The Ranger H67 "Cariboo Special" is right
at home in the tall forests of British Columbia. Visitors from all over
the world were on hand to see the latest improvements to Ranger skidders.
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Demo 2000 is the Western Hemisphere's largest active display of forestry equipment. This prestigious event is held once every four years, and alternates between Quebec and British Columbia. This year, the spectators numbered over 8,000 from 22 countries worldwide.
The show was held on a 500-acre tract of private timberland, 25 miles west of Kelowna, British Columbia. The site was selected to provide a wide range of terrain from flat ground to steep slopes of 60 percent. The scenery was spectacular, and the weather was perfect. The world's top 100 forestry industry suppliers were positioned alongside 4 miles of dirt road in heavy forest and actively displayed their wares.
Allied Systems displayed two H67 Grapple Skidders in this year's show, along the "Golden Mile." The skidders were provided by Inland Parker Pacific, the Ranger dealer for British Columbia. Nicknamed the "Cariboo Special" for the rugged mountain range in British Columbia, the skidders have an extended wheelbase, 10" over the stock length.
Inland had a lot of influence on the design of this machine. According to Blair Gourlay, Inland's Equipment Coordinator, "We visited Allied and exchanged ideas for a skidder that would meet our requirements. Allied responded to our needs. The Ranger H67 is an extremely powerful and well-balanced machine and the extra wheelbase adds stability and enhances the capacity of the H67 to pull long loads."
Across from the Allied booth, a Ranger H67 grapple skidder participated in a live demonstration. As a special support to Hakmet, who was exhibiting equipment also, Inland furnished a "Cariboo Special" Ranger to support the Finnish company's tree bunching and processing operations. The Ranger performed flawlessly, pulling huge loads of logs to the landing and clearing the way for the buncher.
Supporting the Allied exhibit were Bill Chan, Senior Vice President, and Dan Embry, Territory Manager for western Canada. In addition, our skidder engineering team was on hand to observe new developments in the industry and gain new insights for the next generation of Ranger.
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