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AFM Harvester Heads
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AFM Harvester Heads

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Overview
AFM-Forest Ltd is a Finnish company specializing in the production of high-quality single-grip harvester heads for challenging forest operations. Their products are versatile and perform well in various environments, suitable for both softwood and hardwood operations.
Customer-Oriented Solutions
AFM offers customizable harvester heads that can be adapted to different base machines and conditions. Optional equipment includes optimized stump treatment and eucalyptus debarking tools.
Quality and Standards
AFM harvester heads are manufactured with high-quality components and modern technologies, adhering to ISO quality standards to ensure excellence from product design to after-sales support.
Reliability and Versatility
Designed for demanding operations, AFM heads maintain high productivity over time. They are compatible with various harvester bases and measuring systems, suitable for both softwood and hardwood species.
Technical Specifications
  • AFM 45/50 Series: Suitable for thinnings, with a maximum felling diameter of 58 cm and feeding speed up to 5.5 m/s.
  • AFM 60 Series: Designed for larger capacity operations, with a maximum felling diameter of 75 cm and feeding speed up to 6 m/s.
  • AFM 60 EUCA: Specialized for eucalyptus debarking, with a maximum felling diameter of 70 cm.
  • AFM 75 Series: Suitable for big wood operations, with a maximum felling diameter of 90 cm and feeding force of 32 kN.
  • AFM 85 Series: The largest and most powerful, designed for tough harvesting operations.
Installation and Support
AFM provides installation support and recommendations for base-machine combinations. They offer training and quick supply of spare parts through a global dealer network.
Advantages
AFM harvester heads are known for their reliability, versatility, and high productivity. They feature an exceptional three-roller feeding system, accurate measuring, reliable hydraulics, and ease of service.
Technical Specifications Overview
Felling and Cutting: Maximum felling diameter: 80 cm (AFM 60 Combi) / 56 cm (AFM 50 Combi), Chain saw output: 45 kW, Chain speed: 40 m/s.
Delimbing: Total delimbing knives: 3, Delimbing diameter: 5-50 cm / 4-40 cm.
Feeding: System: 4 motors, 3 rollers, Feeding force: 23 kN / 18-22 kN.
Loading: Max opening of arms: 1120 mm / 750 mm.
Dimensions: Width max: 1340 mm / 1150 mm, Weight including rotator: 1590 kg / 825 kg.
Measuring System: Standard: Motomit IT/PC, Optional systems: Dasa, Maxi, TJ 3000.
Hydraulic System: Max pressure: 320 bar.
Recommended Base Machine: Type: Purpose-built or excavator, Weight: 16-25 tons / 9-16 tons.
Optional Accessories: Color coding, Stump treatment, Saw bar control.
General Information: AFM Combi Series heads are designed for harvesting, processing, sorting, and loading operations, suitable for installation on excavators and tracked harvesters.
Installation and Support: AFM provides installation support and training, with a wide dealer network offering high-quality service and spare parts.
Contact Information: AFM-Forest Ltd, Hakkutie 3, 40320 Jyväskylä, Finland, Tel: +358 20 765 9050, Email: [email protected], Website: www.afm-forest.fi
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AFM - Power & Performance for forest operations

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AFM-Forest Ltd EXPERIENCE AFM-Forest Ltd is a Finnish company manufacturing high-quality single-grip harvester heads for demanding forest operations. Our years of experience in the forest-machines market, combined with the high competence of our personnel, ensure the successful performance of AFM heads around the world. AFM-Forest Ltd has a good reputation in the forest-machines market. We offer our customers high quality and versatile logging solutions. AFM harvester heads perform well in many environments, from Arctic forests to tropical plantations. AFM heads are effective for both softwood...

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ADVANTAGES OF AFM HARVESTER HEADS • AFM heads are designed especially for demanding operations, including work on track based machines. • Even after several years of use, the heads remain highly productive. • Low maintenance cost due to reliability and universally used components. • AFM heads work in harmony with all harvester bases, and most of the measuring systems. • AFM offers highly productive solutions for softwood and hardwood species, including eucalyptus. • AFM heads allow you to use your machine as a harvester or a processor. Exceptional three-rollers feeding system • Non-sliding feeding...

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Technical Specifications: AFM 50 Corona kuvat tulevat myöhemmin Felling and cutting felling diameter (cm), max 50 50 58 58 cross cutting diameter (cm), max 50 cross cutter type chain saw saw output (kW) 45 chain speed (m/s) 40 chain pitch .404” saw bar length (cm), max 67 saw chain tensioning automatic chain oli tank volume (l) 6 8 6 8 Delimbing delimbing knives 3 6 3 6 fixed delimbing knives 1 2 1 2 movable delimbing knives 2 4 2 4 delimbing diameter tip to tip (cm) 4-35 4-35 4-40 4-40 delimbing pressure adjustmet proportional Feeding feeding system 4 motors - 3 rollers feeding force (kN) 18-22...

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AFM 60 L is a highly productive, larger-capacity harvester head designed especially for working on wheeled machines. It can be adapted easily to base machines of different sizes. The AFM 60 L has high capacity and power for bigger final clear-cuttings. Because of its compact design, it is also light enough to be highly maneuverable inside later thinning. The AFM 60 L harvester head is equipped with a pair of heavy-duty knives capable of processing even the lowest-quality trees. The installation of the AFM 60 L on purpose-built harvesters is really easy! The AFM 60 L works perfectly with the majority...

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Technical Specifications: AFM 60 EUCA AFM SO GUCA is the most efficient harvester head for heavy-duty euca- lyptus-debarking operations. This harvester head is an excellent combination of all the outstanding features of AFM heads, creating extremely efficient solutions for eucalyptus operations. Special rollers for debarking on the AFM 60 EUCA have cutting edges running at an oblique angle, causing a spiral feed of the stem and providing the best quality and speed of debarking. With its reliable hydraulics and drop-free sealing, the AFM 60 EUCA is suitable for use in tropical forests. Strong...

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AFM 75 is a strong, reliable and highly productive harvester head for big wood which can work on both wheeled and tracked machines. It has been developed with close attention to customers' needs and incorporates the best features of AFM heads. AFM 75 means an optimal combination between capacity, weight, feed- ing power and force and is an efficient tool for clearcuttings, big thinnings and processing operations. Four movable knives on AFM 75 allow smooth and accurate delimbing even of big trees with heavy branches. The stem is constantly centered in the head with three feeding rollers ensuring...

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Technical Specifications: AFM 85 Magnum AFM 85 is the largest and the most powerful AFM harvesting head. It has strong non-sliding four motor feeding and can easily process big and heavy stems. AFM 85 head is designed for really tough harvesting operations.  It is equipped with four movable delimbing knives for exceptional delimbing quality from butt end to top.  AFM 85 harvester head transforms your machine into a highly productive harvester or processor. AFM 85 performs best on big excavator or tracked harvester base. Felling and cutting felling diameter (cm), max 100 cross cutting diameter...

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Technical Specifications: AFM 60 Combi / 50 Combi AFM Combi Series heads are unique heavy duty attachments for harvesting, processing, sorting and loading operations. By installing AFM Combi heads on your base machine you will be able to fell, process, sort and load timber – all with just one machine! AFM Combi heads are especially designed for easy and efficient processing and timber loading. AFM Combi is an ideal head for optimizing your timber production and decreasing the required space at landings, road-sides or when working in combination with a cable yarder. At sawmills the Combi heads...

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energy wood processing head. simple frame, it is very manoeuvrable in dense thinning are designed for easy loading equipped with a high-speed, service friendly scissor unit which ensures reliable cutting in Multi tree handling grapples allow accumulating several stems in the head before felling them on the ground or straight AFM 220 can be optionally attached with a continuous rotation rotator which improves remarkably the production especially when installed on combo machines. be installed on a large variety of base machines such as wheeled harvesters, small size excavators, combo machines and...

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OUR MAIN GOAL IS EFFICIENCY AND PROFITABILITY FOR YOUR HARVESTING! AFM harvester head equipment and accessories In addition to harvester heads, we offer other high-quality products for forest operations like: loading grapples, boom extenders, and a large selection of harvester accessories. Standard delivery of AFM harvester heads includes the following: - Motomit measuring systems - Joy sticks - Cable kits - Pressure filters - Rotators and links - Hose coils - Swivels According to customer needs we also can supply the following: - Installation kits - Boom links - Nose cones - Boom attachments...

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