News Articles - March 2014 - Issue 2

Using lower road impact vehicles for log haulage
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The Timber Transport Forum of the UK provides guidance in a new report.

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Recent research publications
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“The effect of mechanization level and harvesting system on the thinning cost of Mediterranean softwood plantations”

“A comparison of productivity in five small-scale harvesting systems”

“Applying airborne LiDAR for forested road geomatics”

“Determining observer and method effects on the accuracy of elemental time studies in forest operations”
plantation spacings”

“Grade and value variations in Eucalyptus urophylla x E. grandis veneer due to variations in initial

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Newsflash - What's happening in Forest Engineering?
2018-02-22 10:24:18

Global wood chip price indices launched by FOEX and WRI

Stihl produces a new cordless electric chainsaw for arborists

Bell Equipment partners with Matriarch Equipment for log grapples

Scottish news – Timber Transport Conference 2014 presentations available for download

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New G-Series articulated haulers from Volvo
2018-02-22 09:40:58

The six new models are suited to applications ranging from forestry to earthmoving.

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Komatsu Forest launches their new flexible forwarder bunk
2018-02-22 09:18:53

Flexible bunks allow for the optimisation of payloads. Komatsu bring us their solutions.

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John Deere introduces Telematics solutions for all makes of forestry equipment
2018-02-22 09:04:15

The JDLink machine monitoring system is available for all stationary and mobile logging equipment.

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Guidelines for bioenergy supply based on woody biomass
2018-02-22 08:37:22

The information covers the supply chain from biomass harvesting to energy production.

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