Forestry Equipment Articles

John Deere Adds BH9B, BH10B, BH11B Backhoes to its Attachments Lineup →

John Deere is unveiling three new backhoe attachmentsto complement its full lineup of attachments. The BH9B, BH10B and BH11B were designed for operators handling light construction, agricultural, landscaping or utility work. Similar to other John Deere attachments, these backhoes are ideal for use on John Deere G-Series skid steersand compact track loaders. "With the growing need for work in compact spaces, these new backhoe attachments provide contractors, landscapers and agricultural material handlers with the power and variety to tackle any job efficiently and swiftly," said Jason Simmons, attachments engineering supervisor, John Deere Construction & Forestry. Click for more...

Cat 299D2 XHP Land Management Compact Track Loader Purpose-Built to Handle Difficult Land-Clearing Applications →

The Cat 299D2 XHP Land Management compact track loader is a purpose-built machine solution for customers involved in demanding vegetation-management applications, ranging from mulching, brush-cutting, vegetation control and mowing. This segment-focused machine delivers the advantages of efficiency and economy in specific applications, including site preparation, utility right-of-way clearing, vegetation management for fire prevention, railroad maintenance-of-way, agriculture, and forestry. Click for more...

John Deere Construction and Forestry Division Announces John Deere Connected Support →

Designed to improve customer service and machine monitoring, John Deere announced the new John Deere Connected Support. Enabled through the JDLink telematics connection, John Deere Connected Support leverages a suite of dealer and factory tools to deliver increased productivity, uptime and lower daily operating costs. "With John Deere Connected Support, dealers take a proactive approach, efficiently improving service and the customer experience," said Jim Wagner, manager, connected support. Click for more...

John Deere Construction and Forestry Division Announces JDLink Ultimate Subscription Price Reduction →

John Deere Construction and Forestry is decreasing its annual JDLink Ultimate offering prices, providing customers with an affordable, streamlined data solution that boosts productivity and maximizes uptime. Additionally, the division is consolidating JDLink Ultimate Forestry with the larger JDLink offering. "Machine connectivity is key for our customers, who rely on this technology to maximize productivity and uptime. Click for more...

Mountainside Unloading Services Mill With Sennebogen Log Handlers →

Insiders recognize that Larry McKay is a rare species in the lumber processing industry. As the owner of Mountainside Unloading Ltd., he is under contract to operate the Louisiana-Pacific woodyard in Swan River, MB. "I am pretty blessed that they've given us this good job," he said. "L-P usually likes to run its own yards, with its own equipment. But we're providing a good service to them and they seem to like us." Mountainside Unloading opened for business in 2006, across the road from L-P's OSB mill 300 mi. Click for more...

FAE USA Hosts 'Texas Power Days' at Two-Day Event in Longview, Texas →

The FAE USA team kicked off a busy demo season with a two-day-long event in Longview, Texas, on March 7 to 8, 2019. FAE brought together local dealers, machine operators and multiple loaders and excavators with mulching attachments. Set on a 60-acre private lot, the FAE Power Days event was a great opportunity for customers to operate the new land clearing machinery. Educational sessions also accompanied each demo day to ensure attendees had all their questions answered. Click for more...

Maine Releases Logger, Log Trucker Industry, Wage Report →

Maine is facing a shortage of loggers and log truckers that will grow and could hinder the growth of the $8.5 billion forest products industry in the state if wage growth does not occur, an occupational analysis released March 14 concludes. The employment availability and wage analysis prepared by the Maine Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Southern Maine found wages for logging equipment operators and log truckers in Maine are lower than those for comparable jobs in competing industries in the state, and this combined with a tight labor market and looming retirement for large numbers of loggers is concerning for Maine's forest economy. Click for more...

Oregon Logging Conference Offers Latest in Equipment, Technology, Education at 81st Annual Show in Eugene →

The 81st Annual Oregon Logging Conference (OLC) was the biggest show in many years. Held at the Lane Events Center and Fairgrounds in Eugene, Ore., exhibitors talked about products and services available to the logging, construction, trucking and heavy equipment industries. The conference "reflects the power of our industry to grow our nation's future. At this year's Conference we took the opportunity to educate the next generation workforce for the timber industry, and reintroduce ourselves to the public at large," said Jim Dudley, 2019 OLC president. Click for more...

What to Know About Buying or Renting a Wood Chipper →

For those about to rent or buy a wood chipper, here is a list of 10 key features to consider in advance to help you pick the best option for your project Click for more...

How Wood Chippers Work →

Wood chippers are an amalgamation of parts, including a hopper, a collar, a chipper, and usually, a collection bin. Here are their processing mechanisms. Click for more...

Chainsaws: What You Need to Know Before You Buy →

Many homeowners rely on landscapers to handle the heavy work around their yards, but for those who feel inclined to take on a project or two, chainsaws can prove invaluable. Some of the projects for which chainsaws are useful include: chopping off branches or cutting down small trees; cutting one's own lumber, whether from slab wood or from previously felled trees; creating foliage sculptures or wood carving, which some users elevate to an art. Click for more...

Sennebogen 830 M-T More Than the Sum of Its Parts at Plaster Rock Lumber Mill →

Earle Fawcett knew that he had squeezed everything he could out of his aged knuckleboom loaders. It was time to move on. "When you've made mill upgrades and you're putting money into your operation, but you're trying to feed it with some old equipment that's almost impossible to find parts for anymore, you have to say, look, we can't just keep running that way." Fawcett wears a few hats at the Plaster Rock Lumber Mill operated by Twin Rivers Paper Company near Edmundston, New Brunswick. Click for more...

Fecon Introduces FRS15 Rotating Shear Attachment →

Fecon's FRS15 is the latest addition to the company's lineup of attachments for 16 to 24 ton (14.5 to 22 t) excavators. Made of Hardox Steel, this shear attachment provides a 360 degree rotation, which gives operators more reach and access to the trees and reduces repositioning of machines. A 29.5 in. (75 cm) blade opening allows the FRS15 to shear trees to 18 in. (45.7 cm) in diameter, while an accumulator arm allows gathering and continuous shearing of smaller materials. Click for more...

Wood Chip Uses — An Array of Possibilities →

Wood chips are an unusually useful result of all the effort it takes to turn wood and brush into a productive medium. Wood chip uses span variety of applications. Not only do they serve as handsome, healthy mulch for gardening and landscaping, but they also act as pulp for providing steam in paper mills. Also, wood chips may be used as a playground material. Chips offer a cushion for falls or jumps, and are more environmentally friendly than rubber, another common playground base. Click for more...

Which Logging Transportation Method Is Right for You? →

Moving cut wood is a challenge for loggers and forestry workers. Below we've detailed some of the logging transportation options best suited to handle log removal or transport. Tree length log trucks come in two types: stinger-steer log trailers or fixed length log trailers. Pole trailers generally seek to reduce the weight of the log by leaving the center unsupported in order to minimize tare or truck weight, resulting in lower highway tolls. Click for more...

FAE USA Hosts Demo Day →

Together with its business partners, FAE USA recently showcased its equipment in action for its Southeast customers and dealers in Belton, S.C. Using multiple land management machines, operators reclaimed a sizeable private lot by removing fallen trees and overgrown brush and stabilizing the soil. Q&A sessions followed each presentation, and customers were able to check out every machine up close and operate whichever ones they preferred. Click for more...

Keweenaw County, Michigan Makes Most of Addition to Fleet →

A new ZX190W-6 has rolled onto the fleet of the Keweenaw County Road Commission (KCRC) in Mohawk, Mich. KCRC built the county road system and most of the state highways throughout the county from the 1910s to the 1960s. It primarily provides winter and summer maintenance for the 481 lane miles of state and county roads. The ZX190W-6 has tackled a variety of tasks since its delivery in spring 2018. Click for more...

Oregon Logging Conference Announces Guest Speakers for 2019 Gathering →

Anthony S. Davis and Erin Isselmann will speak at this year's 81st Annual Oregon Logging Conference, to be held Feb. 21 to 23 in Eugene, Ore. This year's theme is "Building Products for Building Futures." Anthony S. Davis is the Interim Dean for the College of Forestry at Oregon State University, the nation's top ranked forestry research school, and a recognized leader in teaching and outreach. Click for more...

Presence of Construction Equipment Grows at Annual Southern Farm Show →

It started years ago, when one of the major tractor lines brought along some construction equipment to exhibit at the annual Southern Farm Show in Raleigh, N.C. Show manager David Zimmerman recalls meeting the construction representative who told him, "All my best clients are here. I thought this was a farm show!" That year, Zimmerman discovered two things — first, that many farmers perform grading, excavating and land-clearing work as their main or side job; and second, that many construction professionals grew up on a farm, and while they are now in construction, they still have land, or they just like to visit the show to keep up with agriculture. Click for more...

Overview of Forestry Equipment →

Foresters and loggers rely on a variety of tools and equipment to properly do the work of cutting and processing trees. Here is a brief overview of the basic types of equipment needed for optimal performance. Delimbers Delimbers are vital tools in forestry and logging work. There are three basic methods for delimbing a tree: gate, pull-through and flail. All three are landing-based, and relatively low-cost, and most suitable for situations where the quality of the remaining wood is not an issue. Click for more...

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