ecoforst

ecoforst is an Austrian company that develops and builds the T-WINCH, a mobile traction winch designed to make timber harvesting safer and more efficient in steep and difficult-to-access terrain. The company describes itself as a young, dynamic and highly motivated team whose main target is simplifying timber harvesting in steep and difficult terrain. The concept grew out of the team's own many years of work in the field of tree felling, and the construction of the T-WINCH was approached in a solution-oriented way, with the aim of keeping safety as high as possible while keeping damage to a minimum. The T-WINCH is a crawler-mounted, radio-controlled traction winch that assists forestry machines and operators where unsecured driving would create too much risk for people and machines. According to the company, the machine allows access to rough terrain while taking into account the ecological requirements needed for the continued development of nature. ecoforst highlights continuous power adaptation, a robust construction and a functional design that together support approved and reliable operation in situ. A plate at the front of the machine provides additional stability in rough terrain, while crawler movement and radio control make it easy to reach the operating field. The product line includes the T-WINCH 10.3, described by ecoforst as the "little" T-WINCH and best suited to cut-to-length technology. The company presents the traction winch as a considerable cost saving for the operator because of a verifiable reduction in fuel consumption, as well as an environmentally conscious approach in the field of timber harvesting. ecoforst markets its products internationally and appears at forestry trade exhibitions. Its official website lists appearances at the Paul Bunyan Show in Ohio, USA, and EXPOCORMA in Bíobío, Chile, indicating activity in North and South American markets alongside its European home base. The company is Austrian and is recorded as an Austrian company in Wikidata. It operates as a private company; no parent company, ownership structure or stock listing is indicated in the available evidence.

ecoforst is an Austrian company that emerged from practical experience in tree felling. According to its official website, the team behind the name ecoforst is young, dynamic and highly motivated, and its main target focuses on simplifying timber harvesting in steep and difficult-to-access terrain. The company states that the idea for an innovative traction winch was born out of the team's own many years of work in the field of tree felling, with a solution-oriented approach at the centre of the construction of the T-WINCH. The founding motivation was safety and damage limitation: the T-WINCH was conceived to keep safety as high as possible while keeping damage to a minimum, and to allow access to rough terrain while taking into consideration the necessary ecological set-ups for the continued development of nature. The machine is intended for places where unsecured driving leads to too increased risk for human and machine. Over time ecoforst developed the T-WINCH into a product family. The website presents the T-WINCH 10.3, described as the "little" T-WINCH and best for cut-to-length technology. The company emphasizes continuous power adaptation, a remarkable construction and functional design for approved and reliable operation in situ, crawler movement and radio control for easy reach of the operation field, and a front plate for additional stability in rough terrain. It also markets the traction winch as a considerable cost saving for the operator because of a verifiable reduction of fuel consumption, and as an environmentally conscious approach in the field of timber harvesting. ecoforst sells internationally and promotes its machines at forestry trade fairs. Its website lists upcoming appearances at the Paul Bunyan Show, held October 3–5, 2026 at the Guernsey Co. Fairground in Cambridge, Ohio, USA, and at EXPOCORMA 2026, held November 18–20, 2026 at Av. Villa Verde 84, Coronel, Bíobío, Chile. These listings indicate an active export orientation reaching North and South America in addition to its Austrian and wider European base. Wikidata records ecoforst as an Austrian company. No founding year, founder names, ownership structure or stock listing are provided in the available evidence.

• Idea for an innovative traction winch born from the team's own years of work in tree felling; T-WINCH construction begins with a solution-oriented approach.

• T-WINCH 10.3 presented as the "little" T-WINCH, best for cut-to-length technology.

• Scheduled appearance at the Paul Bunyan Show, October 3–5, 2026, Guernsey Co. Fairground, Cambridge, Ohio, USA.

• Scheduled appearance at EXPOCORMA 2026, November 18–20, 2026, Coronel, Bíobío, Chile.

Specialist supplier of safe, environmentally conscious traction winch solutions for timber harvesting in steep and difficult terrain.

• T-WINCH 10.3

  The "little" T-WINCH, best for cut-to-length technology.

• T-WINCH mobile traction winch

  Crawler-mounted, radio-controlled traction winch assistant for timber harvesting in steep and difficult terrain, with continuous power adaptation and a front plate for stability.

1. 1ecoforst official websiteecoforst.at
2. 2Wikidata Q138729246wikidata.org