Appendix B—Small Mechanized Equipment Small Dozer Sweco Trail Dozer Model: Sweco 480 Manufacturer: Sutter Equipment Company 80 Chamberlain Avenue Novato, CA 94947 Phone: (415) 898-5955 Purchase Price: $49,800 Sweco 480 trail dozer. Status: In production Ground clearance: 8 inches Track: Steel Prime mover: Sweco 480 is a prime mover. Weight: 9,000 lb Track width: Two 11-inch Engine power: 80 hp Ground pressure: 7.3 psi Hydraulic pressure: (minimum) 2,200 psi, Gas or diesel: Diesel Boom type: Backhoe auxiliary circuit Transmission: Hydrostatic Boom reach: 13 ft Flow: 10 to 30 gpm, auxiliary circuit Width: 4 ft Turning radius: Zero, counter rotation Dedicated attachments: Blade, three- Length: 11 ft 1 inch with blade and rippers Slope limitations: 35° point hitch, others Height: 6 ft 4 inches Travel speed: 0 to 5 mph Tracked Brush Cutter Gyro-Trac Model: GT-18 XP Manufacturer: Gyro-Trac, Inc. 603 Fairington Drive Summerville SC. 29485 Phone: (888) 490-8722, (843) 821-1588 Fax: (843) 821-1587 E-mail: [email protected] Web site: http://www.gyrotrac.com Purchase Price: $155,000 (U.S.) Gyro-Trac GT-18 Series II brush cutter (shown) has been replaced with the GT-18 XP. Status: In production Ground clearance: 14 inches Hydraulic pressure: Cutting head: 4,500 Prime mover: GT-18 XP brush cutter is a Weight: 17,300 lb psi; primary: 6,000 psi; auxiliary: 1,200 psi. prime mover. Ground pressure: 2.0 psi Flow: Cutting head: 38 gpm; primary: 38 Engine power: 180 or 190 hp Turning radius: Zero gpm; auxiliary: 10 gpm. Gas or diesel: Diesel Track: Two, rubber with steel cross links Other potential uses: Precommercial strip Transmission: Hydrostatic Track width: 28 inches thinning Width: 100 inches Brush-cutting head: Two disks, each disk Other attachments: Flail mower. Contact Length: 229 inches has two swinging blades; max. size manufacturer for information on other Height: 113 inches material is 8 inches attachments. Full width of cut: 8 ft 19 Appendix B—Small Mechanized Equipment R.O.W. King GT-18 XP Tracked Brush Cutter mower mounted on a Gyro-Trac utility vehicle. ROWMEC R.O.W. King Mower Models: T-7 and GT-18 XP Manufacturer: ROWMEC 11443 Old Highway 105 East Conroe, TX 77303 Phone: (409) 539-5488 or 800-259-9548 Fax: (409) 539-5648 E-mail: [email protected] Purchase Price: T-7: $185,000; R.O.W. King T-7 GT-18: $180,000 mower mounted on a Hydro-Ax 411 EX feller-buncher. Status: In production Practical outsize: 12-inch diameter Ground clearance: T-7: 20 inches; GT-18 Cutting-head mechanism:Drum type Type drive: Dual drive hydraulic and PTO XP: 13 inches Cutters: 5-ft drum has 38 teeth; 7-ft, 2-inch Rotation speed: 2,100 rpm Weight: T-7: 23,500 lb; GT-18: 17,300 lb drum has 54 teeth Prime mover: T-7 mounted on Hydro-Ax Slope limitation: GT-18: 50° Timing: The blades are arranged in four 411EX (150 hp); GT-18 mounted on Gyro- Ground pressure: T-7: 7.49 psi; GT-18: rows and are designed to be fully recovered Trac GT-18 (180 or 190 hp) 2.0 psi in full extension and forward momentum on Gas or diesel: Diesel Turning Radius: T-7: 42°; GT-18: 0° the next revolution. Transmission: Hydrostatic Track: Rubber and nylon w/steel crosslinks Cutting width: 5 ft or 7 ft 2 inches, Width: T-7: 8 ft; GT-18: 100 inches Track width: GT-18: 28 inches depending upon head. Length: T- 7: 23 ft 6 inches; GT-18: 229 inches Wheels: T-7: four Firestone Forestry Maximum cutting size: 15 inches Height: T-7: 11 ft; GT-18: 113 inches Special 23.1-26 Feller-Buncher Hydro-Ax Tri-Wheel Model: Hydro-Ax 321 Tri-Wheel shown as an example. Other manu- facturers include Morbark and Bell. Distributor: Blount, Inc. Forest and Industrial Equipment Division P. O . Box 568 Owatonna, MN 55060 Phone: (507) 451-8654 Fax: (507) 455-4268 Purchase Price: With shear, $130,000 Hydro-Ax Tri-Wheel feller-buncher. Status: In production size. Optional tire sizes up to 67/34x25, two-blade adjustable shears, maximum Engine power: 116-hp Cummins 21.5Lx16.1 tail wheel shear blade capacity 16 inches, bunching Gas or diesel: Diesel Hydraulic pressure and flow: 27 gpm at capacity 2.5 square ft. Thinning shear Transmission: Hydrostatic 2,650 psi with thinning-saw attachment; 27 attachment, two-blade pivotal adjustable Width: 112 inches with 23.1x26 tires gpm at 3,500 psi with 16-inch bunching shears, cuts 15-inch-maximum-diameter Length: 215 inches attachment; 54 pgm at 3,200 psi with shear- softwood, bunching capacity 2.75 square ft. Height: 119 inches ing and gathering attachment. Safety Note: The Tri-Wheel is stable only Ground clearance: 20 inches Flow: 37 gpm, auxiliary circuit on relatively flat ground. It is very effective Weight: 20,150 lb with thinning shear Attachments: Thinning saw attachment, in plantation settings. Ground pressure: Not available 20-inch-diameter maximum saw cut. Wheels: 20x26 drive wheels; 23.1x26 tire Sixteen-inch bunching shear attachment; 20 Appendix B—Equipment Specifications Feller-Buncher Bell Tracked Slewboom Model: TF 120 B Distributor: Bell Equipment 2843 Highway 80 West Garden City, GA 31408-2999 Phone: (912) 966-2615 Fax: (912) 964-1594 Purchase Price: Contact manufacturer. Bell Tracked Slewboom feller-buncher. Status: In production Height: 10 ft Flow: 39.6 gpm, main circuit Prime mover: TF 120 B is the prime mover. Ground clearance: 2 ft 1 inch Felling head: Standard: 23 inches Engine power: 113 hp gross power, 106 hp Weight: 24,970 lb, with felling head maximum cutting diameter; optional head: net power Ground pressure: 6.71 psi with 16-inch 28 inches maximum cutting diameter Gas or diesel: Diesel shoe; 5.41 psi with 20-inch shoe Crane: Slewing range: 170°; reach: 13 ft 5 Transmission: Hydrostatic Turning Radius: Zero inches Width: 89 inches Tracks: Two. Shoe width 16 or 20 inches Length: 14 ft 1 inch, without felling attach- Hydraulic pressure: 2,538 psi, main circuit ment Low-Impact Skidder Turboforest Model: TF-42C Manufacturer: Turboforest Nova Sylva, Inc. 73, Chemin St-Georges Nord Asbestos, PQ, Canada J1T 3M7 Phone: (819) 879-4343 or 800-567-7318 Fax: (819) 879-4999 E-mail: [email protected] Canadian Purchase Prices: TF-42C Mini-Skidder (double drum): $80,000; TF- 42C Mini-Skidder (grapple): $96,000 Turboforest TF-42C mini-skidder. Status: In production Ground pressure: Front with 14.9x24 tires: pump: 6 gpm (22.7 L/min) for steering and Prime mover: TF-42C is a prime mover. 7.4 psi/51 kPa; rear: 4.9 psi/33.8 kPa. Front dozer blade. System pressure: 3,000 psi Engine power: 50 hp (37 kw) with 500-60x26.5 tires: 5.4 psi/37.2 kPa; (207 bars). Gas or diesel: Diesel rear: 3.6 psi/24.8 kPa. Attachments and Implements: TF-42C Transmission: Hydrostatic Tires: Standard: 14.9x24, 14 PR. Optional: winches, double drum (11,500 lb, 65 fpm); Width: 74.8 inches (1,900 mm) 500-60x26.5, 14 PR (PR refers to ply rating.) or single drum, 12,000 lb, 65 fpm. TF-41G Length: 201.2 inches (5,110 mm) Hydraulic pressure: System pressure grapple, 13,000-lb capacity, opening 59.1 Height: 100.3 inches (2,548 mm) 2,540 psi (175 bars) inches; Dozer blade, overall width 56 Ground clearance: 20.0 inches (500 mm) Flow: (at 2,200 rpm) 22 gpm (83.6 L/min) inches, overall height 27.7 inches. Weight: 9,140 lb (4,155 kg) Secondary hydraulic system: Hydraulic 21 Appendix B—Equipment Specifications Low-Impact Skidder KMC Track Skidder Model: KMC 1000 Series Manufacturer: Kootenay Manufacturing Company, Ltd. 606 Lakeside Drive Nelson, BC Canada V1L 5S7 Phone: (250) 352-5303 Fax: (250) 352-5302 Purchase Price: From about $200,000 to $300,000 (U.S.). Price varies according to options. KMC 1000-series track skidder with arch grapple. Status: In production Ground clearance: 1 ft 7 inches (0.5 m) Travel speed: 0 to 15 mph Prime mover: KMC 1000 is a prime mover. Weight: With choker arch: 23,860 lb (10,832 kg); Dedicated attachments: Winch; dozer blade; Engine power: Mechanical drive: 128-hp with single arch grapple: 26,031lb (11,808 kg); single-arch or dual-function grapple; swing Cummins. Hydrostatic drive: 174-hp Cummins. with dual arch grapple: 26,280 lb (11,921 kg); grapple; backhoe; extendable choker arch; Gas or diesel: Diesel with swing grapple: 27,350 lb (12,432 kg). crane and auger attachment; dump bed. Transmission: Mechanical drive, 3-speed, Ground pressure: 6.03 psi (41.58 kPa) at 0 Contact manufacturer for additional information power-shift transmission with integral torque penetration; 3.95 psi (27.24 kPa) at 6-inch on these attachments. converter or hydrostatic drive. penetration Attachments under development: Wood Width: 96 inches (2.44 m) Tracks: Two steel processor or thinning machine that can be Length: 17 ft 4 inches (4.67 m), bare machine Track width: 22 inches converted to brush-cutter/strip-thinning Height: 10 ft 6 inches (2.87 m) Attachment hydraulics: 37 gpm at 3,500 psi machine; clam-bunk forwarder. Small Yarder Bitterroot Mini Yarder Developed by: USDA Forest Service Missoula Technology & Development Center Building 1, Fort Missoula Missoula, MT 59804 Phone: (406) 329-3900 Fax: (406) 329-3719 Status: Custom made. Plans are available Purchase Price: from MTDC. Varies, depending upon your fabricator. Prime mover: Can be mounted on the 3 back of a ⁄4-ton truck or a trailer Engine: 18-hp Briggs & Stratton Gas or diesel: Gas Transmission: Hydrostatic Weight: Rigged: 1,600 lb Boom: 2.5 inch pipe A-frame, 17.5 ft long, 180° swivel head, hydraulically raised and lowered Controls: 15 ft mechanical push/pull cable Bitterroot Mini Yarder and control panel (inset).