2026 Morbark Live Decks Medium-Duty

Morbark provides a range of medium- and heavy-duty live decks designed to efficiently transport logs within your sawmill operations. These robust units feature 0.75" (1.9 cm) thick UHMW wear strips that support the chain, reducing wear and tear on both the chain and the tube.

Morbark offers a variety of medium- and heavy-duty live decks to convey logs around your sawmill operations. These durable unit are constructed with 0.75" (1.9 cm) thick UHMW wear strips for the chain to ride on, saving wear and tear on the chain and tube.

Features may include:

MEDIUM-DUTY FEATURES AND BENEFITS

• 0.8" (1.9 cm) thick UHMW wear strips for chain to ride on 
• 2.4" (6.2 cm) head shaft with ANSON 2500 Series bearings
• Adjustable tail shafts
• Cross sills
• Hydraulic shaft-mounted, gear-reduction drive

HEAVY-DUTY FEATURES AND BENEFITS

• 16" (40.6 cm) nose skids
• 2.9" (7.5 cm) head shaft
• Adjustable tail shaft with pillow block bearings
• 10-hp (7.4-kW) electric drive — includes electric motor, base, 30 to 1 shaftmounted, gear-reduction drive, magnetic starter and push button controls
• Hydraulic 30 to 1 shaft-mounted, gear-reduction drive — includes Char‑Lynn hydraulic motor and base with 10' (3 m) hoses and fittings (less power source)

OPTIONS INCLUDE

• Leg packages
• 2-arm stop and loader for 2-strand deck, including 10' (3 m) hoses and fittings
• 4-arm stop and loader for 3-strand deck, including 10' (3 m) hoses and fittings
• Hydraulic control valves to operate deck and stop/loader, less hoses
• Log roll backs stops (idler end, price per strand)
• 1" (2.5 cm) UHMW duralite wear strip mounted in 5" (12.7 cm) channel on each strand

HEAV-DUTY OPTIONS INCLUDE

• 20' (6.1 m) long 3-strand heavy-duty live deck with standard strand spacing of 5'6" (1.7 m) and 4'6" (1.4 m) and all the above standard equipment
• 20' (6.1 m) long 4-strand heavy-duty live deck with standard strand spacing of 5'4" (1.6 m), 4'6" (1.4 m), 4' (1.2 m) and all of the listed standard equipment