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The partnership aims at developing a forwarder with rubber tracks .
Prinoth will participate in a consortium of European forestry institutes together with Ponsse . The partnership aims at developing a forwarder with rubber tracks that can protect the forests and soils while improving productivity and access to weak forest soil .
Consortium members are examining more stringent thresholds for soil damage , developing improved operations practices and would like to better regulate rut creation and
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treatment .
The Prinoth Panther undercarriages , which have a ground pressure as low as 4 psi ( pound per square inch ) or 281 g / cm2 , can provide a good solution to the consortium . This undercarriage has a unique system equipped with rubber tracks and an exclusive high travel large wheel / tandem that were developed to work together to provide the best off-road capabilities with minimal impact on the environment .
This feature will help reach one of the project ’ s specific objectives
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which is to significantly diminish wheel rutting and soil disturbance compared to a regular wheeledforwarder .
The project will comprise of Panther undercarriages assembled into a Ponsse forwarder . The undercarriages will also provide improved speed and as such , increased productivity for businesses . It is envisaged that this forwarder will allow for better machine utilization rates for contractors which will , in turn , translate into a more constant wood supply independent of
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weather conditions . Prinoth ’ s undercarriage expertise developed over many years will then be applicable to a very demanding industry like forestry . |