Design Features of the JD743 Tree Harvester

The JD743 Tree Harvester was designed and developed to meet the increased demand for mechanization within the woodlands' industry. The Tree Harvester fells, delimbs, tops and deposits tree-length stems into windrows or bunches under a variety of terrain and cutting conditions.

This paper defines the major design objectives, describes the resulting JD743 design features, and provides insight to a few of the test methods used to develop these features.