The Road to Training Ponsse Customers Was Paved by Logging with Ponsse Machines
RHINELANDER, Wisconsin — What better person to train loggers to operate a new machine than a logger with experience operating the machine? When Ponsse’s North American business unit needed someone to train new customers on running their cut-to-length harvesters and forwarders, they turned to Brad Brown. That was at the end of 2011, so Brad […]
Woodland Equipment Demo of Tigercat CTL Machines Generates Strong Interest
KENTON, Michigan — Woodland Equipment hosted a demonstration of Tigercat cut-to-length equipment on the Michigan Upper Peninsula. The event, attended by a few hundred...
Start-Up Landscaper Partners with Scandinavian Forestry Equipment
WAUSUA, Wisconsin — Mini excavator or skid steer? That was the ‘which-first’ choice for Jason Thomas, owner of Promethean Artisans, which offers a full...
Making End Grain Cutting Boards in Nova Scotia
Located on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, Canada, Larch Wood handcrafts wooden end grain cutting boards from sustainably managed and harvested larch trees....
Safety Alert: Feller-Buncher Door Slams Shut on Finger
Background
On an overcast winter day in the south-central region, a feller-buncher operator noticed a hydraulic leak while operating the machine.
Personal Characteristics
The worker had been...
Tigercat Introduces 822E Bunchers and Harvesters
Tigercat has introduced the 822E series of feller-bunchers and harvesters with the latest features and upgrades.
The 822E is the most compact track feller-buncher and...
Fecon Offers Wider Mulcher for Standard Flow Skid Steers
Fecon has introduced the RK6015, a new, wider, standard flow mulcher head. It is ideal for use with most standard skid steer loaders, Avant-type...
Biden Plan Increases Funds for Thinning
President Joe Biden’s proposed ‘Build Back Better’ spending plan for infrastructure includes more than $15 billion over the next decade to thin fire-prone forests...
Lumber Prices Climbing Again
Lumber prices are rising again even as the industry steps into what is normally a seasonal lull in home construction.
Prices are climbing amid tight...
Trex to Build Arkansas Plant
Trex Co. of Winchester, Virginia, which manufactures composite decking, will invest $400 million in a plant that will employ 500 people at the Little...