NZ Logger Magazine | September 2024
September 2024 Shaws Iron Test

Shaws Iron Test: A long reaching Beast

     Story & photos: Tim Benseman

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...

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September 2024 Breaking Out

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...

September 2024 Looking Back

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 “blunt instrument” undermining forestry

    A “blunt instrument” undermining forestry

    New rules limiting farm to forestry conversions under the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) are set to have dire consequences for forest growers in New Zealand ...

  • Carbon tax “best” for lower emissions and the economy

    Carbon tax “best” for lower emissions and the economy

    A carbon tax is the most effective way for New Zealand to cut emissions while supporting a stable economy, according to a recent University of Auckland study...

  • Clamp down on trade in illegally harvested timber

    Clamp down on trade in illegally harvested timber

    Consultation on operational details to implement New Zealand’s legal harvest assurance system to combat trade in illegally harvested timber, began last month...

  • “Mate, where are your gloves?”

    “Mate, where are your gloves?”

    Ensuring consistent use of protective gear is crucial for worker safety. According to Safetree a significant portion of work-related injuries and fatalities ...

  • Mobile phones leading cause of distracted driving incidents

    Mobile phones leading cause of distracted driving incidents

    Some 70% of businesses have experienced the effects of distracted driving incidents, with 68% of survey respondents identifying mobile phone use as the prima...

  • Solid logging equipment approach

    Solid logging equipment approach

    Quebec-based logging contractor, Steeve Ladrie’s, business approach is all about the selection of the right equipment based on meeting the needs of his very ...

  • Truck battery swapping station for electric trucks

    Truck battery swapping station for electric trucks

    More electric trucks will be rolling out onto Sydney streets within weeks, following the completion of Janus Electric’s first solar-powered Charge and Change...

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