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McCarthy Tire Partners With Truckers Against Trafficking
McCarthy Tire Service has announced a new partnership with Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT), a national nonprofit dedicated to ending human trafficking.
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Bright Star Auctions is excited to announce our Fall Appalachian Consignment Auction in Elkin, NC. The auction will be held on November 18 at 9 AM at Pirate’s Landing Restaurant. The Equipment yard is located right beside the restaurant at 260 Elkin Wildlife Rd, Elkin NC…
Idaho Health Group Plan Keeps Growing
Idaho Health Group Plan Keeps GrowingA note in the March-April Idaho Logger publication of the Associated Logging Contractors-Idaho loggers association says the group’s health plan that...
New From Tigercat: Triangulated Harvesting Head
In late September 2023, visitors to the Pacific Logging Congress, a live demo event held in Washington state, got a sneak peak of the new Tigercat 573 harvesting head processing logs on the end of a Tigercat 875E logger. Since then, multiple units have been testing in far flung regions from Alberta to Australia and the results are in. The 573 is shaping up to be a high performing, reliable head for roadside processing and harvesting.
AOL Health Insurance Now Available In Oregon
Following approval from Oregon’s Division of Financial Regulation at the end of 2023, Associated Oregon Loggers is now offering logger health plans through the association. The new AOL Association Insurance Program, offered by a partnership between the AOL Health Benefits Trust and the insurance provider, Health Net of Oregon.
Equipment Innovator Paul Bell Dies At 66
Researchers in Colorado over a 10 year period have determined that forest thinning opens up canopies and benefits key tree pollinators by allowing more flower and shrub species that attract and sustain bee populations. Biologists from Colorado State and Utah State studied 15 thinned and 15 unthinned forest plots and found more species diversity and better overall forest health in the thinned tracts…
New From Bandit: HM6420 Hammermill Grinder
This highly productive 40 in. capacity grinder is designed and manufactured to be an alternative solution for those grinding applications that may contain contaminants. A Caterpillar C32, 1,200 HP engine provides ample torque and horsepower for optimal machine performance and productivity. The heart of the HM6420 is a 50 in. x 66 in. wide hammermill. The heavy-duty mill features a 1.75 in. drum skin custom formed from rolled plate. The mill is supported by a 7 in. main shaft constructed of alloy steel that has been ultrasonic tested…
Air Burners Collaborates To Introduce BioCharger
Air Burners, a manufacturer of air curtain burner systems, has collaborated with Rolls-Royce and Volvo Construction Equipment to develop and test the BioCharger—a portable machine that turns biomass waste into energy. The BioCharger combines three innovative steps to provide off-grid power from vegetative waste management. First, it eliminates vegetative waste using air curtain technology to minimize the harmful particulate matter entering the atmosphere…
Deere Introduces Beaver Saw Tooth
Expanding the portfolio of aftermarket forestry saw teeth options for its customers, John Deere offers the one-piece hardened beaver saw tooth for John Deere wheeled and tracked feller-bunchers. The new beaver saw tooth design boasts a beveled feature at each tooth tip, which helps improve tooth durability while striking materials other than wood…
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