Fortronics LTD

Benefits

Business benefits

Fortronics’ Electronic Choker System improves efficiency and safety for forestry businesses of all sizes.

Safety improvements

The system provides dramatic safety benefits in one of the most dangerous areas of forestry: stem/log recovery activities. Stems and logs can be selectively or group released by the yarder operator. That removes the need for skid workers to be near machinery and working ropes.

Better utilisation of machinery and manpower:

Automatic stem/log release on the landing site allows for stockpiling. This enables log-shifting machinery to perform other tasks in your operation. Again this can be achieved without unnecessarily exposing your crew to the danger of shifting logs.

Profitability improvements:

The benefits are significant. Just check the mathematics: A less than 10-second turnaround at the landing site equates to more cycles per day.  The gain in landed stems/logs per day is typically between 12 per cent and 45 percent. Add in the other tasks performed by the pole man who is no longer needed for releasing the choker, and the labour savings can be as much as one salary.

Key benefits

The Fortronics Electronic Choker System brings benefits in the field and in the office:

• It’s a choker that handles the extreme shock conditions of stem harvesting.
• It’s totally reliable, there’s no downtime.
• It’s a simple mechanism with a comprehensive spare kit, service manual and tools that enable easy on-site servicing and maintenance.
• It’s suitable for all types of yarders, ground-based machines and helicopters.
• It’s light at 2.6kg/5lb 11oz, easy for breaker-outs to use.
• It’s cheap to run – low to no operating costs.
• It includes a tracking system for locating lost chokers.