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It’s a focus on power, efficiency and durability from three major skidder manufacturers, all looking to snare extra market share
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42 SHREDDERS & GRINDERS Getting shredding and grinding units to site and between multiple sites has been made easier, according to International Forest Industries’ annual review of shredding and grinding technology
60 PURPOSE BUILT FORESTRY MACHINES
78 OPERATION FOCUS – TIGERCAT Family logging legacy in Tasmania
It’s been a booming 12 months for swing machine manufacturers, if International Forest Industries’ annual review of purpose-built forestry machines is any indication
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REGULAR FEATURES
8 Logging News
13 World Markets
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82 Advertising Index
COVER: USNR - LASAR2 The pony carriage at Stimson Lumber in Clatskanie, Oregon. The mill recently upgraded both the headrig and pony carriages with LASAR2 scanning and MillExpert Carriage optimization to increase yield and gain flexibility in producing high-end timbers. Lasar2 is ideal for carriages, end-doggers, closecoupled sawing systems and transverse deck bucking systems. Immune to high
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levels of ambient light, Lasar2 rapidly scans stems and logs with unparalleled resolution and data density. Lasar2 is fully compatible and interchangeable with the original Lasar in new and existing USNR optimization systems. This highly-configurable sensor can image everything from single and double sided carriages to six-head, twosided bucking lines.
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GRINDING OUT EFFICIENCIES
Better rates from
shredding and grinding units
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Variety in purp CLES ose-built forestry mach ines
SELECTIVE MYO PIA A closer look at scanning techn ology
OUR LEADING WORKHORSE S
Skidders conti nue to take incre asing burden
TIGERCAT
Family logging legacy in Tasm ania
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