Smooth power in a tough forest
Venturing into the Dart Valley West of Nelson with Willie Waldron of C&W Logging, to test the Sany SY330H excavator running a Duxson grapple, is quite an experience. These guys often need to use helicopters to shift ropes, have had to lower breaker outs down hills on ropes and they are frequently attacked by ferocious sandflies. She’s all on.
“Growing up in Hanmer there were a few young mates in the logging game,” Willie says. “I started out farming and most of that was either cutting firewood or grubbi...
NZ Logger Feature Sections June 2023
In the driver’s seat
Alan Forbes is a name synonymous with the forestry industry. Not only did this forestry legend grow a large and successful log transport business from humble beginning...
Chainsaws: electric versus petrol
The two-stroke engine may not have long left as the workhorse of choice in New Zealand’s silviculture crews. With each passing year there are either small developments...
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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