The high-capacity Waratah 628HX harvesting head provides quick and agile performance. This durable head delivers impressive feeding with exceptional delimbing and felling capabilities – all in one productive package.
The new Waratah 628HX harvesting head is built to perform efficiently with exceptional felling capabilities in harvesting and equally capable in roadside or deck processing applications. With a recommended carrier range of 43+ metric tons, it delivers controlled, consistent delimbing performance across challenging stem profiles.
-
That’s a remarkable amount of work hours for a single machine, the Norcar 600 owned by Erkki Rinne is taken well care of, it even has the original Diesel engine.
-
Kieran Anders is a forestry contractor working in the lake district. His work involves hand cutting and extracting timber using a skidder and tractor-trailer forwarder.
-
It is not possible to eliminate chain shot, but there are simple steps that can be taken to reduce the risk.
-
Arwel takes great pride in the fact that the mill has no waste whatsoever, “the peelings are used for children’s playgrounds, gardens and for farm animals in barns in the winter and the sawdust has multiple uses in gardens and farms as well.
-
Timber hauliers need to encourage young blood in, and also look after the hauliers we have, we need make the sector a safe and positive place to work.
FIND US ON
Twin lower delimb arms provide strong clamp force and excellent delimbing capability, while a three-roller carry-style feed geometry supports smooth log transport and reliable feeding. Powerful 1395cc/800cc feed motors deliver productivity for high-output applications. With a net weight of 5,390 kg (11,883 lb.), the 628HX strikes a balance between strength and agility, making it well-suited for demanding forestry conditions where durability and performance are critical.
The 628HX also incorporates all standard HX-line enhancements, including improved chassis durability, increased hose protection and design updates that simplify service access. Together, these features help reduce maintenance demands, extend component life and support more consistent daily production.
As with all Waratah products, the 628HX comes with easily accessible support for dealers and customers, as well as genuine Waratah parts with an industry-leading warranty
| Dimensions | Height, to boom pin (harvest position) (mm/in.) | 3870 / 152 | |
| Width, head open (mm/in.) | 2310 / 91 | ||
| Weight | Base weight standard rotator, excluding link and some options (kg/lb.) | 5390 / 11,883 | |
| Rotation | 360 Continuous, stump treatment option | Single or twin rotate option | |
| Delimbing | Delimbing knives | 1 fixed/floating front, 2 cast upper moving | |
Maximum delimb opening standard cast knives (mm/in.) | 1080 / 42 | ||
| Drive | Quantity drive rollers | 3 | |
| Motor cc – option 1 (drive, fixed) | 1395, 800 | ||
| Maximum feed speed – option 1 (m/s, ft/s) | 4 / 13 | ||
| Maximum roller opening (mm/in.) | 1100 / 43 | ||
| Minimum feed arm diameter (mm/in.) | 80 / 3.15 | ||
| Top Saw | Waratah 3/4″ manual tension | Saw prox std; transducer w/ saw limit on AT – option | |
| Maximum cut diameter (mm/in.) | 610 / 24 | ||
| Length of saw bar (mm/in.) | 762 / 30 | ||
| Chain type (in.) | 3/4 | ||
| Top saw motor displacement | 20cc std; 32cc – option | ||
| Main/Felling Saw | Waratah auto-tension 3/4″ | Saw prox std; transducer w/ saw limit on AT – option | |
| Maximum cut diameter (mm/in.) | 980 / 39 | ||
| Length of saw bar (mm/in.) | 1143 / 45 | ||
| Chain type (in.) | 3/4 | ||
| Saw Motor | 50cc (10t sprocket) std | 63cc (11t sprocket) option | |
| Oil tank capacity (L/gal.) | 22 / 5.8 | ||
| Hydraulic System | Maximum operating pressure (MPa/psi) | 35 / 5,076 | |
| Maximum pump capacity (L/min.,gal./min.) | 400 / 106 | ||
| Optimum flow (L/min., gal./min.) | 360 @ 15 MPa / 95 @ 2,176 psi | ||
| Carrier Size Range | Tracked (metric tons) | 43+ | |
| Control and Measuring System | TimberRite H-16 | ||
Sign up for our free monthly newsletter here
Contact forestmachinemagazine@mail.com to get your products and services seen on the world’s largest professional forestry online news network.
#homeoflogging #writtenbyloggersforloggers #loggingallovertheworld
Written by loggers for loggers and dedicated solely to the equipment used in forestry operations.