After 1997 the Swiss FOCAR was produced 100% in Switzerland. The last generation of FORCAR produced by Herzog were the FORCAR steep slope forwarders. Equipped by a new technique – a traction winch – the machine was tested for weeks in practical use. The last FORCAR was handed over in 2008. Afterwards Herzog concentrated in construction of traction winches.

In 1994 Herzog Forsttechnik entered into a new successful partnership with the Austrian company KONRAD FORSTTECHNIK.

In cooperation with PONSSE and its German agent WAHLERS FORSTTECHNIK, Herzog upgrades forwarders and harvesters with traction winches in order to make them suitable for the use in steep slopes.

Today around 300 SYNCHROWINCH traction winches on machines of different manufacturer are in use worldwide.
In 2011 a German branch of Herzog Forsttechnik was established. This resulted in the foundation of HERZOG & REINHARDT GmbH in Delbrück in collaboration with Stefan Reinhardt.

Since the beginning of 2019 Herzog Forsttechnik represents HEIZOMAT with its woods chippers HEIZOHACK in Switzerland – including after-sales service.

The successful partnerships in combination with our own production have continually increased the number of staff members – today we employ around 20 workers.

Herzog - Traction Winch for Forwarder - Brochure