Watch the high performance LS857 shovel logger working in a variety of applications and diverse terrain. From the steep slopes of Chile to the mountains of Idaho, the LS857 bridges the gap between conventional ground based harvesting and yarding systems. The LS857 can be equipped with a variety of grapple styles or the TCi 5195 directional felling saw for felling and shovel logging with a single machine.
14 October 2025
BTB visits Chase Fox in the mountains of western North Carolina to see the Tigercat LS857 working in a complex storm cleanup application with seriously steep terrain.
4 July 2017
Tigercat customer support representative, Gary MacDonald discusses the critical design advantages built into the 5195 directional felling saw, a preferred choice for felling heavy timber on steep slopes.
2 March 2016
Watch the Tigercat 5195 directional felling saw in a sensitive selective felling application in NSW, Australia.
2 February 2016
A Tigercat LS855C shovel logger equipped with the Tigercat 5195 directional felling saw operating in Tasmania, Australia.
18 March 2024
Tigercat talks to Francisco Sandoval, a shovel logger instructor from Chile, to learn more about a novel logging training program and how Tigercat machines have become a valuable learning tool for future Chilean machine operators.
