Forestry Equipment Articles

Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association Announces 77th Annual Expo →

The 77th Annual Great Lakes Logging & Heavy Equipment Expo will be held in Escanaba, Mich., on Sept. 7 to 9, 2023, at the U.P. State Fairgrounds. Hosted and organized by GLTPA, the annual three-day expo is the largest "Cut to Length" forest products tradeshow in the Midwest and continues to showcase the forestry and heavy equipment industries. More than 200 exhibitors display, demonstrate and promote the newest technology and products on the market. Click for more...

Morbark LLC Announces Kirby-Smith Machinery Inc. as New Dealer for All Product Lines →

Morbark LLC, a manufacturer of equipment for the tree care, forestry and wood recycling industries, has selected Kirby-Smith Machinery Inc. as an authorized dealer of all Morbark, Rayco, Denis Cimaf and Boxer equipment product lines in Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri and western Illinois. This collaboration brings together two industry leaders committed to providing exceptional customer service and top-of-the-line equipment solutions to the market, the companies said. Click for more...

McCoy Hosts Open House at Facility in Cape Girardeau, Missouri →

McCoy Construction and Forestry hosted an open house and customer appreciation day on May 18 at its Cape Girardeau, Mo., facility. More than 450 people were on hand, including law enforcement from Cape Girardeau and Melissa Gray from the Missouri Forest Products Association. In addition to exploring the new and used inventory in the yard, special discounts were available for attendees. Customers also were invited to experience the construction grading technology of a John Deere 750L dozer in the Ride-N-Drive area; meet dedicated sales staff, technicians and support staff of McCoy Construction & Forestry; ride hayrides; and enjoy pizza, chicken and burgers. Click for more...

Chadwick-BaRoss Showcases Ponsse in New Hampshire →

Chadwick-BaRoss held a live demonstration of Ponsse tree harvesting equipment June 14, 2023, in Sandwich, N.H. A wooded area of rural New Hampshire provided an ideal setting for Chadwick-BaRoss and representatives of Ponsse to demonstrate the Ponsse Scorpion King harvester and the Ponsse Buffalo forwarder. Chadwick-BaRoss has long been the exclusive Ponsse distributor in New England. At the demonstration site, Chadwick-BaRoss customers and prospective customers were able to watch the Ponsse machines at work in their natural element. Click for more...

Komatsu Forest Production Now Carbon Neutral →

June 26th is a historic date for Komatsu Forest since this is when the company's production at Klockarbäcken in Umeå became completely carbon neutral. Komatsu Group has a vision of being carbon neutral by 2050. This applies to both the production and use of Komatsu machines. This vision also was evident when designing Komatsu Forest's new production facility. The company moved into its new facilities in 2021 and ever since then the business has been close to achieving the target to become carbon neutral. Click for more...

SENNEBOGEN Names Envimat, Alta, TEC as Top Dealers →

When Vinicius Casselli first planned to become a SENNEBOGEN dealer in Brazil, he knew that there were many opportunities for SENNEBOGEN, mainly in the forestry sector. He initially thought that SENNNEBOGEN could become as much as 30 to 40 percent of his sales. He felt that in this heart that since SENNEBOGEN was such a great product, he could turn around the markets' perception. What he didn't know was that once the word got out that Envimat was going to be the SENNEBOGEN dealer in Brazil and that it was going to serve the industries properly, that it would grow to more than 80 percent of its business … in three short years. Click for more...

United Construction & Forestry Celebrates New Facility →

United Construction & Forestry — a relatively new name to Northeast contractors — has expanded its footprint as a John Deere Industrial and Forestry equipment distributor over the past several years through the acquisition of Schmidt Equipment and Nortrax. Simultaneously, United Construction & Forestry's sister company, United Ag & Turf, has been acquiring John Deere Agriculture and Turf product distributorships across the northeast. Click for more...

Eco Log Launches New Harvester Cabin →

Eco Log has launched a completely new harvester cabin and, along with it, the G-series harvesters. The new cabin has been designed with full focus on the operator, where every part has been carefully selected to create the best conditions possible for an efficient, productive and comfortable working day. Emil Forsblom, head of product development at Eco Log, discussed the development process and what the operator entering Eco Log's new harvester cabin can expect. Click for more...

Komatsu Launches 951XC Harvester →

A final logging harvester that combines power and productivity with agility and excellent climbing ability. And a harvester that is also a perfect match for the C164 head. This is one way of describing the new eight-wheeled harvester from Komatsu Forest, the third addition to its range of eight-wheeled harvesters specially designed for demanding conditions. The Komatsu 951XC is a new harvester for final logging in steep terrain and on soft ground. Click for more...

Tigercat 630H Silviculture Carrier Replaces Modified Ag Tractors →

Tigercat, a company that has contributed significantly to increased efficiencies in timber harvesting operations, is putting focus on gaining efficiencies in the silviculture side of the forest industry. Many forestry companies struggle to prepare post-harvest sites for replanting with modified ag tractors. These machines are not up to the task, often suffering from insufficient power, cooling capacity and structural durability. Click for more...

Fecon to Hold Charity Auction for Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation →

Fecon LLC, a global manufacturer of heavy-duty site preparation attachments and forestry accessories, will auction off a Bull Hog mulcher attachment to raise funds for Children of Fallen Patriots. The auction of the BH74 will take place online and all proceeds will be donated to Children of Fallen Patriots. "This is the second year we've done a charity auction. This year, we want to raise awareness for the incredible work Fallen Patriots is doing," said Mark Middendorf, Fecon's executive vice president of sales. Click for more...

Komatsu Upgrades S92 Harvesting Head →

The Komatsu S92 is an established and popular harvester head with a reliable and service-friendly design. The 2024 model upgrade introduces several new functions and improvements that make the head even more reliable and productive, including a brand-new Constant Cut saw unit. As the basis for the upgrade is requests from users of the harvester head and the response to the improvements has been positive from customers who have tested. Click for more...

Ponsse Awards American Loggers Council Einari Vidgren Foundation Grant →

The Einari Vidgrén Foundation has rewarded merited forestry professionals for the 18th time. The Einari Award, the Einari Vidgrén Foundation's key recognition, was granted to Heikki Ahola from H.A. Forest Oy, and Arvo and Markku Manninen from Koneurakointi Veljekset Manninen Ky. In addition to the Einari Award, recognitions were given in four different categories: lifetime achievement, special recognition, operators and students. Click for more...

DC Equipment Acquires Madill Brand →

Nelson, New Zealand-based logging equipment manufacturer DC Equipment has acquired the renowned Madill brand from B.C.-based Nicholson Group, who have held the brand for the last 12 years. The Rich Madill History With a rich, impactful history dating back to 1911, Madill will now have a new lease on life after being acquired by DC Equipment. Ownership of the Madill brand, which is synonymous with cable logging across the globe — and is known to loggers across North America — has changed hands through a range of multiple ownership structures, from competing manufacturing equipment companies through to international investment groups over the last several decades. Click for more...

Secret Ingredient to Sales Success... Service →

According to Brooke Tyler IV, vice president of product support and Bill O'Keefe, SENNEBOGEN specialist at Tyler Equipment, "Sales is not about sales. It is about service, support and stocking inventory. That's how one becomes the Top SENNEBOGEN Tree Care Dealer in North America." "We know that a SENNEBOGEN tree care handler is a purpose-built machine. Therefore, everything we have for this machine is also purpose-built," they said. Click for more...

New FAE BL1/SSL Mulcher for Skid Steers Starting at 45 hp →

FAE introduced a new forestry mulcher for small skid steers: the BL1/SSL/VT for vehicles from 45 to 65 hp, which can shred vegetation, shrubs, and trees up to 4 in. in diameter. It can be used for vegetation maintenance along roadsides, railroad tracks, the banks of canals, rivers, lakes, managing and protecting wildlife habitats, maintaining vineyards and orchards, commercial and residential green areas and sports grounds. Click for more...

TraxPlus Expands FAE Product Line, Holds Training Event →

TraxPlus, based in Hickory, Miss., has been a successful dealer of the FAE line of attachments for many years, and judging from the sales volume and repeat buyers, customers who have purchased FAE products from them are seeing a substantial return on their investment. TraxPlus has identified and recognized the opportunity in its marketplace for adding the entire FAE land clearing product line, including tracked carriers and the full line of FAE construction products. Click for more...

SEPPI M Introduces New Compact Forestry Tiller, Stone Crusher →

SEPPI M. recently introduced an all-new attachment called the MINISOIL cl. It's designed to take the power of a PTO stone crusher and mulcher and bring it down to size for skid steers, compact track loaders and hydraulic tractors that deliver at least 28 gpm to 66 gpm of hydraulic flow. The MINISOIL cl has a low-profile design that provides the operator enhanced visibility. It crushes and mulches the toughest vegetation and rocks using hammers made of wear-resistant material with tungsten carbide inserts and three rows of crushing bars. Click for more...

Starting at Mile One: Logger Tony Nadeau's Road to Success →

A granite monument in Fort Kent, Maine, commemorates "America's First Mile," the starting point of U.S. Route 1. The highway runs 2,360 mi. all the way to Key West, Fla., which is the southernmost point of the continental United States. Fort Kent isn't quite the northernmost point — that distinction belongs to Angle Inlet, Minn., — but it's pretty far north, located along the Canadian border in northern Maine. Click for more...

Control System Comfort Drive Lateral Topseat Now Available →

The new comfort drive lateral topseat focuses on the operator and addresses their specific needs and requirements to handle a tough working day. The result is a customer-specific solution offering a wellthought-out solution, with an all-round view and an ergonomic control layout to create a future-oriented workplace. Comfortable suspended lateral topseat: The ergonomically shaped, comfortable lateral topseat made by GRAMMER provides a secure hold and a direct view of the work area. Click for more...

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