The Cat-349, also known as the Harvestline, is a game-changer in forestry operations. This innovative mobile yarder significantly reduces non-productive time, allowing you to focus on what matters most: harvesting timber efficiently. By minimizing tasks like reeling lines, changing roads, moving guylines, and notching stumps, the CAT-349 dramatically increases actual yarding time.
Revolutionizing Yarding with the CAT-349
The CAT-349 is a guyless interlocked grapple yarder built on either a log loader or excavator platform. This design provides exceptional stability and mobility, enabling quick road changes and efficient movement to the harvesting site. The CAT-349’s ability to disengage the interlock for gravity logging, combined with its grapple and drum car support, offers unparalleled versatility. This machine brings the yarder to the wood, not the wood to the yarder.
CAT-349 MK4: Enhanced Performance and Efficiency
The latest MK4 model boasts significant improvements, further enhancing the CAT-349’s productivity:
- Increased Power and Braking: Experience enhanced skyline power, braking capacity, and main power for demanding operations.
- Swiveling Fairlead Sheaves: Optimized for smooth line movement and reduced wear.
- Unmatched Mobility: Eliminate the need to remove the carriage and pull in lines for landing or road changes. The boom allows off-road access for corner pickups and enables using the road itself as a landing. With the highest payload to mobility ratio on the market, you can reach more areas efficiently.
- Extended Reach and Payload: Hang out up to 3,000 feet without a guyline and operate at full payload without counter-rotating.
alt: The CAT-349 Harvestline yarder in action, demonstrating its mobility and stability in a logging operation.
Key Features of the CAT-349 Harvestline
The CAT-349 is packed with features designed for optimal performance:
- Dual Drum Interlocked System: Featuring a haywire drum for versatile yarding operations.
- Bi-Directional Logging: Efficiently handles both uphill and downhill logging.
- Skyline Versatility: Disengage the interlock for traditional skyline operations or utilize the active skyline mode for superior control during gravity logging.
- Rapid Setup: The guyless design ensures quick setup and minimizes downtime between moves.
- Extensive Line Capacity: Equipped with 3,000 feet of 3/4″ haulback line, 1,700 feet of 3/4″ main line, and 3,000 feet of haywire.
- Excavator Base: Provides exceptional off-road capability when needed.
- Advanced Control System: Ensures smooth, precise grapple yarding for increased speed and efficiency.
Unwavering Stability in Demanding Conditions
The CAT-349 MK4 delivers exceptional stability:
- Fully Rigged Movement: Maintain stability even while moving with a full load.
- Off-Side Yarding: Confidently yard off the side of the tracks.
- Off-Road Performance: Navigate challenging terrain with ease.
- Maximum Payload Stability: Operate at maximum payloads without requiring a guyline.
Conclusion: Maximize Your Harvesting Potential
The CAT-349 Harvestline mobile yarder offers a significant advantage in modern forestry. Its innovative design, combined with the enhanced features of the MK4 model, delivers unparalleled productivity and efficiency. By minimizing non-productive time and maximizing uptime, the CAT-349 helps you achieve your harvesting goals faster and more effectively. Contact us today to learn more about how the CAT-349 can revolutionize your forestry operation.
