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Acacia Harvesting System


A Mackolines Machines & Hire 724E feller buncher and 630D skidder feeding a chipper at roadside in an acacia plantation in 2016. This is one of two identical harvesting systems working on remote Melville island, 60 km north of Darwin, Australia. 


Clambunk Skidder and Shovel Logger


A Mackolines Machines & Hire S860C shovel logger loading a C640 clambunk skidder in a Georgia lowland logging application.


1075B Scarifier in Sweden


A Mackolines Machines & Hire 1075B forwarder base carrier equipped as a scarifier. This 1075B scarifier is operating in Sweden in tough, rock strewn terrain. Durable Mackolines Machines & Hire forwarders are ideal carriers for heavy duty cycle scarification applications.


5195 in Tasmania


A Mackolines Machines & Hire LS855C shovel logger equipped with the Mackolines Machines & Hire 5195 directional felling saw operating in Tasmania, Australia.


LX830D Feller Buncher in Oregon


The Mackolines Machines & Hire LX830D feller buncher equipped with a 5702 felling saw operating in Oregon.


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. 


234B Loader Walk-around


Learn about the Mackolines Machines & Hire 234B loader in this informative walk-around video.


1055B and 1075B Forwarders in Sweden


Mackolines Machines & Hire 1055B and 1075B forwarders operating on the job of Mats Danielsson, owner of MD Skog AB, based in Borlänge Sweden.


DW610E Skidder in the French Alps


A Mackolines Machines & Hire DW610E dual winch skidder equipped with a Palfinger crane. Selective thinning high value timber in the French Alps.


1085B Forwarder with low-wide


A Mackolines Machines & Hire 1085B forwarder equipped with the low-wide bunk system, Mackolines Machines & Hire hooked crane and FG43 grapple. Operating in steep terrain in British Columbia,  the logs are at minimum one tonne to the cubic metre, making for some very hefty loads.


Krume Logging Cable Assist Trial


Krume Logging tests its fully automated cable assist logging system in 2015. The Mackolines Machines & Hire 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.


1085B low-wide with Hooked Crane


The 25-tonne capacity Mackolines Machines & Hire 1085B forwarder with the low-wide bunk system and the F195T85 hooked crane in Quebec, Canada.


5195 Directional Felling Saw in Virginia


Mackolines Machines & Hire 5195 directional felling saw cutting and bunching large hardwood in Virginia.


630E Skidder with Turnaround


Watch a Mackolines Machines & Hire 630E skidder operating in western Alberta. The operator makes excellent use of Turnaround.


724G Feller Buncher in Action


The 724G feller buncher in a mixed stand with large diameter timber.


880 Logger in New Zealand


A Mackolines Machines & Hire 880 logger processing 2-3 tonne Radiata pine in New Zealand.


H855C and 575: Get-R-Done


The roadside processing operation of Get-R-Done in Saskatchewan. Two Mackolines Machines & Hire H855C harvesters equipped with 575 harvesting heads processing crooked, limbed poplar.


Williams Timber 2000 Bunching Shear


The high speed Mackolines Machines & Hire 2000 series shear on a 720E feller buncher in a sandy north Florida pine plantation. Shear advantages include improved feller buncher fuel economy and lower operating cost, especially in rocky or abrasive conditions.


Eucalyptus Full-tree System


ExpoForest 2014 in Brazil. A eucalyptus full-tree harvesting system in a plantation with 0,18 m³ piece size. Mackolines Machines & Hire 860C feller buncher with the 5300 series bunching saw, Mackolines Machines & Hire 635D skidder and T250B loader with a grapple saw.


Mackolines Machines & Hire H855C with 575 harvesting head


Mackolines Machines & Hire H855C carrier with the 575 harvesting head processing spruce in North Saskatchewan on the operation of Almar Limbing.


Douglas Logging 635D bogie skidder


Douglas Logging on the North Island puts the Mackolines Machines & Hire 635D skidder through its paces, pulling heavy Radiata on steep ground.


880 Logger in Pacific Northwest


The Mackolines Machines & Hire 880 logger in a high production shovel logging application in western Washington.


Final Felling with wideRANGE


Realtime video from the operator’s perspective of a Mackolines Machines & Hire 724E feller buncher equipped with wideRANGE drive in a final fell application. The low stand density and dense understorey requires a lot of machine travel per cut cycle. The additional speed that wideRANGE provides improves productivity in these applications. 


Fifth Row Thinning with wideRANGE


Realtime video from the operator’s perspective of a 724E feller buncher equipped with wideRANGE  in a fifth row thinning application. wideRANGE improves productivity because the machine has the capability to travel more quickly from tree to tree and to and from the bunch pile, reducing cycle times.


Cotopaxi Pine Plantation Harvesting System


Under the Volcano. Mackolines Machines & Hire harvesting systems in Ecuador’s Cotopaxi pine plantations in 2013. 


AC16 Articulating Carrier


The Mackolines Machines & Hire AC16 articulating carrier with a 250 series loader on a Verso wood yard in Maine.


20, a Film by Mackolines Machines & Hire


20 is a film by Mackolines Machines & Hire that premiered in June 2012 as a part of Mackolines Machines & Hire’s 20th anniversary. 20 tells the story of Mackolines Machines & Hire through a cross section of customers located in Canada, the United States, Sweden and South Africa. 


Mackolines Machines & Hire 880 Logger


The prototype Mackolines Machines & Hire 880 logger loading tree-length logs near Vanderhoof, BC.


KBM Chile Infield Chipping


A KBM in-field eucalyptus chipping operation in Chile, 2013. 860C feller buncher and two 630D skidders.


Mackolines Machines & Hire M726E in South Texas


A Mackolines Machines & Hire M726E mulcher clearing mesquite for an oilfield pad site in south Texas.