NZ Logger Magazine | March 2022
March 2022 Shaws wire ropes Iron Test

First in, first served

     Story: Randall Johnston Photos: John Ellegard

You have to admire contractors who go out on a limb to try a new brand of equipment instead of staying with the tried and trusted.

And although Chinese manufacturer, Sany, is not completely new to the market, it still has a long way to go to become recognised in New Zealand forestry circles. But there are promising signs.

Sany is one of the world’s largest producers of excavators and Shaw’s Wire Ropes didn’t miss a beat by picking up the distribution rights to sell Sany excavator-based machines to forestry operators ...

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March 2022 Tall Timber

Tall Timber - Signing off after five decades of forestry

Murray Braithwaite is a familiar name in the forestry industry. His 52-year career in forestry has seen the industry go from pen and paper to technology, and from axe ...

March 2022 Breaking Out

Fibre rope in running skyline logging: A Norwegian case study

The strength of rope required to successfully extract trees from the forest over a long distance results in larger diameter ropes being used. Wire rope has traditional...

Forest Talk

 
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  • Solid and reliable

    Solid and reliable

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