
Forestry contract services: mechanized timber harvesting, stump removal, forest mulching and construction site clearing in the Fichtelgebirge

Lohnunternehmen Gerhard Ruckdeschel
Gefrees (Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia)New on Amplifa
About the company
The contract services company Gerhard Ruckdeschel is a family business founded in 1997 in Gefrees in the Fichtelgebirge (Upper Franconia). The company provides forestry and agricultural contract services, including harvester operations and mechanized timber harvesting, stump milling, stump removal and stump disposal, forest mulching as well as planting preparation. Further service areas include forest road construction, earth excavation, construction site clearing, land clearing and machine transports of all kinds with low-loader trailers. Customers are farmers and foresters, forest owners, municipalities and authorities such as environmental, water management and road construction offices. The always well-maintained and serviced machinery fleet includes, among others, a harvester, a mulching mill AHWI UZM 700, an excavator CAT 317 (19 t) with various working attachments such as the felling-accumulating grapple Westech C 350 as well as low-loader trailers. The company is PEFC-certified (PEFC/04-21-030193).
- Site
- Gefrees
- Processes
- Harvester operations / mechanized timber harvesting, Stump milling / stump removal / stump disposal, Forest mulching, Transport / machine transports of all kinds, Planting preparation, Forest road construction, Earth excavation / construction site clearing / land clearing, Harvester operations
- Materials
- Wood
- Certificates
- PEFC
- Founded
- 1997
- Industries
- Agriculture, Forestry, Municipalities, Authorities/public offices (environmental office, water management office, road, Forest owners
- 01
Clarification of requirements and project planning
- 02
Machine deployment (timber harvesting / land clearing / mulching)
- 03
Processing and disposal
- 04
Transport and removal
- 05
Handover to the customer
Raw materials & processes
Wood
Raw material of the forestry work such as timber harvesting, stump milling and forest mulching.
Locations
Gefrees
DECompany headquarters
- Materials
- Wood
- Harvester
- Mulching mill AHWI UZM 700
- Excavator CAT 317 (19 t)
- Felling-accumulating grapple Westech C 350
- Low-loader trailers
Inside the production

Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvester operations / mechanized timber harvestingOther | – | – | – | – | Holz |
| Stump milling / stump removal / stump disposalOther | – | – | – | – | Holz |
| Forest mulchingOther | – | – | – | – | Holz |
| Transport / machine transports of all kindsOther | – | – | – | – | – |
| Planting preparationOther | – | – | – | – | – |
| Forest road constructionConstruction/Environment | – | – | – | – | – |
| Earth excavation / construction site clearing / land clearingConstruction/Environment | – | – | – | – | – |
5 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvester | – | – | – | – | Gefrees |
| Mulching mill | AHWI UZM 700 | – | – | – | Gefrees |
| Excavator | CAT 317 (19t) | – | – | – | Gefrees |
| Felling-accumulating grapple | Westech C 350 | – | – | – | Gefrees |
| Low-loader trailer | – | – | – | – | Gefrees |
Additional services
Quality & certification
The company is PEFC-certified (PEFC/04-21-030193); the machinery fleet is constantly maintained and serviced.
| Evidence | Gefrees |
|---|---|
| PEFC |
History
- 1997
Foundation of the family business; continuous growth in the following years