Harvesting

K D Ferguson Ltd: Keeping it in the family After 32 years of contracting in timber harvesting, Alistair Ferguson, AG Ferguson, decided enough was enough, and it was finally time…

Hitachi Construction Machinery Launch New Forestry Excavator Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) NV (HCME) is launching the new ZX135USL-7 forestry excavator. Designed for a variety of applications such as logging, log…

On a cold frosty winter’s morning in the forest, there is nothing better than looking forward to break time and opening your flask and pouring a steaming hot refreshing cup…

Fourteen years ago, the Austrian machinery company Westtech Maschinenbau GmbH introduced the first felling grapple to the market. Technical finesse and in-house know-how led to a product series that sets…

Global Sawlog prices have dipped by 10% across the board but some areas are seeing a price rise The Global Sawlog Prices Index (GSPI), a benchmark for worldwide wood pricing,…

Diseased larch trees to be felled at forest in Gwynedd Natural Resources Wales (NRW) is due to start work to fell diseased larch trees at three small sections of Coed…

This is exactly how forest professional and hunter Robert Brunnauer describes the forest habitat. Harvesting timber means you’re out working in all kinds of weather conditions. Whether rain, sun, wind…

Pm Trac Generation 38 - The innovative system tractor With the presentation of the Pm Trac system tractor at the ZLF 2004 in Munich, Pfanzelt set standards. The development trend…

Moonlight drives and a picnic in the woods: Logging a legacy in California “I hate logging,” said Robert D’Agostini Jr., standing on the California ranch his great-grandparents settled six generations…

Logging in the lakes Kieran Anders is a forestry contractor working in the lake district. His work involves hand cutting and extracting timber using a skidder and tractor-trailer forwarder. He…