Logging-on brings a preview of new Ponsse machines available to the market.
The Ponsse Scorpion Giant has increased productivity and power. The new harvester adds to the Scorpion product range, which was completely upgraded in 2021. The Scorpion Giant was developed to have more tractive effort, which helps the harvester to be agile even in challenging conditions, including snow, steep slopes and soft terrain. Even though the Giant is the strongest harvester in the Scorpion range, the Bear is still the most powerful harvester overall. What makes the Scorpion Giant stand out is its versatility, allowing it to be operated at various sites, as it can be fitted with the Ponsse H6, H7, H7HD Euca or H8 harvester head.
The Ponsse Opti 5G is claimed to be the most modern information system on the market. It is designed for smooth and fast operations that raise the user experiences in information systems to a new level. The C50+ crane, combined with the Opti 5G information system, offers a whole new way to control the crane and improve operational efficiency using the Ponsse Harvester Active Crane. With Harvester Active Crane, the operator can directly control the movements of the harvester head, instead of just controlling the individual operations of the crane. This allows the operator to focus on wood processing, instead of simply controlling the crane.
The new Ponsse H8 harvester head features powerful feed, a strong grip and a sturdy but agile frame. The saw box area is even wider, making the harvester head an excellent choice for trees with a high butt diameter. The harvester head can be fitted in the Ponsse Ergo, Scorpion Giant and Bear. The automatic features of the Opti control system, developed and built by Ponsse, control the feed speed and saw movement, according to the tree diameter, and ensure fast and precise sawing. With Active Speed, the harvester head’s operating speed can be adjusted based on the tree species and stem diameter.
The Ponsse Mammoth forwarder, powerful in terms of productivity, expands Ponsse’s forwarder range to the new category of 25-ton load-carrying capacity. Equipped with the stepless Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) system and the Ponsse K121 loader, the Mammoth’s sturdy frame structures and super-strong hydraulics ensure that large stems and heavy loads can be transported effortlessly, even in the most challenging terrain.
The Ponsse Active Crane is a loader control system for forwarders, with which the operator controls grapple movements instead of individual functions, allowing the operator to concentrate effectively on working with the loader. Active Crane is easily controlled using two levers, one of which controls the grapple height from the ground, and the other the direction of movement.
Ponsse Active Manual is an instruction and maintenance manual service with videos to support the daily work of forest machine operators. The visual Ponsse Active Manual is an owner’s manual service that runs on mobile devices and supplements the current Owner’s Manual by offering videos alongside the manual. Ponsse Active Manual is available on Apple and Android app stores.
More detail on some of these new products will be found in future issues of Logging-on. Source