ponsse machines

[redneck logger]

i was on ponsse website and i like there smallest forward and i was just wondering how good there machines are and whats your experinacs with them.

[John_valmet]

they're good machines i take it you were looking at the gazzelle? it all depends on what you want it to do. if you want a thinnings machine i'd go for a valmet 830. but if you want a small machine for a clear fell then it would be ideal.

[Gary_C]

I agree with John. The Ponsse's are good machines and their forwarders are good as well as the Valmets. If you want to see some used ones, check out this web site:

http://www.forestryequipmentsales.com

[Ron Scott]

Ditto! to the above from what I've seen of them at work.

[barbender]

Ponsse's seem to have more maintainence issues to me than the John Deere/Timberjack machines, I don't think they are built as heavy. I know my buddy would like to put a match to his Ponsse processor a lot of days. Non standard fittings, mercedes engine which the parts are ridiculous for, just kind of over engineered maybe. The fella's I've talked to that switched over to the John Deere machines are really liking them, not so many of the little problems.