KOMATSU has unveiled a "final logging harvester" that combines power and productivity with agility and excellent climbing ability.
The 951XC is an eight-wheeled machine that boasts a more compact design than its predecessors, the 951 and 931XC, and is said to be ideal for working in denser stands.
With "great stability, excellent manoeuvrability, and low ground pressure", the harvester features a significantly shorter distance from the centre of the crane to the front wheels (than the 951) and new working hydraulics to better utilise the diesel engine.
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“Now we have a complete range of eight-wheeled machines, specially designed for demanding conditions,” Joakim Johansson, product manager harvesters at Komatsu Forest said. “What is special about the 951XC is that it combines the strength of a 951 with an extremely compact design.
"Since it has about the same dimensions as the 931XC it can be used in denser stands."
You can watch the harvester in action below
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