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Question: When is a log loader, not a log loader?
Answer: When it’s a processor.
That appears to be the case with the Eltec 317LL because it was originally designated as a log loader in the company’s model line-up and yet contractors in New Zealand have decided that it works better for them as a processor.
No matter. It works damn well as a processor too, judging by the most recent 317 to go into the forest, which is working with Tohaia Forestry Harvesting in the Maramarua Forest, in northern Waikato.
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NZ Logger Feature Sections August 2021
PF Olsen, The first fifty years
Peter FRANCIS Olsen was born in Taihape in 1930. Descended from Scandinavian stock, Peter’s father was a government worker in the social welfare department. Growing up...
Dealing with changing logging logistics
If there is a normal work week for logging contractor Tyler Backer these days, it would be roughly organized into twos and threes. Two days in the office and around to...
Forest Talk
An honest, agile machine
This month our Iron Test team visits the Mangatu Block to test Hill Logging's new Sany 245F fitted with a Falcon Winch Assist financed by TDF Solutions.The 2...
Axeman to compete after near fatal heart attack
Just four months after being declared clinically dead, Kiwi axeman Kahu Woolley is back on the chopping block this weekend – literally.Australian-based Wooll...
Environmental Forestry 2026
This month’s Environmental Forestry conference will focus on the immediate, practical needs of forest managers and planners.While previous discussions in the...
Patchell Group expands options through Australian joint venture
With decades of experience designing and building transport solutions for New Zealand conditions, The Patchell Group continues to focus on what it does best ...
Safety Alert following a yarder stabilising ram failure incident
The Forest Industry Safety Council has released an important Safety Alert following a yarder stabilising ram failure incident.The Safety Alert relates to Thu...
Tidy-up trial leads to new grapple
Cyclone Gabrielle in 2023 highlighted concerns around the impact of slash on waterways – especially around New Zealand’s East Coast. In November 2024, global...
Week of forestry workshops in Rotorua
The University of Canterbury’s School of Forestry is running a series of Forest Engineering Workshops in Rotorua this winter.The one-day courses are designed...
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