Shaws Wire ropes Iron Test - Quick Cat upgrade
It seems like only yesterday that we were testing the all-new Cat 538 tracked forestry machine after it had just been introduced and yet, just four years later we’re in the bush eyeing up its successor – the Next Gen 538.
Back in 2017 we got to grips with one of the first early generation 538’s to go to work in New Zealand with Goodman Logging in the Kinleith Forest, performing loading duties on the skid and also shovelling out in the cut-over. Even though it wasn’t designed for that letter role it still proved to be a maj...
NZ Logger Feature Sections December 2021
Special Feature - Forest fire fighting challenges
New Zealand is not shielded from periods of extreme wildfires generally associated with Australia or North America. The annual average direct financial impact of unwan...
Tall Timber - Keep on Trucking
With 150 years of driving log trucks between them, six exceptional drivers were recently honoured for seventeen years each without an insurance claim incident, by the ...
Forest Talk
Beyond the logs
Forestry is at a crossroads in Gisborne as declining contractors, economic challenges and environmental scrutiny threaten the lifeline of this vital industry...
First Biofuel Shipping to the Pacific Islands
Swire Shipping, a leading shipping company in the Asia-Pacific, has switched three of its vessels serving the South Pacific to B24 and B30 second generation ...
Flood repair costly
The fallout from recent heavy rain in Mid Canterbury could land in the vicinity of $150,000. Around 150mm of rain fell in the district over two days, causing...
Lucky logging
This month our Iron Test team visits the Catlins with Mark Farrell from Farrell Logging to test his new Komatsu 895HD Comfort Ride forwarder. Says, Iro...
Native tree study emphasises container size
A New Zealand-first study highlights Scion’s work to improve propagation and increase the production of indigenous species in nurseries. The study investigat...
Putting wood to work
Putting waste forestry wood to good use by making it available to locals who need firewood for winter was the aim of Tasman District Council’s (TDC) Charity ...
‘ReMade in Australia’
As part of its Future Made in Australia Plan, Federal Labor has announced ‘ReMade in Australia’ where products that have a minimum of 20% recycled content, 5...
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