Forestry Equipment Articles

Redesigning the Future of Fashion, Packaging Through Forest-Based Materials →

Fashion and packaging have one thing in common: both rely heavily on plastics. Oil and gas companies look to plastics as a key area of growth. Global plastic production doubled since 2000, to reach an astonishing 460 million metric tonnes — per year. This means that more plastics have been produced in the past 20 years than in the five decades following World War II. The environmental costs are enormous: scientists have found microplastics in places few humans have visited, like the deep sea and the Artic. Click for more...

Pewag Completes Acquisition of Forestry Specialist Wallingford's, BABAC →

Pewag Group, a global company in traction chain devices and industrial chain solutions (founded 1479), has completed the acquisition of Wallingford's Inc. and BABAC Inc. , a U.S.-based provider of forestry traction devices, forestry supplies and snow chains. Wallingford's and BABAC have been consolidated as part of pewag's Traction and Forestry segment. The acquisition of Wallingford's and BABAC is a strong fit with pewag's North American forestry business and in particular its forestry traction devices business. Click for more...

Money Available to Reduce Fuels in Forest →

A major federal infrastructure bill combined with the megafires that have consumed whole communities in California and Colorado in the last couple of years have knocked loose millions in federal grants for thinning projects to protect forested communities. For local officials it couldn't come soon enough. "The reality is we live in a forest. The other reality is the forest burns," said Payson Fire Chief David Staub during Gila County's annual fire meeting in March. Click for more...

Komatsu 845-1 Forwarder Offers High Crane Capacity, Maneuverability in Rough Terrain →

Does your forestry operation need a dependable log forwarder that can operate in tough terrain conditions? Komatsu's 845-1 forwarder offers a combination of high crane capacity, maneuverability and rough terrain capability to help maximize productivity, according to the manufacturer. With high productivity for thinning and light clear-cutting, the 12-metric-ton class forwarder offers several frame-length options. Click for more...

Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources Awards $90,000 Urban Forestry Grants to Five Communities →

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently awarded a total of $90,000 to five Wisconsin communities to support urban forestry projects. These funds were made available through a United States Forest Service grant. Like electricity and water, an urban tree canopy is an important part of a community's infrastructure. Well-managed urban forests provide services such as energy conservation, economic vitality, improved air quality, reduced stormwater runoff, carbon sequestration and enhanced beautification. Click for more...

Monarch Tractor Names Luc de Gaspe Beaubien as Global Head of Sales →

Monarch Tractor, maker of the fully electric, driver-optional smart tractor, introduced Luc de Gaspe Beaubien as the company's global head of sales. The appointment comes as the company prepares to deliver its tractors to customers in North America, followed by a global expansion. "As Monarch Tractor continues to grow at a rapid pace," said Praveen Penmetsa, co-founder and CEO, Monarch Tractor. Click for more...

Growing Line of Tigercat Grapples →

Tigercat is steadily growing its line of grapple attachments in an effort to provide end-to-end Tigercat branded solutions that integrate seamlessly with Tigercat loggers, loaders and shovel loggers. The new butt-n-top and shovel clam grapples are built with durable boxed style jaws fabricated from high strength steel. Replaceable tine tips are made from abrasion resistant steel. High quality, heavy duty components are used throughout. Click for more...

Industry Returns for 84th Oregon Logging Conference →

The 84th Annual Oregon Logging Conference was held at the Lane Event Center and Fairgrounds in Eugene, Ore., from Feb. 24 to 26, 2022. The event brought industry professionals back together for an in-person gathering after a scaled-down version of the event was held in 2021 due to the pandemic. "After the last two years, the best thing about this year is getting back together," 2021/2022 OLC President Scott Melcher, of Melcher Logging in Sweet Home said. Click for more...

YouTube Influencer Joins Forces With NED, Hyundai →

A popular YouTube personality, social media influencer and owner of a forestry mulching company in northwest South Carolina has recently joined with National Equipment Dealers (NED) and Hyundai Construction Equipment to market the latter's mid-size machines on the global video platform. Although Upstate Brush Control may be a small operation, compared with its partners in the venture, its impact on the equipment industry through social media continues to grow exponentially. Click for more...

Oregon Loggers Working to Find, Develop New Employees →

Throughout three days of the Oregon Logging Conference (OLC), the effort to reach young people and find new employees from all walks of life was a focus of the show. Of course, everyone loves to prop the little kids in an operator's cab, but the OLC has refined its show's outreach to focus primarily on high-school aged students who are soon to be making decisions on work and career choices. Click for more...

FAE Upgrades PT-300 to Be More Productive, Efficient →

FAE is upgrading the PT-300 tracked carrier with the debut of two technologies that increase productivity and improve uptime in any working condition: Sonic and Active Power Management. Combined with the 200/U/SONIC and 300/U/SONIC heads, FAE's Sonic technology enables the forestry mulcher to work at maximum capacity at all times. The Sonic technology adjusts the torque in real time according to the force required, for up to 30 percent higher productivity, according to the manufacturer. Click for more...

Waratah Forestry Equipment Introduces H225E Debarking Head →

Waratah Forestry Equipment has introduced the H225E — a new generation of its H215E head purpose-built for single-pass eucalyptus debarking. Designed for use on large, wheeled harvesters and excavators, the H225E is a powerful, high-capacity debarking head that productively dominates in the harsh application, according to the manufacturer. "The H225E redefines what it means to be a workhorse, with improved features that facilitate enhanced debarking productivity and durability," said Brent Fisher, product marketing manager of Waratah. Click for more...

Oregon Logging Conference Returns for 84th Edition →

The 84th Annual Oregon Logging Conference was held at the Lane Event Center and Fairgrounds in Eugene, Ore., from Feb. 24 to 26, 2022. After celebrating the OLC in a scaled-down version in 2021, many positive comments were made this year about being able to gather in-person. Conference Manager Rikki Wellman said this year there was more equipment on display outdoors compared to previous years. And while paid registration was slightly down from the previous year, there was no dip in attendance with many industry professionals and members of the public participating in the OLC. Click for more...

Legislative Committee Advances Rep. Evans' Bill to Bolster Job Growth in Maine's Forestry Industry →

The Legislature's Taxation Committee voted March 15 to advance a bill sponsored by Rep. Richard Evans, D-Dover-Foxcroft, aimed at strengthening job growth in Maine's forestry industry. As amended, LD 1919 creates an income tax credit for qualified timber harvesting businesses that employ new qualified employees hired in Maine that are covered by the Employment Security Law and paid an amount equal to or greater than the most recent annual per capita income in the county in which the employee is employed. Click for more...

Prinoth Launches Raptor 100 Remote-Controlled Carrier Vehicle →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Prinoth's new Raptor 100 is a powerful remote-controlled carrier vehicle. Combined with the mulcher (M450h), it is highly versatile and can be used for a wide range of applications and areas: mulching brushwood and branches in rough and inaccessible terrain, maintaining green spaces and forestry work, working on steep ground and at the edges of roads and paths, and working on sensitive surfaces without causing undue damage. Click for more...

NED, Hyundai Partner With YouTube Influencer, Upstate Brush Control →

National Equipment Dealers LLC (NED) and Hyundai Construction Equipment recently partnered with Jon Byrnes, owner of Upstate Brush Control, a popular YouTube personality and influencer on social media. Upstate Brush Control is rapidly gaining popularity on YouTube and, according to Byrnes, it has become a "trusted source" in the forestry mulching business. In fact, when searching "forestry mulching" on google, several of Byrnes' videos are the first to appear. Click for more...

Drum Mulcher Proves to Be Lucky Charm for Shamrock Dirt and Forestry →

Best known for its 70-ft. scale model of the Eiffel Tower, Paris, Tenn., also is home to Shamrock Dirt and Forestry LLC, a family-owned and operated business run by President and CEO Patrick Jacobs. Experienced in land clearing, brush cutting, and dirt work, the company also provides demolition, excavation and forestry services for customers in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee and beyond, and built one of Tennessee's premier Motocross facilities. Click for more...

John Deere Bridges Gap Between Classroom, Woods With New Forestry Full-Tree Training Simulator →

John Deere's forestry full-tree training simulator offers cost-effective and efficient operator training in a risk-free environment, all while avoiding wear and tear on equipment. The training simulator allows operators to explore interactive virtual logging sites as if they were in the cab of an actual John Deere machine. This product offers realistic, true-to-life controls that can be swapped out to quickly convert the simulator to a different John Deere forestry machine type in a matter of minutes. Click for more...

Third-Generation Family Business Celebrates 25 Years Back in Oregon →

Last year marked the 25th anniversary of Dancer Logging Inc.'s reincarnation in Oregon. "Like a lot of loggers in this area, the presence of the spotted owl took its toll on us in the late 1980s," Pete Dancer Sr. recalled. "I finished the last contract I had and moved three sites to New Zealand in 1990. As things settled here, I started looking to come back. With kids in junior high and high school and aging parents, we felt it was a necessity." He did not have to completely start from scratch and work in the woods by himself like he did in 1975, when Pete and his wife, Bonnie, originally founded Dancer Logging. Click for more...

With More Horsepower, New Fecon 135VRT Mulcher is a Powerful CTL →

Fecon's 135VRT CTL, which is available through select Vermeer dealerships, features a 132 hp 3.8 L Cummins Tier IV Final engine that delivers 10 percent more horsepower than its predecessor 125VRT, while a 50 gpm auxiliary attachment flow provides 119 hp to the Bull Hog forestry mulcher or other attachments. A 16 gpm reserve allows full machine control without loss of attachment performance. Designed for use in the woods, this new model features all steel hoods, and standard cage guard and limb risers for greater protection and durability. Click for more...

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