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Combilift and Adaptalift celebrate 21 years together

29 November 2024
Irish materials handling innovator Combilift has celebrated 21 years of operation in Australia, shortly after marking the 25th anniversary of its establishment in County Monaghan. Source: Timberbiz Co-founder and managing director Martin McVicar last week joined customers, dealer part
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RainStream, rainfall on-call for forest fires

25 November 2024
When a raging forest fire is approaching a community, a good rainfall greatly reduces the chances of the flames reaching buildings. But if rain isn’t in the forecast … well, that’s where the RainStream tower is designed to come in. Sources: New Atlas, Wildfire Innovations
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Waratah’s head start

20 November 2024
Waratah’s all-new HX line consists of the 624HX and 626HX harvester heads and purpose-built LPX loader-processor head. Source: Timberbiz The 624HX, 626HX and new loader-processor LPX are more durable and higher performing than previous models. Weighing in at 3990 kg (8,796 lb.), the r
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One million engines from JCB

13 November 2024
JCB has marked a major manufacturing milestone with the production of its one millionth engine. Production started in 2004 at JCB Power Systems in Foston, Derbyshire in the UK and expanded to JCB India in 2010 with the opening of a dedicated plant in Ballabgarh, Delhi. Source: Timberb
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Auto Pickup to easily collect production information

11 November 2024
John Deere has rolled out Auto Pickup for its skidder line-up. Industry-exclusive Auto Pickup within John Deere TimberMatic Maps makes it easier for skidder operators to collect production information while enhancing the ability to monitor job progress. Source: Timberbiz Without using
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TreeTools Beta release for stakeholders

06 November 2024
Interpine’s TreeTools Near Realtime Drone Inventory tool has been developed for foresters to assess stocking in post thin stands. This is an early test version release for Windows operating systems, and the project is ongoing. Source: Timberbiz The purpose of the release is to give st
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Tigercat replaces the 250D loader

30 October 2024
Tigercat has replaced the 250D loader with a new and improved 250E model. Tigercat 250 series loaders are a staple on southern US landings for tasks such as delimbing, slashing, merchandising and loading trucks. Source: Timberbiz Among other improvements, the latest 250 series iterati
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New gen Kesla forest trailer

23 October 2024
Kesla launched a new generation box-framed KESLA 165 forest trailer at the Agricultural Machinery Trade Fair in Helsinki this month. Source: Timberbiz KESLA 165 marks the beginning of a new era in tractor-drawn forestry trailers with its robot-welded box-frame-type structure and techn
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Prinoth Raptor and Grizzly

21 October 2024
The Prinoth Raptor 300 with the associated Grizzly M650m mulcher has been optimized with a number of improvements to better meet the requirements of the modern working world. Source: Timberbiz New features include: 0 Cab: Inspired by the successful design of the Raptor 500, the new ca
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Teleo takes on logging and comes to Australia

18 October 2024
Teleo, a company building autonomous technology for heavy construction equipment is expanding its strategic focus to deploy autonomous heavy machinery such as wheel loaders, terminal tractors, excavators, and more into new industries beyond construction. Sources: Timberbiz, PR Newswir
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