Shaws Wire Ropes Iron Test

As we arrive at the CJ Newland Logging container near Whanganui it is a bit puzzling to see the new Alpine Yarder about 100 metres away, up through the cutover hauling wood. First impressions on this log site are there is a lot going on. As well as the Alpine hauling stems there is a Tigercat ski...

“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,...