Westtech Grapple Saw Highlights at Bauma

The Latest Westtech Grapple saws will be showcased at Bauma from the 7th to the 13th of April

The Westtech grapple saw, The Woodcracker CS800 dualGrip, with two independent grapples (dualGrip system) adapts individually and safely to every tree.

80,000 Hours

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 Forestry

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.
Promoting safety in the workplace

It is not possible to eliminate chain shot, but there are simple steps that can be taken to reduce the risk.
Glasfryn Fencing and Sawmill

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.
Keeping Timber Hauliers Safe

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.

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Application Areas

Safe removal of trees in segments, in every position or angle.
Harvest of tree trunks
In rough terrain, hill areas and swamplands
Maintenance work along traffic roads and routes
Tree felling due to safety reasons
Quick refurbishing of the already logged tree lying on the ground.
Harvest of very strong wood
Maintenance of the structure gauge.

Key Facts

Suitable for every standard excavator
The rigid mounting of the Woodcracker CS to the excavator makes it possible to withdraw parts of the tree vertically from its setting. In this way, trees or objects nearby are not damaged – perfect for fellings due to safety reasons.
Grease lubrication does not cause oil fogging and lubricates the chain in any position.
Removable guide bracket.
Ideal transport position for a safe transport.
Robust and long-lasting, low-wear and low-service.
Made of high-strength Hardox® steel.
KTL-grounded (cathodic dip-coating) and powder coating
Automatic lubrication system for tiltator
Low operating weight
dualGrip = two independent grippers
Application Areas
Safe removal of trees in segments, in every position or angle.
Harvest of tree trunks
In rough terrain, hill areas and swamplands
Maintenance work along traffic roads and routes
Tree felling due to safety reasons
Quick refurbishing of the already logged tree lying on the ground.
Harvest of very strong wood
Maintenance of the structure gauge.

Woodgripper WG1600 – The All-Rounder

he new 5-Finger gripper WG1600⁵ and the 7-Finger gripper WG1600⁷ for collecting, loading and manipulating logs, branches and brushwood

Application Areas

Collecting/Loading/Manipulating.
For tree trunks, branches or brushwood.
Processing of already felled trees.
Processing of windthrown timber.
Loading of logs.
Gripping and sawing pieces of wood.
Transport preparation, wood is cut into suitable lengths.
Key facts
Rigid or cardanic mounting possible.
Can be mounted to cranes, timber trailers or excavators.
Modular system with different options, eg. saw unit
Robust and proven technology – Low-wear and low-service.
KTL-primed (cathodic dip-coating) and powder coating.
Made of high-strength Hardox ® steel.

Woodcracker® CS615 smart – The Powerful Lightweight

The Westtech grapple saw for precise removal in confined, hard-to-reach areas, especially in cities, along roads and near infrastructure networks.
Application Areas

Safe removal of trees in several parts.
Problematic tree fellings in urban and residential areas.
Maintenance work along traffic roads and routes.
Felling of dangerous trees.
Tree felling in confined or hard-to-reach areas.
Precise tree felling and tree care near infrastructure networks.
Key Facts

Particularly developed for tree fellings due to safety reasons.
Designed to be attached to telescopic handlers.
Various mounting options adapted to the carrier vehicle.
Optional: mounting frames and adapter plates for common carrier vehicles.
Designed to be attached to telescopic handlers.
Plug-and-play connection.
Only one double-acting hydraulic valve needed.
Low net weight.
Due to Tiltator endlessly rotatable
Robust technology, low-wear and low-service.
KTL-primed (cathodic dip-coating) and powder coating.
Made of high-strength Hardox® steel.