Forest tractor

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Special forest tractor with crane and grapples

Deutz tractor with simple "forest shoring" (protective equipment for forest use)

Special forest tractor ( skidder ) LKT type 80 with articulated steering, cable winch and tumbler blade

A forest tractor or forest tractor is an agricultural tractor equipped or upgraded for forestry use or a tractor specially designed for forestry and here exclusively or primarily for forwarding work.

In this respect, on the one hand, the specific equipment for forestry work such as cable winch , skidding blade , skidding crane , grapple, pile blade or front loader with hydraulic top grapples should be mentioned. On the other hand, there are various devices to protect the tractor and the tractor driver such as radiator protection, underbody protection or puncture-proof forest tires. In terms of construction, special forest tractors therefore differ considerably from commercially available agricultural tractors, and the transition to wood harvesters is fluid. However, normal tractors from agriculture are also used as forest tractors, which are equipped with corresponding additional units, protective equipment, etc.

See also

• Forwarder
• Skidder (Forwarding tractor, skidder either as a forceps or rope tug)

Web links

Commons : Forest tractor  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

• Overview of recognized forest tractors (Board of Trustees for Forest Work and Forest Technology)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Explanations of the forest tractor machine group of the KWF ( Memento from December 19, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed on April 15, 2019).