Exhibitor releases

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John Deere introduces 540H and 548H skidders

Elmia Wood 2009, Sweden — John Deere, the world leader in forestry equipment and innovations, introduces a new H-series 540H and 548H skidder models in the world’s largest forestry fair Elmia Wood 2009, in Sweden.

Waratah Forestry Attachments Launches Renovated Brand
New look makes most of “Built to Work” slogan

MOLINE, Illinois (June 1, 2009) Waratah Forestry Attachments announced today the launch of its renovated brand — just in time for the Elmia Wood trade show in Jönköping, Sweden.

Elmia Wood 2009
John Deere introduces hybrid electric drive train concept

John Deere will introduce at ELMIA WOOD 2009, June 3-6, its hybrid electric drive train concept designed for Deere’s equipment divisions’ use in the future. This is the latest step in Deere’s quest to meets its customers’ needs through products and services that conserve natural resources, adhere to regulatory developments and promote eco-friendly use of land, including the use of clean energy sources.

John Deere
Revolutionary E series now complete

John Deere is presenting the latest additions to its revolutionary E series, the John Deere 810E, 1010E and 1910E forwarders, at the Elmia Wood exhibition in Sweden, the world’s biggest forest machinery fair. The E series is now complete.

John Deere at Elmia Wood 2009

John Deere Forestry is investing significantly to fulfill customer expectations and bringing in new innovations to the forestry business. At Elmia Wood 2009 John Deere Forestry will introduce for the first time the complete revolutionary E-series, unveiling the new John Deere 810E, 1010E and 1910E forwarders. The Revolutionary E-series is now complete!

JOHN DEERE ANNOUNCES COMPLETE INTERIM TIER 4/STAGE III B ENGINE LINE
New engines give customers the right technology to meet a variety of application needs

WATERLOO, Iowa (April 22, 2009) — John Deere Power Systems (JDPS) has announced the technology solutions it will use to meet the stringent Interim Tier 4/Stage III B mobile off-highway emissions regulations for the company’s complete lineup of industrial diesel engines. These regulations require at least a 90 percent reduction in particulate matter and up to 50 percent reduction in nitrogen oxides (NOx) from previous Tier 3/Stage lll A requirements.

More operating hours to contractors’ everyday work - the durability of the Nokian TRI 2 improves

Nokian TRI 2 is a reliable partner for modern-day farmers and equipment contractors all year round. The unique wear resistance of the versatile block-patterned special tyre, suitable for machine contracting, has been improved even more. The next generation tread compound, developed for demanding contracting, brings even more reliability and longer service life for versatile road and environmental maintenance tasks as well as to the transportation of heavy loads by agricultural tractors. The winter grip of the new compound has also improved.

The new Nokian Forest King F tyre size brings more durability and load-bearing capacity for CTL machinery

The Nokian Forest King F in the size 780/55-26.5 is designed for cut-to-length forestry machines. It will add much-desired durability and load-bearing capacity for heavy harvesters and forwarders. This new tyre, with excellent wear resistance and grip properties, will replace the still widely used Nokian Forest King F 750/55-26.5 tyre size.

The new Nokian Forest Rider tyre sizes soften the driving response of heavy tractors

The size range of the Nokian Forest Rider specialty tyre, designed for heavy forest-use tractors, is expanding. The characteristics of traditional tractor tyres have not satisfied the needs of demanding contractors who are searching for efficiency.

The new sizes of the Nokian Forest Rider radial tyre are suitable for massive tractors and forestry machines that are used for harvesting energywood and constructing and maintaining forest roads. The product also works very well on heavy tractors used on contracting sites. No such products have been available until now.

Efficiency to harvesting:
The Nokian Forest Rider product family is growing and goes tubeless

The radial forestry tyre, the Nokian Forest Rider, continues the revolution and begins yet another era in professional harvesting. In the future, the Nokian Forest Rider, used in CTL forestry machines and heavy tractors, goes forward convincingly also as a tubeless tyre.

Husqvarna’s chainsaw turns 50

This year Husqvarna has manufactured chainsaws for 50 years. The first chainsaw was made in 1959 and it came to be one of many innovative outdoor appliances that today are sold worldwide. With respect to the 50th anniversary, Husqvarna 450e has been pronounced the jubilee chainsaw.

Husqvarna launches utility vehicle
US success to be unveiled in Sweden at Elmia Woods

At Elmia Woods 2009, in Jönköping, Sweden, the world’s largest forestry trade fair, Husqvarna will take the opportunity to launch the HUV 5420 DX series, which is already a success in the US. Husqvarna Utility Vehicles are true multi-purpose machines that smoothly and powerfully satisfy rigorous requirements in forests, municipalities, industries, farms and major gardens. The vehicle is now being premiered in Sweden and will be available at specialized retail stores this autumn.

Husqvarna
More effective spacing method using new backpack chainsaw

Spacing in high places, also known as top spacing, is a new method for handling primarily deciduous self regeneration in coniferous regenerations. The new method of spacing will enable natural self pruning through effect from natural thinning. The method will result in more game feed, thus reducing damages from game feeding, and it will also be possible to skilfully rectify old game feeding damages, such as forked stem and spike knots. At the same time, stump sprouts will be avoided, which will reduce costs for further spacing measures.

LAKO FOREST oy ltd press release in Elmia Wood 2009 exhibition

Lako Forest Oy Ltd is a private forestry machinery company which develops, manufactures and markets the legendary LAKO harvester heads.

• Since 1979 the Lastunen family has been in forest harvesting head business and the present company named Lako Forest is founded in 1993
• Today the company is recognized as one of the leading companies in forest machinery technology
• Most of Lako Forest production is exported

Lako Forest Oy’s series of harvester heads cover the full range of requirements for mechanical tree harvesting from the first thinning to clear cutting of large trees. In addition we have particular expertise in the mechanical harvesting of forest plantations including Eucalyptus and Acacia debarking.

RIF e.V
“Virtual Forest“: the partial automation of forestry

Dortmund, Germany / Vaggeryds Municipality, Sweden, 28 May 2009 – RIF e.V.,Dortmund, Germany, presents the Virtual Forest at ElmiaWood 2009, Stand 202. The Virtual Forest incorporates methods of space robotics, forestry science and everyday knowledge of foresters to support the workflow from the forest inventory to the harvest.