Forestry Equipment Articles

Nortrax Supports Mechanized Logging Operations Program →

Nortrax announced its continued support of the Mechanized Logging Operations Program, which will resume this summer on June 28, 2021. The program is an educational joint venture of the Maine Community College System and the Professional Logging Contractors of Maine, along with other industry partners. Nortrax will again provide full use of a John Deere forwarder and two John Deere tracked harvesters that the students will use to learn how to harvest timber during the 12-week program. Click for more...

Sennebogen Tree Care Handlers Are the Future for Warwick Tree Service →

When Derek Oneppo's Sennebogen 718 arrived at Warwick Tree Service Inc. just over a year ago, he wasn't really sure what to do with it. In fact, he had been skeptical of the big tree care handler from the outset. "It cost as much as a mid-size crane," he pointed out. "For what I'm putting into the equipment, I have to know what I'm getting out of it. And we know what we can do with a crane." Today, that machine is earning up to four times what his typical crews bring in, every day, according to Oneppo. Click for more...

Sennebogen Simplifies Log Logistics for Lower Bavarian Company →

Schwaiger Holzindustrie is located in the heart of Lower Bavaria. It supplies timber and wood pellets to customers from all over the world and added a Sennebogen 835 M E-Series material handler and trailer to its fleet in 2020. Founded more than 100 years ago as a humble craftsman's business, it has evolved into an international company entering its fourth generation. The company has experienced continuous growth and through investments, it now processes more than 1.6 million cu. Click for more...

Atlas Tree Surgery Launches New Era of Tree Care With Growing Sennebogen Fleet →

Rich Kingsborough is feeling pretty good about his growing fleet of green machines. Since receiving his first Sennebogen tree care handler in August of last year, he has added six more machines, and more are on the way. For Kingsborough, this specialized fleet means more than added capacity and new projects for his company, Atlas Tree Surgery Inc. "The most important thing," he said, "is that Sennebogen has proven to perfectly align with our company mission: To elevate the standard of our industry through safety, training and innovation." Safety and Productivity Through Innovation Kingsborough emphasized that he's looking ahead to the future of his industry as a whole, not just his own business. Click for more...

VIDEO: Prinoth's M 450e-1090: Light, Efficient, Flexible →

Prinoth is well-known for its crawler carriers but also manufactures a wide range of mulching equipment and carriers. As a cutting-edge company where the latest developments and innovations in agriculture and forest management are, Prinoth continuously invests in developing high quality products including the latest excavator attachment, the M450e-1090. High Stability, Durability at Low Weight The M450e-1090 suits a wide range of excavators from 8.8 to 16.5 tons, as well as carrier vehicles with booms up to maximum 90 hp and thus expands the capacity of the M450e-900 mulcher. Click for more...

Road Machinery & Supplies Adds Peterson to Equipment Line →

Road Machinery & Supplies Co. (RMS) has expanded its coverage of Astec brand equipment with the addition of Peterson industrial wood grinders. The Peterson lineup caters to the tree care industry with grinders, chippers, flails, blower trucks, stacking conveyors and screens. RMS will be the Peterson distributor for Minnesota, Iowa and Nebraska. It also will cover Rock Island, Mercer, Henry and Henderson counties in Illinois, and Douglas and Bayfield counties in Wisconsin. Click for more...

Hultdins Introduces Fixed Mount MG Grapple Saws →

Hultdins's fixed mount MG grapple saws are available in three sizes for excavators from 6 to 27.5 ton (5.5 to 25 t) capacity. This new grapple saw configuration does not require an extra dedicated auxiliary circuit for the saw function as it is operated off the grapple close circuit. The only hydraulic requirements are the standard auxiliary "hammer" circuit and a low flow rotation circuit. The saw unit is based on the SuperSaw 555S, which is popular on Hultdins SG forestry grapples and many other manufacturers of grapple saws, according to the company. Click for more...

Hawaiian Contractor's Mulching Operation Heats Up →

The tropical climate of Maui attracts thousands to the island for vacations, special events, or just to escape the stress of the mainland. But this past summer — the hottest on record for Maui — sparked not only tourists, but a massive wildfire. Overgrown and crispy vegetation rapidly spread the blaze — right up to the island's lone power plant. Through a stroke of luck, Vares Contracting was called to clear overgrowth along transmission line access roads and in the front of the power plant only two days prior to the fire. Click for more...

Out on the Limb Tree Service Finds Stability With Black Splitter S2 800 →

Out on the Limb Tree Service LLC has built up a large contingent of trucks and equipment over its 21 years in business, but the acquisition of a Black Splitter S2 800 cone splitter from Ransome Attachments in 2018 has brought a new level of versatility to this tree service operation. The company provides a range of services including tree removal, pruning, chipping, and stump grinding to residential, commercial, and government customers within a 35-mi. Click for more...

R&L Excavating Assists in Wildfire Recovery →

Robert Leininger, president of R&L Excavating Inc. of Sweet Home, Ore., bought his first piece of equipment — a front end loader — from Feenaughty Machinery Co. in Eugene about two years ago. That purchase went a long way for Leininger to achieve project success, so much so that he decided to add a Doosan 300LL-5 road builder and a Doosan DX 140 excavator from Feenaughty this year. Click for more...

Construction Crews Use Grapple Saw Advanced Technology: Tree Removal →

Construction crews, in conjunction with the California Department of Transportation, have started to utilize a new technology that will make their jobs a lot easier. Starting in Alameda County, construction workers have begun to use an automated system for the removal of deteriorating trees in the California area. "Some of these trees are determined to be dead, dying, diseased or structurally deficient and are marked for removal," said Chicanda Davis, public information officer of Caltrans. Click for more...

Colorado Looks to Logging Industry to Revive Forests →

GOULD, Colo. (AP) Stunned by unprecedented megafires, Colorado is embracing logging — mowing holes up to 140 acres in beetle-infested lodgepole pines — in an effort to revive out-of-balance forests. This for-profit mechanized tree-cutting, concentrated between the blackened Cameron Peak and East Troublesome burn scars, has been clearing 3,000 acres a year. State foresters propose to clear more. Click for more...

McCoy Celebrates Its John Deere Onyx Circle Award →

When McCoy Construction & Forestry, a member of the McCoy Group family of companies, was named the 2020 winner of John Deere Construction and Forestry's Onyx Circle award, it was certainly cause for a celebration. The award is presented to Deere's high-performing dealers, with MCF recognized as this year's top-performer. "Earning this achievement is remarkable, considering MCF is in just its second full year of operation," Greg McCoy, president of McCoy Group said in a press release. Click for more...

Forestry Equipment Market Forecasted to Hit $17B by 2026 →

Rising incidences of wildfire across the world will have a major impact on forestry equipment market outlook over the next decade, according to a report by Global Market Insights Inc. Further, foresters and loggers are heavily dependent on these equipment to manage the task assigned to them. There are several machines designed specifically for specified tasks such as forest road construction, fuel treatment, logging and various other forest management activities. Click for more...

2021 Oregon Logging Conference Cancelled →

Due to the extended State of Emergency in Oregon and the restrictions that remain in place regarding COVID-19, the Oregon Logging Conference board of directors has announced the cancellation of the 2021 Annual Logging, Trucking, and Heavy Equipment Expo at the Lane Events Center and Fairgrounds in Eugene. The conference had been scheduled for Feb. 25 to 27, 2021. 2021 Oregon Logging Conference president Scott Melcher said the board of directors had an extensive discussion and carefully considered all the issues before making the decision to cancel the annual conference. Click for more...

FAE-Primetech PT Prime Movers Help Thwart Wildfires →

Forest–fire fuels reduction in California is an evolving and developing process. Just as this process is becoming more important than ever, the machines contractors use to get the job done is just as important. Machine characteristics contractors consider when purchasing a machine for fuel reduction include: Reliability — can the machine hold up with minimal down time; Maneuverability — grade and slope capability while maintaining operator confidence; Production — How many acres per hour can be cleared and where can production be accomplished; Finished product — The ability to determine the final size of the finished product; Comfort/confidence — The ability to confidently operate the machines all day in a safe and quiet cab that is OSHA approved for low noise and high-quality air standards; Support — this includes parts availability, dealer and manufacturer technical support and information, and rapid service support. Click for more...

Under New Proposal, Century-Old Structures to Be Razed →

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Lacking the resources to properly maintain all of its historic properties, the Ashley National Forest is proposing to get rid of its two oldest structures, both dating back nearly to the birth of the U.S. Forest Service more than a century ago. The deteriorating, rodent-infested Indian Canyon Ranger Station, along with its outbuildings, are to be razed, under the proposal posted earlier in Septmber and that was open for public comment through Oct. Click for more...

McCoy Construction & Forestry Named Top-Performing John Deere Dealership →

John Deere Construction and Forestry Division has named McCoy Construction & Forestry as a 2020 winner of its Onyx Circle award. The award honored John Deere's top-performing dealers in terms of earning customers' business, as determined by key performance metrics. McCoy Construction & Forestry (MCF) was recognized as being the top-performing dealership among this year's honorees. MCF, which has seven locations in Minnesota, Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, joined the McCoy Group family of companies in 2018. Click for more...

Barko Hydraulics Debuts Upgraded Line of 2021 Merchandising Loaders →

Barko Hydraulics' merchandising loaders begin a new chapter as the company launched upgraded models for 2021, including the 295B, 495B, and 595B. Each carefully considered improvement was implemented to increase operator comfort and productivity for the forestry industry's toughest jobs. "We're very excited about our 2021 merchandising loaders product lineup because we know these machines are going to make operators' jobs better," said Steve Talaga, Barko's director of marketing and product development. Click for more...

Western Earthworks Develops 12 Acres for New 3.5-Megawatt Solar Farm →

Residents in Lunenburg, Mass., will soon enjoy expanded renewable solar power. A new 3.5-megawatt commercial solar farm is under way along Electric Avenue — no pun intended. Located in northern Massachusetts, Lunenburg, pop. 11,657, is roughly 45 mi. northwest of Boston. In 2017, the town installed a solar farm, offering community solar power for residents. Now the town will have enhanced access to community solar energy. Click for more...

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