575 Harvesting Head

Overview

The 575 harvesting head is productive and reliable in a variety of demanding applications and tree profiles. An extremely durable all-around harvester head, it is well suited to in-stand harvesting, roadside processing, multi-stem pulpwood processing and eucalyptus debarking.

With independent knife arms, the 575 harvesting head excels in tough timber with large limbs and poor stem form. Optional timed knives are available for easier picking in roadside processing applications.

Tigercat’s patented Autoshift™ drive system provides extra power and positive grip when feeding large trees, fast speed in smaller trees, and full manual control when required. The 575 starts in 3WD, maximizing feed force for faster acceleration and to quickly power through bigger trees. As the load drops, it automatically shifts to 2WD, improving efficiency and increasing feed speed. The system shifts back and forth seamlessly with no operator input required, all while maintaining precise and accurate length measurements.

Key Benefits

Larger diameter hoses and larger capacity valves than similar class heads to match the greater hydraulic flow and power of Tigercat harvester carriers
Robust design, high quality components for high duty cycles and long life
Precise diameter and length measuring
Efficient hydraulics for high performance, efficiency and improved carrier component life

Videos

LH822D with 575 bushfire salvage, Australia

This LH822D is equipped with the 575 harvesting head. This machine was destined to showcase at AUSTimber 2020 but unfortunately never made it due to COVID-19. This unit has the shorter 8,2 metre (27 ft) boom option for better stability & lift capacity in larger trees and is working in the Green Hills region of southern NSW State Forests where approximately 52 000 hectares (128,495 acres) of plantation Radiata pine was burned by bushfires earlier this year. A huge thank you to P & T Lonergan, G & J Groves Pty Ltd, and Oldina Logging for running the machine demo for us, and also to FCNSW for allowing the demo during these challenging times. Onetrak’s Tumut branch has worked hard to get this demo organized. Thank you Onetrak. Download in HD

575 harvesting head: mixed stand

Tigercat 575 harvesting head on a Tigercat H855C carrier in a mixed stand in Nova Scotia. E&R Langille Contracting Ltd. owns four 575 heads. The company cites long-term durability and multi-stemming capability as primary advantages. E&R Langille's original 575 was purchased in 2007 and has over 21,000 operating hours. Download in HD Download for mobile

Downloads

See below related files that you can download.

- Harvesting head brochure
- Harvesting Head Brochure – Limited Accessibility (5.12 Mb)
- Harvesting Head Brochure (quick download) – Limited Accessibility (1.91 Mb)
- D5 control system brochure
- Tigercat D5 control system brochure (18.87 Mb)
- Tigercat D5 control system brochure (quick download) (2.99 Mb)

News & Articles

BTB 53: Operator Feedback 575 Harvesting Head
Published on: Tuesday 10th November 2020
Australian operators provide feedback on the Tigercat LH822D harvester equipped with the 575 harvesting head in bush fire salvage operations in NSW.
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BTB 48: Processing with Sanders Logging
Published on: Monday 30th April 2018
BTB catches up with 26-year-old Harry Sanders III to see how things are going with his new Tigercat H250D processor.
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BTB 45: DRIVEN
Published on: Friday 31st March 2017
Two brothers with a lifetime of experience and a penchant for hard work have a drive to succeed and are proving it just two years in.
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BTB 37: Head Count in Saskatchewan
Published on: Tuesday 1st July 2014
Performance and support leads to steadily expanding TH575 population in Saskatchewan.
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BTB 36: E&R Langille Believes in Tigercat 575
Published on: Saturday 1st March 2014
BTB reported on the operations of Nova Scotia based E&R Langille Contracting Ltd. back in 2008, not long after the company purchased, sight unseen, the third ever TH575 harvesting head to be produced by Tigercat.
Read more about BTB 36: E&R Langille Believes in Tigercat 575

Photos

SPECIFICATIONS

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Dimensions

WIDTH maximum	1 990 mm
WIDTH maximum	78 in
WIDTH minimum	1 625 mm
WIDTH minimum	64 in
HEIGHT less rotator and link	2 160 mm
HEIGHT less rotator and link	85 in
BASE WEIGHT less rotator and link	2 790 kg
BASE WEIGHT less rotator and link	6,140 Ib

Hydraulic System

OPERATING PRESSURE recommended	310 bar (4,500 psi)
REQUIRED FLOW maximum	370 L/min (98 US gpm)
REQUIRED FLOW minimum	325 L/min (85 US gpm)

Cutting

CHAIN OIL CAPACITY	20 L (5.3 US gal)
MAIN SAW UNIT standard	Hultdins SupercutTM 100 with auto-tension, proportional lubrication, saw limiting
CHAIN	10 mm pitch
CHAIN	0.404 in pitch
BAR standard	825 mm
BAR standard	32.5 in
MAXIMUM CUT	700 mm
MAXIMUM CUT	27.5 in
BAR Optional	900 mm
BAR Optional	35.4 in
MAXIMUM CUT	775 mm
MAXIMUM CUT	30.5 in
MAIN SAW UNIT optional	Hultdins Supercut™ 300 with auto-tension, proportional lubrication, saw limiting
CHAIN	19 mm
CHAIN	0.75 in
BAR standard	915 mm
BAR standard	36 in
MAXIMUM CUT	730 mm
MAXIMUM CUT	29 in
BAR optional	1 010 mm
BAR optional	40 in
MAXIMUM CUT	830 mm
MAXIMUM CUT	32.5 in
TOP SAW	(Standard) Hultdins Supercut™ 100 with auto-tension, proportional lubrication
CHAIN standard	10 mm pitch
CHAIN standard	0.404 pitch
BAR standard	550 mm
BAR standard	21.5 in
MAXIMUM CUT	430 mm
MAXIMUM CUT	20 in
	670 mm, special order kit
BAR optional	26.4 in, special order kit
MAXIMUM CUT	565 mm
MAXIMUM CUT	22.2 in

Feeding

DRIVE SYSTEM	Independent, canted wheel arms, Autoshift™ 3WD/2WD with manual control
ARM DRIVE MOTORS	(2) 900 cc
Optional	(2) 800 cc (2) 1000 cc
PEAK FEEDING SPEED	5,8 m/s
PEAK FEEDING SPEED	19 ft/s
With optional motors	6,4 m/s 5,5 m/s
With optional motors	21 ft/s 18 ft/s
FRAME DRIVE MOTORS	400 cc
FEED WHEELS	24 mm (0.9 in) thumbnail
Optional	13 mm (0.8 in) thumbnail 24 mm (0.8 in) alpine Eucalyptus debarking, serrated/single edge Eucalyptus debarking, single edge Eucalyptus debarking, double edge
FEED WHEEL maximum opening	725 mm
FEED WHEEL maximum opening	28.5 in
FEED WHEEL minimum closing	50 mm
FEED WHEEL minimum closing	2 in

Delimbing and Debarking

KNIVES	(3) Independent delimbing arms (2) Fixed Replaceable blades
FRONT KNIVES TIP OPENING	710 mm
FRONT KNIVES TIP OPENING	28 in
FRONT KNIVES minimum diameter	45 mm
FRONT KNIVES minimum diameter	1.8 in
BACK KNIFE TIP OPENING	800 mm
BACK KNIFE TIP OPENING	31.5 in

Measuring and Control System

SYSTEM LEVEL	Tigercat D5 Prio
Optional	Tigercat D5 Prio PC Tigercat D5 Optimization

Recommended Carriers

RECOMMENDED CARRIERS

Tigercat H250, 850, LH822, LH845, H855/LH855

Other Equipment

OPTIONAL

Tigercat 310 rotator and link
Tigercat 360 rotator and link or yoke
Processing knives with timing link
Hydraulic front knife timing find end sensor
Wireless keyboard
Electronic calipers
GeoInfo GPS
OperationMonitor
‘L-style’ and ‘Straight stick style’ control handles
Various measuring wheels
Start-up parts and tool kit
Colour marking