Tough and Dependable Timber Trucks are Essential for Cost-Effective Forestry
Along with mining and agriculture, forestry has become one of the cornerstones of the South African economy. Although not among the world’s top ten exporters of this commodity, thanks to competitive pricing, growth in the exports of local wood is becoming responsible for an increasingly significant portion of the nation’s hard currency earnings.
Whether serving the needs of local consumers or those overseas, in light of the need to continue to operate competitively, above all, the country’s forestry industry must strive to remain profitable. At the same time, however, it must also ensure that its workers receive a living wage. To succeed in both endeavours, logging companies must focus on ways to control alternative operational costs among which those related to the purchase, operation, and maintenance of handling equipment and vehicles such as timber trucks rank as the most substantial.
The need to operate in challenging terrains that are frequently hilly in nature, to handle exceptionally heavy loads and to manoeuvre in restricted locations, calls for a special type of vehicle. It must be both durable enough to survive such conditions and sufficiently dependable to continue performing efficiently without the need for over-frequent servicing or spare parts and the associated costly downtime and repair bills.
For the consistent success of its products in meeting these mission-critical criteria, Bell is a brand that has long been a household name, not just in the forestry industry but also within the equally important fields of agriculture, earthmoving and construction, mineral exploitation, and civil engineering. In addition to the purpose-built timber trucks that are renowned throughout the world for their ability to travel safely at high speed over poor terrain, the Bell range includes feller bunchers, forwarders, harvesters, loggers, and skidders. Whatever the particular requirement, the manufacturer has called upon its 60 years of experience to develop an innovative and reliable mechanised solution that is guaranteed to maximise end-user productivity.
Developed and manufactured locally, it should come as no surprise that these proudly South African machines are especially suited to the prevailing local conditions while their rugged structure and tireless performance have also earned them an enviable reputation throughout much of the African continent and many other countries worldwide. These, however, are but two of the, albeit highly desirable, qualities that have served to position products such these iconic yellow timber trucks as a preferred choice in the world of forestry. Competitive price tags together with the lowest fuel consumption and maintenance costs of any vehicle in their class add up to the lowest cost-per-tonne option available to the industry today.
Adding further to these core benefits, a nationwide support network manned by trained and experienced staff ensures that a plentiful supply of accessories and essential spares is always available in response to a phone call. The network also provides well-equipped, modern workshop facilities and expert mechanics to attend to routine servicing requirements and undertake repairs should it prove necessary. At the hub of that support system is Kanu Equipment, a recognised leading supplier of cost-effective, world-class timber trucks and other heavy vehicles and equipment to discerning end-users in South Africa’s industries.
