REPORT: For forester Nikki Koch, his WF trac 1100 is a faithful companion…and not just in the woods. We take a look at his lumberjack with MB trac genes.
Nikki Koch is a one-man contractor focusing on forestry services as well as working at festivals and events. And his WF trac 1100 is fundamental to both parts of his business. “Among other things, I am the organiser of my own private festival at a castle ruin near here,” explains Nikki, who lives in Wadern, just east of the Luxembourg border. “My WF trac pulls the drinks trucks and carries the sound equipment, the porta-potties and pretty much everything else up the mountain. There’s not a lot you can do by car there.” Nevertheless, his main focus is on forestry. After all, the WF trac was developed with forestry applications in mind.
MB trac heritage
A supplier of Unimog accessories, Werner also became one of the most important suppliers of all MB trac add-ons — especially when it comes to forestry equipment. The list of items is endless: Winches, guards, cranes, logging blades, anchor and grader blades, logging structures and much more. So when MB trac production ceased back in 1991, Werner also lost the important host machine for most of its forestry equipment. Without further ado, the company, which is based in Trier south of Cologne, developed its own Trac tractor for forestry use, and it’s unmistakably based on the MB trac. As well as the ladder-type frame, both the sprung front axle — a real speciality in the forestry tractor sector — and the rear portal axle were sourced from the MB trac or Unimog. The colour scheme was also clearly aimed at existing MB trac clientele.
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