A forwarder is a forestry vehicle that carries big felling Timber cut by a harvester from the stump to a roadside landing for later acquisition. Forwarders can use rubber tires or tracks.
Load capacity
Forwarders are commonly categorized by their load carrying capabilities. Other classifications include whether they are wheeled or tracked and the
axle arrangement.
The smallest are trailers designed for towing behind all-terrain vehicles which can carry a load between 1 and 3 tonnes. Agricultural self-loading trailers designed to be towed by farm tractors can handle load weights up to around 12 to 15 tonnes. Light weight purpose-built machines utilised in commercial
logging and early
thinning operations can handle payloads of up to 8 tonnes. Medium-sized forwarders used in
clearfelling and later thinnings carry between 12 and 16 tonnes. The largest class specialized for
clearfelling handles up to 25 tonnes. Forwarders also carry their load at least 2 feet above the ground.
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