Shaws Iron Test; Built for Thinnings
The first thing we notice about Conan Hemsworth’s Weiler H457 harvester is the staunch, oversized, heavy-duty (HD) undercarriage with a discreet zero tail cab and a long 9.91 metre reach. Built for thinnings, that undercarriage is going to be a broad and stable base in amongst the spot mounds.
And Conan has spread his logging career across a broad base as well, starting in Wales manually harvesting thinnings with a chainsaw for a weekly forwarder pick up: “I would chainsaw down the trees, cut them to le...
NZ Logger Feature Sections August 2025
Data-driven harvesting
In the Tasman District near Nelson, PF Olsen is running a high-efficiency harvesting operation at the Moturoa/Rabbit Island Forest. The block, owned by the Tasman Dist...
Work smarter, not harder, toreduce fatigue
Fatigue is a big risk in forestry, especially for manual tree-fallers. Fatigue can hurt because tired people are more likely to make poor decisions. So, it’s really im...
Forest Talk
Bridging classrooms and crews
In the heart of New Zealand’s forests, a quiet revolution is taking root. Not in the machinery or the markets, but in the minds of young learners and seasone...
Doing the hard yards
Burson Logging’s new Tigercat L822E feller buncher with Tigercat’s own 5185 fixed felling head is leading the charge to get Nelson’s windthrow out of the for...
Extending use of New Zealand forest carbon credits
Leading carbon certification and advisory services provider, Toitū Envirocare, will extend its provision of high-quality local forest carbon credits after an...
Opening new Gulf trade door
“The NZ–UAE CEPA is New Zealand’s fastest-ever trade agreement. Negotiated in just over four months. It delivers up to an estimated $42 million in tariff sav...
Port expansion fast-tracked
The fast-track approval of Port of Auckland’s expansion project will deliver an economic boost for the city, says the Employers and Manufacturers Association...
Put freight first in transport planning
“Despite costing $1.5 billion a year to run, Auckland Transport has limited expertise in freight,“ says National Road Carriers Association (NRC) CEO, Justin ...
Trailer Lifting Code reviewed
There have been two recent incidents where trailer lifting chains failed while a trailer was being lifted onto the truck, including one near miss that could ...
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