Feric evaluated the Bräcke M36a three-row mounder in cooperation with the Coopérative Forestière de Girardville and AbitibiBowater Inc. in the Lac Saint-Jean region of Quebec. The study’s main objectives were to identify a niche for the Bräcke M36a (the most appropriate site conditions) and to determine whether the mounder could increase scarification productivity by 50% thanks to the third mattock wheel. We performed a detailed study that measured plantability as a function of site conditions and a long-term study that determined overall productivity throughout the season