HARVESTER HEADS

HARVESTER HEADS THE MULTITALENT IN HARVESTER TECHNOLOGY Kesla’s extensive experience in forest technology has given it superior expertise as a developer of harvesters. Kesla’s harvester family offers the market’s most comprehensive line of both roller and stroke harvester heads. The product family also includes excavator harvester packages as well as special harvesters for eucalyptus handling. When developing the harvester head range, special attention has been paid on requirements of biomass harvesting. With optional accessories the Kesla harvester heads can be equipped for effective biomass...

Kesla harvesters have been designed to withstand extreme conditions. The market’s best materials and components, combined with high quality and superior design, ensure the harvesters’ reliability and ease of servicing. The standard equipment of Kesla harvesters have been carefully thought out. For example the proportional feed control that is already standard in all RH and RHS models makes the delimbing efficient and fluent, and feeding stops precisely to the desired cutting length. The ProCon and HydCon features, as well as a broad range of other additional accessories, can be added to further...

ROLLER HEADS Kesla 16RH is the market’s lightest professional harvester head equipped with four delimbing knives and multi-stem functions. It’s specially designed for integrated harvesting of timber and biomass. Professional multi-stem functions and the unique ProAX-cutting systems are unequalled features in this size- and weight class. The 16RH and 16RHS are real powerhouses for thinning, suited to 6-10 tons wheeled harvesters and tractors. TECHNICAL SPEC. Width, head open: 1 040 mm 41” 1 040 mm 41” Width, head closed: Length: 1 110 mm 44 1⁄2” 110 mm 44 1⁄2” 1 Height (without rotator): 1 100...

The Kesla 18RH and 18RHS are genuine powerhouses when it come to thinning. The feeding and sawing forces are exceptionally high compared to the head’s weight. 18RH and 18RHS are at their best in thinning where the trees’ average diameter is less than 25 cm. The head’s maximum opening is 40 cm. The head’s compact construction also enables it to process crooked stems effectively. Additional accessories include the HydCon measuring roller, color marking device, automatic chain tightener and stump treatment device. The Kesla 18RH and 18RHS are best suited to 7-10 ton wheeled harvesters. TECHNICAL...

ROLLER HEADS The Kesla 20RH and 20RHS are fast and agile heads for thinning and final fellings where the trees’ average diameter is less than 30 cm. The head’s maximum opening is 45 cm. Considering their size class, these lightweight yet sturdily constructed harvesters provide exceptionally powerful feeding and sawing forces. Thanks to the 4 delimbing knives, the picking properties and delimbing quality are excellent. Additional accessories include the ProCon and HydCon features as well as color marking device, automatic chain tightener and stump treatment device. The Kesla 20RH and 20RHS heads...

The Kesla 25RH and 25RHS are truly versatile harvester heads for thinning and final felling where the trees’ average diameters are less than 40 cm. The head’s maximum opening is 58 cm. The excellent balance, combined with the geometry of the rollers and knives, facilitates and speeds up the picking of trees either standing or laying on the ground, either vertically or from bundles lying on the ground. The head is also well suited to the processing on landing. Additional accessories include the ProCon, HydCon and EucaPRO features as well as color marking device, automatic chain tightener as well...

ROLLER HEADS Kesla 28RH is based on experiences of 30RH, well-known as strong and reliable head for most demanding conditions. The 28RH and 30RH heads are sturdily constructed for heavy-duty final felling where trees’ average diameter can be as large as 50 cm. These heads suit perfectly also to processing on landing as well as debarking of eucalyptus. The mechanically synchronized 4-motor drive of the 30RH and 30RHS provides plenty of power for processing of even the most robustly branched trees. The 2-motor driven 28RH and 28RHS are equipped with totally new hydraulic anti-slip system, providing...

Xtimber Xtender KESLA HARVESTER EQUIPMENT FOR EXCAVATORS Besides its extensive harvester head range suiting almost all excavator models, Kesla also provides comperehensive installation services and extensive accessory packages. Options selected by customers may include, for example, an installation kit for hydraulics, measuring and control system, Xtender boom and a full range of safety equipment. Supplied with the measuring system is a kit that makes its installation quick and easy; sensitive components are protected, and the finished result is stylish and user-friendly. The most ingenious biomass...

STROKE HARVESTERS LEADING STROKE HARVESTER TECHNOLOGY As the leader of stroke harvester market, Kesla has brought the technology of stroke heads to totally new level. The Kesla SH- stroke heads include lots of features and components previously known from the roller heads. For example the controland measuring system are similar. The stroke technology results in substantial delimbing force achieved with minimum hydraulic requirements. Kesla stroke harvesters particularly suit excavator bases. At their best they supply the raw delimbing power required for the harvesting of trees with robust branches;...

The Kesla 20SH stroke harvester is particularly well suited to the effective processing of robustly branched trees, either standing or in piles. Processing of valuable special trees without damaging timber surface is also easy with this harvester head. Thanks to the ProStroke partial stroke function, even the delimbing of crooked trees is efficient. The optimum diameter of trees is 25 cm. The Kesla 20SH suits 7-13 ton base machines. The Kesla 25SH stroke harvester is at its best when processing robustly branched trees – standing or in piles – requiring substantial delimbing force. The stroke...