CATERPILLAR NEWS - Thu August 30, 2018
Caterpillar Announces Plan To Sell The Purpose-Built Forestry Business
Caterpillar, Inc. announced that it has entered into a preliminary agreement with Weiler, Inc. to sell the Cat purpose-built forestry business. The sale is subject to negotiation of a final agreement, the closing of which is expected by early 2019....
Komatsu - Wed August 08, 2018
Komatsu Previews XT-5 Series Track Feller Bunchers
Komatsu America Corp. previewed its XT-5 Series of track feller bunchers. Models include the XT430-5 (non-leveling), XT435L-5, XT445L-5 and XT465L-5, which replace the prior XT-3 Series machines. The XT-5 Series ranges in operating weight from 66,359 to 74,516 lb....
Sennebogen - Thu August 02, 2018
Contractor Goes to War Against Emerald Ash Borer, Snowstorms, Hurricanes, More
Hurricanes, nor-easters, snow storms and infestations of Emerald Ash Borer have been taking a toll on trees in Massachusetts for several years. For arborists like Jason Yerke, of Distinctive Tree Care, it's been a challenge to keep up with demand for clearing roads and power lines....
Sennebogen - Tue July 31, 2018
Cameron River Logistics Meet Uptime Goals With Sennebogen
When an engine fire destroyed a log handler at Cameron River Logistics (CRL), Andrew Moore and his team decided it was a chance to rethink their original purchase decision. "It had about 10,000 hours on it and it was able to load wood at the pace we wanted," Moore said....
Morbark - Tue July 31, 2018
Operator-Friendly Controller Now Available on Select Brush Chipper Models
Morbark LLC, a leading manufacturer of forestry, biomass, tree care, sawmill and wood recycling equipment, is now offering the iQ-View Smart Controller on its 3.0L gas engines for the Beever M12R, M12D and M12RX models....
Andrew Dargatz – brand marketing manager, CASE Construction Equipment - Mon July 30, 2018
Starting an International Timber Production Operation
Founded in the winter of 2017, Integrated Forest Resources of South Carolina is, by all accounts, a brand new company — but they have a strong history in forestry and land management. “I went to school to study forestry at Clemson University....
Brian Fraley – FRALEY CONSTRUCTION MARKETING - Fri July 20, 2018
Black Splitter Proves Key to Recycling Center's Newfound Self-Sufficiency
The Shelter Island Recycling Center on Long Island, N.Y., had just acquired a horizontal grinder and needed to downsize vegetative waste before processing it to ensure the longevity of its substantial investment....
FAE - Tue July 10, 2018
FAE Offers Innovation, Reliability
When FAE began, it produced forestry and agriculture equipment, thus the name FAE was derived. However, FAE has always been a very dynamic company and therefore developed various products for different industries such as ag, forestry, construction, mining, demolition, land management, full depth reclamation, etc....
Joyce El Kouarti - USDA Forest Service - Tue July 10, 2018
Cooperative Forestry Act Celebrates 40 Years of Helping Private Forest Owners
When most people think of forested lands in our country what comes to mind are public wild lands like the Mount Hood National Forest in Oregon or the Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. But the reality is most forests in America, nearly sixty percent, are owned by private landowners who very much rely on these lands for income that helps to fuel the economic health of rural communities....
Keith Ridler - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tue July 10, 2018
Idaho Gears Up to Boost Logging, Restoration on Federal Land
BOISE – Idaho has more than doubled the number of workers assigned to logging and restoration projects on federal lands in the state with the goal of doubling the timber harvest and restoration treatments on by 2025....
