Vimek has previously been a company that built smaller machines for self-employed forest owners. The smaller machines have not really suited contractors who need to keep a high pace with high production. Vimek hopes that Next Generation will be a machine that succeeds in arousing the entrepreneurs’ interest.
The contractors want to maintain a high production during their driving while the landowner wants as little damage as possible after the end of the driving. Forest owners may not want a 15-tonne machine in their forest during a first thinning. That is why we have chosen to develop our new forwarder Next Generation, says Johan Johansson, sales manager at Vimek in Vindeln.
It may be a long way from Sampo Rosenlews Finnish headquarters and production facilities, but when word of the availability of the new eight-wheeled all-round harvester from the manufacturer filtered through to Czech-based František Hron Timber Harvesting, taking delivery of the first production machine was an opportunity not to be missed by the company.
One of the perpetual challenges of forest management is ensuring you have the right tool for the job – or the right machine for the right woodland. Swedish forest machine manufacturer Vimek’s slogan is ‘Make an impression without leaving a mark’. The company is a specialist in the production of lightweight yet very strong machines, including harvesters and forwarders. One of its latest innovations is the Vimek 404 Duo, a smart solution combining a harvester and forwarder in one small-scale machine.
