A truck roll-over prevention program being delivered in the Green Triangle region of southwest Victoria and south-east South Australia, is showing signs of success with the number of incidents decreasing by 65% in 2016. Alan Pincott from Australian Trucking Safety Services and Solutions, said the Green Triangle area has been over represented in heavy vehicle[…]
SKOWHEGAN – The Professional Logging Contractors (PLC) of Maine today issued a statement praising a decision by Sappi Ltd. to invest $165 million in Paper Machine No. 1 at its Somerset Mill in Skowhegan as a move that will benefit hundreds of Maine loggers and truckers. The investment at the Somerset Mill is intended to[…]
LIGNA, the focal point and meeting hub for the international wood industry, is just around the corner. The 2017 edition runs from 22 to 26 May in Hannover, Germany, and will feature more than 1,500 exhibitors from 45 nations and attract trade visitors from about 90 nations. Please find more information in the press release[…]
Four months before Elmia Wood opens, the organisers confirm it will be the world’s biggest forestry fair ever. “By January we’d already sold more stand space than at the previous Elmia Wood in 2013,” says Exhibition Manager Jakob Hirsmark. Elmia Wood has been the world’s leading forestry fair for many years. Decision makers from around[…]
The new KETO 873 processor is designed for processing larger trees in demanding conditions of North America and elsewhere. Keto 873 is the latest model of Keto product family. This 3360kg/7400lb head can be installed on 30+ ton tracked base machines. Kone-Ketonen and Quadco Equipment Inc will introduce the KETO 873 in the 79 th[…]
Building upon its commitment to listening and responding, John Deere will highlight its line of equipment, technologies and services at this year’s CONEXPO-CON/AGG, March 7-11 in Las Vegas. Over 38,000 square feet of exhibition space will be home to 38 machines along with 11 John Deere simulators, the John Deere store, and a global staffed information counter. More[…]
EDITOR’S COMMENT ISSUE 54 DEC 2016 / JAN 2017 A bumpy ride Office kitchens are all of a sudden overstocked with mince pies and some of the less-dedicated staff members seem to have all of a sudden had their senses dulled over-consumption of mulled wine (you know who you are). It can only mean two[…]
Low wood fiber costs in Brazil have continued to attract investments in pulp production capacity leading to substantial increases in market pulp exports in 2016, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly Brazil’s pulp sector has for over two decades had some of the lowest wood fiber costs in the world, making the industry highly competitive, reports[…]
To stay ahead of the competition, loggers need to keep up at the landing, and the John Deere 437E and 337E Knuckleboom Loaders are now equipped with new grapples manufactured by John Deere to further improve productivity and machine durability. The E-Series machines deliver five percent more swing torque and lift force over previous models,[…]
Taranaki’s logging contractors are gearing up to harvest a bumper crop over the next few years as trees planted more than two decades ago begin to mature. Many of the plots around Taranaki were planted in the 90s, with most taking between 25 and 30 years before they were ready to be cut. New Zealand[…]