Ponsse Signs Two Dealers in the Southeast
Ponsse, the Finnish manufacturer of cut-to-length logging machines with operations in North America, has signed two dealers in the Southeast, where it has a growing population of customers for its cut-to-length equipment. The company will be represented by Equipment Linc in Maplesville, Alabama, and Knight Forestry in West Whigham, Georgia. They are Ponsse’s first dealers […]
Komatsu Upgrades XT-5 Series Track Feller Bunchers
By Russ Potratz, an independent forestry marketing consultant.
To better meet customer needs, Komatsu is upgrading its XT-5 family of tracked feller bunchers, adding performance...
Grandmother, Grandson Part of 3-Member Logging Team
LILY, Wisconsin – Winter in northern Wisconsin: four feet of snow, chains on the forwarder, an eight-hour day. It’s all familiar territory. Or is...
Safety Alert: Lowboy Operator’s Fingers Amputated
BACKGROUND
On a spring day in the Pacific Northwest, a lowboy operator was coupling the lowboy gooseneck to a lowbed trailer deck after loading and...