News Articles - September 2014 - Issue 2

Tigercat introduce their first G-Series drive-to-tree feller buncher
2018-02-22 11:25:10

The new 724G feller buncher is powered by a Tier 4 final engine.

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Recent research publications
2018-02-22 10:56:25

“Advances in agricultural machinery management: A review”

“Grinding of Stumps, Logging Residues and Small Diameter Wood Using a CBI 5800 Grinder with a Truck as a Base Machine”

“Evaluation of the Hitman PH330 acoustic assessment system for harvesters”

“Increasing resilience of timber supply: How a variable buffer stock of timber can efficiently reduce exposure to shortfalls caused by wildfires”

 “Cost estimates of post harvest forest biomass supply for Canada”

 “Ground-Based Thinning on Steep Slopes in Western Oregon: Soil Exposure and Strength Effects”

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Road haulage of round timber
2018-02-22 10:51:38

The Irish Forest Industry Chain (IFIC) and the Forest Industry Transport Group have produced a best practice guide for log transport.

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Newsflash - What's happening in Forest Engineering?
2018-02-22 10:30:31

FPInnovations carries out steep slope logging research

Tigercat increases its product support in South America

Stihl release their new cordless pruning shears

Komatsu launches their C144 harvesting head in North America

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New Zealand researchers test remote controlled tree felling
2018-02-22 10:28:01

The safety of the logging site is receiving significant focus by New Zealand foresters.

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New compact precision chipper from Doppstadt
2018-02-22 09:47:31

The DH 812 Q is a PTO driven chipper for log processing.

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Kesla introduces a new harvesting head
2018-02-22 09:17:00

The 18RH-II harvester head features improved durability and is more maintenance friendly.

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