Harvesting powerful forestry solutions Ponsse

harvesting Powerful forestry solutions

Ponsse is a global leader in the development and manufacture of powerful, multi-functional forestry machinery. Since its founding in Finland in 1970, the company has revolutionised the world’s logging industry, its methods and solutions. Today its powerful ‘Bear’ harvesters and unrivalled Bison transporters lead the field, as Philip Yorke reports.

In 1970, Finnish forestry entrepreneur Einari Vidgren searched to find forestry machines sufficiently powerful for his needs. Finding none available, he decided to build his own. His uniquely robust machines quickly made Ponsse a market leader in the ‘cutto-length’ method of tree harvesting. Today his remarkable success story continues with the launch of new, highly efficient solutions for more profitable harvesting.

Ponsse specialises in the production, sale and maintenance of forestry machines specifically designed for the cut-to-length method of harvesting as well as their related information systems. Innovation lies at the heart of the company’s business, which remains independent and family owned. From the outset, Ponsse has been dedicated to meeting the precise and challenging demands of the global forestry industry as dictated by forestry owners and operators worldwide.

optimising productivity

The Ponsse range of harvesters quickly cuts and sorts both energy wood and mature trunks, at any logging site and in every environment. The company’s versatile and multi-functional harvesters guarantee the best productivity, as they adapt easily to all kinds of working conditions. In terms of comfort, its harvesters are in a league of their own. Following customers’ wishes, it has focused on the usability and serviceability of its powerful harvesters.

The Ponsse harvester range consists of large machines for the largest trunks, multi-functional solutions for all types of logging sites and extreme, high-performance harvesters for the most demanding logging challenges. Whether you need a powerhouse or an agile machine for difficult terrain, the Ponsse harvester range has just the right machine for all applications. Highly efficient technical systems and dependable solutions guarantee that its harvesters are totally reliable, even in the most extreme conditions.

Bear essentials

The Ponsse ‘Bear’ has the industry’s most powerful engine, as well as the most robust crane. It is serviced by two large hydraulic pumps, as well as the largest harvester heads on the market. This giant of a harvester offers incredible production rates in dense forests with refined ergonomics. Today this is what big bears are made of as they endure hard work effortlessly and tirelessly, year after year.

In addition, the unequaled comfort of Ponsse harvesters puts them in a class of their own. Ergonomics and ease of use have a direct link to productivity. This is why the company’s harvesters focus on the operator’s comfort, machine handling and excellent visibility, something that is characteristic to all Ponsse harvesters.

Seamless control

The versatile Ponsse Active Crane offers a new way of controlling the logging loader and boosting its work output. It is an innovation that the driver uses to control the grapple movement instead of individual functions, thus allowing the driver to concentrate efficiently on loader work that makes the difference.

The Active Crane is easy to control by simply using two control levers, one of which controls the grapple height from the ground and the other the direction of movement. Yet another unique advantage of the Ponsse Active Crane is that the driver does not need to

control all the functions simultaneously. When the desired grapple location is specified for the machine, the system performs the lifting, folding and extending operations fully automatically.

In another area of activity, the company’s ‘Bison Active Frame’ has become a revolutionary new leader in forwarder markets throughout the world. Equipped with a modern Mercedes-Benz engine, a powerful loader and a strong continuously variable transmission (CVT), Bison Active Frame is a true powerhouse when it comes to the local transport of timber. This latest model is equipped with Ponsse’s unique Active Frame suspension system and has a multi-functional structure, effectively suspending any sideways movement directed at the operator. New Boost & Save strategy

These latest products from Ponsse form part of its new Boost & Save strategy, which is aimed at enabling customers to improve the productivity and cost-efficiency of harvesting through use of the right products, and the most advanced information systems, training and service.

Today Ponsse is not only leading the field in technology but also in the development and manufacture of sustainable and innovative harvesting solutions for environmentally friendly cut-to-length logging. The renowned family company is one of the world’s leading forest machine manufacturers, and its customer-oriented operations are still guided by the expressed wishes and needs of forest machine entrepreneurs throughout the world.

Celebrating 50 years of innovation

This year marks half a century of progress and innovation for Ponsse and the celebrations are a clear endorsement of founding forest machine entrepreneur Einari Vidgrén’s dream to build the best forest machines in the world. Ponsse will celebrate its 50th anniversary together with its customers, thus following the true Ponsse spirit, and where else but at logging sites! The company’s 50th anniversary roadshow will travel all over the world, whilst stopping at different logging sites and at more than 100 different events in 28 countries. Its European roadshow began in Finland on 23rd January and will end at the

Finn-METKO 2020 exhibition in November. Ponsse will also visit various logging sites in South and North America, Russia, Asia and Australia. During the travelling roadshow, Ponsse will collect feedback from its customers and showcase their latest range of products and services. n For further details of Ponsse’s latest innovative and powerful forestry machinery visit: www.ponsse.com