SUOHIRVIÖ: Swamp Monster
Tanel Tuulmees from Estonia and The Valmet Swamp Monster. Tanel is 25 years old and has been operating forwarders for the last seven years. His first forwarder was a Valmet…
Harvesting is a general term for cutting, processing, and extracting timber from stump to roadside ready for transporting to wood processing plants.
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Tanel Tuulmees from Estonia and The Valmet Swamp Monster. Tanel is 25 years old and has been operating forwarders for the last seven years. His first forwarder was a Valmet…
John Deere has launched an enhanced self-repair solution, available initially in the US through its Equipment Mobile app John Deere has launched an enhanced self-repair solution, available initially in the…
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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…