Forestry Equipment Articles

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...

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...

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...

Ponsse Launches Next Generation Harvester Head →

Ponsse has launched a completely upgraded H8 harvester head with a powerful feed, firm grip and solid yet agile frame. Active Speed is available for the harvester head as a new feature, giving the harvester head a superior performance, according to the manufacturer. With Active Speed, the harvester head's operating speed can be adjusted based on the tree species and stem diameter. Equipped with this new function, working with the H8 harvester head is smooth and productive, no matter what the tree diameter is. Click for more...

Federal Judge Halts Maine Law That Aimed to Keep Foreign Workers From Hauling Logs →

A federal judge on Feb. 18 halted enforcement of a new law that would prevent foreign truck drivers from hauling logs harvested in Maine to other locations in the state. The Maine Forest Products Council, Pepin Lumber Inc. of Franklin County and one of its truck drivers asked that Maine officials not be allowed to enforce the new logging industry regulation, saying the law was unconstitutional. That argument prevailed in U.S. Click for more...

VIDEO: Black Diamond General Contractors Utilize Case Fleet for Ground-Up Multi-Family Housing Project →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Founded in 2017 by father-and-son team Robert Timberman and Robert Timberman Jr., Black Diamond General Contractors is a full-service earth work and site work company based in the Charleston Peninsula of South Carolina. They do a bit of everything — from groundwork, infrastructure work, water, sewer city work, city repairs — they even have a vertical construction division. "We do a lot of public utilities, site development, and we do some vertical construction, mostly in residential. Click for more...

'Forestry Grooming' With Red Tail Forestry Works: Fire Prevention and Land Restoration →

Kurt Patterson and Andrew Hubbel own a land management company that services the communities in the Columbia River Gorge, between Oregon and Washington states. Red Tail Forestry Works specializes in a relatively new application that the owners have coined Forestry Grooming. "Forestry grooming is a specialized industry where it isn't traditional forestry or logging and it's not landscaping," said Hubbel. Click for more...

Loftness Introduces H Series Battle Ax Mulching Attachment for Skid Steers →

Loftness has introduced the H Series to its line of Battle Ax mulching attachments. Designed for high-flow skid steers and compact track loaders with 33 to 62.9 gpm and 50 to 150 hydraulic horsepower, this heavy-duty model adds another level of performance to the Battle Ax design. Available with an 88-in. cutting width, the H Series is powered by a V-Drive variable-displacement piston motor, which automatically shifts the rotor RPM from the highest speed to a lower range for increased torque, as needed. Click for more...

Cat D1 Mulcher Features Sloped Hood Styling, High-Performance Powertrain →

Complete with its high-performance powertrain, closed-loop hydraulics and upgraded screening, the new Cat D1 mulcher is specially designed to optimize performance when clearing a mix of small- to medium-diameter materials. Design-matched with the rugged Cat HM518 mulcher, the D1 mulcher clears a 72 in. wide strip on each pass, making it the right machine for right-of-way construction and maintenance, site development, tree management and firebreak clearing, according to the manufacturer. Click for more...

Barko Hydraulics Welcomes Tom Sermersheim as Aftermarket Manager →

Barko Hydraulics, a developer, manufacturer and distributor of heavy equipment solutions for the forestry, vegetation management and material handling industries, welcomed Tom Sermersheim to the team as aftermarket manager. Sermersheim will be helping develop Barko's aftermarket parts department. "Barko has ambitious sales goals for 2022 and beyond, and we're looking forward to having Tom lead the charge in aftermarket parts," said Justin Rupar, Barko president. Click for more...

Fecon Bull Hog Cuts Down Haul Costs for Land Clearing, Invasive Species Removal →

Ample sunshine, warm weather, and frequent rain fuels the year-round growth of vegetation in south Florida. Unfortunately for homeowners and construction companies, that also includes invasive species like melaleuca, Brazilian Pepper and Ear-Leafed Acacia. Many local ordinances preclude the start of construction until all invasives are cleared from the property. That has fueled the growth of D & S Land Management, a mulching contractor that specializes in invasive species removal based in Naples, Fla. Click for more...

Fecon LLC Acquired by Windjammer Capital →

Fecon LLC, a global manufacturer of heavy-duty forestry mulching equipment and related forestry accessories, announced that LFM Capital has sold Fecon to Windjammer Capital Investors. Fecon was founded in 1992 and is based in Lebanon, Ohio. The company serves a variety of end markets, including utility and infrastructure maintenance, right of way/site development, fire prevention and other applications. Click for more...

John Deere Announces New Options, Updates to M-Series Tracked Feller Bunchers, Harvesters, Shovel Loggers →

John Deere has introduced new options and updates to the M-Series tracked feller bunchers, harvesters, and shovel logger. Enhancements have been made to the previously released smooth boom control (SBC), as well as improved seat and heated-ventilated seat (HVS) and premium radio that is XM ready. Updated smooth boom control (SBC) improves the amount of pressure needed to operate a function, giving the operator more feel and control of the movement, especially during fine metering. Click for more...

VIDEO: Three 735 M-HD As Pick, Carry Professionals in Log Yard →

A tree reaches for the sky. Pabst Holz does the same, as do the three SENNEBOGEN 735s of the E series, which are used as pick-and-carry handling machines in very confined spaces at the Austrian sawmill. The three identically configured 735E score points due to the high reach of the boom, for which stacking heights of up to 32.8 ft. are no problem. The sawmill in Obdach is the origin of the company history of Johann Pabst Holzindustrie GmbH. Click for more...

Coos Bay, Feenaughty Answer Weyerhaeuser Call →

Infrastructure leading to timber harvesting sites can be challenging, especially during the dry season when low humidity makes wildfire an almost daily threat. In Oregon, difficult terrain is often an issue as well. Both conditions came into play when timberland giant Weyerhaeuser needed access to a new logging site near the rugged coastline of southwest Oregon. For a solution, the company looked no further than nearby Coos Bay Timber Operators, located in North Bend, Ore. Click for more...

VIDEO: CM Labs Simulators Used in Forestry to Increase Productivity, Profitability →

Within the highly competitive forestry industry, logging contracts are won or lost based on many factors – not the least of which is cost. Consequently, logging companies are often forced to operate on razor thin profit margins. For many, however, there is a path to increased throughput and higher profits with technology and training leading the way. Less Training = Lower Profits Profitability challenges facing logging contractors are best summed up with results from a contractor survey shared by Canadian Forest Industries and woodbusiness.ca. Click for more...

VIDEO: 'More Power Without Compromise' With ASV MAX-Series RT-135 Forestry →

ASV Holdings Inc. , a manufacturer of all-purpose and all-season compact track loaders and skid steers, launched the MAX-Series RT-135 Forestry Posi-Track loader. Featuring 10 percent more horsepower than the previous titleholder it replaces, ASV's RT-120, the 12,990-lb. RT-135F gives operators the ability to maintain best-in-class machine performance while operating high-flow attachments, according to the manufacturer. Click for more...

VIDEO: Kesla Starts Sales of Fire-Extinguishing Tractor Trailer →

Finnish company Kesla Oyj is known for several forest technology and material processing products, including forest trailers for tractors. In recent years, tractor equipment has become increasingly versatile and now Kesla is launching a trailer concept with fire-extinguishing features. The sales of this new product will start immediately. Fire-extinguishing equipment that can be used with all bigger agricultural tractors The new product consists of a Kesla multiuse trailer, a Kesla loader and a modern, special plastic made water tank with volume of 10 cu. Click for more...

VIDEO: Ponsse's Solutions for Heavy-Duty Forwarding →

The Ponsse Elephant King forwarder is the most powerful machine in the company's forwarder range. It offers a superior level of comfort, is particularly economical and efficient when transport distances are long or transported trees are large, according to the company. "Elephant King's technology, tested in extreme conditions in the Russian cold and the Brazilian heat, improves productivity and helps the operator keep going. Click for more...

Fecon Adds Vermeer Texas-Louisiana as Newest Dealer →

As part of the controlled roll out of the recent global distribution agreement, Fecon LLC announced the addition of Vermeer Texas-Louisiana. With 13 dealership locations throughout Texas and Louisiana, Vermeer Texas-Louisiana provides a robust line of mulching equipment that incorporates the best of Vermeer and Fecon mulching technology. It will begin stocking Fecon-made forestry mulching tractors and attachments in addition to its full lineup of Vermeer branded forestry equipment, making it simpler for customers to find the equipment best suited to their needs. Click for more...

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