Construction Equipment Guide
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Fort Washington, PA 19034
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Skidders / Yarders are forestry machines used to move cut logs from the harvest area to a landing or collection point. Skidders typically travel over ground and pull or carry timber with cables, grapples, or winches, while yarders use cables and towers to move logs across steep, rough, or sensitive terrain. This category is commonly used in logging, timber harvesting, land clearing, and forest management operations. Buyers include logging contractors, timber companies, forestry operators, and equipment rental fleets serving harvest sites. Skidders / Yarders are selected for production logging, steep-slope extraction, and jobs where efficient log transport is needed in remote or difficult terrain.