Pfanzelt – a company history

1991
Foundation of the company Pfanzelt Maschinenbau GmbH and start of production of the Pm geared cable winches for 3-point, quick-fit and fixed attachment to tractors.

1995
Redevelopment of administrative building and extension of production facilities.

1995
Development and production start of the Bavarian 3-point cable winch.

1996

Production start of the Pfanzelt forwarding trailer.

1998

Presentation of a design study of the “Felix” forwarder at the Interforst trade fair in Munich.

2001

Launch and production start of “Felix” forwarder.

2005

Launch and production start of Pm Trac multipurpose tractor.

2008

Extension of the forwarding trailer range with the S-Line forwarding trailers.

2012

Awarded the forestry prize by the German Federal Ministry for Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMELV) for the Pfanzelt hydraulic overrun brake and PPS controller.

2013

Presentation of the Pm Trac III multipurpose tractor at the Agritechnica trade fair in Hannover.

2014

Awarded the special “Innovative Company” prize of the KWF (Foundation for Forestry Work and Technology) Innovation medal at Interforst.

2015

Start of production of the new logLINE forwarding trailer and winch series

DLG silver medal for the PmTrac 2385 4f presented at Agritechnica

Reached jury stage of “Grand Prix for medium-sized privately owned companies” competition

2016

Large-scale celebration on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of company.

Presentation of the Moritz Fr50 felling caterpillar at the KWF conference.

2017

Presentation of new specialist forestry tractor models, the Felix 208 4WD, 214 6WD as well as the hydra2POWER drive

2019 

Introduction of Pfanzelt's own system components, powerDRIVE wheel drive and infinitely variable, split variaDRIVE transmission

2020

Online launch of the new Moritz remote-controlled implement carrier series

2021

The new Pm Trac Generation 36 will be launched as part of an exclusive presentation