• THE PD5500M DELIMBER

    A STROKE OF GENIUS.

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Pierce PD5500M Delimber

The new PD5500M delimber represents the best of both worlds: the design integrity of industry leading Pierce and Denharco stroke delimbers, plus the genius of new cutting edge processing technology.

Introducing wireless communication! Instead of transmitting information through a cable that can easily be damaged, send it right to the head wirelessly. The PD5500M has even more features to help you work safely and productively. Including a safe and simple cab-operated transport system. A hydraulic wedge locking system for added engagement between tunnel and carriage. Curtain-style hose hangers minimize hose damage. And, LED work lights illuminate your work zone.

Maximum value. Minimum waste. Premium design. That’s the PD5500M.

Pierce Forestry
DIMENSIONS
MINIMUM REACH13’ 6″4.11 m
MAXIMUM REACH49’ 4″59’ 4”
TAIL SWING40’ 1”12.22 m
TRANSPORT HEIGHTMACHINE DEPENDENT
MAXIMUM DECKING HEIGHT11’ 7″3.53 m
WEIGHT*24,400 lb11,091 Kg
DELIMBING
DELIMBING CAPACITY22″56 cm
HANDLING CAPACITY (TUNNELING DIAMETER)32″81 cm
SAW SYSTEMS
TOPPING SAW (3/4″ PITCH) CUTTING CAPACITY25”64 cm
CARRIAGE SAW (3/4″ PITCH) CUTTING CAPACITY34”86 cm
BOOM DRIVE SYSTEM
WINCH DRIVE (VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT MOTOR WITH BRAKE)
BOOM SPEED14 ft/sec4.3 m/sec
HORIZONTAL PULLING FORCE10,000 lb44.5 kN
HORIZONTAL PULLING FORCE WITH POWERPULL13,000 lb57.8 kN
RECOMMENDED CARRIER SPECIFICATIONS
MACHINE SIZE20-30 M.T.
HYDRAULIC PRESSURE4,500 PSI
REQUIRED FLOW2 X 50-60 GPM 2×170-225 l/min

*Includes: Top and butt saws, butt plate, transport positioning, hoist cylinders. Features and technical data may vary without notice.

PD5500M | DM4150 | DT4150

DELIMBER FEATURES COMPARISON

MODELPD5500DM4150DT4150
STRUCTURAL
Heavy duty delimbing head.XXX
Carrier specific baseboom with 32″ tunnel.XXX
Extreme duty joint between tunnel & carriage.XN/AN/A
Heavy duty joint between tunnel & carriage.N/AXX
Increased distance between carriage rollers increases boom life.XXX
Retractable butt plate (standard equipment).XXX
High strength 12″ x 12″ monoboom.XXX
High strength 6″ x 8″ inner boom.N/AN/AX
Floating trough with support roller minimizes damage to long, valuable stems.XXX
Expandable carriage pin.XN/AN/A
Expandable main pin replaces oem main pin for tighter engagement.XXX
ARMS
Export quality, cast ‘mono-stem’ delimb arms for large single stem processing.XXOptional
Cast ‘multi-stem’ delimb arms for multiple stem processing.N/AOptionalX
Bolt-on delimb arms for easy replacement.N/AXX
Delimb knives with removable blades.N/AXX
Forward front delimb arm positioned only inches from top saw eliminates slabbing.XN/AN/A
Delimb arms center log properly in trough.XXX
Heavy duty rear hold arms.XXX
SAW SYSTEMS
Supercut .404 top saw systems with auto-tensioning & saw safeties.N/AXX
Topping knives.N/AN/AOptional
Supercut .404 butt saw with auto-tensioning & saw safeties.N/AOptionalOptional
Supercut .404 butt saw on the head with auto-tensioning & saw safeties.N/AOptionalOptional
Supercut 3/4 pitch top and butt saw systems with auto-tensioning & saw safeties.N/AOptionalN/A
3/4 pitch top & butt saw systems with manual tensioning.XN/AN/A
‘Saw-to-saw’ saves rehandling with the butt saw positioned behind the hold arms.XXX
Swing-out top saw door designed for simple saw maintenance.XXX
DRIVE SYSTEM
Powerful, quiet & easy to maintain winch drive system with parking brake & auto-tensioning.XXX
Parking brake is activated when saws are activated – eliminating bent bars.XXX
Variable displacement drive motor.XXX
Powerpull enables momentary increase in boom power.XXX
Curtain-style hose hangers & heavy duty support cables.XXN/A
Central support cable adjustment assures equal tension on each cable.XN/AN/A
MODELPD5500DM4150DT4150
ROLLERS
Tandem rollers on carriage.XXN/A
Adjustable horizontal rollers on carriage.XXN/A
Adjustable vertical rollers on carriage.XXN/A
Single horizontal rollers on main boom & carriage.N/AN/AX
Tandem horizontal rollers on main boom & carriage.N/AN/AOptional
Fixed horizontal roller on telescopic boom.N/AN/AX
Adjustable horizontal roller on telescopic boom.N/AN/AOptional
Adjustable vertical slide blocks on carriage and main boom.N/AN/AX
Adjustable vertical rollers on carriage and main boom.N/AN/AOptional
TRANSPORTATION
Manual transportation system.N/A
Hydraulic transportation system.XOptionalOptional
Hydraulic wedge lock & sheave positioning transport system – all controlled from inside cab (only manual adjustment required is unpinning the trough).XN/AN/A
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Plus1 Control System with control handles.XXX
Real-time tailswing distance display on monitor.XN/AN/A
Wireless communication between cab & head – no more cable running down the boom.XN/AN/A
Proportional soft clamp.XN/AN/A
LED work lights on carriage.XXX
Initiate measuring using photocells (located in trough for automatic positioning) or buttplate.XN/AN/A
Length Detector allows for simple length measuring.N/AOptionalOptional
PIERCE SUPPORT allows remote access to your machine.XXX
HYDRAULIC SYSTEM
Automatic stroke-end speed reducer.XXX
Protected, enclosed delimbing head hydraulics.XXX
Shockless relief system designed to cushion hydraulic over pressures.XXX
Centralized lubrication system.XN/AN/A
Twin 3 1/2″ delimb arm cylinders.XN/AN/A
4″ delimb arm cylinders.N/AN/AX
4 1/2″ delimb arm cylinders.N/AXN/A
3″ diameter cushioned hold arm cylinders.N/AOptionalX
4″ diameter cushioned hold arm cylinders.XXOptional
Lock valves on delimb & hold arm cylinders.XXX

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