Tackling the tough stuff
“You watch,” says Iron Tester Shaun Field. “Gareth will probably come around the corner in a big black Dodge Ram.”
The RT crackles as we sit and wait as instructed on the side of Parapara road in central Kaingaroa Forest and then, sure enough, a huge black Ram appears.
We follow Gareth, owner of G. White Logging, further up the road and turn off into the standing trees. It seems like quite flat ground here. Not really hauler country. Typical deceptive Kaingaroa ground, as we are only about 3...
NZ Logger Feature Sections November 22
Back to the future of thinning
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Hybrid harvesting Highlights
The paintwork on New Zealand’s first diesel-electric harvester is still shiny after nearly a year of hard work from this machine that’s been in the country since Decem...
Forest Talk
An honest, agile machine
This month our Iron Test team visits the Mangatu Block to test Hill Logging's new Sany 245F fitted with a Falcon Winch Assist financed by TDF Solutions.The 2...
Axeman to compete after near fatal heart attack
Just four months after being declared clinically dead, Kiwi axeman Kahu Woolley is back on the chopping block this weekend – literally.Australian-based Wooll...
Environmental Forestry 2026
This month’s Environmental Forestry conference will focus on the immediate, practical needs of forest managers and planners.While previous discussions in the...
Patchell Group expands options through Australian joint venture
With decades of experience designing and building transport solutions for New Zealand conditions, The Patchell Group continues to focus on what it does best ...
Safety Alert following a yarder stabilising ram failure incident
The Forest Industry Safety Council has released an important Safety Alert following a yarder stabilising ram failure incident.The Safety Alert relates to Thu...
Tidy-up trial leads to new grapple
Cyclone Gabrielle in 2023 highlighted concerns around the impact of slash on waterways – especially around New Zealand’s East Coast. In November 2024, global...
Week of forestry workshops in Rotorua
The University of Canterbury’s School of Forestry is running a series of Forest Engineering Workshops in Rotorua this winter.The one-day courses are designed...
"if a tree falls in a forest...?"
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