Experience a Big Plus as Northwest Loggers Step into Business Ownership
SAINT MARIES, Idaho – Cut-to-length in the Northern Rockies? Yes. Forestree is one of the companies using CTL methods in the Northwest region of the United States. Erik Karber, president of the company, spoke with us about the capability the Log Max 10000XT has to...
Winch-Assist System Makes Easy Work of Harvesting on Steep Terrain
KETTLE FALLS, Washington — Like other loggers, Josh Marshall has had to look for ways to improve efficiency — produce more wood or reduce operating costs, or some combination of the two. Pricing for timber harvesting is virtually unchanged from 16 years ago, according...
Georgia Logger Staying Busy Harvesting Weyerhaeuser Pine
NICHOLLS, Georgia – Joel Adams has a name for his logging company that befits the kind of work it does: harvesting pine, pine, and more pine. His company, Pinetree Trail Enterprises, is in his home of Nicholls, Georgia, which is located in the southeast corner of the...
Safety Alert:
BACKGROUND: On a clear, warm fall day in the southeastern U.S., a logging crew was select cutting grade logs. Most trees were felled with a three-wheeled feller-buncher, but the over-sized trees and timber in the SMZ’s were manually felled. One employee—the skidder...