RADIO CONTROLLED CHOKERS

System Overview

Johnson Industries' patented Radio Controlled Choker (RCC) system is ideal for use with all types of yarders, towers, and carriages. The system is adaptable to almost any high lead or carriage system, and benefits increase with the number of chokers in use. The system is best suited to conditions with adequate deflection, and is very effective in second growth timber; Johnson Industries' smallest choker, the RCC004, truly shines in thinning operations.

Features

• Light weight (4 to 6 lb) for easy handling
• Positive latching avoids losing valuable turns
• Easily unhooked after latched
• High quality seals and wipers to resist moisture
• Shock absorbing design increases durability
• Modular components simplify maintenance
• Long battery life (up to two months!)
• Choker models can use from 1/2" to 3/4" diameter line

Benefits

• Safer landing; no need to climb into piles
• Better cold decking; larger piles/higher windrows
• Landing flexibility; selective or all-at-once releasing
• Speed; shorter turn cycles; better use of equipment/manpower
• Increased production; extra loads of logs every day

RCCs Performing in a Helicopter Logging Operation.

RCCs in Concert with a Processor Head.

A few short video clips of logging with RCCs in British Columbia, Washington and Oregon show the system operating in a variety of conditions: