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At 9.5 metres long and 285 horsepower, the Tigercat 635H is one big mother of a skidder. And big is what Tainui Logging owner, Phil Hemopo, was looking for when he planned this new machine purchase a bit over a year ago. “You know you are on to a good thing when a machine is out of stoc...

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...