Used Forestry Equipment Buying Guide
An inspection checklist to price hours, hydraulics and undercarriage on used forestry equipment.
Forestry Equipment
15 articles on forestry equipment from the Lumber Lookup blog.
Used Skidder Buying Guide
A used skidder buying guide — cable vs grapple, center pins, tires, hydraulics and hours.
Used Forestry Harvester Buying Guide: Heads, Feed Rollers and Crane Wear
Inspect heads, feed rollers, crane and carrier wear before buying a used forestry harvester.
Used Forwarder Buying Guide: Bunks, Bogies, Articulation and Tires
Check bunks, bogies, articulation and tires — the full used-forwarder inspection checklist by size class.
Feller Buncher Buying Guide: Track vs Wheel, Heads and Duty Cycle
Feller buncher buying guide — tracked vs wheeled carriers, disc-saw heads, sizing and used checks.
Pallet Manufacturing Equipment: Saws, Nailers, Heat Treat and Recycling Kit
Pallet manufacturing equipment station by station — resaws, nailers, heat treat and recycling kit.
Log Truck Buying Guide: Self-Loaders, Weight Limits and Route Economics
Log truck buying guide — bunks, loaders, axles and specs for hauling timber.
Log Debarker Buying Guide: Rosser-Head, Ring and Drum Debarkers
Log debarker buying guide — Rosser-head, ring and drum debarkers sized to your mill.
John Deere Forestry Equipment: Skidders, Forwarders, Harvesters and Support
John Deere forestry equipment — harvesters, forwarders, skidders and swing machines.
Tigercat Forestry Equipment: Full-Tree Specialists Explained
Tigercat forestry equipment — skidders, bunchers and harvesters from the Canadian maker.
Log Loader Buying Guide for Timber Hauliers: Grapple Trucks Explained
Log loader buying guide — knuckleboom sizes, lift charts and truck and trailer pairings.
Caterpillar Forestry Equipment: The Full-Tree and Forest-Machine Lineup
Caterpillar forestry equipment — excavator-based forestry, mulchers and the used Cat market.
Ponsse Forestry Equipment: The Cut-to-Length Specialists
Ponsse forestry equipment — Finnish cut-to-length harvesters and forwarders explained.
Komatsu Forest Equipment: Cut-to-Length Machines With a Swedish Lineage
Komatsu Forest equipment — harvesters, forwarders and the Valmet lineage.
Forestry Mulcher Buying Guide: Drum vs Disc, Carrier Size and Land-Clearing Work
Forestry mulcher buying guide — drum vs disc, carrier size and tooth costs.