Reducing Forestry Equipment Ownership Costs

Forestry is a lucrative industry, with modern machinery making the whole process far safer and more efficient than it was only a short time ago. However, these modern machines have also raised overhead. Specialized equipment is often expensive and can be difficult to service. That’s why the experts at Stribling Equipment have created this guide to reducing forestry equipment ownership costs.

Create a Budget

One of the best ways to help keep forestry equipment ownership costs down is to simply keep track of your expenses. There are many online resources that can help you with this step, including online logging cost calculators and budget spreadsheets made specifically for loggers. Keeping track of costs will make it easier to monitor any changes in your expenses, as well as come up with a plan on how to deal with them. It will also make it easier to gauge the success of any cost-cutting initiatives that you choose to implement. 

Preventative Maintenance

Finding a mechanic that has experience working with forestry equipment can be difficult, but preventative maintenance is far too important to skip. Maintenance helps ensure efficient operation and makes it less likely that you’ll lose money due to equipment being non-operational. Good service is more than worth it in the long run. 

Improved Operator Efficiency

Another way to reduce the costs of owning and utilizing forestry equipment is to train your operators to be more efficient. This can be as simple as not running the equipment at full power in order to save fuel. Other examples include optimizing the speed at which your felling equipment is used, positioning equipment in such a way that it reduces drag resistance, and engaging the lock valves to keep the grapple closed rather than keeping it forced closed. 

Reducing Fuel Costs

Rising fuel costs have hurt just about every industry you can think of, and forestry is no exception. We’ve already mentioned ways you can reduce these costs by using your equipment more efficiently, but that’s far from the only thing you can do. Of rexample, improving your jobsite flow so that your equipment doesn’t have to travel as far can also reduce fuel consumption. Many pieces of modern forestry equipment also come with specialized features meant to make the equipment more efficient and improve fuel efficiency. 

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