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Terex ASV PT-100 Forestry, D7460B Mulcher Keep Production High →

The Terex ASV PT-100 forestry compact track loader with a HD7460B mulcher combines all the key ingredients for high-production and high-quality brush mulching. The 99.9 hp (74.5 kW) loader offers low ground pressure with added traction for working in dense undergrowth or difficult terrain. The purpose-built HD7460B drum-style mulcher has a cutting width of 60 in. (152 cm), a spiral configuration to the cutting drum, and 45 cutting teeth to quickly process trees and brush to any texture. Click for more...

Maxymillian Scales Mt. Greylock for Road Rehabilitation Project in Mass. →

Mt. Greylock became the first state park in Massachusetts in 1898 and has been retouched by man from time to time, decade to decade, in carving out more than 70 mi. of trails and nearly 14 mi. of access roads. The beginning of November marked the end of a critical rehabilitation project atop the mountain, performed many months ahead of schedule by Maxymillian Technologies of Pittsfield, Mass. Project Scope According to senior project manager Tony Simonelli of Maxymillian, the project involved the reconstruction of the 13.8-mi. Click for more...

Caterpillar Inc. Acquires Blount’s Forestry Division →

Caterpillar Inc. has acquired the assets of Blount’s Forestry Division. Under the agreement between Caterpillar and Blount, Caterpillar acquired two Blount manufacturing facilities — a sales office and a service parts warehouse and product support operation in North America as well as an assembly operation in Sweden. These operations will join Caterpillar’s global facilities that produce and support forestry equipment. Click for more...

Rayco C100 Meets Forestry Needs With Kubota Engine →

The Rayco C100 features a 96 hp (71.6 kW) Kubota turbocharged diesel engine and boasts 39 gpm (147 Lpm) at 5500 psi (379.5 bar). With the advanced forestry cooling package, the C100 is capable of running unlimited hours in any temperature without overheating, according to the manufacturer. The 16-in. (40.6 cm) steel track undercarriage offers traction and mobility in virtually any type of terrain. The cab features heating and air conditioning and easy access to the engine compartment and cooling system makes cleaning easier. Click for more...

Forestry Sector Pines for Word on Alternative Fuel →

America’s tantalizing dream is to grow its own fuel rather than to keep importing petroleum at premium prices from politically unstable parts of the world. As the dream moves closer to reality, alternative fuel advocates say a key resource for filling the nation’s renewable energy pipeline is forestland. This economic prospect bodes well for timber harvesting equipment manufacturers and dealers, for timber landowners and logging companies. Click for more...

Nye Provides Stump Solution for Denbesten Enterprises →

When President Todd Denbesten of Denbesten Enterprises in Valatie, N.Y., was in the market for a new excavator for his stump removal and recycling outfit, he turned to a sales representative he knew he could trust: Russ Pugh of Nortrax, a John Deere dealer in Clifton Park, N.Y. Over the years Pugh helped beef up Denbesten's fleet with a number of machines, including a John Deere 450J dozer and a John Deere 700J dozer, so he knew he was in good hands when he inquired about a new piece of iron. Click for more...

Deere Construction, Forestry Division Marks 50th Year →

It was 50 years ago when John Deere created its Industrial Equipment Division to provide a springboard for the company to enter the construction and forestry market. Today, the John Deere Construction & Forestry Division — so named in 2000 — distributes its construction, forestry and work site products through a network of more than 1,300 dealers worldwide. In 1956, company leaders saw an opportunity for the company’s products to be adapted to the construction and forestry market, according to Bob Brock, senior vice president of sales and marketing, John Deere Construction & Forestry. Click for more...

Washington Tree Service Grows With Community →

One Washington-state business owner has grown his tree service business the old-fashioned way. Steve Schwartz Sr., president of Superior Tree Service Inc., started his company in 1985 by working out of his home with a few chain saws, some ropes, an old dump truck, a pickup and approximately $800 to his name. With those limited resources and a sore back from a work-related fall, Schwartz never dreamed he’d wake up one day more than 20 years later to find himself with 16 employees, 35 pieces of equipment, and a new half-million-dollar office building. Click for more...

Contractor Removes Fire-Damaged Trees in Emergency Contract →

It was a true emergency that warranted a Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) emergency contract for tree removal in Volusia County, FL. On the morning of May 10, after several weeks of dealing with wildfires throughout the region, the Florida Division of Forestry (DOF) notified the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) and FDOT to report that fires were causing a safety hazard in the median between the north and south bound lanes of Interstate 95 in Volusia County. Click for more...

Caterpillar Introduces Track Feller Bunchers, Harvesters for Forestry →

Caterpillar has introduced new zero-tail swing (ZTS) and full-tail swing (FTS) machines. The new 511, 521, 522 and 532 track feller bunchers and track harvesters feature zero tail swing, while the 541, 551 and 552 feature full tail swing. The new machines also feature a cab and interior that enhance operator efficiency and reduce fatigue. The 522, 532 and 552 have three-cylinder leveling mechanisms offering simultaneous tilting forward and side-to-side. Click for more...

Fecon Introduces FTX140FM Multi-Terrain Forestry Mulcher →

Fecon’s FTX140FM, with a 140-hp John Deere engine, features a hydraulic cooler, hydraulic reversing fan and the BH74FM or BH85FM Bull Hog mulcher. Stump cutters, standard winches and skidder winches are available. With the BH85FM Bull Hog mulcher, the FTX140FM weighs 15,100 lbs. and offers a 70-in. cutting width. The FTX140FM is designed for forestry applications; landclearing; orchard clean-up and removal; mechanical fuel treatments and mulching brush, branches; standing and fallen trees; root balls and stumps. Click for more...

Cat Sells Harvester and Forwarder Forestry Equipment Lines →

Caterpillar and Log Max of Grangarde, Sweden, announced that Log Max will acquire Caterpillar’s line of cut-to-length harvesters and forwarders used in the forestry industry. Caterpillar currently assembles three models of forwarders and four models of harvesters in Söderhamn, Sweden. The rubber-tired equipment is used to harvest and cut trees to a desired length and to remove loads of cut logs from the forest. Click for more...

Morbark Helps Tree Service Branch Into Mulch Giant →

Before Chris Cowart became president of Cowart Mulch Products and Cowart Tree Service, Sugar Hill, GA, he owned a simple tree removing business. Back then, before he would remove trees from a customer’s lawn, he would ask the customer if they would like the wood chips shot into their flower beds and other landscaped areas. In many cases, the customers said “yes.” When compared to market prices for retailed bulk, bagged wood chips and mulch, the customers were saving a considerable amount of money. Click for more...

Anderson Aggregates Excels at New Kind of Landclearing →

The first thing that Chris Anderson describes when talking about his landclearing business, Anderson Aggregates, is its great location in Mocksville, NC, north of Charlotte and south of Winston-Salem and Greensboro. Development is booming in and around these cities, in addition to Chapel Hill, Durham and Raleigh to the east, and Rockhill, SC. Regulations to control soil erosion are being enacted in several of these areas, and Anderson has added some important facets to his business both in response to the new rules and as additional business opportunities. Click for more...

John Deere, Timberjack Take Customers Into the Woods →

Eight Southeast John Deere dealers (known as Team South) hosted a two-day extravaganza for more than 900 logging customers on April 11 and 12 in Charlotte, NC. Guests arrived Friday, April 11 and were treated to dinner and entertainment. A “Log a Load for Kids” raffle also was held. On Saturday, breakfast and industry presentations were held at the Cabarrus Arena. There, several Timberjack and John Deere machines were on display. Click for more...

Anderson Aggregates Excels at a New Kind of Landclearing in NC →

The first thing that Chris Anderson describes when talking about his landclearing business, Anderson Aggregates, is its great location in Mocksville, NC, north of Charlotte and south of Winston-Salem and Greensboro. Development is booming in and around these cities, in addition to Chapel Hill, Durham and Raleigh to the east, and Rockhill, SC. Regulations to control soil erosion are being enacted in several of these areas, and Anderson has added some important facets to his business both in response to the new rules and as additional business opportunities. Click for more...

Zwicky Thrives by Advancing State of Recycling Industry →

As a 14-year-old schoolboy, Dave Zwicky was given the chance to realize his dreams. A local banker saw potential in a young man’s goal of becoming a successful excavating contractor. Backed by the banker and a co-signer, Zwicky bought his first piece of equipment, a backhoe. After more than 30 years in business, Zwicky shifted his company’s focus to organic recycling and landclearing. Click for more...

Heavy Equipment Cleans Up Storm Debris in Kansas →

At the end of January, a massive winter storm moved out of the southwest region of the United States sweeping into the Midwest dumping heavy snow, sleet and ice. In the Kansas City metropolitan area the combination of 4 in. of sleet and 2 in. of ice eventually left more than 350,000 customers without electricity. Area power companies called in utility crews from 12 different states to help restore service. Click for more...

Big East Equipment Named Link-Belt Earthmoving, Forestry and Material Handling Distributor →

LBX Company, manufacturers of Link-Belt earthmoving, forestry and material handling equipment, has announced the appointment of Big East Equipment Company Inc. as the authorized distributor of Link-Belt excavators, articulated trucks, timber loaders and material handlers in Connecticut and the New York City area. This appointment is effective immediately. Big East’s main office is located at 25 East Industrial Road, Branford, CT. Click for more...

Cat Invests in Forestry Future, Acquires Pioneer →

Caterpillar Inc. is now not only a leading maker of forestry equipment but also the industry’s largest dealer in the southeastern United States. The Illinois-based construction machinery giant has purchased Pioneer Machinery Inc., a South Carolina-based, family-owned firm that had accounted for nearly half the current forestry products sales in West Virginia, Virginia, North and South Carolina and Florida. Click for more...

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