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sing brush mats with forwarders - how much do they really help?
2018-02-22 11:09:37

The increasing use of logging residues for energy production reduces the amount of slash available for the forwarder to travel on. This article looks at how much brush is necessary to protect the soil.

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Newsflash - What's happening in Forest Engineering?
2018-02-22 11:09:11

Ermax unveils Eternal Light – a new 7-function tail lamp for truck trailers

Igland celebrates 70 years

Trelleborg announces 5 % increase on forestry tyres

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Strong earthquake disrupts forest products industry in Chile
2018-02-22 11:09:08

On 27 February at 3:34 am, an earthquake measuring 8.8 on the Richter scale struck the central-south area of Chile. Following the earthquake a tsunami hit the coastline in the area. Chile has a very significant forest industry and the objective of this article is to give some insight on how forestry was impacted, and how they are recovering after the devastating event.

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Research results - Logging productivity using a farm tractor
2018-02-22 11:09:04

Timber was extracted using an agricultural tractor with a winch and sulky.

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Stihl updates their popular MS 260 professional chainsaw
2018-02-22 11:08:52

The new saw shows fuel consumption improvements of up to 20%.

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Research results - How to select your logging systems
2018-02-22 11:08:50

Scientists have developed a decision support system for selecting harvesting systems.

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Research results - Eucalyptus biomass harvesting in Western Australia
2018-02-22 11:08:38

The biomass yields and productivity of biomass harvesting equipment was studied in poor-quality Eucalyptus plantations.

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Stihl releases their new MS 261 C-M chainsaw with M-Tronic
2018-02-22 11:08:36

The MS 261 C-M is a 50.2 cm3 chainsaw aimed at professional loggers.

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Newsflash - What's happening in Forest Engineering?
2018-02-22 11:08:29

Hiab opens orders for the HiVision(TM) control system for forestry cranes.

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Research Results - Environmentally sensitive CTL logging
2018-02-22 11:08:27

This research investigated the use of band/bogie tracks and slash with forwarders to reduce soil impacts.

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