Forest Pioneer Prepares Excavators for Forestry Work, But How?

Forest Pioneer is a European group that imports and sells forestry machinery and equipment mainly in France and Spain. In addition, they also modify machines to be suitable for work in forests. The headquarter of the group is located near the border of France and Spain in the city called Irun.

  • We are selling machinery in several branches. The first branch is logging equipment which contains machines from Finnish companies called Logset and AFM-Forest but also American ones like Timberpro and Quadco, for example. The second branch is trimming equipment and these electrically isolated machines are mainly used for trimming trees near electrical lines. The third branch is mulchers that are for clearing. There are models that are self-propelled machines and models that are mounted into excavators. The fourth and last branch of our operations is modifying excavators to work in forests, and this is our specialty, says Technical Director of Forest Pioneer Sébastien Beucher
Trimming machine that is used to clear electrical line surroundings
Trimming the surroundings of electrical lines requires machines that are safe to use. For example, this machine has a fiberglass boom, so the boom doesn’t conduct electricity if it by accident touches the line itself.

Excavator in Forestry Work Is a Common Sight in Europe!

In Europe, there are many excavators that are modified to be used in the field of forestry. Modifying an excavator is an appealing choice because actual forest machines are quite expensive. For the modifications, Forest Pioneer uses two DYNASET Products. These are PC-SAE Valve and HK Hydraulic Piston Compressor.

  • For us, the PC-SAE Valve is a very interesting product. For example, when we are mounting felling heads, which are used to cut trees, we often use PC-SAE Valve because with it we don’t have to modify a lot of the excavator’s hydraulic system itself. PC-SAE is very compact and easy to install, and it makes the modification very simple, explains Sébastien Beucher.
Excavator that is modified to a forestry machine.
In Europe, excavators are also used in the field of forestry, and Forest Pioneer’s specialty is to do these modifications. For example, the excavator cabins are often covered to protect the operator from falling trees and branches.

Forest pioneer makes modifications to different excavator models. Excavator manufacturers encourage less invasive modifications that do not change the original hydraulic system or maintenance of it too much. Such modifications can be done with DYNASET PC-SAE.

HK Hydraulic Piston Compressor for Preventing Fires

The other DYNASET Product that is used by Forest Pioneer, HK Hydraulic Piston Compressor, is used for daily clean-up for the machine itself.

  • It is important to clean wood chips and sawdust from a machine to prevent fires. A high-pressure air hose with an air blow gun is a powerful tool for cleaning. Also, the air compressor can be also used to pressurize pneumatic greasy pumps, tells Sébastien Beucher.

Both of the products are used mainly for the same reasons.

  • The reasons why we use DYNASET Products are compactness, reliability, and performance. It is easy to find a good spot for them on the machine.