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New From Komatsu: 951XC-1 Harvester

New From Komatsu: 951XC-1 Harvester  Komatsu is launching a new model of its largest harvester, the 951XC-1, with eight driven wheels to drive traction, maneuverability and stability in steep, soft or otherwise rugged conditions. Inside the cab, operators experience...

American Loggers Council Letter Urges Trump To Act Quickly

American Loggers Council Letter Urges Trump To Act Quickly American Loggers Council along with American Biomass Energy Assn. and Forest Landowners Assn. has circulated a “stakeholder” letter addressed to President Trump and other key policymakers, and invited...

USFA Partners With Montana

USFA Partners With Montana U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced that U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz and Montana Governor Greg Gianforte have signed a Shared Stewardship Memorandum of Understanding, establishing a new framework between the U.S....

New From Oregon: SpeedMax XL Anti-Vibe Harvester Bar

New From Oregon: SpeedMax XL Anti-Vibe Harvester Bar Oregon’s new SpeedMax XL Anti-Vibe is the bar that answers the needs and addresses the pain points of timber harvesters. From reduced vibration to efficiency and improved quality of cut, the new bar is a cut above....

USDA Rescinds FS ‘Roadless Rule’

USDA Rescinds FS Roadless Rule Officials with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced the U.S. Forest Service is rescinding the 2001 Roadless Rule that restricted roadbuilding and timber harvesting on administratively designated roadless areas....

Northeast Logger Group Hires Certification Coordinator

Northeast Logger Group Hires Certification Coordinator The Professional Logging Contractors of the Northeast (PLC) has hired Maggie Rideout of Augusta, Me. as its new Certification Coordinator, working with loggers and landowners through the Master Logger...

F&W Forestry Expands Operations In Maine

F&W Forestry Expands Operations In Maine F&W Forestry Services, Inc., one of the nation’s oldest and largest forest management and consulting firms operating 19 offices across the country, is expanding its footprint in Maine through the acquisition of Two...

New From Tigercat: 1055D Forwarder

New From Tigercat: 1055D Forwarder During the 2025 FOREXPO in mid-June, Tigercat rolled out the newest forwarder in its lineup, the 1055D, 15-tonne machine designed to be highly configurable to meet the many differing local requirements that make up the global...

LIGNA Hosts Forwarder Competition 

LIGNA Hosts Forwarder Competition  The 15th Lower Saxony (State) Forwarder Championship was held on May 29 during the LIGNA show at the Exposition Grounds in Hannover, Germany. Ponsse and John Deere forwarders took center stage. The first round, “Tower...

Michigan Association of Timberman Supports Fuel Co-Op, On Site for Station Opening

Michigan Association of Timberman Supports Fuel Co-Op, On Site for Station Opening Michigan Assn. of Timbermen (MAT) Executive Director Justin Knepper joined the leadership team at the ribbon cutting for the Great Northern Cooperative (GNC) in Breitung Township for...

Vermont Announces Business Loan Program

Sep 4, 2024 |

Vermont Announces Business Loan ProgramA new loan program from the Vermont Economic Development Authority (VEDA) is now available to support businesses in the state’s forest economy. Three million...

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Weyerhaeuser Continues THRIVE Program

Aug 13, 2024 |

Weyerhaeuser Continues THRIVE Program Weyerhaeuser has announced a commitment to invest $1 million in Raymond, Wash., through the company's THRIVE program, which was launched in 2023 to provide...

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New From Stihl: MS 881 R Magnum Saw

New From Stihl: MS 881 R Magnum Saw

Feb 8, 2022 |

Professionals can find the durability, dependability and performance they need in the Stihl MS 881 R Magnum chain saws. With an updated engine design, these models have the same power as the previous model while using less fuel and reducing exhaust emissions, saving time and money while also being better for the environment…

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Ponsse Elephant King

Ponsse Elephant King

Jan 12, 2022 |

The Ponsse Elephant King forwarder is the most powerful machine in the manufacturer’s forwarder range, which they claim to be the most productive forwarder on the market, offering a superior level of comfort, and is particularly economical and efficient when transport distances are long or transported trees are large…

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Bandit Purchases The Trelan Co.

Bandit Purchases The Trelan Co.

Jan 7, 2022 |

Bandit Industries has purchased The Trelan Co. from the Schumacher family. Bandit will continue to produce Trelan chippers and related products and market them as Trelan machines produced by Bandit. Bandit will also supply parts and service to Trelan customers…

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