Wood-Mizer Titan’s range of automated edgers matches affordability to high processing speeds, maximum output and recovery that give maximum returns
The objective of every machine manufacturer is to produce a machine that can lower the operating costs for clients who
The Eucalyptus industry in South Africa is constantly expanding and evolving. The trees are constantly improving through careful breeding and
A South African designed and built all-terrain loader, known as the Lizard, made its debut at a field day in
One of the most interesting new technologies being developed in forest engineering is monitoring the fatigue and concentration of machine
Focus on Forestry 2017 The keenly anticipated Focus on Forestry conference held at Cedara in the KZN midlands in April
By Andrew McEwan andrew@cmo.co.za The use of technology in harvesting is a given. Technology is what enables us to harvest
By Gilbert Plant gilbertplant@gmail.com The first frame of a cartoon from some years back depicts a thin little fellow, dressed
The Lizard is South Africa's all new multi-purpose utility loader. The dynamic machine can be used as a logger, a
The first Tigercat 610C grapple skidder was introduced into the South African forestry industry some 10 years ago. It was
A unique collaboration between forestry stakeholders and the Agricultural Engineering department at the University of KwaZulu-Natal is set to result
Bucketmouth has been involved in the site preparation and land conversion business for over a decade and has been involved
“Simple, reliable, easy to maintain … effective!” This is how silviculture contractor Jabulani Shange describes the tractor-driven boom planter developed
STIHL’s brand new MS 382 chainsaw has arrived. The MS 382, the enhanced version of the legendary MS 381, which
An exciting development for forestry mechanisation in Southern Africa is the introduction by Bell Equipment of the Waratah H290 Harvester
With 300 employees, (including hand-fellers, peelers and stackers) and eight sets of tractor-trailer short-haul transport systems, Grant Rankin has been
The first of the new generation SP591 LX eucalyptus harvesting heads has landed in South Africa, and has been put
York Timbers has embarked upon a process of mechanising cut-to-length thinnings and clearfell operations at its Jessievale plantation in the
Adapted from an article by Paul Iarocci, Between the Branches Eric Krume is the owner of Krume Logging & Excavation
Local manufacturer Matriarch Equipment is making serious inroads into the forestry equipment market with the release of three new products
Check out how the foresters of the 1940s felled and logged giant Californian Redwoods using little more than sharp axes,
Loggers working the high-yield plantations of Mpumalanga are getting their first glimpse of the ultra-efficient logging capabilities of the new
John Deere’s new generation skidders bring more power, more operator comfort, more durability and lower cost per tonne productivity to
Steep slope harvesting innovations on show. Harvesting operations in steeper terrain have seen exponential growth in the last few years.
