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Steep slope harvesting - Ponsse Alpine Buffalo
2018-02-22 11:07:55

Ponsse and Herzog have made use of a winch on a forwarder to increase its terrain handling capabilities.

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Research results - Are you calibrating your harvester head properly?
2018-02-22 11:07:48

Accurate calibration of the harvester head relies on accurate manual log measurements.

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Research results - A review of shift scheduling in mechanised harvesting operations
2018-02-22 11:07:33

A literature review and expert consultation were carried out to identify best practices for shift scheduling.

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Stage IIIB Tier 4 Interim engines - Frequently asked questions
2018-02-22 11:07:31

Hitachi has supplied us with information that addresses the 2011 exhaust emission regulations.

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Research results - Using agricultural tractors for multi-tree harvesting
2018-02-22 11:07:10

This study looked at small tree harvesting, such as is found with early thinning.

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Research results - Using activity-based costing for Cut-to-Length Harvesting
2018-02-22 11:07:01

If your harvesting and transport activities involve producing and transporting many different assortments of timber, are you sure that you are allocating your logistics costs correctly?

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Newsflash - What's happening in Forest Engineering?
2018-02-22 11:06:59

John Deere predicts 2017 forestry equipment sales to be similar to 2016.

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Research Results - Using acoustics on harvesters/processors to measure wood stiffness
2018-02-22 11:06:58

Harvesters and processors commonly use diameter and length measurements to optimise trees into logs. However, in the future, harvesting and processor heads will be able to do much more than this.

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Stability and traction of steep slope tethered feller-bunchers
2018-02-22 11:06:56

Researchers have shed more light on the performance of felling machines in steep slopes.

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Newsflash - What's happening in Forest Engineering?
2018-02-22 11:06:46

New Log Max dealer for Finland

Logset appoints a new Marketing and Communications Manager

Morbark releases their new M18R tracked chipper

Ponsse Chairman Juha Vidgrén wins Finland's Entrepreneur of the Year award for 2016

USA news - Komatsu America appoints Midlantic Machinery as their forestry distributor for Delaware and Maryland

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