Shaws Iron Test: A long reaching Beast
It seems like quite a while ago that we tested a Cat machine so we are all ears when Terra Cat territory account manager, Mark Costello, tells us what they’ve changed in this new Next Gen 568.
“We basically redesigned everything. New engine, new pump, new control system, all hoses are out of the cab now, new rear-entry cab, new windscreen design which you will see is amazing, more track power, dual slew motors… the list goes on.”
Arriving at McCormick Logging’s operation is like driving into the C...
NZ Logger Feature Sections September 2024
A race against time
On a misty morning in June, Flight Logging’s Gordon Flight brought down the last tree in the Central North Island forests managed by NZ Forest Managers (NZFM) that ha...
Looking Back: Cant hooks, pinch bars and snig chains...
To borrow from the popular World War One ditty, ‘Where have all the young men gone?’: “Oh where have all the sawmills gone? Either left derelict, or gone to scrapyards...
Forest Talk
A monster of a machine
Rounding a corner in the sand dunes to see a new 350 horsepower Timberpro forwarder certainly makes an 11 hour drive to the Far North worthwhile, says Iron T...
Boosting inclusion of disabled workers
The launch of a new government multimedia platform is set to help New Zealand businesses address chronic workforce shortages by enabling greater participatio...
Branching into softwood harvesting
The delivery of the latest Komatsu 951XC harvester to Rodwell Logging of Bomballa New South Wales (NSW), last June marked the 40th anniversary of purpose-bui...
Final cyclone recovery work underway
With nearly 600,000 cubic metres of large woody debris removed from river catchments and beaches across the Gisborne region since Cyclone Gabrielle, signific...
Forestry still under pressure as Taranaki sees the light
Economic conditions have been challenging in Taranaki, and not just for forestry, but the downturn may be starting to ease for some.This according to Te Puna...
NZ sites chosen for global forest research
New Zealand sites will be used as part of an upcoming European Space Agency (ESA) mission to better understand the role forests play in the carbon and water ...
Positive signal for wood processing growth
“The prospectus for wood processing being selected as one of the three focus areas for InvestNZ is demonstrating to the world’s investors, we are open for bu...
"if a tree falls in a forest...?"
Forest Talk will hear it!
