery also showcased a Komatsu WA600LL-8 wheel loader with a grapple attachment that can be used for carrying bundles of logs in mill yards. Large-capacity steering, lift and boom cylinders assist in handling those heavy loads. Additional Komatsu machines included a GD655-7 motor grader, which is useful for road building, and a PC35MR-5 tight tail swing excavator that can be used in a variety of applications.
The equipment display also featured a TimberPro (a Komatsu-owned company) TL755D West Coast Edition shovel logger. It carries a large saw head for cutting large-diameter stems, and it has an oversized boom cylinder for great lift capacity. The shovel logger has a larger lower structure and track frames for greater stability on steep slopes as well.
Falcon featured
Modern Machinery spotlighted the Falcon Forestry Equipment (FFE) steep-slope,
Modern Machinery spotlighted the Falcon Forestry Equipment (FFE) steep-slope, winch-assist machine set up on a Komatsu PC290LC-11 and an FFE Falcon Claw 1750 motorized grapple carriage for semi-automated cable yarder logging.
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