Heavy duty mulchers needed

[Jake993]

Hi folks,
I am not a forester - let's just get that out in the open. I hope you won't hold that against me.

I work in the Geophysical sector of Oil and Exploration. Our industry uses geophysical methods to create a subsurface image of the earth allowing Geologists and Geophysicists to figure out where to drill oil and gas wells. Seismic is the most popular technique and often requires lines to be cut in the forest to allow for strings of sensors (called geophones) to be laid out on the ground and for energy sources (like vibroseis trucks and dynamite drills) to navigate a survey area.

So why am I here?

Deploying a seismic crew requires that 1 - 3 meter swaths be cleared through the forest. Traditionally it used to be done by hand but since surveys are getting bigger and bigger, it's no longer feasible to do it that way.

I am trying to help a colleague source some very heavy duty mulchers for export to Russia. I have come across several suppliers and was wondering if there were any clear cut favorites out there. Some of the ones that appear to be leading the pack are Fecon and Lamtrac.

Does anyone have any comments on either of these two and are there others I might consider? Please keep in mind that these will be used in pretty cold weather conditions (Siberia) and need to be able to operate in -40 (C or F) degree conditions.

Thanks for any suggestions and or comments.

BTW - The budget is for each unit is about $300k - are we in the right ball park?

Jake

 

[Curbside]

Try Gyrotrac

They make large units and are well known in the industry. They are built mostly in Canada but also have a office in the USA. They are heavily used in Alberta for exactly what you want them for.

 

[Jake993]

Thanks! I certainly will. I had heard of them but had the spelling wrong.

 

[Curbside]

I should have given you their net site it is


http://www.gyrotrac.net/contact.htm


Good luck

 

[Jake993]

Pretty pricey

Curbside,
Do you have any experience with the heavy duty mulchers from Gyro-trac? In particular, I am looking at the GT-60. Apparently it's priced somewhere north of $500k and I am wondering if this is what you would expect.

Any thoughts?

Thanks,

Jake

 

[Curbside]

Yes the GT60 is very expensive. All of the forestry machines in the 500 hp and up class are priced in the above 500 000 class. I have never seen the GT60 work other than on videos. It looks like it will take on anything in its way. I have seen the GT25 work and I know that machine is in the high 300 000 dollar range depending on which options you take. If you think about it the big machines are usually using bull dozer chasis in the D4 - D6 class. Now add huge engines and hydraulics or PTO's and you can see how the price goes up quick.

Before investing in those machines I would call gyro trac and ask them where the machines are working and fly there just to make sure that it is the machine for you.

The GT25 is quite an amazing machine with impressive production rates.

You could contact Bear Slashing Ltd in Bonnyville Alberta Canada. They run 13 Gyro Tracs including the GT60. They also run over 80 other pieces of mulching equipment so they may have some even better ideas for your purposes. I found this article on line so you might want to contact that Andre guy he sounds like he knows what he's talking about. http://www.timberlinemag.com/articledatabase/view.asp?articleID=2628
Supposedly they are the largest mulching company in Canada.
Their web site is http://www.bearslashing.com/ At least their telephone number and email address is there.

Goodluck

 

[Jake993]

Excellent info

Curbside,
This helps a lot! Thanks for the information.
Much appreciated.
Jake

 

[globalsales]

Hi folks,
I am not a forester - let's just get that out in the open. I hope you won't hold that against me.

I work in the Geophysical sector of Oil and Exploration. Our industry uses geophysical methods to create a subsurface image of the earth allowing Geologists and Geophysicists to figure out where to drill oil and gas wells. Seismic is the most popular technique and often requires lines to be cut in the forest to allow for strings of sensors (called geophones) to be laid out on the ground and for energy sources (like vibroseis trucks and dynamite drills) to navigate a survey area.

So why am I here?

Deploying a seismic crew requires that 1 - 3 meter swaths be cleared through the forest. Traditionally it used to be done by hand but since surveys are getting bigger and bigger, it's no longer feasible to do it that way.

I am trying to help a colleague source some very heavy duty mulchers for export to Russia. I have come across several suppliers and was wondering if there were any clear cut favorites out there. Some of the ones that appear to be leading the pack are Fecon and Lamtrac.

Does anyone have any comments on either of these two and are there others I might consider? Please keep in mind that these will be used in pretty cold weather conditions (Siberia) and need to be able to operate in -40 (C or F) degree conditions.

Thanks for any suggestions and or comments.

BTW - The budget is for each unit is about $300k - are we in the right ball park?

Jake

hi jake ,

did your guy ever get sorted with machine sfor that work .. let me know if you ever need anything , here is a friend of mines link , they shipped a lot of machiens to africa for large oil projects .. GTglobalSales.com