January’s issue of Logging-on starts with the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Waratah Forestry Equipment. It is a fantastic achievement that these innovative and robust harvesting heads have made their global success story from their humble beginnings...
Logging-on’s final issue of 2022 brings the disturbing news of the financial distress of Eco Log. This was brought on by the Covid situation as well as disruptions from the Ukraine/Russia conflict. There is light at the end of the tunnel though, as Eco Log h...
Logging-on’s first issue of November brings two new product offerings from Komatsu. The first is the new XT-5 tracked harvester and the second is a new range of grapples for Komatsu forwarders. ECHO have announced a new virtual learning platform for training...
In Logging-on’s second edition of October, we show an increasing trend towards the use of hydrogen as a potential fuel for long-haul transport. JCB as unveiled a new refuelling unit for their expanding line of hydrogen powered equipment. Cummins also educate...
Logging-on’s first issue of October brings tips and advice from Michelin on how to store and handle large off-road type tyres. Then we look at new dozers that fall into the size categories used in forestry applications. Cat has expanded features on its D...
This is Logging-on’s second issue of September. We apologise if you received it twice, but a glitch prevented it from being sent to the majority of our subscribers during September. In this issue, we begin with the news of the next generation D7 harvesti...
In Logging-on’s first issue of September, we bring news of the new harvester range being produced at the new Landrich production facility in Canada. Across to the mountains of Europe, we look at the new powerful Mounty cable yarder from Konrad – wi...
In this second edition of Logging-on, Ponsse brings news of their move into electric forest machines with the Ponsse EV1 forwarder. Ponsse have partnered with Epec, who already have significant experience in components for electric vehicles. John Deere have ma...
In Logging-on’s first issue of August, we bring news of the first production grinder designed and built by Tigercat. This interesting development should be well received by the market considering Tigercat’s reputation for producing robust and produ...
Logging-on’s second issue of June brings interesting news of the acquisition of Bracke Forest by Komatsu Forest. The move towards silvicultural mechanisation is continuing, with many traditional logging equipment manufacturers now dabbling in the develop...
In Logging-on’s first issue of June, we bring the new 570 fixed harvester head from Tigercat, used where more control is required for felling and processing. JCB shows off their new hydrogen powered backhoe to the Queen during her Jubilee celebrations. K...
Logging-on’s second issue of May emphasises the general movement towards a zero or reduced emission environment. We examine an initiative that is underway in Sweden to electrify roads to charge electric trucks as they drive. Volvo has announced the use o...
Articles - Logging-on: May 2022 Hello {NAME} Logging-on’s first issue of May carries a strong harvester flavour, with Tigercat, John Deere, Logset and Ponsse all featuring. Tigercat continue the development of their harvester head range...
In Logging-on’s second issue of April, we again bring new equipment brought to the market by Tigercat. They continue to pay close attention to global forest trends and niche customer requirements. In the previous issue of Logging-on, we presented the new...
In this first issue of April, Logging-on brings information on a swath of new and interesting logging machines that are being brought to the market. Tigercat have entered the yarder market with their new 180 swing yarder. This now makes it possible for a fully...