This Ponsse Ergo 8W is a used processor harvester — sometimes referred to as a harvesting head or cut-to-length processor — from 2023, currently located in Germany. Processor harvesters are purpose-built forestry machines that fell, delimb, and cross-cut trees to precise lengths in a single continuous operation, and Ponsse is a well-established Finnish manufacturer recognised across the global forestry industry for producing high-performance cut-to-length harvesting and forwarder equipment.
The harvesting head fitted to this machine is the Ponsse H8, equipped with automatic chain tensioning and an Indexator H172 rotator. The measuring and control system is the Ponsse Opti 6G computer with Opti Office software, providing on-board timber measurement, sorting logic, and office data integration. The crane is a Ponsse C44+ with a reach of 10.0 metres, and crane control is handled via the Ponsse crane control system.
Tyres are fitted front and rear with 710 × 26.5 FKF F2 specification rubber, both axles reported at 95% remaining tread — indicating very light wear consistent with a 2023 machine. The machine rides on balancing bogies, contributing to stability and ground pressure distribution on uneven forest terrain.
The specification includes a number of practical work-site and operator features: LED working lights, a BeGe air-suspension seat, air conditioning, a cab standby heater, GPS antenna, reversing or work camera, remote-controlled door, radio with MP3, a compressor, and a hydraulic ladder for safe cab access. Fluid management provisions include oil and diesel filling pumps and a vacuum pump. The machine runs on mineral oil hydraulics, and gold-film cab insulation is noted.
Prior to sale the machine has undergone a full workshop inspection and a service covering all filters and oils. German-language documentation and software are included, and the seller offers transport free to the point of deployment.
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