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Knight Division TacticalWhat is a Heavy Equipment Task Force (HETF)?
Heavy Equipment Task Force (HETF)
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KDT provides Heavy Equipment Task Forces (HETF) for wildfires: a base order of five machines, a feller buncher, skidder, dozer, skidgine or pumper cat, and an excavator or masticator, working under one supervisor.
Typical configuration
- Base order
- 5 machines per task force, under one supervisor
- Feller buncher
- One leveling feller buncher
- Skidder
- One rubber-tired skidder
- Dozer
- One Type 2 or Type 3 dozer, 6-way (PAT) blade or manual angle with hydraulic tilt
- Water
- One drop-tank skidgine or pumper cat capable of skidding logs
- Fifth piece
- Option 1: excavator, 85+ HP. Option 2: boom-mounted masticator
- Method of hire
- Daily, with mileage (mobilization plus retained transport)
A Heavy Equipment Task Force is a combination of heavy equipment that works as one resource under one supervisor. Each task force is a base order of five machines, and you can order as many task forces and single machines as the work needs. It pairs machines that fell and move timber with a dozer and a machine that carries water.
The task force is paid by the day, with mileage for mobilization plus retained transport. The base order is a leveling feller buncher, a rubber-tired skidder, a Type 2 or Type 3 dozer with a six-way (PAT) blade or manual angle with hydraulic tilt, and a drop-tank skidgine or pumper cat that can skid logs, plus either an excavator of 85+ HP or a boom-mounted masticator.
KDT fields the task force with its operators and supervisor, and moves it to and around the incident on its retained transports.
Available as
- HETF with excavator (Option 1)
- HETF with boom-mounted masticator (Option 2)
- Single machines from the task force ordered separately
What's included
- Task force supervisor
- Operators for every machine
- Retained transports for moves on the incident
- Mobilization and demobilization
Where it's used
- Felling and cutting trees (feller buncher)
- Moving logs (skidder)
- Dozer work with a 6-way or angle-and-tilt blade
- Water on the line from a skidgine or pumper cat
Questions, answered.
What is a Heavy Equipment Task Force (HETF)?
A combination of heavy equipment that works as one resource under one supervisor. Each task force is a base order of five machines. Order as many task forces and single machines as the work needs.
What equipment is in an HETF?
A leveling feller buncher, a rubber-tired skidder, a Type 2 or Type 3 dozer, a drop-tank skidgine or pumper cat that can skid logs, and either an excavator of 85 HP or more or a boom-mounted masticator.
How is an HETF paid?
Daily, with mileage for mobilization plus retained transport.
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