TEAM EFFORT Case IH partners Kneidinger 1880 and Thanhofer transform a Maxxum 125 CVX for forestry work, as Kyle Molyneux reports
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Case IH Maxxum 125 CVX tractor has undergone serious conversion work for use in the UK’s forestry sector. Joining this tractor’s already high specification including variable speed transmission plus front and rear linkage with PTOs, is a forestry pack installed by two engineering companies located close to Case IH’s St Valentin factory in Austria. Specialists Kneidinger 1880 and Thanhofer offer various conversions for Case IH tractors, from Farmalls to Magnums, with varying degrees of sophistication. Wearing Nokian Multi-plus Forest 500/65R28 and 600/65R38 tyres on forest rims, this near-finished Maxxum was shipped from the Case IH factory to Kneidinger, where the standard cab was adapted to provide more space for a new 180-degree swivel seat complete with controls integrated into the armrest for operating the tractor in the reverse position.
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SPRING 2021 FORESTRY MACHINERY
IMAGES TERRY OBORNE The operator is afforded quite a view to the rear whilst being protected.
