A Maine logger wins the Loader Championship sponsored by Caterpillar Forest Products
The Northeastern Forest Products Equipment Expo in Vermont took place in May. Contestants demonstrate their skill with a knuckleboom log loader by picking up and moving blocks between two checkerboards Shaun McLucas of Rangeley, Main, won first place with a time of 2 minutes and 36 seconds. Marc Riendeau of Danville, Vermont, won second place with a time of 2 minutes and 49 seconds, and Kyle Kelley of Hillsborough, New Hampshire, won third place with a time of 2 minutes and 50 seconds. The Loader Championship sponsored by Caterpillar Forest Products was first introduced as the Prentice™ Loader Championship at the sawmill and logging show in Richmond in 1972. Source
Tigercat appoints a new product support representative for the Pacific northwest
Damien Donoher will be based in Snohomish, Washington. He joins Tigercat from the agricultural equipment industry. Damien holds a degree in agricultural engineering and has previously worked as a product support representative and field service engineer for agricultural equipment manufacturers based in Canada and Europe. Damien has strong technical knowledge related to diesel engines, hydraulic and electronic systems for mobile equipment and electronic control systems. Source
John Deere and Hitachi celebrate more than three decades of their longstanding joint venture
Utilizing united manufacturing facilities and integrated marketing and parts distribution, John Deere and Hitachi produce high-quality products backed by a robust dealer network. Since the start of operations as a joint venture in 1988, Deere-Hitachi has manufactured over 55,000 hydraulic excavators for the North, Central and South American markets. Source
Bandit Industries and Germany-based ARJES GmbH have formed a new partnership
The relationship will bring ARJES’ line of slow-speed shredders and crushers to Bandit customers worldwide. Bandit is adding ARJES’ select models of slow-speed industrial shredders and stone crushers to its lineup of heavy-duty large equipment that already includes The Beast® horizontal grinders, whole tree chippers, and track carriers. Bandit large equipment dealers from select markets will offer sales, service and parts on ARJES machines. Source