Timber Harvest with JoBO Stroke heads

JoBo Harvester Heads Turn Your Excavator Into a Thinning Harvester MAKE FIRST THINNINGS PAY WITH A JOBO HEAD JoBo harvester heads from Syketec Oy in Finland are light, simple stroke-feed heads built for the small, wet, awkward stands where Irish contractors lose money. They are now available in Ireland through the official Irish agent, with local supply, fitting, training, parts and service. THE THINNING PROBLEM Every Irish forest owner knows the maths. First thinnings, energy crops and small, scattered forest stands are where margins disappear. Conventional harvester heads are too heavy, use too much oil and are built for trees twice the diameter of what you're actually cutting. Too often a contractor takes the job because the bank balance demands it, not because it pays. For small woodland owners, the question is whether they're ready to get these stands thinned properly and profitably. The right head makes that possible. BUILT FOR THE TREES YOU ACTUALLY HAVE Syketec is a Finnish manufacturer that has spent more than a decade focused on one thing: light, simple stroke-harvester heads for first thinnings and bioenergy crops. High-tensile steel keeps the weight down, and CAN-bus electronics keep control of oil flow and temperature simple and reliable. Because stroke feed stays strong even at low oil flows, a JoBo head runs on base machines many farmers, forest owners and contractors already own. NEW FOR 2026: JOBO RS50 COMBI Launched at FinnMetko 2026 and ready for delivery now, the RS50 Combi is at heart a stroke-feed harvester that behaves like a small roller-feed unit. Stroke power carries it through thick, knotty stems without stopping to shuttle back and forth, and roller-feed power is up by about 50% on the ST50 Combi. Roller feed runs at 2.5–3.2 m/s, it fells up to 30 cm, and length is measured from the rollers as standard. The RS50 comes in three versions: Bambi, PreCombi and Combi. Other options are available like the WP50