News Articles - January 2014

Tigercat introduce their 610 dual winch mountain skidder
2018-02-22 11:24:53

The skidder has been prowling the mountains of Europe for some time, with Tigercat giving us a glimpse of the machine during Elmia Wood 2013.

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Recent research publications
2018-02-22 10:55:13

“A new guide for work studies in forestry”

“Self-levelling feller-buncher productivity based on Lidar-derived slope”

“Time consumption of skidding in mature stands performed by winches powered by farm tractors”

“Impact of whole-tree and cut-to-length harvesting on postharvest condition and logging costs for early commercial thinning in Maine”

“Greenhouse gas emissions of forest bioenergy supply and utilisation in Finland”

“Fuel consumption in timber haulage”

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Newsflash - What's happening in Forest Engineering?
2018-02-22 10:25:09

New felling head from AFM – the 75 FH

Bandit backs away from Alamo offer

John Deere improves the fuel economy of their forestry swing machines

The Komatsu 895 forwarder is now available in a six-wheel option

Waratah celebrates 40 years if business in Tokoroa, New Zealand

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New harvester cranes from Ponsse
2018-02-22 09:48:56

The C5 sliding boom crane and the C44+ parallel cranes are now available.

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Komatsu releases their new S132 harvester head
2018-02-22 09:21:18

The S132 has been designed for demanding conditions such as crooked trees and difficult trunk shapes.

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Is it more cost effective to bundle logging residues on roadside or in the stand?
2018-02-22 09:00:33

The productivity and cost of both bundling locations was determined.

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Bandit produces a card breaker system to screen wood chips
2018-02-21 12:13:15

The system is used with both hand-fed and whole-tree drum chippers.

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