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The walking tree harvester, called PlusJack, was a development project by Timberjack (now part of John Deere) revealed in 1999. The machine never entered produ
by douglasfshearer 10y ago
The walking tree harvester, called PlusJack, was a development project by Timberjack (now part of John Deere) revealed in 1999.
The machine never entered production due to high manufacturing and maintenance costs, as well as the speed at which it could cover ground.
The prototype is now housed in The Museum of Lusto [1] in Finland (near bottom of page for pictures).
[1] http://www.unusuallocomotion.com/pages/museums/museum-of-lusto-in-finland-forest-machinery.html http://www.unusuallocomotion.com/pages/museums/museum-of-lus...
- Animats 10y agoDeere / Timberjack was beaten out by Ponsse.[1] Four wheels, two caterpillar tracks, and an articulated chassis. Probably lower ground pressure than the six-legged machine, because the heavy loads are on wide tracks. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daCCTuaiY0Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daCCTuaiY0Q