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VALMET 350.1
Even better 350.1
The best-selling Valmet 350.1 has been upgraded yet again, with
new features that include refined length measurement, a new feed
roller type, and an improved delimbing knife design.
Continual improvements
are an
important part
of quality assurance
at Komatsu Forest. The pursuit
of further refinements and
improvements to the company’s
products is central to customer
satisfaction. In the case
of the Valmet 350.1 harvesting
head, this has meant a series of
upgrades. The most recent were
implemented at the beginning
of 2007, and now it’s time again.
Extensive improvements make
Valmet’s 350.1, used on the Valmet
901 and 911 harvesters,
even stronger, more reliable, and
more effective
“The new features and
improvements are the natural
outcome of the continual, systematic
quality assurance and
product development work,”
says Gunnar Nilsson, product
manager for harvesting heads at
New rotator design
4 JUST FOREST NO 4 • 2007
Komatsu Forest.
All Valmet harvesting heads
are based on a proven basic
design, which has been repeatedly
refined over the years. The Valmet
350.1 is well established and
popular in many markets, but
is most popular in Scandinavia,
where it’s mainly used for thinning
and lighter final logging.
This harvesting head’s compact
short frame makes it nimble yet
provides the optimum strengthto-weight
ratio.
The upgraded Valmet 350.1
has an improved rotator, a new
tilt link design, relocated tilt cylinders,
a redesigned valve block
mount, and improved hose routing.
The delimbing knives have
a modified shape and the head is
available with a new, extra delimbing
knife mounted in the frame.
What’s more, the saw motor
hood and saw box are altered for
improved performance. r
VALMET 350.1
New feature overview:
New rotator design
Newly developed tilt link
New measuring wheel type
Improved roller motor hose routing
New saw unit
Extras strong valve block mount
Modified saw motor hood seal
New feed roller option
New knife design
Extra frame-mounted delimbing knife option
Repositioned tilt cylinders
Altered saw box design, more space for trunk
New tilt link New measuring wheel type