Hahn Machinery, Inc.

Hahn Machinery was founded by Ray Hahn in 1972 to produce its Hahn Harvester line of shortwood processors, the Industry’s first mechanical tree processor. In those days, trees were delimbed and cut to length by men working with chainsaws. The process involved a lot of hard work and was inherently dangerous and finding men willing and able to do the job was difficult. With the introduction of the Hahn Harvester, the process of delimbing, cutting to length, and piling was done by one person seated in an enclosed cab. Production was dramatically increased, labor requirements decreased, safety greatly enhanced, and the trend towards total mechanization of the logging industry was launched. Over the ensuing years, the Hahn Harvester line was expanded to include mechanical processors, designed for large timber found in the Pacific Northwest and small single grip harvester heads for plantation thinning applications throughout the U.S. and Canada.