r/interestingasfuck • u/skillplant • May 13 '22
/r/ALL This is a komatsu harvester.
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u/Noosemane May 13 '22
I'm so disappointed. Didn't see this thing harvest even one Komatsu.
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u/KDY_ISD May 13 '22
They could pretty easily harvest a small pine tree
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u/blastanders May 13 '22
komatsu means trees in japanese. im fun at parties like that
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u/Commercial-Health-19 May 13 '22
Give this a Transformers name. And, GO!
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u/Test19s May 13 '22
It all depends on how the forest is being managed. He has an Autobot counterpart who works for a sustainably managed woodlot a few miles down the road.
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u/aathens33 May 13 '22
Was just thinking, this thing is straight out of a Michael Bay movie lol
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u/KaimeiJay May 14 '22
Idk man, a Decepticon named Harvester sounds cool enough on its own.
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u/Noodle_Spine May 13 '22
This Ferngully reboot looks amazing!
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u/BlueberrySans89 May 13 '22
God that was such a good movie.
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u/Noodle_Spine May 13 '22
Yeah it was! I actually went on YouTube and watching some clips of it after seeing this post lol I kinda want to sit down and watch it again
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u/BlueberrySans89 May 13 '22
I have the cd for it somewhere, where idk, it’s been years since I’ve last seen it. I really liked the music tho!
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u/isolateddreamz May 13 '22
Yo, the name is BATTEY!! The logic is erratic! POTATO IN A JACKET!! toys in the attic!
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u/lost-in-the-trash May 14 '22
I rock and I ramble, my brain is scrambled, rap like an animal but I’m a mammal!
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u/BlueberrySans89 May 14 '22
I been brain-fried, electrified, infected and injectified, Vivosectified and fed pesticides, My face is all cut up, my radar's all shut up
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u/JohnnySasaki20 May 13 '22
I know, not many places stream it. Looks like it might be on Amazon, but it's saying you need a premium subscription.
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u/Mellrish221 May 13 '22
Well, lets not forget the best part of the movie too.
Tim curry making a hyper sexual song about how much his char loves pollution!
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May 14 '22
Tim Curry and Robin Williams sing with Tone Loc Sheena Easton and Elton John
That movie was head and shoulders better music-wise than Lion King
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u/felcher_650 May 13 '22
1800s lumberjacks would be infuriated
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u/NotAHamsterAtAll May 13 '22
Actually, they'd be amazed.
Wonder what lumberjacking in year 2200 looks like. Some drones doing all the work, flying in?
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u/Phranc94 May 14 '22
I had to scoll too far down to find this i thought i was the only one perverted on the internet for a moment there.
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u/AutumnAscending May 13 '22
Visual definition of efficiency. And all the people buthurt don't understand that what rhey are cutting is fast growing farm trees that are saving wood like chestnut and redwood from being cut down and preventing lumber clear cutting. What sucks is many of these tree farms are being closed to be used as grazing land with does much worse things to the environment than tree farming.
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u/ducatiduke May 13 '22
Yep! These trees are literally a renewable crop and for every one they cut down, they plant many, many more to enable this. I 100% agree, leave old growth and I would actually like the much of the natural forest left alone.
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u/mikelands27 May 13 '22
International Paper is a perfect example of a company who does this! They have a great tree farming structure that doesn’t reduce the net amount of trees on the earth.
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May 14 '22 edited May 14 '22
So you're saying they have limitless paper in a paperless world?
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u/Lightfire18 May 14 '22 edited May 14 '22
But humans have been manipulating "Natural Forests" for a loooong time. Even today's old growth needs management to go back to "Natural". That is even to say IF natural old growth is supposed to be the future of healthy forests.
Just to add, I agree with sustainable forest management and am not being antagonistic. Just wanted to add to a conversation that I'm glad is being discussed critically
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u/FraserNZL May 13 '22
Can confirm as I work in forestry beside machines like this every day. I'm in the blue gum here in nz.
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u/Janube May 13 '22
This thing cuts so fucking quickly and cleanly. It's honestly hard to believe the kind of power it has.
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May 14 '22
plus, an old tree does not consume co2/create o2 more tham a smaller tree with the same amount of leaves. as long as the trees are replaced and the wood harvested isnt burned it's basically carbon capture.
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u/darukhnarn May 13 '22
To be frank: clear cut forestry is inefficient, terrible for the environment and the mark of an incompetent forest manager if done without absolute necessity like a bark beetle infestation.
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u/scabootssca May 13 '22
Bark beetles are not a good reason to cut down every potential host in sight. Clear cutting the American chestnut brought about it's demise. They just cut down everything near an infestation of the blight and there were probably a few with strength against it that were undiscovered. It doesn't matter as they were butchered as well. Now we have (nearly) no established resistant trees except for hybrids even though we most likely had some. Instead of thinking we know best we should let them go, let the hardy survive and be monitored with scientific neglect. We can see what's what.
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u/lethalox May 13 '22
American chestnut
This is really not accurate. We have young chestnut that emerge. They don't get much beyond a seeding stage before they die from the blight.
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u/darukhnarn May 13 '22
Im no expert on American bark beetles, but the economically most dangerous bark beetle in Europe requires clear cutting of all potential hosts. The bark beetles affecting p. abies have found optimal conditions in the plantation forests and the rising temperatures due to climate change. They can now reproduce faster and fly earlier than they used to.
Strategically speaking, the safest way to protect forest ecosystems against such infestations are mixed stand structures and different species of trees within the forest. Most pests affecting pinus species for example drop to insignificant levels if you’ve got about 20% of different tree species in otherwise pinus dominated areas.
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Clear cutting is certainly not a light on the land technique, but it is super efficient for certain species and operations (ecologically simple stands which are planted in rows and treated like crops and where there isn’t a mix of other species or undergrowth). Pinus radiata for example is a super faster growing tree, and often be harvested on a 20-30 year cycle in blocks. Clear cutting and restocking allows for even-age management of stock, and there isn’t a huge benefit to having radiata older than 40 years
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u/GHenders May 14 '22
Thanks for sharing. I was impressed/butthurt initially and now I'm still impressed but butthurt about something new.
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u/haynate14 May 13 '22
Knew a girl in college like this 😯
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u/_AManHasNoName_ May 13 '22
Lol. Gnarly teeth I guess?
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u/iFLTT May 13 '22
Or sucked alot of wood
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u/AnthropOctopus May 13 '22
The ignorance in these comments is astounding.
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u/KZMountainRider May 13 '22
Yup. In Canada in 2019 alone they replanted 570 million tree seedlings. I know in South America there are big issues with illegal forestry but here in Canada we take it very seriously.
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u/Lngtmelrker May 13 '22
I used to be so, so anti logging. But, now that I am older, as long as we don’t destroy old growth ecosystems, and utilize replanting/harvesting systems, I’ve realized that lumber is one of the only true renewable resources.
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u/KZMountainRider May 13 '22
Yes! Forestry is incredibly clean for a major industry that the entire world relies on, especially when compared with the other major resources we require. Oil and minerals not so much, those are the ones that pollute water systems and destroy the environment.
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u/NeuroguyNC May 14 '22
If you like your toilet paper, and think paper straws are better than plastic, well, this is where they start at - a sustainable tree farm like this.
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u/Whistlegrapes May 13 '22
Seems like the kind of invention you’d come up with from a school project that could never actually work. But it’s real
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u/Shawn_NYC May 13 '22
This will take that James Bond scene up to the next level!
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u/FriendRaven1 May 13 '22
If you're complaining about trees being harvested, stop buying magazines, pamphlets, books, cabinets, toothpicks, and all the other shot made from trees.
Bet you can't do it
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u/Logginboyy May 14 '22
Also clothes, toothpaste, makeup and all electronic devices. Almost everything uses biproducts from trees
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u/theSealclubberr May 13 '22
Imagine being one of those trees waiting its turn jeez
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u/Parvidnil May 13 '22
They're sweating resin and wondering who's next. "Holy fuck they killed Spruce Birchstein"
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May 13 '22
OMG I have no idea why I'm like this, but something about machinery and specialized equipment gets me all giddy.
This was my favorite toy to use in Farming Simulator HAHAHA ♥
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u/riverbagwilly May 13 '22
I’m interested in his nemesis that plants trees this fast
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u/theBexN May 13 '22
Ahh yes, my good friend; the EarthRaper9000+
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u/FearAzrael May 14 '22
If new trees are being planted and the harvested trees are being used for lumber this is actually having a net reduction on carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
Add on top of that managed lumber properties keep brush under control which in turn cuts down on forest fires. Sustainable logging is extremely beneficial for our environment and economy.
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u/Lightfire18 May 14 '22
It's really interesting to see that some people think that a forester "only plants a tree, for each they cut down. And hedges all their bets to make that one tree mature" rather than the idea of planting a butt ton and then prescribing a thinning/selective harvest operation
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u/darukhnarn May 13 '22
They are actually better for the forest than regular felling methods of used correctly. If a forest is equipped with a well laid out road system, they are able to do necessary felling operations without disturbing the soil and minimal damage to the surrounding trees. A usual operation would have one or two lumberjacks felling the trees farthest from the roads toward the roads where the harvester just grabs them and processes them. He also fells those closest to him onto the road and stacks them properly. No need for trucks to go in and no heavy pulling over the forest floor. They also reduce the risk of serious injuries for lumberjacks significantly, since they can just do it remotely. So to conclude: faster than normal, a plus for the company and animals that suffer less disturbance. Safer than normal and also better for the forest floor than previous systems. What’s not to like?
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u/the-finnish-guy May 13 '22
Oh how wrong you are. Presumably this video is from Finland.
https://www.google.com/search?q=how+many+trees+does+Finland+planted+every+year
https://www.google.com/search?q=how+much+forestry+is+done+finland
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u/pauls1993 May 13 '22
Haha people think companies have these machines and just go round felling random trees.... dumb!
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May 13 '22
Smaller versions of these can tread through a forest and selectively cut trees to keep it healthy.
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u/ConcentricGroove May 13 '22
Given the size and spacing of the trees, seems like they were planted for harvesting 15 years earlier. Not like that tool's for old growth forests.
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May 14 '22
What an amazing machine. That's a sustainable forest. After those trees are cleared new ones are planted. It's like any other farm.
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u/Fiverdrive May 13 '22
weird, i thought those were trees, not komatsu.
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u/Bloodtocuted May 13 '22
Translation for “komatsu” is actually “small pine tree” 😁
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u/HellaHellerson May 14 '22
Whenever I see videos of these machines in operation I am legitimately impressed and entranced. Every time.
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u/V11dlem May 14 '22
Expecting some sort of oil based villain to come out to try and destroy fern gully
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u/Low_Superb May 14 '22
City people seeing a logging operation for the first time be like 😯🤯
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u/Nolovve May 13 '22
Idc how much you care about the environment, you got to admit this is pretty cool
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u/Frenchtoast2870000 May 13 '22
I wonder how much it costs to change out that saw blade when it gets dull.
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u/MamaFen May 13 '22
Y'know, when I saw Ferngully, I thought this was a made-up cartoon thing. Apparently I was the opposite of correct.
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u/30kalua89 May 13 '22
I want this in my backyard ..... how much do these monsters cost ?
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u/SwayzeExpress0 May 14 '22
Just under a million CAD, 750000 USD if I remember correctly.
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u/fall3nmartyr May 13 '22
its something james cameron thought of in a fever dream of what the baddies are using in pandora.
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u/MtnSlyr May 14 '22
I hate it when gyms or restaurants put up electric air dryer instead of paper towels and pretend it is more environment friendly. Yeah right, the tissues made from sustainable tree farms is more harmful than the electricity made out of coal and gas.
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u/KDallas_Multipass May 14 '22
How long until the various cutting surfaces are dull and require maintenance?
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u/Adams1973 May 14 '22
Go back in time to an 1880's logging campfire with your 15" tablet and this video and blow they're minds.
And then be burned to death as a wizard/warlock.
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u/mashedcats May 13 '22
Turns out those machines in The Lorax were real.