Iron Test: The Big Gun - TIMBERPRO TF840
THE TIMBERPRO TF840 HAS BEEN THE BIG GUN OF forwarders for many years. Easily capable of legally moving 30 tonnes of wood from the cut-over to the skid site, it has no trouble out-muscling other forwarders in the heavy-hauling department.
It’s been more than eight years since NZ Logger last sampled one of these bad-boys and the competition has ramped up since then. So when the Subritzky Clark crew took delivery of the recently upgraded D-series TimberPro TF840 – the first in New Zealand – to pull cut-to-length logs out o...
NZ Logger Feature Sections February 2021
Positive Vibes keep it alive
YOU ONLY GET ONE SHOT OUT IN the forest I reckon. I see it as the world’s most dangerous job. The number one thing is staying positive and coming to work fresh and cle...
A Job Well Done
IT TOOK INNOVATIVE PLANNING AND engineering on the part of NZ Forestry and Rosewarne Logging to complete a challenging harvest at Kaihu, North of Dargaville and close ...
Forest Talk
Clear-fall operation for Armidale State Forest
A clear-fall operation is set to start in Armidale State Forest to remove dead and dying pine trees, which present a public safety risk. The northern se...
ETS forestry registry legal action dropped
Minister of Forestry, Todd McClay, has welcomed a decision by forestry sector representatives to drop Judicial Review proceedings related to the Emissions Tr...
Excavator expertise on display
Masterful machine control and nerves of steel saw Dunedin’s Josh Keane power his way to victory against 19 of Otago's best excavator operators at the Civil C...
Forestry still crucial under science sector reform
The New Zealand Forest Owners Association (NZFOA) says the Government’s decision to merge the country’s seven Crown Research Institutes (CRIs) could strength...
Reach and power
“Forest Pro has two crews in in the mighty Mangatu Forest. Its original crew is a classic European style ground-based logging operation with processing in th...
Rotorua speed limit changes concerning
Returning speed limits on Rotorua roads to higher speeds could spell trouble, residents say, following the Government announcement that it will reverse or co...
Sound science needed to assess carbon impacts of timber harvesting
Forestry Australia has welcomed a new study on the relationship between timber harvesting and greenhouse gas emissions published in Australian Forestry ...
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