The Bolt On Winch Assist
SOUTHLAND LOGGER ANDREW ‘PRATTY’ PRATT LIKES the idea of tethering a machine on the hill to aid traction in steep harvesting operations.
But he’s not so keen on seeing a winch-assist digger sitting idle for big chunks of time when the system isn’t required. So when he spied a website about a self-contained, bolt-on winch-assist unit that can easily be removed from the end of an excavator to allow the base machine to work without any hindrance between tethering operations, it immediately piqued his interest. The Timberma...
NZ Logger Feature Sections April 2021
Apr 2021 NZ Timber - The Fence is Coming Down
THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT STEP. We are effectively taking down the fence that’s been around Scion for quite some time,” says Scion CEO, Dr Julian Elder, of the Crown Re...
The long road to silviculture mechanisation
WHILE MECHANISATION IN HARVESTING has advanced in leaps and bounds over the past few decades, the same cannot be said for forest growing operations such as planting an...
Forest Talk
Doors thrown open at dealers and manufacturers
Autumn has been open day season for dealers and manufacturers across the central North Island.First cab off the rank was Warataha’s Tokoroa factory. The open...
Environmental Forestry Conference
The recent Innovatek Environmental Forestry Conference highlighted both old and new environmental challenges faced by the forestry industry, from pest contro...
Hands-on forestry learning for Canterbury students
Hundreds of Canterbury students and teachers recently explored the world of forestry through Discover Forestry’s Wood is Good days and Grow Me bus trip...
Kiana goes straight into forestry from school
The forest has always been a special place for Kiana Sayer-White. And with her father, Aaron, and older brother, Kasey, being in the industry, you could say ...
Last chance to nominate forest champion
There is still time to nominate outstanding native forest initiatives for the 2026 Growing Native Forest Champions Awards, but only just, with nominations cl...
New naming rights sponsors for South Island awards
OneFortyOne and Port Nelson are the new naming sponsors for the 2026 Top of the South Wood Council Forestry Awards.Taking place on 31 July at the Trafalgar C...
Penske’s new New Zealand GM
Penske Australia & New Zealand has appointed Stephen Kelly as the General Manager of its Penske New Zealand business.Having joined Penske in November, Mr Kel...
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