Komatsu - Tue May 21, 2019
Komatsu Oil Wear Analysis Named Official Forestry Fluid Analysis Provider of North America
Komatsu Forestry announced Komatsu Oil Wear Analysis (KOWA) is now the official forestry fluid analysis provider of North America. KOWA serves its North American customers through partnerships with oil analysis laboratories, Fluid Life and Bureau Veritas....
West Side Tractor Sales - Wed May 01, 2019
West Side Tractor Sales Plans New HQ
West Side Tractor Sales Co. — a John Deere construction and forestry equipment dealer — is planning for the future with plans for a 75,000-sq.-ft. flagship headquarters at 3300 Ogden Ave. in Lisle, Ill....
Caterpillar - Mon April 29, 2019
Cat 299D2 XHP Land Management Compact Track Loader Purpose-Built to Handle Difficult Land-Clearing Applications
The Cat 299D2 XHP Land Management compact track loader is a purpose-built machine solution for customers involved in demanding vegetation-management applications, ranging from mulching, brush-cutting, vegetation control and mowing....
Sennebogen - Tue April 16, 2019
Mountainside Unloading Services Mill With Sennebogen Log Handlers
Insiders recognize that Larry McKay is a rare species in the lumber processing industry. As the owner of Mountainside Unloading Ltd., he is under contract to operate the Louisiana-Pacific woodyard in Swan River, MB....
FAE USA - Wed April 10, 2019
FAE USA Hosts 'Texas Power Days' at Two-Day Event in Longview, Texas
The FAE USA team kicked off a busy demo season with a two-day-long event in Longview, Texas, on March 7 to 8, 2019. FAE brought together local dealers, machine operators and multiple loaders and excavators with mulching attachments....
Professional Logging Contractors of Maine - Thu March 28, 2019
Maine Releases Logger, Log Trucker Industry, Wage Report
Maine is facing a shortage of loggers and log truckers that will grow and could hinder the growth of the $8.5 billion forest products industry in the state if wage growth does not occur, an occupational analysis released March 14 concludes....
OLC/CEG - Tue March 12, 2019
Oregon Logging Conference Offers Latest in Equipment, Technology, Education at 81st Annual Show in Eugene
The 81st Annual Oregon Logging Conference (OLC) was the biggest show in many years. Held at the Lane Events Center and Fairgrounds in Eugene, Ore., exhibitors talked about products and services available to the logging, construction, trucking and heavy equipment industries....
Jennifer McKevitt - CEG Correspondent - Mon March 11, 2019
How Wood Chippers Work
Wood chippers are an amalgamation of parts, including a hopper, a collar, a chipper, and usually, a collection bin. Typically powered by a combustion engine (although many electric versions exist), they range in horsepower, depending on size and type....
Mon March 11, 2019
What to Know About Buying or Renting a Wood Chipper
For those about to rent or buy a wood chipper, here is a list of the top features to consider in advance to help you pick the best option for your project:1. Engine Displacement: Engine displacement refers to the volume of an engine's cylinders and is a general indicator of its power....
Sennebogen - Wed March 06, 2019
Sennebogen 830 M-T More Than the Sum of Its Parts at Plaster Rock Lumber Mill
Earle Fawcett knew that he had squeezed everything he could out of his aged knuckleboom loaders. It was time to move on. "When you've made mill upgrades and you're putting money into your operation, but you're trying to feed it with some old equipment that's almost impossible to find parts for anymore, you have to say, look, we can't just keep running that way."Fawcett wears a few hats at the Plaster Rock Lumber Mill operated by Twin Rivers Paper Company near Edmundston, New Brunswick....
