NZ Logger Magazine | June 2022
June 2022 Shaw's Wire Ropes Iron Test

Shaw's Wire Ropes Iron Test - Power to burn

     Story: Tim Benseman Photos: John Ellegard

For Buster Pieta, the Sumitomo 3740TLW is a real grin machine. He can’t stop grinning when he’s operating it. And he’s definitely not the only one at Lloyd Logging who is deeply impressed by it… and impressed on a scale rarely seen in this industry.

Lloyd Logging was among the first to take delivery of a new generation 40-series Sumitomo model in New Zealand. Weighing in at 37 tonnes, the 3740 loader is a 250-sized machine with a 300 base and an 11.68 metre reach. One of its stand-out features is fuel economy, as it appear...

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June 2022 Young Achievers

Young Achievers - Chop chop

Bushman, bodybuilder, axeman, runner… any one of these titles fits Matthew Grant Stewart (Matt) like a chainsaw mitt. His love for the bush gelled well with his passio...

June 2022 Worker Wellness

Worker Wellness One for the blokes

Just knowing where to go in tough times can be a great first step to changing a life. Our guys and girls working in the forestry industry are pretty capable, hardy and...

Forest Talk

 
  • FGLT funding applications open next month

    FGLT funding applications open next month

    The Forest Growers Levy Trust (FGLT) application process for 2027 funding will take place in September this year as an open call, consistent with previous ye...

  • Helping track alpine ecosystems’ fire recovery

    Helping track alpine ecosystems’ fire recovery

    University of Canterbury students are gaining hands-on research experience while contributing to decades-long datasets tracking how native ecosystems recover...

  • Kauri protection platform recognised

    Kauri protection platform recognised

    Years of collaboration on helping protect Kauri has received international recognition.The New Zealand-developed platform’s use of geospatial technology rece...

  • Komatsu unit has power, stability, reach and height

    Komatsu unit has power, stability, reach and height

    It's off to the stormy West Coast for September's Iron Test – a Komatsu PC270HW sporting an Ensign grapple.It’s been a long time since we tested a machine in...

  • Mentors sought for Wāhine in Forestry programme

    Mentors sought for Wāhine in Forestry programme

    Wāhine in Forestry has launched a new mentorship programme. The idea of the programme is to connect women studying forestry with women working across the sec...

  • Reasons forest road closures are ignored

    Reasons forest road closures are ignored

    Why are recreational users ignore forestry road closures?Valuable insights into the answer to that question have come from a new survey of recreational fores...

  • Recloaking the Wellington region

    Recloaking the Wellington region

    A million native trees have been planted in Greater Wellington regional parks, a milestone in efforts to reforest former grazing land.The millionth tree was ...

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