Hydro-Ax 18 High Capacity Saw

The company's new Hydro-Ax 18 high capacity saw features a two-stage expanded pocket capable of accumulating a 4-ft² bundle of pulpwood between dump cycles. Its narrow 56-in. width enables the attachment to efficiently cut and accumulate wood from side rows as well as the take-out row. Hydro-Ax's unique saw blade design features tooth lugs that are offset, up and down, from the blade's center. This offset design enables the use of low-cost, 1-7/8-in. rotate-able teeth to cut a non-binding 2-1/4-in. kerf.

The company's product protection plan for high-speed saws provides two-year/4,000-hr coverage on the saw motor, saw bearings, saw shaft, and saw blade. The Hydro-Ax 18 high capacity saw has been performance matched with the Hydro-Ax 411EX tractor to provide pulpwood thinning contractors a highly productive, lightweight, four-wheel drive thinning tractor and attachment. The front axle ground pressure generated by the 411EX is only 8.5 psi with 28L tires, enabling the 411EX to work in sensitive soil stands, where heavier tractors must use 30.5 tires to achieve comparable ground pressure. Using smaller tires not only increases maneuverability, it saves money.

With the joystick steering option on the 411EX tractor, the operator enjoys reduced steering fatigue. The convenient front button on the steering control lever provides simultaneous attachment gather and bunch arm opening when dumping, resulting in increased productivity during the attachment dump cycle.

Blount Inc., Forestry and Industrial Equipment Div., 535 Mack Todd Rd., Zebulon, NC 27597. Tel: 919-269-2463. Fax: 919-269-0257.