The progress was noticeable. The third machine in row had self-made and more modern cabin, the equipment was supplemented with air conditioner. The electrical joysticks were replaced with smaller electronic mini-joysticks. That gave rise to a new idea – to start producing homemade Metsis forwarders for Estonian entrepreneurs. In spring of 2003 the companies Iftar and Logtehnika started negotiations to supply components for manufacturing firm and Iftar had also an offer for Logtehnika – to start selling Metsis brand machines. Logtehnika at that time traded used forest machines and supplied spare parts for other logging machines.

After a year and a half long dialogue, a new and beneficial business idea was born – the companies became partners and established a joint enterprise in the autumn 2004 with the intention to manufacture and market the forest machines.

The new enterprise had the same name as trademark - Metsis Ltd. The partners complemented each other well - Iftar had technical solutions, Logtehnika added potential customers and provided foreign components supply.

Newly established Metsis Ltd found itself from new economic space, that had recently joined the European Union. Not all the solutions Iftar previously developed were suitable anymore; EU had validated new additional technical requirements. After half a year of intensive work together with components suppliers, Metsis Ltd issued a new forestry forwarder in the spring 2005 that now met the standards set by EU.

Special thanks to Finnish laboratory Vakola, that tested and sertified the new prototype model.

The new Metsis forwarder bears the model number Metsis 408F and has changed a lot compared to its predecessors. Compared to the older models, it can be said that the well balanced frames have remained the same, all east orign components however are replaced with modern and only well known european and american brands.

Again, the new model has a new cabin, this time already OPS,ROPS,FOPS certified. Self combined transmission is replaced with axles specially made for forest machines by Dana. Machine engine is well known finnish Sisu Diesel, operating system is Parker digital microchip controller system. For crane solutins we offer finnish made Loglift or just as well known swedish Cranab.

Since autumn 2005 the last model - 408F – is in serial production. Development continues and already new models are waiting their turn. During the forestry season 2005/2006 we hope to present new harvester and a little smaller forwarder.

Further Metsis Ltd marketing plans are not limited only with Estonia, big par of attitude is now directed to the other markets. Some present year machines found a place for self in Latvia and Belarus. We are open for discussions and waiting everybody "knocking to our door".

Metsis Ltd. products

Forwarder Loggers

Metsis - Model 208F - Forwarders

Metsis - Model 408F - Forwarders