NZ Logger Magazine | April 2022
April 2022 Special Feature: Machine Overhaul

Unique Cat swing yarder cheats death

     Story & photos: John Ellegard

Yes, you read that headline right – this is a story about a Caterpillar swing yarder.

Not many people know there was a Caterpillar-branded swing yarder on the market back in the day – I certainly didn’t, until I came across this particular machine now working in Northland. And then discovered that it’s actually been hiding in plain sight here in New Zealand for the past 40 years.

Well, we think this Caterpillar SY235 has been here that long, but the actual date of its arrival is not clear. It has passed through a few...

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April 2022: Carbon Forestry

A hotbed of contention

Forestry writer, Jim Childerstone, attempts to get some perspective on carbon forestry after reviewing an array of responses from stakeholders and independent organisa...

April 2022 Women in Forestry

Loving logging

Growing up on a sheep and beef farm in the Wairarapa, Allen Logging’s Juliette Allen didn’t ever imagine she’d end up with a logging business. But when husband Mike ha...

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