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[…]
Tigercat has announced that Keith Gauvreau has joined the Tigercat product support team. Based out of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Keith will provide support for Ontario and the Great Lakes Region. Keith comes from a mechanical background with a college degree in heavy equipment mechanics, a welding certification from the American Welding Society and twenty-three years[…]
Forestry is one of the most important industries in Brazil and trees there have a very high growth rate. But a changing climate including drought can lead to the reduced growth of such species as cultivated eucalyptus and pine. “Brazil needs the latest expertise and technologies and they’re presented at Elmia Wood,” says Jorge R.[…]
Louisville, MS – joined by federal, state and local leaders, company associates and members of the community, Winston Plywood & Veneer recently hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its new plywood mill in Louisville, Mississippi. The location was once home to a shuttered mill that was destroyed when an F4 tornado struck three years ago. Today,[…]
PATA Saldus plans to buy 6 timber drying plants with recuperation. Equipment guaranteed yield by treating 50-millimeter pine wood with a wood moisture 80% the starting and ending moisture 8%. The planned productivity is 40,000 cubic meters a year. PATA Saldus AS is a Latvia-based joint stock company engaged in the forestry industry. The Company’s[…]
Sveaskog’s 1Q 2017 net sales increased by 8% to SEK 1,597 million ($181 million). Total delivery volumes increased by 4% compared with the corresponding period in the previous year while selling prices increased by an average of 2%. Sales of wood raw material totalled 2.9 million cubic metres. Operating profit from continuing operations increased by[…]
New Zealand log supply will likely be curbed by recent stormy weather, as cyclones dented local production and disrupted sea freight. “Rain and wind from the ex-Cyclones Debbie and Cook lashed the central and lower North Island in the past fortnight, slowing production rates and causing damage to trees,” AgriHQ analyst Reece Brick said in[…]
Sawmilling tech series ready for September 2017 Two years ago – over two weeks – FIEA’s WoodTECH conference series achieved a record turnout of sawmilling companies drawn from throughout Australia and New Zealand. Over 350 delegates from all major sawmilling companies in the region in addition to leading technology providers from throughout Australasia, North America[…]