Mécano Mobile R.L. Amqui

The FR28 forwarder is mainly used in young sections of forest kept rather dense. This requires that the forwarder, too, is of suitable size. The small dimensions are connected with optimized weight division between front and rear axles. Together with articulated steering that turns 45 degrees result to a unique maneuverability.

The bottom is even and flat also below the engine. The forwarder width is 2720 mm (wheels 710/40-22.5). The spacious lower chassis allows the use of 900 mm tracks.The loading space length may alter between 3.8 and 4.4 metres.

The FR28 forwarder is equipped with hydrostatic-mechanical transmission. The drive pump runs a mechanical gearbox. The transmission axles then divide the traction force to the front and rear bogies. The traction can be locked between the front and rear as well as between the left and right side of each bogie. The NAF bogies guarantee a continuous totally 13 tons traction force.

The Sampo Rosenlew factory also manufactures the spacious, silent cab which helps the operator to work efficiently. It meets the official safety standards and is specially designed to be used in dense thinning forest when the remaining trees must be left unharmed. The unique visibility also helps in this.

The cab features many details that make it easier for the operator to work and feel more comfortable. There is, for example a switch to open the engine hood with an electric motor. All these also help the operator work efficiently even long shifts in thinning harvesting.

In the spacious cab special attention has been paid to visibility. Lower part of the crane is very narrow thus enabling unhindered view to loading direction. The windows are placed so that it is very easy to see the wheels.

Thanks to low engine rpm, clever hydraulic system and high quality noise insulation, the cab is amazingly silent and comfortable. It is equipped with several details to make operators work easier and more pleasant: a refrigerated sandwich box as an example.

The FR28 forwarder has a 10-metre reach crane specially designed for thinning operations. The low construction of the crane improves the sideways stability and visibility. Crane can be equipped with a weighing scale, not only to control harvesting but also to prevent harmful overloading.

Even though the timber from thinning harvesting is mainly relatively short pulp wood, you can quite as well load saw logs. The forwarder can be ordered from the factory with loading space length between 3.8 and 4.4 meters. The headboard in front of the load space is hydraulically adjustable. 

The numerous service-friendly details of the forwarder tell about the Sampo Rosenlew machine construction traditions. As a practical proof you can find for example a vacuum pump in the hydraulic system. It prevents oil leakages during service measures and in connection with damaged hoses or other components. The forwarder operator can switch on the pump with ignition key immediately if there is a leakage. No oil is wasted or spilled in the nature.
Hydraulic oil filling pump keeps all impurities outside the system. In connection of a periodical or other service oil is pumped through the return filter. This helps considerably in keeping the system clean.

As the source of power we are using a Tier 4 final phase 49 AWF common rail diesel manufactured by the Agco Power company in Finland with decades of experience. Minimal fuel consumption together with long service intervals guarantee that this low-emission engine is inexpensive to use. It provides 124 kW power and 700 Nm torque.