Peering through the dense Reporoa fog at H&R Harvesting's operation, we see a Cat 336GC excavator running the aggressive new Woodsman Pro 566.
It is carving through the trees like a wolf through sheep. If that phrase sounds familiar, that's because we used it for the other new generation Woodsman Pro, the 560 thinning head, when it was released in December 2024 at Jensen Logging.
The 560 is a bare-bones speed machine without a top saw, designed for thinning at high speed and minimal cost. The 566 on the other hand, has a newly developed top saw with auto tensioning. This one also has colour marking as an option.
It replaces a Woodsman Pro 750 on this base, and the differences are stark: 1000kg less weight, a lower profile design and faster feed. The head is quick, and time, as they say, is money.
To read more about this combination, read the full article in the August 2026 edition of NZ Logger magazine, on sale from 3 August. Check the link on this page to subscribe to either a printed or digital copy (or both).
