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Weyco Buys Land From Roseburg In North Carolina

Weyco Buys Land From Roseburg In North Carolina Weyerhaeuser Co. is acquiring 117,000 acres of high-quality timberlands in North Carolina and Virginia from Roanoke Timberlands LLC, a subsidiary of Roseburg Forest Products, for $375 million.  Composed of mature, highly...

New From Komatsu: TimberPro Swing Machine

New From Komatsu: TimberPro Swing Machine A durable, powerful and productive machine designed to move mass quantities of large timber in yard environments, the TimberPro TB785D swing machine is brand new to the market. It is TimberPro’s largest, most powerful and...

SPI To Pay Damages Following El Dorado County Fire

SPI To Pay Damages Following El Dorado County Fire Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI) has agreed to pay $204,284.42 to resolve the U.S.’ claim for damages resulting from a 2021 wildfire that burned about 29 acres, including National Forest System lands on the Eldorado...

Gorman Group Purchases Princeton, B.C. Sawmill 

Gorman Group Purchases Princeton, B.C. Sawmill  Weyerhaeuser has announced it has reached an agreement to sell its lumber mill in Princeton, British Columbia, to the Gorman Group, owners of Gorman Bros. Lumber Ltd., a family-owned wood products manufacturer...

Michigan Group Honors Top Logging Safety Records

Michigan Group Honors  Top Logging Safety Records During the 2025 Timbermen’s Convention held late April in Sault Ste. Marie, the Michigan Assn. of Timbermen’s (MAT) Self-Insurance Fund (MATSIF) celebrating some top safety awards during the event’s annual safety...

Loggers Nationwide Support Jobs in the Woods Act

Loggers Nationwide Support Jobs in the Woods Act Representatives from both the Associated Oregon Loggers (AOL) and Professional Logging Contractors Northeast (PLCN) are among the many industry groups supporting the Jobs in the Woods Act that has been introduced in...

Timber Harvesting  Logger Survey: Insurance Voted Biggest Challenge

Timber Harvesting Logger Survey: Insurance Voted Biggest Challenge Asked to rate a dozen different business and industry issues as having the biggest impact on their businesses, almost three-quarters of U.S. loggers (so far)—72%—say insurance issues have the biggest...

Minnesota TPA Now Offering Member Medical Health Benefit

Minnesota TPA Now Offering Member Medical Health Benefit The Minnesota Timber Producers Assn. (TPA) is partnering with CapCare and Amalgamated Local 426 Member Benefit Program to give TPA members the opportunity to offer healthcare benefits to their employees....

Weyerhaeuser Tops Forisk Timberlands List

Weyerhaeuser Tops Forisk Timberlands List Forisk released its 2025 edition of the North American Timberland Owner & Manager List, with Weyerhaeuser leading the way as an owner of 10,439 million acres, followed by J.D. Irving at 3.205 million and The Nature...

Tigercat 6040 Carbonizer Creates Organic Carbon

Tigercat 6040 Carbonizer Creates Organic Carbon Tigercat’s 6040 carbonizer is an environmentally friendly wood debris reduction and conversion system. The machine inputs unprocessed clean wood debris in a continual feeding process amounting to 15-20 tons per hour, and...
New From Tigercat: 6500 Chipper

New From Tigercat: 6500 Chipper

Dec 6, 2024 |

New From Tigercat: 6500 ChipperTigercat has officially launched 6500 chipper after more than a year of successful field operations involving multiple retail units. The 6500 is a heavy-duty...

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New From Waratah: 624HX Harvester Head

New From Waratah: 624HX Harvester Head

Nov 12, 2024 |

New From Waratah: 624HX Harvester Head Waratah Forestry Equipment has launched an all-new HX line with its 624HX harvester heads. Building on generations of Waratah HTH attachments, the new...

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New From Cat: 558 Forest Machine

New From Cat: 558 Forest Machine

Feb 15, 2023 |

The new Cat 558 next generation forest machine features several design upgrades for boosting production. “The previous 558 was the best in its class for moving timber with power and reliability,” says Brent Uitermarkt, vice president for Caterpillar’s forestry products. “The new 558 next gen machine builds on that by being even…

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Vermeer Redesigns HG4000 Grinder

Vermeer Redesigns HG4000 Grinder

Jan 11, 2023 |

Vermeer has redesigned the Vermeer HG4000 horizontal grinder; this new generation delivers powerful performance in various wood waste recycling applications and landscaping material production. It’s equipped with a 536 HP (399.7-kW) CAT C13B T4F/Stage V diesel engine, a Series III duplex drum, an aggressive infeed…

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New From Komatsu: XT-5 Tracked Harvesters

New From Komatsu: XT-5 Tracked Harvesters

Nov 2, 2022 |

To harvest trees in tight, dense and rugged-terrain forests, operators need machines with maneuverability, power, versatility and reliability. With Komatsu’s XT-5 tracked harvesters, operators can harvest closer to the carrier and maneuver confidently thanks to a lower center of gravity and off-set boom…

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