Kesla

Tractor forest equipment

Finnish loaders designed for use in demanding conditions

03.03.2022 References

Living in Pieksämäki, Finland, Janne Leikas and his brother own a farming syndicate that also carries out forest work as a side business. The syndicate, Maatalousyhtymä Leikas, was originally a crop farm that was passed on to the brothers by their father in 2013. Today, daily life on the farm includes many kinds of work, in which tractors and their accessories have proven invaluable. Especially in forest work, which has been increasing in quantity, the brothers rely on Kesla’s high-quality loaders, which operate efficiently even in demanding conditions.

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Andreas Bogner on his Kesla trailer: “It’s truly amazing!”

23.03.2021 Tractor forest equipment

Andreas Bogner is an independent entrepreneur who runs his own forest service company in Southern Germany. He was familiar with Finnish forestry technology, already having used a Finnish tractor in his work. Bogner was so satisfied with the Finnish tractor that he wanted to have a trailer and loader from Finland as well. That is why he acquired a KESLA 144 series trailer with proTRACTION combined with KESLA 316T proC crane. Bogner’s expectations of Finnish technology and its performance were once again more than fulfilled.

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The KESLA 204T makes maintenance work easy at Ranua Wildlife Park

07.08.2020 Tractor forest equipment

Ranua Wildlife Park was established in 1983. Today, the park is home to around 200 animals that represent 50 arctic species. The animals are housed in spacious enclosures right in the middle of a Nordic forest. It takes a lot of hard work from an average of five members of staff to look after the animals and maintain their enclosures. This work is made easier by a Valtra N114 Hitech tractor and a KESLA 204T loader.

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Versatile forestry work in the heart of Ylä-Savo

29.11.2019 References

In addition to running his own farm, Kari Väisänen also operates a forestry business in Sonkajärvi, right at the heart of Ylä-Savo in Finland. While his farm mostly produces barley and oats, Harvus, Väisänen’s forestry business focuses on felling, thinning, and transporting trees, as well as selling firewood. The different activities of these two businesses are conveniently spread across the year — the farm work is largely done in summer, leaving the winter months for forestry.

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Transport of energy wood and logs in Imatra

02.08.2019 References

Under his own trade name, Seppo Knuuttila has transported logs and energy wood, as well as performed lumberjack work, ploughing and stump grinding in the Imatra area since 2005. The main activity is specifically the transport of logs and energy wood, for which Knuuttila uses a Valtra 214 Versu tractor equipped with a KESLA 144HD forest trailer and 316T loader. Log transport customers include the City of Imatra with its subsidiaries and Stora Enso.

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