Six Appeal
Tigercat no longer has the six-wheel skidder market to itself, with John Deere recently crashing the party.
The arrival of the John Deere 768L-II bogie skidder signals the first real choice for contractors in this niche segment more than a dozen years after six-wheelers were originally introduced.
The question is, why did it take so long for a competitor to introduce a six-wheel rival? The advantages are obvious: improved traction, increased productivity and reduced environmental damage.
All reasons why Tokoroa...
NZ Logger Feature Sections November 2021
Articles/Biomass
Wood-based biomass beating climate change
Wood-based biomass is now recognised as a vital resource to mitigate climate change. And the mainstream media is at last becoming aware of forestry as a sustainable en...
Forest Talk
Deepwater port versus barge: Decision pending
A new deepwater logging port is one of two East Cape projects vying for $45 million in government funding. The outcome could shape one of New Zealand’s most ...
Fuelling the fight against wilding pines
Thanks to a boost from the National Wilding Conifer Control Programme (NWCCP) funded through Biosecurity New Zealand, Marlborough is fast-tracking the fight ...
Have your say on forestry registration
Key players in the forestry industry are encouraged to have their say on the design of a new registration system for log traders and forestry advisors with c...
Protecting native trees: Chainsaws Halted
A south Auckland airport has halted plans to fell a grove of kahikatea after a protest from a tree protection group. Arborist and tree climber Zane Wedd...
Safeguarding New Zealand’s waterways
Safeguarding New Zealand’s waterways is the key driver behind a seven-year study into the performance of control practices for reducing erosion and sediment ...
Solutions for thinning sites
Growing a productive forest requires hard work and commitment. Correctly timed thinning improves the forest’s growth conditions and makes trees grow sturdier...
Spotlight on winch-assisted harvesting
The focus on mechanisation and modernisation of steep terrain harvesting systems across the industry over the past decade has shown significant improvements ...
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