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The updated L-Series Skidders offer operators increased horsepower, increasing pulling power and faster multifunctioning capabilities
harness complexity. The updated
models now feature a single
temperature module, simplifying
troubleshooting.
Harnesses have been rerouted,
improving access and reliability,
and have more secured points
to reduce rubs. Additionally,
the Diesel Particulate Filters
regeneration interval levels have
been increased from 50 to 100
hours, reducing fuel consumption.
All new John Deere forestry
machines comes standard with
JDLink, John Deere’s proven
telematics solution. JDLink
allows owners and managers to
be remotely connected to their
equipment and to a local John
Deere dealer. JDLink provides
them with alerts and machine
information, performance and
maintenance date, to better
manage where and how equipment
is used without having to step on
a jobsite.
Additionally, John Deere offers
TimberNavi, a factory installed
option for those looking for the
latest solution for jobsite mapping.
With TimberNavi, owners and
jobsite managers can remotely
monitor progress on the jobsite
The John Deere L-Series Skidders are designed to provide optimal comfort to operators
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and operators gain visibility to cut
boundaries, tracking layers of their
machine and others on the jobsite,
obstacles and more – beyond
what they traditionally see out the
windshield.