The Forestry Industry’s Environmental Pressure
The forestry machinery industry is seeing a clear trend: more and more logging and forest management machines are replacing traditional steel tracks with full-rubber undercarriage. This change is driven by the strict environmental protection requirements in Europe and North America.
Traditional steel tracks have high ground pressure of 0.1MPa, which compacts the forest soil, damages the root system of trees, and affects the forest’s ecological recovery. According to the European Forestry Commission, soil compaction caused by heavy machinery can reduce the forest’s growth rate by 20% for 10 years after the logging. That’s why many European countries have made regulations that logging machines must not compact the forest soil too much.
They also have poor traction on wet forest ground. In the rainy season, steel tracks easily slip on the wet mud, which reduces the machine’s mobility, and even causes safety risks.

MAGEON’s Heavy-Duty Rubber Track for Forestry
MAGEON heavy-duty rubber track undercarriage for forestry solves these problems. First, the widened track shoes reduce ground pressure to only 0.04MPa, which is 60% lower than steel tracks. This protects the forest soil from compaction, meeting the strict environmental requirements of European and North American forestry regulations.
A Swedish forestry company tested our chassis: they found that after using our rubber tracks, the soil compaction rate dropped from 35% to 8%, which fully meets the local environmental standard.
Second, the rubber track has better friction on wet and muddy ground. The special tread pattern of the track shoes provides extra traction, which improves the machine’s traction by 30% compared with steel tracks. In the rainy season, the machine doesn’t slip anymore, and can work on 25-degree slope easily.
Third, the special wear-resistant rubber formula. We added wear-resistant additives and fiber reinforcement to the rubber, which can resist the abrasion of tree roots and rocks. Our test shows that the service life of our forestry rubber track is over 2500 working hours, which is comparable to steel tracks in forestry working conditions.

The Customer Feedback
A Canadian logging contractor told us: “I used steel tracks before, they damaged the soil, and I got fined by the government twice. After switching to MAGEON’s rubber tracks, I don’t have that problem anymore, and the machine works better in the rain. It’s a perfect solution.”