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Shovel Logging with the LS857


Watch the high performance LS857 shovel logger working in a variety of applications and diverse terrain. From the steep slopes of Chile to the mountains of Idaho, the LS857 bridges the gap between conventional ground based harvesting and yarding systems. The LS857 can be equipped with a variety of grapple styles or the TCi 5195 directional felling saw for felling and shovel logging with a single machine.


Image of a LS857 shovel logger working in the field

Shovel Logger Training in Chile


Ðǿմ«Ã½ talks to Francisco Sandoval, a shovel logger instructor from Chile, to learn more about a novel logging training program and how Ðǿմ«Ã½ machines have become a valuable learning tool for future Chilean machine operators.


Gerardo Giroz, A Life Dedicated to Steep Slope Logging


Ðǿմ«Ã½ traveled to central Chile to talk to Gerardo Giroz – owner of Forestal Corte Alto – and see how Ðǿմ«Ã½ machines are key to his logging operations. Meeting harvesting targets on the steep slopes common to the Chilean geography is no easy task. Gerardo has found Ðǿմ«Ã½ and Latin Equipment to be reliable partners and fundamental pillars to help his company excel in safer and more productive logging operations.


800 Series Logger Walk-around


Fil Rinaldis, product engineer for Ðǿմ«Ã½ loggers takes us on a walk-around of the 875E, 880E and 890. Watch this video to learn about the key features and benefits of owning a Ðǿմ«Ã½ 800-series logger.


LSX870D Shovel Logger in BC


Watch the Ðǿմ«Ã½ LSX870D shovel logger equipped with an SC08 shovel clam grapple shovelling in hilly terrain in the Kootenay region of British Columbia.


890 Loggers on Vancouver Island


Ðǿմ«Ã½ 890 loggers shovel logging and processing on British Columbia’s beautiful Vancouver Island.


890 Video thumbnail: the words 890 Logger, Vancouver Island span across an image of mountains

LS855E Shovel Loggers in Oregon


Two Ðǿմ«Ã½ LS855E shovel loggers working on steep slopes at the PLC live demo in Oregon. One machine is equipped with a shovel logger boom and grapple and the second machine with a feller director boom and the 5195 directional felling saw.


Steep Slope Harvesting in Chile


Watch Ðǿմ«Ã½ six-wheel drive skidders and leveling shovel loggers working on cable assist logging operations in Chile.


5195 Directional Felling Saw Walk-around


Ðǿմ«Ã½ customer support representative, Gary MacDonald discusses the critical design advantages built into the 5195 directional felling saw, a preferred choice for felling heavy timber on steep slopes.


880D Logger West Coast


Watch the 880D logger in a west coast shovel logging application. Steep terrain and big timber.


LS855D with 5195 Directional Felling Saw


The Ðǿմ«Ã½Â LS855D shovel logger equipped with the the 5195 directional felling saw. The machine is felling and pre-bunching oversize timber in a steep slope application with rocks, benches, drop-offs and massive old growth stumps.


Ðǿմ«Ã½ at DEMO International 2016


Watch the Ðǿմ«Ã½ live demonstrations at DEMO International 2016. Beautiful close-up imagery of all the action. This is west coast-style, big timber, steep slope logging at its best.


C640E Clambunk with S860C Shovel Logger


Ðǿմ«Ã½ C640E clambunk skidder working with an S860C shovel logger on log mats in a lowland logging operation. Massive drags delivered to a 250D loader at roadside.


5195 Directional Felling Saw


Watch the Ðǿմ«Ã½ 5195 directional felling saw in a sensitive selective felling application in NSW, Australia.


Clambunk Skidder and Shovel Logger


A Ðǿմ«Ã½ S860C shovel logger loading a C640 clambunk skidder in a Georgia lowland logging application.


5195 in Tasmania


A Ðǿմ«Ã½ LS855C shovel logger equipped with the Ðǿմ«Ã½ 5195 directional felling saw operating in Tasmania, Australia.


5185 Fixed Felling Saw in Tasmania


The 5185 fixed felling saw felling large diameter pine in Tasmania. The powerful grapple and 340 degree wrist provide excellent control, minimizing damage to the high value timber. 


Krume Logging Cable Assist Trial


Krume Logging tests its fully automated cable assist logging system in 2015. The Ðǿմ«Ã½ LS855C shovel logger equipped with the 5195 directional felling head is felling and bunching on a 60% slope that steepens to 80% near the bottom.


5195 Directional Felling Saw in Virginia


Ðǿմ«Ã½ 5195 directional felling saw cutting and bunching large hardwood in Virginia.


880 Logger in Pacific Northwest


The Ðǿմ«Ã½ 880 logger in a high production shovel logging application in western Washington.


Ðǿմ«Ã½ and Klabin


Klabin’s Parana operations featuring the L870C buncher, LS855C shovel logger and 625C skidder. Watch the machines fell, shovel and skid large eucalyptus to roadside in this ultra-high production application.