This offers cost-effective and efficient operator training in a risk-free environment that also avoids equipment wear and tear.
The Training Simulator allows operators to explore interactive virtual logging sites as if they were in the cab of an actual John Deere machine. This product offers realistic, true-to-life controls that can be swapped out to quickly convert the simulator to a different John Deere forestry machine type in a matter of minutes. The simulator is equipped with swappable John Deere controls, allowing quick interchange of joysticks and foot pedals to multiple machine types.
Operators can view the simulation through a single-display, 55" TV. The display screen offers highly detailed, realistic graphics allowing operators to create custom environments, switch between machines in the same environment or mimic stump to landing material flow.
John Deeres focus for all logging machine operators is safety, comfort, and the control needed to tackle any forestry job. This forestry simulator will be able to provide all three. The simulator was built based on the needs of operators. The Mississippi Loggers Association, the Mississippi Forestry Commission, and Stribling Equipment were the first group to adopt the technology to advance their training program. This will provide safe and advanced training solution for their operators.
The Forestry Simulator offers training for a number of Deere machines including the 953M/959M Tracked Feller Buncher with the FR22B head, the 953MH/959MH Tracked Harvester with the H480 head, the 953ML/959ML Shovel Logger with the Grapple and FL85 head, the 843L-II Wheeled Feller Buncher with the FD22B Head, and the 848L-II Skidder. This technological advancement is compatible with construction simulator controls and software, and is also available in desktop simulators. Source