The October Issue of Forest Machine Magazine is on sale now, it can be purchased as an annual subscription or a single copy and available as a hard copy or in digital format.
This issue features 100 pages packed full of entertaining reading for everyone involved in forestry.
Find out about Scotland’s new Kesla Oy sales and service partner, Howie Forestry Solutions based in Ayrshire. We look back over Adam and his father Ian’s history in forestry and the future plans for their new venture.
Leading finance companies chat to us regarding how they can help with arranging finance for vehicles and equipment.
Glen Barclay looks back over the history of one of forestry’s iconic brands of machinery, Norcar.
We celebrate the world’s most powerful electric quad range which is “Made in Britain” by Eco Charger, a family business based in North Devon.
Wallis Weir a forestry contractor based in the Trossachs gives FMM an insight into his new charcoal making venture.
With electric cars being hailed as the new saviour of the planet we take a look at Tesla’s Cyber truck pickup which is set to challenge the entire range of top selling pickup trucks.
Our anonymous “Have Your Say” feature sees a forestry contractor hitting back at the ill informed negative press forestry is receiving by some of the mainstream media.
ABA International is a non profit training body offering training in forestry at realistic prices, we look at their training centres in the UK and the courses the currently offer.
This October Issue also features spindle wedge felling trials in the Lake District, Ponsse examines the advantages of tethered logging with feedback from companies and operators using the equipment, planting needs in the UK, Seppi and TMC Cancela’s new mulchers, the latest world news affecting forestry, new equipment releases our young loggers pages, classifieds and much more
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That’s a remarkable amount of work hours for a single machine, the Norcar 600 owned by Erkki Rinne is taken well care of, it even has the original Diesel engine.
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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.
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It is not possible to eliminate chain shot, but there are simple steps that can be taken to reduce the risk.
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Arwel takes great pride in the fact that the mill has no waste whatsoever, “the peelings are used for children’s playgrounds, gardens and for farm animals in barns in the winter and the sawdust has multiple uses in gardens and farms as well.
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Timber hauliers need to encourage young blood in, and also look after the hauliers we have, we need make the sector a safe and positive place to work.
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