SJM TREE SURGERY | ENGINE REMAPPING
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Forestry contractor Sam Mepham of SJM Tree Surgery has increased the power of his fleet and saved fuel with professional remaps provided by DVS Tuning (an Avon Tuning agent), as Edd Mowbray reports
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fter seeing the performance benefits his Ford Ranger pickup showed following an engine remap, Sam Mepham decided to explore what the technology could do to his forestry equipment. Sam runs operating across the south east of England and his fleet of machines including a Valtra T234, a Jenz Hem 581 woodchipper, along with a trio of 360-degree excavators and a Komatsu 855 forwarder. “The work we do requires a lot of
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Sam Mepham of horsepower,” said SJM Tree Surgery. Sam. “The remap to the Ranger increased power by around 30hp, but in turn improved fuel economy by around 5mpg when I was towing, which is the bulk of its work. This is mainly down to the pickup revving lower to achieve the same output as before, so the engine isn’t working as hard and using less fuel in the process.” The business has been running 10 years
with hard work key to an increasing customer base and a busy work schedule, but reliability and operational efficiencies were key factors to maintain when installing the remapping software. The remaps have all been installed by Avon Tuning authorised agent Nathan Peto of DVS Tuning in Kent, and the first machine was the Valtra T234, which covers