Elmia Wood 3.-6.6.2009 Jönköping, Sweden

The Ponsse cut-to-length product range complemented with new machines and
product solutions

Throughout its history, Ponsse has been involved in the development of
harvesting based on the Nordic cut-to-length method. The method is the most
advanced and the most effective wood harvesting method, and its environmental
impact is clearly lower than that of the competing tree-length method. This
year Ponsse comes out with new solutions thru whole product range.

New PONSSE Fox harvester - meet the challenger

Responding to current harvesting challenges, Ponsse is launching a whole new
type of thinning harvester. The new PONSSE Fox harvester combines profitable
harvesting solutions and Ponsse's latest software technology. The all new crane
PONSSE C22 is reachable, powerful and easy to use thanks to its hydraulic
tracking feature. The eleven-metre reach, easy manoeuvrability and two slewing
motors make working with the machine very effective. The crane has been placed
close to the cabin to improve visibility. Due to its eight wheels, PONSSE Fox
is stable and enables comfortable work also on sloping terrain. The surface
pressure generated by the eight-wheel machine is very low, making the new
harvester excellent for also felling sites where the soil is soft.

PONSSE Ergo 8w - Optimal harvesting for variable sites with top class ergonomics

A very effective and ergonomic harvester, PONSSE Ergo has achieved a stable
position in the sector. The effective and economical Mercedes-Benz engine, the
two-circuit hydraulics system, the sturdy structure that is easy to maintain
and best ergonomic features guarantee that PONSSE Ergo will remain the most
effective higher middle class harvester on the market.

For now on, PONSSE Ergo will also be available as an eight-wheel version
(PONSSE Ergo 8w), offering effective features, especially for sloping sites and
otherwise demanding sites. The machine can be equipped with balanced bogies for
achieving an excellent hill climbing capacity. The surface pressure generated
by the machine is lower than a six-wheel machine, ensuring better carrying
capacity on soft soil.

PONSSE harvester heads - the product family grows

The new PONSSE H6 harvester head is highly applicable to versatile use, ranging
from thinning sites with small trees to regeneration felling. The large opening
range and accurate control features make work easy, and the extensive tilt
movement range combined with the fast and powerful feeding and sawing system
make the H6 harvester head a highly profitable machine for all sites.

The PONSSE H6 can also be equipped with the multi-stemming feature, which makes
harvesting of small woods faster and clearly improves profitability. The
feature can be implemented using a simple software logic.

Possibility for standard harvester head multi-stemming with new software logic

The feature is based on the use of the delimbing knives and feed rollers: when
the machine grips a new trunk, the rollers hold the trunk in place in the
harvester head and the knives grip a new tree. After this, the rollers
automatically open and close, and the new trunk is cut. All collecting features
can be controlled by the push of a single button. The multi-stemming feature is
available as a software update for Opti4G versions 4.602 and 4.700. The
software-based logic does not require any additional investments apart from the
software update expenses, and the logics will not influence regular industrial
wood felling features.

Multi-stemming with articulated rear delimbing knives

A multi-stemming feature based on articulated rear delimbing knives is
available for the PONSSE H53e and H7 harvester heads.  The articulated rear
delimbing knives enable the collection of several trunks with the harvester
head before felling - and delimbing and cutting, if necessary - the bundle. The
multi-stemming function has been developed so that it will not debilitate the
harvester head features in normal work, i.e. when handling single trunks.

PONSSE Buffalo ADS - Active damping system for PONSSE Buffalo forwarder

Ponsse's unique patented active damping system effectively eliminates vibration
caused by uneven terrain and keeps the cabin in a vertical position. The system
enables the fast movements of the 6WD machine and offers the operator excellent
working conditions by minimising any swinging movement of the cabin. The
system's stabilisation point is as low on the swinging front axle as possible
in order to effectively minimise the cabin's sideways movements on uneven
terrain. Combined with the correctly placed stabilisation point, the
intelligent damping system increases the ergonomics of the PONSSE Buffalo 6WD
to a level unattainable by regular cabin suspension systems.	

Please stop by our stand at Elmia (731) to get familiar with our new products
and watch work demonstrations!

Press material:
www.ponsse.com/elmia

Vieremä 3. June 2009

PONSSE PLC

Jarmo Vidgrén, Group Sales and Marketing Director, Ponsse Plc


FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT
Jarmo Vidgrén, Group Sales and Marketing Director, Ponsse Plc
tel. +358 20 768 8824
mobile: +358 40 519 1486

Antti Räsänen, Marketing manager, Product lines, Ponsse Plc
tel. +358 20 768 8585
mobile: +358 40 849 8572

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