Forestry machines: books - history and models

Land- und Forstmaschinen aus aller Welt

Agricultural machinery has a huge attraction for many people, young and old alike, according to the motto: the bigger, the better. And with this great illustrated book, things are getting even more exciting: Joachim M. Köstnick continues the success story of his bestsellers and, in addition to agricultural machinery, also focuses on the fascinating species of forestry machinery.

Regardless of whether it is large equipment from Europe, India, China, Russia or the USA - well over 500 images show and describe the most impressive tractors, combine harvesters, diggers and harvesting machines, harvester units, forwarders and tree processors from all over the world.

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Forst-Spezialschlepper & Kombi-Rückemaschinen

The exciting history of timber hauling: with horses, through the beginnings of special forestry tractors, to the modern skidders and combination machines of today. The manufacturers HSM, Welte, Noe, Pfanzelt, Werner, Ritter, John Deere, LKT, Timberjack, Rottne and Kotschenreuther are presented.

In addition to the regular series machines on a four-, six- and eight-wheel basis, custom-made models, special bodies, skidders and the latest developments are documented. The driver's workplace in his cabin with its many functions and modern monitoring devices is also shown and explained by forestry master Timo Duda.

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Das Forstmaschinen Album

From today's perspective, modern forestry machines are an indispensable part of forest work. It is always impressive to watch the huge vehicles in their everyday work and in their sometimes spectacular operations.

This illustrated book documents mechanized timber harvesting with harvesters and timber hauling with forwarders, forestry tractors and skidders using fascinating photographs and expert commentary. It also shows timber transport and the use of special machines, for example when working on steep slopes.

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Forstmaschinen im Einsatz (Band 1) - Atlas Kern, HSM, Pfanzelt, Ponsse, Valmet und viele andere

Harvesters, forwarders, harwarders, skidders and forestry tractors were documented with the camera during their sometimes very risky work.
In the first volume, the author shows and explains equipment from the companies Rottne, Pfanzelt, HSM, Burger, Kockums, Komatsu, Ponsse, Valmet, Atlas-Kern, Pinox Oy, Caterpillar, Terex Fuchs, John Deere, Fendt, Mercedes-Benz, Steyr, Dasser, Kaiser and Konrad.

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Forstmaschinen im Schwäbischen Wald

The author has been tracking harvesters, forwarders, skidders and forestry tractors with his camera for many years. Here he shows the best photos from his collection of mostly spectacular applications: forestry machines and forestry vehicles during timber harvesting, hauling and transport.

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