HARVESTER HEADS
Lako news Lako Forest has started a relationship with Swiss company HSM Schweiz – a maintenance and marketing company that imports high- quality forest machines to the Swiss market. The main products of the company are skidders and forwarders produced by German HSM Hohenloher Spezial-Maschinenbau. HSM Schweiz now installs Lako harvester heads on HSM products, principally on heavy HSM skidders by transforming them into multifunctional machines. On the steep slopes of the Swiss forests, skidders are the most common forest machines used in logging operations. The co operational aim regarding harvester heads is to unite two well established European brands on the market. “This fruitful joint operation between HSM and Lako was launched in
practice on August 18-20th, at the forest machine fair in Luzern through a Lako harvesting head mounted on a HSM 805 machine,” Lako said. HSM Schweiz will market LAKO harvesting heads in Switzerland and Lichtenstein. Track-based hydraulic excavators and mountain harvesters equipped with tilting upper carriage are the most common base machines used for LAKO harvesting heads. Lako has also increased its Russion footprint with a deal with Zao
Transport. Lako products, including the Lako 53 HD, were introduced at the local fair Forest Industry Nizhny Novgorod 2011, by Zao in Russia. Lako deliveries to the Russian market are increasing well and the market looks very promising to both parties.
feed rollers. With its reliable hydraulics and
drop-free sealing, Lako heads equipped with hydraulic excavators are suitable for use in tropical forests. Reliable and user-
friendly measuring devices, protections and many other important details in this head are purpose-made for demanding cutting operations. With the detachable topping saw and the
A Lako 65 mounted on a tracked excavator debarking eucalyptus on the Iberian Peninsula
movable tilt pivot point it is possible to use the topping saw module only when it is needed and thus reduce the weight of the head when possible. The movable tilt pivot point also ensures the correct balance of the head at all times or optional grapple jaw extensions for picking up from the ground and sorting the timber in processor or mountain harvesting conditions. The productivity of Lako debarking heads is from 10 t/h up to 30 t/h of solid wood, depending on the size and cutting length of the trees. The tree can
vary in diameter from 500 mm (20 in) down to a minimum top diameter of 50 mm (2 in). Typically, Lako heads in debarking applications are most productive in 15-40 cm butt diameter range. “The operating philosophy of the Lako Forest company is to produce heads, which will endure the harsh conditions of forest harvesting all over the world,” the manufacturer stated. “Lako Forest can ensure the highest possible efficiency and low operating costs in any forest operation or cutting/harvesting methods without forgetting the
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