Archives

Rottne Industri now presents the next generation of its H8, the harvester which is specialised stand-operating thinning. The new Rottne H8D features the well-known swing arm system, now in the company of, among other upgrades, a completely new motor and stepless transmission with anti-spin. The Rottne H8D has a narrow and compact chassis with a[…]

With high operational reliability and flexible application possibilities, conveyor belts are indispensable for the transport of bulk goods in industry today. Transportation lines and material streams are important aspects of every production plant. They need to be cost-effective, efficient and above all reliable in continuous operation. A true all-rounder in transport systems for bulk materials[…]

Tigercat recently announce that Woodland Equipment is the new dealer in the upper Great Lakes region of the United States. Based in Iron River, Michigan, Woodland Equipment will cover the upper Great Lake states including northern Wisconsin, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and the northern portion of lower Michigan. Woodland Equipment owner Ron Beauchamp comments,[…]

At the recent B.C. Council of Forest Industries (COFI) annual convention in Vancouver, WOOD MARKETS’ president Russ Taylor delivered an overview of the Russian forestry and sawmilling industry, detailing the means by which it has become a major competitive force in log and lumber export markets. Interestingly, much of the information and analysis seemed to[…]

A simple conveyor belt joins Hyne Timber’s Tuan Mill and neighbouring Altus Renewables. Such is the way for efficient transformation on one plant’s sustainable by-product into another plant’s core business being biofuel. It is certainly not unusual for large scale plantation softwood processing plants to exist as part of a supply chain hub and while[…]

Wood-Mizer’s sawmill range has continually expanded over the decades, but Wood-Mizer’s new LX450 offers a completely redesigned sawmill that has never been available from the company before. The release of the LX450 twin-rail sawmill makes Wood-Mizer the first and only sawmill manufacturer to give sawyers the choice between a monorail or twin-rail sawmill design in[…]

Tigercat releases next generation 480B track mulcher and the brand new Tigercat 4061 mulching head as Tigercat’s off road industrial product line continues to expand. The Tigercat 480B The Tigercat 480B tackles the toughest terrain with ease and offers superior durability and high uptime for large-scale, time-sensitive right-of-way and site preparation projects. With a power[…]

The Tigercat 1055C forwarder represents a major update to the heavy-duty, 14-tonne 1055 model series. The 1055C now offers Tigercat’s innovative low-wide™ bunk system found on the larger 1075C and 1085C models. Low-wide provides superior line-of-sight to the load and reduces operator strain. The 1055C is also available with a choice of three wagon frame[…]

Tigercat has extended the release of the D-series shovel loggers to all markets. The Tigercat FPT powered S855D and LS855D can be configured for Tier 2 or Tier 4f. Tigercat FPT engines offer improved reliability and lower long-term maintenance costs. Best of all, the engines are fully supported by Tigercat and the Tigercat dealer network.[…]

Tigercat has swapped the Tigercat FPT C87 engine for the N67 to more closely match to the duty cycle of this series of harvesters and feller bunchers. Models on offer with the N67 engine will include the 822D, L822D, H822D and LH822D. The machines will be available with Tier2 or Tier 4f engine configurations for[…]