Nokian Tyres is the global market leader in forestry tires and produce tires both cut to length and full tree forestry work. The difference is that cut to length the harvester cuts the tree into pieces at the same time as the tree is felled. This has less impact on the forest environment, as there is less environmental disturbance to the soil. For full tree the full tree is dragged to the landing where the tree is then cut and branches are cut off. North America tends to use more of the full tree method, while Europe is more cut to length. The investment is higher for cut to length due to more modern and expensive machines, but you can manage by using only two machines a harvester and a forester, so you can reduce your overall labor costs.

For the full tree forestry, when you use a skidder to drag the trees through the forest, the equipment can become very big and the skidder tires have to be able to handle the high load and to be extremely durable to not cut or crack in the harsh environment under the heavy loads. Puncture resistance is key as you navigate through sharp rocks and stumps, where you really want to avoid damaging your tires deep in the forest.

You then also need to make sure that the skidder tires have enough traction to be able to drag full trees through the forest to the landing. This requires great traction and the ability to use tracks and chains if necessary. The Nokian Logger King LS-2 is able to provide for this. They have aggressive tread design that provides good grip on mud and wet surfaces. The tread also offers excellent self-cleaning properties so that the grip isn’t negatively impacted. To prevent rim slip, the bead area has a special rubber compound. If there would be a need to change the tires, the single wire bead construction makes it easier to assemble a new tire on site.

These tires are however made for long trouble free service life as having problems deep in the forest can be time consuming and costly, so these tires have been developed together with its customers and equipment manufacturers to ensure that the tires are developed to solve common problems that skidder normally faces in a way to improve productivity and make a tire that is better at handling the most common problems such as on-site assembly, rim slip and the grip. Then they are built to last with its ultra durable high strength multi layer textile carcass with wide steel breakers that offer excellent puncture resistance.

So if you are serious about your full tree forestry and you want some of the best tires on the market for your skidder then the Nokian Logger King LS-2 are the tires that will improve your productivity and can handle the biggest machines.