Wed June 09, 2021
Forestry Equipment Market Expected to Reach $10.6B by 2025
Lucintel's latest market report has stated that the future of the forestry equipment market looks promising, with opportunities in felling, extracting and on-site equipment. The global forestry equipment market declined in 2020 due to global economic recession led by COVID-19....
Tue June 01, 2021
Founders of Rototilt, Hultdins, Olofsfors North America Retiring
After 28 years of representing world leading Swedish companies in the forestry and construction industries, Gerry Mallory and Rick Gordon have decided to retire. Hultdins Inc. was established in 1993 and also representing Indexator rotators from the beginning....
Tue May 25, 2021
LiuGong Names CrossTrac New Dealer
LiuGong North America has announced the appointment of CrossTrac Equipment Inc. as its newest construction equipment dealer for northern Wisconsin and Michigan. CrossTrac has branches in Rhinelander, Wis., and Gaylord, Mich....
Tue May 25, 2021
Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association Announces Equipment Expo
Postponed one year due to the pandemic, the 75th Annual Great Lakes Logging and Heavy Equipment Expo will take place Sept. 9 to 11, 2021, at the Upper Peninsula State Fairgrounds in Escanabe, Mich. The event is co-sponsored by the Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association (GLTPA) and Fabick CAT....
Wed May 19, 2021
John Deere Improves Window Quality On Its G-Series Harvesters, Forwarders
Improving the durability of its machines, John Deere now features RENCRAFT super hard coat polycarbonate windows as a standard offering on its G-Series harvesters and G-Series forwarders. Providing enhancements over the windows previously used, the upgraded windows are designed to withstand external wear....
Thu May 13, 2021
With Help From Michigan AgrAbility, Area Loggers Overcome Injuries
For Duane Berg, owner and founder of Berg Logging in Gladstone, Mich., business was booming in 2010 — right up until he fell off a roof. "I got injured in November 2010. Besides [being] a logger, I was a construction worker, and I was helping one of my friends do a job," Berg said....
Wed May 12, 2021
Weiler H157 Harvester Hits the Market
The new Weiler H157 track harvester and updated PF48 harvesting head is replacing the 501HD harvester. The same spacious cab offered on the larger size class H457 will be standard on the H157. With a new cab maximizing operator visibility, providing an open field of view to the work area and upwards through a large skylight, it also features a front window emergency escape, an intuitive color touchscreen monitor, multiple storage compartments and numerous charging ports....
Thu April 29, 2021
Ussery Services Forestry Mulching Hosts Demo Event
Traditionally, a manufacturer will work with a contractor for sourcing a location to hold a product demo and does the lion share of the work to coordinate all aspects and to bring in attendees. Such was not the case for a recent contractor mulching demo event in Sterling, Ga., just outside the city limits of Brunswick....
Mon April 26, 2021
John Deere Adds Smooth Boom Control Technology for Tracked Feller Bunchers, Harvesters
Further enhancing the machine operation in demanding forestry applications, John Deere added its smooth boom control (SBC) technology to its M-Series tracked feller bunchers and MH-Series tracked harvesters....
Tue April 06, 2021
Mowbray's Tree Service Utilizes Sennebogen for Removals
An army of arborists and tree care specialists have spread throughout California to clean up the debris and charred remains from this past year's record wildfires. The recovery effort has taken a big step forward with the delivery of a new fleet of Sennebogen tree care handlers, signaling the arrival of mechanized equipment for tree removal....