FOREXPO 2016, MIMIZAN, LANDES, FRANCE

The first edition of Forexpo, The European Exhibition of Forestry and Logging, took place at Cère in September 1962. Fifty years later, the fiftieth anniversary exhibition Forexpo 2012, which was visited by 30,000 trade visitors, exhibited old material the 60s : plows, brush cutters, tractor carrier Kockum (first used), Sogedep harvesters, logging trucks. We can measure the progress made on modern equipment including high technology.
In Aquitaine, the Landes forest, largest forest in Europe, was destroyed in 2009 by a storm. The biggest construction plantation site in Europe was launched with financial support from the government (€ 470 million over 2009-2017) : 200,000 hectares will have been reforested in 2017.
This will highlight the forestry innovation illustrated in the demonstrations of the forestry equipment situation, conferences, round tables and business appointments. Forexpo represents 400 European exhibitors and over 500 international brands.
The forest lumbering equipment (harvester, skidder, forwarder) are off-road vehicles, often articulated, wheeled or tracked, rather sophisticated.

Vintage firemen vehicles

Dingo 18-49T4A forwarder 6x6 from Dingoma S.A., Spain. http://www.dingoma.es/fr/

Dingo 24-55T4A forwarder 8x8 from  Dingoma S.A., Spain. http://www.dingoma.es/fr/

Chaptrack 280 loader from Eliatis, Moirans, France, associated to Ritter Maschinen, Bayern, Germany. http://www.eliatis.com/

Ponsse Buffalo forwarder, http://www.ponsse.com/products/forwarders

Ponsse King Scorpion Harvester 8x8, from Finland, http://www.ponsse.com/products/harvesters/scorpionking

Ponsee Bear harvester 8x8, from Finland,  http://www.ponsse.comproductsharvestersbear

Ecolog 590 harvester 6x6, from Sweden, https://www.eco-log.se/en/

Ecolog 590 harvester 6x6, https://www.eco-log.se/en/products/e-series-harvesters

Ecolog 590 harvester 6x6

Ecolog Steep Hunter 688 harvester 8x8, https://www.eco-log.se/en/products/688-harvester

Rottne F15 Forwarder, from Sweden, http://www.rottne.com/de/skogsmaskin/rottne-f-15/

Rottne H21 harvester 8x8, http://www.rottne.com/en/skogsmaskiner/skordare/

Rottne F13 forwarder 8x8, http://www.rottne.com/en/skogsmaskiner/skordare/

Rottne H8B Harvester 4x4, self-leveling, http://www.rottne.com/en/skogsmaskiner/

Rottne H8B Harvester 4x4, self-leveling, http://www.rottne.com/en/skogsmaskiner/

Rottne H8B Harvester 4x4

Rottne H8B Harvester 4x4, http://www.rottne.com/en/skogsmaskiner/

Rottne H8 and H21 harvesters, http://www.rottne.com/en/skogsmaskiner/skordare/

Sifor 414E harvester, France, http://www.equip-foret.fr/

Sogedep  SH15 Harvester, http://www.sogedep.com/abatteuse/abatteuse-sh15/

Sogedep SF28 Forwarder 8x8, France, http://www.sogedep.com/

Agrip MD 205 skidder, from Lignières, France,  http://www.agrip18.fr/

Camox F 110 skidder, from Pialleport S.A., France, http://www.camox.fr/

Camox F 175 skidder, http://www.camox.fr/

Camox G275 skidder, http://www.camox.fr/

Irum TAF 2012 skidder, from Romania, http://www.irum.ro/tracteurs/debusqueurs/taf-2012/

HSM 208F Forwarder 8x8, from Germany, http://www.hsm-forest.net/cms/hsm-208f-14t-steep-slope.html

John Deere 859MH tracked harvester, from USA, https://www.deere.com/en_US/industry/forestry/forestry.page?

John Deere 1510E forwarder 8x8, https://www.deere.com/en_US/industry/forestry/forestry.page?

John Deere 648L skidder, https://www.deere.com/en_US/products/equipment/skidders/skidders.page?

John Deere 1210E forwarder 8x8, https://www.deere.com/en_US/products/equipment/forwarders/forwarders.page

John Deere 1470E Harvester 6x6, https://www.deere.com/en_US/industry/forestry/forestry.page?

Komatsu 860-4 forwarder 8x8, from Japan but forest machines are built in Sweden, http://www.komatsuforest.com/default.aspx?id=1475&ptid=0&rootID=1475

Komatsu 845 forwarder 8x8

Komatsu 931XC harvester 8x8

Komatsu 655 forwarder 8x8

Komatsu 855 harvester 8x8

Komatsu 931 harvester 6x6

Logset 4F forwarder, http://www.logset.com/Home

Logset 5 FP forwarder 8x8, from Finland, http://www.logset.com/product.asp?sua=2&lang=3&s=873&nav=1001004

Logset 12 H harvester 8x8, http://www.logset.fi/Logset_products/Harvesterit/12H_GTE_Hybrid

Nisula N5 harvester, from Finland, http://www.nisulaforest.com/en/products/nisula-n5

FAE UMM!EX mulcher, from Italia, http://www.fae-group.com/fr/products/land-clearing/excavator-mulcher-and-tillers-for-tracked-vehicles/excavator-mulchers/umm-ex-umm-ex-vt

Jarraff tree trimmer, Minnesota, http://jarraff.com/models/4-wheel-drive-model/

JBC 4220 Fastrac, http://agriculture.jcb.co.uk/Products/Machines/Agricultural-Tractors.aspx

JCB 4220 Fastrac, Rocester, GB, http://agriculture.jcb.co.uk/Products/Machines/Agricultural-Tractors.aspx

JCB 437 wheel loader, Rocester, GB, http://www.jcb.co.uk/products/machines/wheel-loaders

Merlo MM350X tool carrier from Italia. http://www.merlo-france.fr/home/famiglie-modelli-models-families/tre-emme/, http://www.merlo.com/media/913089/3mRange-xg-0409.pdf

Ritter R 185-4 skidder, from Germany, http://www.ritter-maschinen.com/forsttechnik/download/skidder-r185.html

Noe NF 210 Forwarder 6x6, from Germany, http://www.noegmbh.net/#!nf210-6r/k2j1n

Novotny LVS 520 forwarder 8x8, Czechoslovakia, http://www.loader.cz/en/production-program/forwarder-lvs-520

Tigercat 610E skidder, Ontario,  http://www.tigercat.com/video/tigercat-610e-skidder/

Tigercat 610E skidder, http://www.tigercat.com/video/tigercat-610e-skidder/

Timberpro TF 830 C forwarder 8x8, from Wisconsin USA, http://timberpro.com/

ELTEC A226L tracked harvester, Quebec, http://www.techniforet.fr/Eltec, http://www.technologieselement.com/en/CustomPage.aspx?ResourceId=eb1d9946-a1f7-41f6-aa54-8e34a3c1b2dc

Forst XR8 Traxion tracked wood chipper, self-leveling, http://www.forst-woodchippers.com/prod/xr8-traxion, http://www.cambrianchipperhire.co.uk/product/forst-xr8-traxion-8-tracked-wood-chipper-for-hire/

Tracked harvester

Pezzolato PTH 1400/820 Allroad chipper from Italia. http://www.mondomacchina.it/en/the-all-road-new-chipper-by-pezzolato-c1133

Albach Diamant 2000 wood chipper of Albach Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG, Germany. http://www.albach-maschinenbau.de/diamant2000/

Antonio Carraro TTR 4400 HST, Italia, http://www.antoniocarraro.it/fr/products/TTR_4400_HST~4714

Tracked Self Propelled Platform Spider 22.10 EVO, from Italy, http://www.platformbasket.com/piattaforme/semoventi-cingolati/spider-22.10-evo

Prinoth Hansch AHWI Raptor 300 tracked mulcher, from Prinoth, https://www.prinoth.com/it/gestione-della-vegetazione/news/news/270/

Terex Fuchs MHL320 wheel excavator, built in Germany, Terex is in Connecticut. http://grandforest.info/logging-and-road-special-machinery/15