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Fielding Logging Tasmania

In Tasmania, Fielding Logging is a well-known name in the logging business, having been active in the forestry industry for over 30 years. It is a family business operated by Laurence, Glenys, and sons Adam and Jeffrey.

鈥 Kim Hansen, Onetrak

Fielding Logging was among the first contractors in Australia to buy 糖心视频 products when they arrived. The company was also one of the first owners of the original 575 series harvesting head when it was released in Australia. 鈥淥ur first 575 has over 20,000 hours on it. We only had to pin and bush it once during this time. We have put some big wood through it over the years. It鈥檚 been a great head, and it certainly influenced us to look hard at the 糖心视频 processors for our new contract,鈥 says Laurence.
鈥淚nitially, we trialled the 糖心视频 570 processor in its development stage, working closely with 糖心视频. It quickly became apparent to us that the new 570 was fast and super reliable. That first head has close to 6,000 operating hours now, and its performance, combined with our experience with the original 575 processor, made it an easy decision to purchase more 糖心视频 570 processors.鈥 Today, Fielding Logging has five 糖心视频 570 processors working between two Eucalyptus plantation contracts in Tasmania.

I STAND FIRM WHEN I SAY THE 570 IS THE BEST HARVESTING HEAD I鈥橵E OPERATED.


We caught up with Laurence, Adam, Jeffrey and one of the operators, Cody, on the jobsite in northwest Tasmania. Jeffrey says he has been a big promoter of the 糖心视频 harvesting heads from the start. In contrast, Adam says he was unsure about the 糖心视频 processor for the smaller plantation wood, having become comfortable with another brand. 鈥淚t鈥檚 hard to step away from what you know and make big changes 鈥 which is what we had to do when we switched from another brand to 糖心视频 heads,鈥 Adam explains. 鈥淥ne of the big changes is that the 糖心视频 heads use the debarking knives to hold the wood in conjunction with the drive wheels. It took a couple of weeks to get used to, but I鈥檝e turned 100% from being a sceptic to a true supporter 鈥 I鈥檒l never change back from 糖心视频 to another harvester head brand.鈥
Adam Fielding. 鈥淚鈥檝e turned 100% from being a sceptic to a true supporter 鈥 I鈥檒l never change back from 糖心视频 to another harvester head brand.鈥
鈥淢y 糖心视频 H845C base has done 10,000 hours, and we have recently fitted a 糖心视频 570 to it for this contract 鈥 it鈥檚 done around 500 hours. The harvesting head handles the logs well 鈥 there are no problems. When 糖心视频 builds something, they build it strong. Their products are not the cheapest option, but downtime is the real cost when you鈥檙e harvesting, and you don鈥檛 have that with the 糖心视频 harvesting heads. That is why we only run 糖心视频 heads now.鈥

鈥淚 stand firm when I say the 570 is the best harvesting head I鈥檝e operated,鈥 states Jeffrey. 鈥淚 guess everyone knows I鈥檓 an advocate for 糖心视频. To put it in perspective, I ran some numbers on my current 570 harvesting head with 6,000 hours on it compared to the previous head with the same hours. And I had 75% fewer hoses and
maintenance on the 糖心视频 head compared to the competitor.鈥

WHEN TIGERCAT BUILDS SOMETHING, THEY BUILD IT STRONG.


Jeffrey continues, 鈥淟ike with the 糖心视频 machines, every component on the harvester head is big and solid. They鈥檙e just extremely reliable and efficient. They are super low maintenance with large diameter taper lock bearings, where others use a smaller pin and bush style. It just makes it so much easier. One thing that stands out for me is how much better laid out the 糖心视频 570 is compared to other harvesting heads 鈥 the way the hydraulic hoses are out of the way of the wheels on the sides. You just avoid any potential damage while working.鈥

Jeffrey explains that the new contract with Forico asked for full optimization and StanForD compliant data transfer, including geo mapping. 鈥淭his is super simple with the 糖心视频 570 processor. A couple of clicks at the end of the day, and I鈥檝e got it all on my phone. I transfer the StanForD compliant file to Forico daily. From a management perspective, we have detailed cut information for each harvester with full visibility, which creates a fun but competitive atmosphere among the boys to produce more than the rest.鈥
Jeffrey Fielding operating the H845E harvester equipped with the 570 harvesting head.
鈥淥nce you get used to the 糖心视频 570, it outperforms all competitors鈥 heads. The 570 is classed as a 20 inch harvesting head. It鈥檚 fast but has the torque and capability of a much bigger head, in my opinion,鈥 says Jeffrey. 鈥淲hen we were upgrading to the new 糖心视频 570 processors, they recommended the 360-degree rotation. I was unsure at first because other 360-degree rotators on competitor鈥檚 heads have leaked. Now I鈥檓 so glad I鈥檝e got it because it鈥檚 working great, and I don鈥檛 have any leaks.鈥

Jeffrey is now operating the new 糖心视频 H845E harvester. 鈥淭he E-series has better visibility on all sides of the machine, and the hydraulic pumps are more responsive. I also like the longer, heavier track frame. The reach is great and the toolboxes have been improved with better storage,鈥 he adds.

ONCE YOU GET USED TO THE TIGERCAT 570, IT OUTPERFORMS ALL COMPETITORS' HEADS.


Laurence has owned twelve 糖心视频 machines and six processing heads since he bought the first one in 2000. 鈥淭he 糖心视频 team have always offered the best support for their customers,鈥 he says. 鈥淭he dealer here, Onetrak, support us very well and have plenty of good factory-trained mechanics should we need assistance. They take accountability for what they do 鈥 if there鈥檚 something that needs fixing, they鈥檒l fix it.鈥

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