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SOUTHLAND LOGGER ANDREW ‘PRATTY’ PRATT LIKES the idea of tethering a machine on the hill to aid traction in steep harvesting operations. But he’s not so keen on seeing a winch-assist digger sitting idle for big chunks of time when the system isn’t required. So when he spied a website about a se...

I SUPPOSE I’M A WINCH-ASSIST VETERAN now, with five years’ experience using the Waka Engineering machines designed by my boss, Bill Winmill. But it’s always good to try something that’s a bit different. When I got the call to come and operate this Timbermax for AB Equipment at the Demo Day I ...