Shaws Wire Ropes Iron Test

As usual, Kaingaroa puts on the good weather and the great ground conditions.There is no mud, and hardly a speck of dust to be seen, as we venture into the smoothly operating Thomassen crew, just off the Million Dollar Highway between Murupara and Kawerau. Our target today is the robust and power...

Today we are at DK Logging’s stems crew in the Matahina Forest, near Kawerau, to test the capable and innovative new Tigercat LH857 running a Satco 3L2 and tethered off a T-Winch 10.3 when required.Owner, Kevin O’Malley, says he is impressed with the new machine. “It drives better and has more li...