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The Tigercat 630E skidder was
purchased at the same time
as the H250D processor. The
processor has accumulated
approximately 1,700 hours and
the skidder has 1,800 hours.
I had a lot of support behind it
and that was comforting. I was very
sure that the product was going
to be good. I just had to make it
work when it got out here. I’m a
competitive person so I took on
that challenge and I was ready to
do whatever it took.
Around Thanksgiving, Interfor
sent me to BC to tour some of their
logging operations. They wanted us
to collaborate and share ideas as
they had been running processors
for many years. The objective
was to discuss how to effectively
integrate the processor into our
system. The trip was several weeks
after I had already started running
the machine, but I still learned a lot
and what to look out for.
Harry’s 575 harvesting head in action.
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How has your productivity
changed since you got this
machine?
I am using my processor in 25 to
30-year-old plantation pine with
twelve to twenty inch average
sized butts. I have put about
1,700 hours on it so far and it has
definitely upped my production.
It is doing everything that I want
it to. Knuckleboom loaders with