Australasia's home for timber news and information

Industry disappointment at cancellation of AUSTimber

27 August 2021
Australia’s forest industries have expressed their disappointment that AUSTimber 2020/21 has been cancelled. CEO of AFPA Ross Hampton and CEO of VFPA Deb Kerr said they understood how difficult the decision was for the organisers who had tried so hard to work around the COVID induced
Continue Reading →

Ponsse’s steep slope harvesting solutions and webinar

25 August 2021
Ponsse’s cut-to-length forest machines have proved to be excellent harvesting solutions, also on steep slopes. Environmentally friendly and safe harvesting solutions for slopes are in high demand, especially when harvesting takes place in areas with varying terrain and steepness. Sour
Continue Reading →

John Deere and Hitachi partnership split in America

25 August 2021
John Deere has announced it has agreed with Hitachi Construction Machinery to end the Deere-Hitachi joint venture manufacturing and marketing agreements. John Deere and Hitachi will enter into new license and supply agreements, which will enable John Deere to continue to source, manuf
Continue Reading →

New woodchip equipment for Visy NSW

25 August 2021
Austrian international technology group Andritz AG will supply Visy a 243 000 m3 woodchip handling and storage system, including a Stacker Reclaimer RST360, for its Tumut Mill in New South Wales. Source: Timberbiz Visy operates eight paper mills on six sites across Australia with a co
Continue Reading →

Remote controlled Cats

23 August 2021
New Cat Command for Excavating is providing remote-control operation for select Cat excavators, removing the operator from the machine in potentially hazardous operating environments. Source: Timberbiz Command for Excavating enhances safe machine operation while reducing operator fati
Continue Reading →

Ponsse delivers its 17,000th forestry machine

20 August 2021
The 17,000th Ponsse forest machine has rolled off the production line in Vieremä, Finland. The milestone machine, a Ponsse Elk built in mid-August, will start its career in the hands of Kuusmoto Oy. Source: Timberbiz “It is a special privilege to hand over the 17,000th PONSSE machine
Continue Reading →

Higher horsepower for JB feller buncher and harvester

18 August 2021
John Deere now offers a 330-horsepower option for the 853M Tracked Feller Buncher and the 853MH Tracked Harvester, equipped with the optional Dedicated Travel System feature. The combination of the travel and horsepower options on the 853M and 853MH machines enables John Deere to deli
Continue Reading →

Husqvarna’s new 592 XP chainsaw to land in Australia next year

09 August 2021
Husqvarna’s 592 XP chainsaws will be coming to Australia early next year, these new Husqvarna 90cc chainsaws have been developed to meet the toughest of demands, in a user-friendly way and made for demanding tree professionals. Source: Timberbiz They are designed to meet heavy-duty ch
Continue Reading →

ForestTECH 2021 to focus on mechanised planting tech

09 August 2021
Last year, for the first time since the ForestTECH series began back in 2007, the annual forestry technology update run for local forestry companies and delegates from another 20 countries, covered new technologies around forest establishment, mechanised planting and silviculture. Sou
Continue Reading →

Tigercat shovel logger for extreme slopes

04 August 2021
Tigercat has launched its LSX870D shovel logger which is based on the LX870D series track carrier platform. The machine is designed for extreme duty steep slope logging. Source: Timberbiz With a choice of attachments including the new Tigercat BG13 grapple with a live heel boom or the
Continue Reading →

Archives

Subscribe to DTN

Click this link to subscribe. 

Copyright © 2022 Ryan Media Pty Ltd (Division of Provincial Press Group). All Rights Reserved.