Forestry Equipment Articles

DC Equipment Acquires Madill Brand →

Nelson, New Zealand-based logging equipment manufacturer DC Equipment has acquired the renowned Madill brand from B.C.-based Nicholson Group, who have held the brand for the last 12 years. The Rich Madill History With a rich, impactful history dating back to 1911, Madill will now have a new lease on life after being acquired by DC Equipment. Ownership of the Madill brand, which is synonymous with cable logging across the globe — and is known to loggers across North America — has changed hands through a range of multiple ownership structures, from competing manufacturing equipment companies through to international investment groups over the last several decades. Click for more...

Ponsse Awards American Loggers Council Einari Vidgren Foundation Grant →

The Einari Vidgrén Foundation has rewarded merited forestry professionals for the 18th time. The Einari Award, the Einari Vidgrén Foundation's key recognition, was granted to Heikki Ahola from H.A. Forest Oy, and Arvo and Markku Manninen from Koneurakointi Veljekset Manninen Ky. In addition to the Einari Award, recognitions were given in four different categories: lifetime achievement, special recognition, operators and students. Click for more...

Komatsu Upgrades S92 Harvesting Head →

The Komatsu S92 is an established and popular harvester head with a reliable and service-friendly design. The 2024 model upgrade introduces several new functions and improvements that make the head even more reliable and productive, including a brand-new Constant Cut saw unit. As the basis for the upgrade is requests from users of the harvester head and the response to the improvements has been positive from customers who have tested. Click for more...

Secret Ingredient to Sales Success... Service →

According to Brooke Tyler IV, vice president of product support and Bill O'Keefe, SENNEBOGEN specialist at Tyler Equipment, "Sales is not about sales. It is about service, support and stocking inventory. That's how one becomes the Top SENNEBOGEN Tree Care Dealer in North America." "We know that a SENNEBOGEN tree care handler is a purpose-built machine. Therefore, everything we have for this machine is also purpose-built," they said. Click for more...

New FAE BL1/SSL Mulcher for Skid Steers Starting at 45 hp →

FAE introduced a new forestry mulcher for small skid steers: the BL1/SSL/VT for vehicles from 45 to 65 hp, which can shred vegetation, shrubs, and trees up to 4 in. in diameter. It can be used for vegetation maintenance along roadsides, railroad tracks, the banks of canals, rivers, lakes, managing and protecting wildlife habitats, maintaining vineyards and orchards, commercial and residential green areas and sports grounds. Click for more...

TraxPlus Expands FAE Product Line, Holds Training Event →

TraxPlus, based in Hickory, Miss., has been a successful dealer of the FAE line of attachments for many years, and judging from the sales volume and repeat buyers, customers who have purchased FAE products from them are seeing a substantial return on their investment. TraxPlus has identified and recognized the opportunity in its marketplace for adding the entire FAE land clearing product line, including tracked carriers and the full line of FAE construction products. Click for more...

SEPPI M Introduces New Compact Forestry Tiller, Stone Crusher →

SEPPI M. recently introduced an all-new attachment called the MINISOIL cl. It's designed to take the power of a PTO stone crusher and mulcher and bring it down to size for skid steers, compact track loaders and hydraulic tractors that deliver at least 28 gpm to 66 gpm of hydraulic flow. The MINISOIL cl has a low-profile design that provides the operator enhanced visibility. It crushes and mulches the toughest vegetation and rocks using hammers made of wear-resistant material with tungsten carbide inserts and three rows of crushing bars. Click for more...

Control System Comfort Drive Lateral Topseat Now Available →

The new comfort drive lateral topseat focuses on the operator and addresses their specific needs and requirements to handle a tough working day. The result is a customer-specific solution offering a wellthought-out solution, with an all-round view and an ergonomic control layout to create a future-oriented workplace. Comfortable suspended lateral topseat: The ergonomically shaped, comfortable lateral topseat made by GRAMMER provides a secure hold and a direct view of the work area. Click for more...

Starting at Mile One: Logger Tony Nadeau's Road to Success →

A granite monument in Fort Kent, Maine, commemorates "America's First Mile," the starting point of U.S. Route 1. The highway runs 2,360 mi. all the way to Key West, Fla., which is the southernmost point of the continental United States. Fort Kent isn't quite the northernmost point — that distinction belongs to Angle Inlet, Minn., — but it's pretty far north, located along the Canadian border in northern Maine. Click for more...

John Deere Intelligent Harvester Head Control Facilitates Harvesting, Improves Delimbing Quality →

John Deere's new Intelligent Harvester Head Control (IHC) facilitates harvesting and improves delimbing quality. The force control of the delimbing knives maintains proper compression of the harvester head and excellent measuring accuracy in all conditions, the manufacturer said. The correct setting of the delimbing knives pressure is a basic requirement for good and precise harvester head operation. Click for more...

Right Attachments Helps Va.'s Medek Corp. 'Move Fast' →

When Adam Medek plays pool, he isn't afraid of the 8-ball being in a precarious position. "I like to be aggressive. That's just the way I am." He brings that philosophy to business as well. Starting a tree business at 18, Medek grew it into Medek Corp., a business with $15 million of equipment, 28 employees and a 12,000-sq.-ft. facility under construction. The company is located in the Richmond, Va., area. Click for more...

Lilley International Adds Thunder Creek Equipment Fuel, Service Trailers to Equipment Lineup →

Truck, trailer and farm equipment dealer Lilley International Inc. has added Thunder Creek Equipment fuel and service trailers to its product offerings. Lilley International serves North Carolina from four locations throughout the state and has spent more than 70 years serving the farming, logging and construction communities. Thunder Creek Equipment designs and manufactures innovative, premium diesel fuel and service trailers and maintenance products that are used in a variety of industries including construction, roadbuilding, oil and gas, and utility construction. Click for more...

Tigercat's New 612 Dual Winch Skidder →

The Tigercat 612 series skidder platform was created to manage the extraction function in challenging terrain selective felling applications, while preserving the value and quality of the residual stand. The machine can be equipped with a dual winch, a movable back shield and fairlead system, as well as a crane and front blade tongs. The 612 is equipped with the Tigercat FPT N67 Stage V engine, delivering 155 kW (208 hp). Click for more...

VIDEO: Fecon Debuts FMX28 Bull Hog Compact Excavator Mulcher at ConExpo-Con/AGG 2023 →

Fecon LLC, a global manufacturer of heavy-duty site preparation attachments and forestry accessories, debuted the FMX28 Bull Hog compact excavator mulcher attachment at its booth at ConExpo-Con/AGG 2023. Capable of mulching overgrowth, underbrush and small trees, the FMX28 attachment offers a versatile solution for clearing property lines, pastureland, real estate lots, ditches, trails, fencerows and invasive species, and more. Click for more...

Forest Pro Inc. to Begin Offering DEVELON Equipment at Its Three Virginia Locations →

Forest Pro Inc. , a logging equipment dealership in Virginia, is partnering with DEVELON, formerly Doosan construction equipment, to begin offering heavy equipment at its three locations: Scottsville, Manquin and Keysville. All three locations will feature the full line of DEVELON construction equipment, including crawler, wheel and mini excavators, wheel loaders, dozers and articulated dump trucks, for general contractors, landscapers and loggers. Click for more...

ASV Introduces VT-100, VT-100 Forestry Compact Track Loaders →

ASV introduced the VT-100 and VT-100 Forestry Posi-Track compact track loaders at ConExpo-Con/AGG 2023. The new VT-100 compact track loader is a vertical lift machine that excels in loading and grading applications in landscaping and construction. The VT-100 Forestry is suited for mulching, right-of-way clearance, site prep and more. The models include elevated comfort, visibility and performance features. Click for more...

Public Works Department Achieves 100 Percent On-Site Recycling With Ransome Attachments →

The Harding Department of Public Works, in Harding Township, N.J., has streamlined its tree recycling operation with the help of a new Exac-One GRP200-7 hydraulic grapple and Black Splitter S2 800 cone splitter from Ransome Attachments. Harding Township, New Jersey, is a well-kept, leafy suburban enclave located roughly 47 mi. west of Manhattan. The department does a little bit of everything, including paving, forestry, pothole repair, lawn mowing and even masonry. Click for more...

Link-Belt Excavator Company Announces 40B Forestry Series →

The Link-Belt 3440B Processor, 4040B Timber Loader and 4640B Timber Loader are now available in the United States and Canada. The new "40B Series" of forestry equipment features design improvements to increase cooling performance, debris management and serviceability. The 4040B TL is gaining a substantial increase in engine HP, by 21 percent. Coupled with increased cooling and airflow management, the 4040B TL is sure to put in the work for the long haul, the manufacturer said. Click for more...

Women in Forestry: Janessa Nelson-Smith →

Janessa Nelson-Smith grew up in a logging family, married into a logging family and has now joined a growing group of women making their careers in forestry. How did you get started in logging? I've been surrounded by logging my whole life. My dad was in logging, and my brother followed. One day my brother came home and said to me, "Grab your stuff. You're coming to work with me." I thought it was so cool just to be going somewhere with my brother. Click for more...

Oregon Logging Conference Hosts 85th Annual Event →

The 85th Annual Oregon Logging Conference was deemed a success as it boasted more registered attendees and exhibitors this year. Overall, pre-registered attendance was up 18 percent and exhibitor participation was up 17 percent over last year. As the weather improved during the OLC, so did attendance, especially on the final day of the conference, which was Family Day and also was open to the public with no admission charge. Click for more...

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