Harvesting

Sustainable logging: balancing the needs of the environment, wildlife, and forest communities In recent years, the negative attitude surrounding those who work in timber harvesting has definitely been on the…

New windows for harvesters and forwarders comply with ISO 21876 saw chain shot testing standard The new ISO 21876 standard will take effect at the end of 2020, or early…

The new H212 harvester head has been designed specifically for thinnings. The harvester head’s dimensions give it agility in navigating even dense thinning stands. Delimbing has been optimized for smaller…

The Einari Vidgren Foundation (Einari Vidgren was the founder of Ponsse) has supported the Man's work exhibition organized by the Finnish Metsämuseum Lusto. The exhibition reflects the situation in the…

Skogforsk is taking another step in the development of remote-controlled forest machines. Having received a grant of SEK 1.2 million from Troëdsson's research fund they are exploring the potential of…

The brand new KESLA 19RH-III and 21RH-III harvester heads represent the latest technology on the market in terms of structure, materials and functionality. With the new models, Kesla strengthens its…

Hohenloher Spezial-Maschinenbau GmbH & Co.KG  (HSM) 208F is a powerful forwarder for extracting both short wood and long log poles. The company was founded in 1967 by the brothers Friedrich-Karl…

When I first started in forestry with the Forestry Commission there was a maintenance squad in each forest district and part of their duties was to keep all the drains…

In 2006, Ian Howie, who had previously been an agricultural contractor, saw an opportunity to become involved in the transportation of timber from harvesting sites within the forest to stacking…

RJ Fukes Forestry Services hosted a demonstration, early November, of the Doherty Group’s Logset 6HP GTE/TH65 harvester near Port Laoise in Southern Ireland. The Doherty Group was formed in 2004…