Mowi – The Original
Once Mowi – always Mowi
A FTG Mowi forest trailer is highly manoeuvrable and well built to withstand tough days in the forest. Mowi parallel-guided forest cranes are strong, fast, easy to drive cranes that require low oil flow. This results in lower fuel consumption with better operator environment and best overall economy.
The Mowi forest crane was invented and developed by Wiking Gunnarsson with a unique movement pattern that allows you to get high above the load and far down slopes with unrivalled speed.
FTG forest trailers and forest cranes are designed, developed and built in Bäckefors – by people who also work in the forest themselves.
Mowi forest trailers and forest cranes are sought after on the market with high resale value, which makes it extra nice when you want to trade it for a new Mowi. Because as those who once had Mowi are often heard to say – Once Mowi – always Mowi!
With Mowi’s unique forest cranes and well-built forest trailers, you get a smooth-running and agile forestry vehicle that makes your work in the forest fast, efficient and fun. Simply a good day in the forest.
Mowi – for a good day in the forest
The original born from an idea for a better crane
It all started with an idea
It all started when Wiking Gunnarsson had an idea for a forest crane based on the principle of parallelisation. He had a lot of experience in forestry work from his company “Moderna Traktortransporter” and believed that a crane built according to the parallelisation concept could make work in the forest easier, faster and better.
After thinking and calculating about his idea for a while, he had the concept in mind. Wiking read in the local newspaper about a mechanical workshop in Bäckefors that was not very busy and went there with his drawings. Adil Wikhede at Wikhede Mekaniska liked the idea and together they built prototypes that they tested and further developed.
From the first letters of the two companies’ names, Moderna Traktortransporter and Wikhede Mekaniska, the brand Mo-Wi, or as we say today, Mowi, was created. They started serial production of the first Mowi cranes in the early 1980s. And the rest, as they say, is history.
Standard on many harvesters
The concept of parallel motion was also developed for cranes for forest machines and the Mowi name became symbolic of an easy-to-use machine. Some machines still work with Mowi harvester cranes, such as Tigercat and Sampo Rosenlew to name a few. Today, in addition to cranes and forest trailers, FTG also sells Mowi cranes for smaller forest machines such as Vimek, Malwa and Terri.
The patent for the larger harvester cranes was originally held by Kockums, which was later acquired by Rauma Repola, now part of the John Deere Group. The concept of the parallel-guided crane is still used on today’s John Deere harvesters.
A part of Forest Technology Group
Wikhede Mekaniska thus became Mowi and continued in the same premises in Bäckefors, Dalsland as before.
In 2005, Forest Technology Group (FTG) was formed as a merger of several leading technology companies in the forestry industry in Sweden, of which Mowi is an important part.
FTG is in turn a subsidiary of Bruks Siwertell Group, a world leader in dry bulk handling and wood processes.
Discover Mowi’s extensive product range
Discover Mowi’s wide range of products for a good day in the forest, designed to meet the needs of both self-employed forest owners and professional contractors.
Forest Trailers
Forest Cranes
Accessories
Road graders
Scarifiers
Harvester heads
FTG Group
Forest Technology Group, or FTG as we call it, was formed in 2005 as a merger of several leading technology companies in the forestry industry in Sweden. Long tradition, high quality and technical expertise are some of the factors that have made FTG a leading player in forest trailers and forest cranes.
With long tradition, knowledge, technology and the Swedish high quality as a basis, FTG is today the clear market leader in the Nordic region in forest trailers and forest cranes, and an important player overall for small and large forest trailers and forest cranes throughout Europe. Our customers are mainly self-employed forest owners or contractors. Many of our employees have their own forests where they use FTG forest trailers and cranes.
Our extensive product range includes forest trailers, forest cranes, winches, grapples and accessories such as road graders and scarifiers, designed to meet the challenges of both light felling and professional forestry. FTG Group’s motto is that you should have a good day in the forest!
Original Equipment Manufacturing
Cranes for different business needs:
- Cranes for harvesters
- Cranes for forwarders
- Cranes for wood chippers
- Cranes for recycle trucks