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Forestry Equipment Evolution: Companies, Brands, Consolidation While working on a new project under development by parent company Hatton-Brown Publishers, I recently immersed myself in our publication archives, sifting for logging equipment manufacturers, brands, model numbers, and more. I’ve been associated with the industry for 48 years, so I am quite familiar with forestry equipment evolution, but I soon realized that my memory had become a little rusty. The review, which went back to only 1980, conjured up memories of companies, their people, machines, and events that took the industry from then to now. For example, in the early ’80s Mike Harvey left Husky Hydraulics and created the Black Bear loader line, which faded quickly. In ’86 Husky was acquired by Precision Chipper Corp. Lynx, another loader brand, emerged at the hands of Hamp Childre, who had retired from Omark Industries, then owner of the eminent Prentice brand. The Lynx lasted little longer than the Black Bear. Once affiliated with Barko, Bob Holmes came out with the Holmes loader, which had attracted few buyers before Caterpillar acquired the line and in short order quietly buried it. Several other loader brands were around for years, including Morbark, Lemco, Timberjack, Ramey, Peerless, Log Hog, Lucky and TimberKing. Brands such as Copeland, Cascade, Savage and United surfaced and sank during the ’70s. Some manufacturers retreated from the market and a few brands were acquired, i.e., Peerless by Timberjack, which was later acquired by John Deere. Caterpillar wound up with TimberKing, retiring the brand once the dust settled from its ’07 acquisition of Blount’s forestry equipment line, which included the Prentice offering. (Regarding Prentice, I recently learned of the passing of Bill Ostling, who was there when Leo Heikkenen introduced the industry’s first hydraulic knuckleoom loader. See page 6.) Skidders have perhaps a less interesting history. Early players included Blue Ox, Garrett (Tree Farmer), Pettibone, Timberjack and Franklin, which 4
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were eventually joined by Clark (Ranger), John Deere, Cat, Athey, Case, IH, MRS, Massey-Ferguson, and Taylor. Tigercat joined the party in 1997, as did Morgan, a brand no longer manufactured. Franklin bought the Tree Farmer brand in 1990 and made both lines until Franklin shut down in 2010. In the early ’00s Blount introduced the Prentice 490, a knockoff of the popular but sidelined Timberjack 460, and also made it available as the CTR 950. (Blount bought CTR in 1994). Cat ceased production of both makes and models when it acquired certain assets of Blount. Interestingly, the Ranger brand transitioned from Clark to VME, which sold it to Valmet, which sold it to Allied Systems, which eventually stopped skidder production. In the mid ’00s, Valmet introduced but quickly withdrew the 700 series of skidders. Feller-buncher players at one time included Allied, Barko, Liebherr, Fabtek, Koehring, IH, Case, HyTec, Hydro-Ax, Franklin, Tree Farmer, Timbco, Timberjack, TimberKing and Valmet. Today’s TimberPro formerly did business as Timbco under headmaster Pat Crawford, who sold his tracked Timbco line to Valmet, whose forest machine products were later acquired by Komatsu. Barko once made a wheeled buncher and now makes a tracked version only; Blount bought Fabtek and rebranded both that line and Hydro-Ax as Prentice; HyTec capsized; Koehring was acquired by Timberjack; and Allied, Liebherr and IH withdrew from the market. In the early ’80s Bell Equipment of South Africa joined with Morbark to introduce the first 3-wheel fellerbuncher, known as the Mor-Bell, to the U.S. market. This partnership soon fell apart, and both Bell and Morbark later offered 3-wheelers of their own. Hydro-Ax, Gafner (later acquired by Valmet), CTR, and Franklin also marketed such machines. The 3-wheeler phenomenon ran its course, and Valmet, the last company to offer the machine, stopped production in late ’07. Note that Del Fab, which manufactured Valmet’s 3-wheeler under contract, is working
toward bringing a 3-wheeler back to market as the Phoenix 703.
The Scene Today Consolidation has eliminated many manufacturers, brands and dealers, but those who remain make and service products that dwarf yesterday’s offerings in terms of productivity, reliability, and durability. It’s common for many types of machines to last for 20,000 hours or so, meaning fewer sales. Last year new skidder sales were slightly less than 1,300 in the U.S. These machines are also much larger in terms of size and price, the former due to the need to handle more mass (smaller trees), and the latter due in part to the emergence of the low emissions Tier 4f engine. Consider the example related by Tigercat President Tony Iarocci, who reports the company’s first skidder, the grapple-equipped 630, introduced in 1997, had a wheelbase of 150 in. and weighed 32,500 lbs. Its list price was approximately $175,000. The smallest grapple skidder offered by Tigercat today is the 610E, which has a 155 in. wheelbase, weighs 35,000 lbs. and lists for about $280,000. Last year John Deere dropped its smallest skidder, the 548H, and introduced the market’s largest wheeled skidder, the 948L, which weighs 25 tons and has a 22.3 sq. ft. capacity grapple. It lists for around $400,000. For the record, in 2014 Cat introduced its largest skidder ever, the 555D. Here are some other examples of the B-I-G logging equipment now available, based on web site data: —Caterpillar’s largest tracked log loader is the 568 Forest Machine, which comes in at 106,128 lbs. in one version. —Madill’s tracked 3000C log loader has 325 HP, weighs 100,000 lbs. and has a lifting capacity of almost 24 tons at 20 ft. The tilt version of its 2250C Series II tracked feller-buncher weighs 80,550 lbs. and can lift 22,000 lbs. —As a clambunk forwarder, the TimberPro 840B weighs 54,000 lbs., is 32 ft. long and costs about $450,000. And so it goes. By the way, that new Hatton-Brown project will launch in the spring. Those who deal in used equipment will find it TH very useful.
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NewsLines Pellet Industry Doesn’t Threaten Forests U.S. export of industrial wood pellets to meet renewable energy goals in the European Union is not a threat to the sustainability of U.S. Southern forests, according to a report commissioned by the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, National Alliance of Forest Owners (NAFO) and the U.S. Industrial Pellet Assn. (USIPA). “This report puts to rest concerns that wood pellet export markets pose threats to the sustainability of U.S. Southern forests or the viability of other forest products manufacturers,” says Carlton Owen, president and CEO, U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities. The report indicates that industrial pellet exports consume a very small part of forest harvests in the U.S. South and will continue to do so into the future. The findings include: ln 2014, pine removals for industrial pellet production totaled 3.7 million tons or 0.3% of the pine pulpwood inventory and 0.09% of the total pine inventory. Hardwood removals for industrial pellet production totaled 2.4 million tons or 0.2% of the hardwood pulpwood and 0.06% of the total hardwood inventory. Pellet exports from the U.S. South to Europe, which represent the vast majority of U.S. pellet exports, were 3.6 million metric tons, or 40% of Europe’s 9 million metric ton industrial pellet consumption. U.S. industrial exports of biomass pellets to Europe could eventually rise to 10.8 million metric tons. Annual removals to meet this demand would total 25 million tons, which represents 1.0% of pulpwood inventory and 0.3% of total forest inventory in the South.
Biewer Lumber Plans Sawmill In Mississippi Michigan-headquartered Biewer Lumber plans to invest $85 million and build a sawmill in Newton, Miss., creating 125 jobs. Construction of the sawmill is scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2016, with mill production coming in early 2017. Biewer Lumber operates two softwood (red pine) sawmills in 6
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Logging Business Survey Being Conducted By TH Logging business owners are encouraged to participate in the comprehensive 2016 Logging Business Survey (LBS) being conducted electronically by Timber Harvesting & Wood Fiber Operations. Fourth conducted by the magazine since 2003, the survey is designed to gauge the standing of the nation’s logging force from multiple perspectives, to identify challenges and trends, and to provide a forum through which logging business owners can express themselves. “Our previous in-depth studies have served as the benchmark for assessing the state of the logging industry, and this one will carry the same weight,” says TH Executive Editor DK Knight. “For the first time, it will include a subset of questions regarding trucking, making it even more timely and important.” The survey will be e-mailed to all loggers in the TH database in early February and will also be posted at timberharvesting.com. Deadline for participation will be March 31. Results of the survey will be revealed in the May-June issue of Timber Harvesting. Michigan and two in Wisconsin, as well as three treating facilities.
Pulpwood prices are at record highs. Delivered pine is up 14% and hardwood is up 21%, according to the report. Additionally, a recovery in U.S. housing starts is expected to boost OSB output at the same time that large-scale pellet projects will commence operations. This could increase demand for pulpwood and push prices higher. RISI’s latest research indicates that pulpwood demand will rise by as much as 10% over the next five years. This expanding competition for wood fiber will present new challenges for pulp and paper producers, particularly in states where plantations have been aggressively thinned. RISI’s sub-regional mill-by-mill assessment indicates the risks are pronounced in coastal regions but even farther inland wood costs are likely to rise. “The U.S. South has undergone significant changes over the last five years and age-class dynamics for plantation resources suggest that thinning supplies will no longer continue to increase like they have in the past,” says Peter Barynin, lead author of the study and Principal Timber Economist at RISI. “Our research indicates mills in the U.S. South will face greater threat of closure until demand becomes rebalanced with supply. Pulp mills are the primary consumer of pulpwood and therefore mill closures within this sector will have to be part of the solution.” Request the prospectus at www.risi.com/uspulpwood.
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Pulpwood Costs Projected Higher Within the next two years, a significant increase in pulpwood demand is projected to lead to higher stumpage and delivered wood costs in the U.S. South, according to findings published in “US Southern Pulpwood Study: Emerging Competition, Mill Closure Risk and Future Prices”—new research from RISI, a leading information provider for the forest products industry. Not only will pulp producers compete with OSB and wood pellets for fiber supply, they could also face greater competitive pressure in global markets. Margins could decline and some of the higher cost pulp mills may have to shut down, according to the report.
Prentice loader pioneer Bill Ostling, 82, was memorialized September 28 in Prentice, Wis., his birthplace and that of the Prentice loader, early models of which he literally helped build and later models promote. Ostling died on September 24 while under hospice care. Ostling’s Bill Ostling loader career touched five decades, beginning in 1958 on the assembly line of Leo Heikkinen’s cable
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NewsLines loader plant in Prentice. He began demonstrating the machines in the area and was later promoted to a sales position, traveling extensively in helping Heikkinen promote what had evolved into the industry’s first hydraulic knuckleboom loader. Known for his smile and easygoing manner, the highly respected Ostling helped stabilize Prentice loader manufacturing through four ownership changes, one of which took him for a time to new corporate headquarters in North Carolina. He had served as general manager of Blount’s Omark Materials Handling Div. in Prentice for 16 years upon his retirement in 1990. Ostling also played a guiding role in the growth of the Prentice community, serving on the city’s industrial development corporation, as a Boy Scout leader, and in the Lion’s Club. He also served on the board of the State Bank of Phillips and in the U.S. Army. Survivors include his widow, Joanne—they were married for 65 years—two children, six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
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New Technology Highlights 2016 Oregon Logging Show Loggers from across the Pacific Northwest and elsewhere will travel to the 78th Oregon Logging Conference February 25-27 in Eugene, Ore. Theme of the event is “Reaching New Heights with Forest Products.” The conference is slated for the Eugene Hilton, with the equipment show and seminars at the Lane County Convention Center and Fairgrounds. The event kicks off with the Oregon Women in Timber Auction and Dinner February 24 at the Hilton, then three days of events that end with a high school forestry skills competition and the finals of the OLC Log Loader Contest. Loggers can earn up to 10 professional credits or eight SAF-CFE credits by attending seminars. Noted as the largest logging equipment show west of the Mississippi, the OLC also features the annual Log Loader Competition, sponsored by Triad Machinery and Link-Belt. Visi-
tors can also participate in the popular “Guess the Load” contest for the number of board feet on a loaded log truck on display. The OLC has donated more than $275,000 to public education programs during its history to support the Oregon Women in Timber’s free educational program, Talk About Trees, that provides a science-based curriculum to kindergarten through sixth grade classes. Meanwhile, since its founding in 1968, the OLC Foundation has awarded more than $600,000 to qualified students majoring in forestry-related fields. Visit oregonloggingconference.com or phone 541-686-9191.
WSRI Selects Carruth As Executive Director Effective in late May, Steve Carruth will assume the role of executive director of the Wood Supply Research Institute (WSRI), replacing the retiring Jim Fendig, who has led the group for the last 14 years.
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lthough he bases his operations from Broken Bow, Okla., in the state’s far southeastern corner, young Chris Gibson spends most of his days in southwestern Arkansas. A fourth generation logger operating as Chris Gibson Logging and Chris Gibson Trucking, LLC, Gibson could be described as growthminded. “If the opportunity comes and it is worth taking and I can make it all work, I will go for it,” he says. His actions prove those words to be more than talk. Just 18 months after starting his own company, Gibson expanded into a second crew when he saw a niche he could fill. Now, barely three years later, he’s looking to add a third crew early this year. “Logging is what I love to do,” he asserts simply. “This is how I want to make my living.” For now, he fields two crews, each with its own specialty. The newer one, set up for Weyerhaeuser as a cleanup
crew, is geared toward accessibility over productivity. “This job is about getting what no one else can get,” Gibson asserts. “I don’t necessarily have to run the biggest machines made, I just have to be able to get to the wood.” The “steep crew,” as he calls it, specializes in extracting large diameter hardwood found on steep or low and often wet terrain, and accessed via rough roads. He uses a 2012 John Deere 759J tracked cutter, John Deere 748H and 648H skidders, and two loaders—a Prentice 2384B coupled with a CSI 264 Ultra pull-through delimber for merchandising and a John Deere 437D for loading. A Caterpillar D6K dozer pushes out roads on hardto-reach tracts. Gibson also dedicates three trucks to this crew. All have central tire inflation systems, making them better suited for the rough roads. (See Hauling subhead that follows.) The tracked cutter is well suited to both steep slopes and wet conditions, but according to Gibson it is used most often to take down steep terrain timber left behind by other loggers in previous attempts. Sometimes it’s grade oak, other times pulpwood, depending on the tract. In contrast, the other crew is all about volume. “So I put the big machines there, the ones that can move the most wood,” Gibson explains. This job stays mostly on pine plantation final harvests. Its equipment
lineup is mostly new: ’15 Tigercat 724G feller-buncher (added last November); ’15 John Deere 948L skidder; ’15 Prentice 2484C loader/CSI 264 Ultra delimber for merchandising and an older Prentice 2384B for loading. Each truck-mounted loader is equipped with a Rotobec 4048 grapple saw. “My loaders are on trucks because of the way I am set up,” Gibson explains. “We move a lot and I do not skid very far. It is a lot easier and faster to move a loader when it is on a truck.” There were a few reasons why Gibson opted to go with the 948L when shopping for a new skidder last year. “First off, it is the biggest fourwheeled skidder out there,” he says. “It drags the most wood at one time. By running the 948L, I do not have to have two skidders skidding to feed the delimber. That eliminates a few bills for another skidder—one payment on another skidder, wages for another operator, and a parts bill for another skidder. Why have all that extra when I can do it with one machine?” Kept as a spare, a ’08 John Deere 648H skidder alternates between the crews as needed. Gibson buys his John Deere machines from salesman Brad Akins at Stribling Equipment in Texarkana, Ark. For Caterpillar he turns to Justin Allen at Riggs Cat, also in Texarkana, while Prentice machines come through David Whisenhunt at Suttle Equip-
Gibson’s “John Deere” truck, as he calls it, has high visibility colors, per Weyerhaeuser safety regulations, and central tire inflation system for challenging roads.
After much deliberation, Gibson settled on a new Tigercat cutter to replace a Prentice model late in 2015.
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On both crews, Gibson sets up two loaders—one to process stems, one to load trucks.
Track cutter tackles hilly terrain on Gibson’s “steep crew.”
ment, De Queen, Ark. For the recent Tigercat purchase, as well as other parts and service, Gibson deals with Smith Equipment in Idabel, Okla. He figures his logging equipment investment at $1.7 million. “On financing, John Deere has been a tremendous help and the easiest to finance through,” he says. “Those guys have really stepped up and helped me out a lot.” For other brands, he obtains financing through other companies and local banks.
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up and running when breakdowns inevitably occur. Major jobs go back to the dealer, and many of his machines are still under warranty anyway. “I get all the warranty I can get on every piece I buy,” he says. “I get all the extended warranties—powertrain, structure, hydraulics. When it runs out of warranty is when I look at getting a new piece.” Gibson finances the warranties along with the machine. “If I get rid of the machine before the machine’s warranty expires the warranty goes with the machine, therefore it is part of the value of the machine.” He likes to rotate machines before they reach 10,000 hours, preferably around the 8,000-hour mark, especially if it is a machine around which the entire job revolves, like the track cutter. For routine maintenance, the logger
tracks hours in a notebook. He plans oil changes every 300-400 hours. “Some of these machines can go up to 500 hours but the majority need it around 300 hours, so I hit the middle and keep it simple. I try to keep several machines on the same schedule to do more than one at a time.” For service trucks he uses ’14 and ’12 model Ford F250s equipped with welder, air compressor, air grease gun, air hose and cutting torch. On the rubber-tired cutter Gibson runs 34x66 tires and on the skidders he likes 35.5s. He likes both Firestone and Primex. The 748 and 948 skidders are equipped with dual rings on the outside, but for most of the latter half of 2015, a few dry months, he didn’t need to run duals, despite having had one of the wettest years in recent memory earlier on. “We struggled the first part of the year,” he notes. All oil products come from local Binger Oil Co., which deliver lubricants and diesel once a week to the job sites, and Gibson keeps a fuel tank on both jobs. He prefers Shell Rotella motor oil and uses a variety of hydraulic oil brands depending on manufacturer recommendations, especially with newer machines. “I use whatever the machine calls for on hydraulics, especially when the machine is under warranty, so as not to void the warranty.”
Hauling On his trucking side, Gibson has several new trucks: two ’16 Kenworth W900s and one ’16 Peterbilt 389, along with a several older Peterbilt 389s—a ’14, two ’13s and four ’12s— plus a ’05 Kenworth W900—11 trucks in all. He also has 11 trailers; 10 Pitts four-bunks, including three ’16 models, and one ’15 shop-built pole trailer.
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He has two lowboys: ’16 Pitts 55-ton detachable model and ’14 Pitts 35-ton fixed neck. Salesmen Stewart Ayres at MHC of Texarkana (Kenworth) and Todd Sieber from Peterbilt of Little Rock get Gibson’s business, along with B Truck and Trailer in Texarkana, Tex., for Pitts. Gibson’s haul contract with Weyerhaeuser requires all the trucks to be equipped with Garman GPS tracking devices. As part of its company dispatch system, Weyerhaeuser sends a message to each truck every day at around 3 p.m. to inform drivers where they will be scheduled to pick up loads the following day. If for some reason they can’t get one of the assigned loads, the driver calls the dispatchers, who try to cover it by rerouting another truck. Loggers have to inform the Weyerhaeuser dispatchers how many loads they will need for the following day, so it’s important to have the loads ready to go in advance. “With these new machines, I make sure I have the right people in the right places to get what I need at the end of the week,” Gibson says. He adds, though, that over time Weyerhaeuser and its truckers and loggers have worked the bugs out of the system and made it work. “The biggest problem we had was having loggers have the wood ready a day ahead of time,” Gibson believes. “Now the system has run its course and loggers have gotten a lot better at it. A truck may be hung up on someone else’s job up the road, so you have to be ready at all times to be consistent and make things click.” Gibson keeps three of his own trucks dedicated to his steep crew, because they are equipped to handle the bad roads and rough terrain in which that crew usually works. Those trucks have Tire Boss central inflation systems that help them handle steeper, wetter roads without assistance. “They work very well in the conditions that my trucks work in,” he says. “I can tell you, they are pretty high, but I do consider them worth the money, and actually right now I am in the process of putting them on all of my trucks.” These trucks also feature high visibility colors and lights on the headache racks. On all of his trailers, both four bunks and the pole trailers, Gibson adds three-foot strips of DOT reflector tape on all four corners of the trailers. Also, on all of the four bunks, he has installed amber LED lights at the top of the front stake. “This addiForemost Authority For Professional Loggers
tional feature on the trailer makes the truck more visible for oncoming traffic coming down the road,” he says. “With that light being at the top of the stake, it is at the highest point on both the truck and the trailer. A lot of times those lights will be seen before you see the truck or the trailer.” A piece of wood will occasionally knock one of these lights loose, but so far he says he’s had good luck with that. Gibson also has a policy that his trucks run with headlights on at all times, even in the daylight hours. Gibson also adds air ratchets and auto tensioning straps on the fourbunk trailers to more tightly secure loads. If the load ever shifts enough to loosen the strap, the air ratchets tighten it down. Gibson bought this from 4K Truck Repair in Broken Bow. “It costs quite a bit but it’s well worth it,” the logger believes. “I would say this is the safest feature of all the safety requirements that we have because the straps never get loose on the load. If the load shifts or a log shifts at any time, the straps automatically tighten themselves up.” The production crew averages 100 loads a week—sometimes getting as many as 126 loads in a week. Output average increased from 90 with the addition of newer, larger machines last year. The steep crew, meanwhile, averages about 60 loads a week. Mill destinations include Weyerhaeuser’s sawmills in Idabel, Okla. and Dierks, Ark., or West Fraser’s sawmill in New Boston, Tex., for pine saw logs. Pine and hardwood pulp go to International Paper in Valliant, Okla., Domtar in Ashdown, Ark. or Huber in Broken Bow. Hardwood grade logs haul to Little River Hard-
wood in Wilton, Ark. “The whole kicker is this,” Gibson says, referring to his markets. “We have had the most out-of-the-ordinary year we’ve had in a long time. At the beginning of the year the wood prices were the highest they’ve been in years. Some people have never even seen prices as high as they were, because the mills were out of wood due to all the rain we had, so they were paying.” That mixed blessing, though, came to its inevitable end with a protracted dry extreme. “Now we are able to produce the wood and get it to the mill, so prices fell down to normal, and it’s pretty good.” Good enough, in fact, that Gibson is planning that third crew. This is in part due to rumors through the grapevine that the Ashdown mill will soon be increasing its pine intake as it starts producing fluff. “The third crew is still in the works right now,” he says. “I wanted to get through the holidays and allow for everything to get back rolling and on track.” He says he hopes to get everything kicked off in February.
Safety Along with the requirements on the trucks, Weyerhaeuser has a number of safety regulations for its contractors, though Gibson says he would put much of this in place on his own. Along with the usual required PPE— hardhats, steel-toed boots, safety glasses—Gibson’s men wear reflector strips on their hard hats and on required high visibility, brightly colored shirts and vests. “We have to be able to be seen at all times, day or night,” he says. “Loader guys and truckers get here early, before dawn sometimes, so
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field, skidder; Jason Stovall, delimbing loader; and Grady Sherwood, truck loader. On the steep crew, Zach Bean mans the cutter, T.J. Lee and Bradley Lacefield drive the skidders, Jake Wright handles delimbing duties and Matt Fuller loads trucks. Drivers are Scottie Westbrook, Nathaniel Simms, Ricky McKenzie, Charles Clifton, Jimmy Cupit, Travis Rowan, Bryan Gibson (the boss’ uncle), Wesley Hudson and Bo Gibson (not related). Gibson himself handles all the environmental and cleanup work, allowing the crews to work without taxing production. “They are strictly cutting and piling wood while I take care of environmental work, water barring, spreading residuals,” he says. “We try to do the least soil disturbance possible and protect water quality.”
Production crew: Todd Leforce, Grady Sherwood, Chris Gibson, Jason Stovall, Chris Lacefield
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Steep crew: Bradley Lacefield, T.J. Lee, Matt Fuller, Zach Bean, Bryan Gibson, Jake Wright
they have to be seen in the dark.” Other than using Stihl pole saws for trimming trucks, no man works on the ground or with a chain saw. Even the steep crew is fully mechanized in every aspect. “You have to abide by all of Weyerhaeuser’s safety regulations and state BMPs,” Gibson says. That includes professional logger training and certification. Loggers must have spill kits and first aid kits on the job site, and emergency preparedness plans kept in all machines with all emergency phone numbers and the coordinates to the job site for emergency helicopter evacuation. The company also supplies bulletins to help with monthly safety meetings. Because of constant attention to safety, Gibson says, his crews have suffered no major injuries. “Knock on wood,” he quickly adds. Of course, there’s plenty around on which to knock. Gibson doesn’t mind all the safety 12
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rules. “It helps with insurance premiums because they know Weyerhaeuser goes the extra mile to enforce safety. And, if any of it will help get my guys, or anyone they meet, home safe, then it’s well worth it.” Davis Forestry Insurance Agency in Lufkin, Tex., provides the majority of Gibson’s insurance needs. “It is a lot harder now than it used to be to find employees,” Gibson admits, noting competition from oil field and construction jobs in his part of the country. “I have great employees on both of my crews,” he says. “All of my guys have been with me since I have started both crews.” He pays production bonuses past a certain number of loads, and offers a week of annual paid vacation. In addition, he says, “If we as a crew get any kind of award for safety or performance from Weyerhaeuser, I split the earnings with the crew members.” Employees on the production job include Todd Leforce, cutter; Chris Lace-
Representing the fourth generation of his family to log, Gibson says he fell in love with the job as soon as he was big enough to climb on a skidder. “Every chance I got when I wasn’t in school, I was out on my dad’s job skidding.” When he graduated high school in 2005, his father, Shawn, had just bought a new Denharco 4400 stroke delimber mated to a John Deere carrier, and that became the fresh graduate’s job. “I stayed about 100 loads ahead of the loader and 100 loads behind the skidder, so wood was just piled up like a wood yard,” he recalls. “I would delimb from 120-160 loads a week by myself.” After three years of that, the elder Gibson switched to pull-through delimbers and the son moved to a skidder for the next three years. Then he moved to the cutter and became crew foreman for another three years or. In 2012, he bought a crew from another Weyerhaeuser logger and went on his own. (Dad Shawn is still in business with two crews and is currently adding a third). In 2013, Weyerhaeuser approached him about adding the steep crew to clean up on rough terrain. In 2014 the younger Gibson was named the Oklahoma Logger of the Year. Gibson and his wife Jasmine have three children: son Rylee, 10, daughter Pressley, 5, and, as of January 2, newborn daughter Hayzlei. When he’s not working, the logger’s hobby is still in the dirt. He races dirt stock cars, running modified late models on a TH local dirt track with his dad.
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Deere’s Tom Trone Gives Parting Thoughts About The Forestry Business He Treasures Our guest this issue is Tom Trone, recently retired Director of John Deere’s North American forestry business, where he was responsible for product development and sales and marketing. Trone, 66, worked for John Deere for 17 years and focused on the company’s forestry equipment interests on four occasions, Tom Trone including a four-year stint in Russia. He was on the Deere forestry team when Deere acquired Timberjack in 2000 and subsequently integrated forestry into Deere’s construction division. In his last assignment, he participated in the company’s forestry equipment Customer Advisory Group and spent most of his time in the field, interfacing primarily with customers. Operating as TNTrone Associates, Trone remains active in the forest products industry as a consultant, teacher and writer. He taught entrepreneurship, business strategy, organizational development and leadership at the University of Illinois and last year wrote a column (At The Margins) for Southern Loggin’ Times, a popular affiliate of Timber Harvesting. Over the years he has owned and operated several businesses. Trone’s contact info: tntrone@gmail. com; 309-752-8909 How has Deere’s acquisition of Timberjack, completed in 2000 for $600 million, impacted Deere’s global forestry equipment business overall? The Timberjack acquisition was John Deere’s largest in any of its operating segments. It immediately enabled John Deere to have a global footprint and a leading market position in the forestry equipment industry. We continue to invest in the business to strengthen our product portfolio and market leadership. In concert with the changeover to Tier 4f engines, Deere recently introduced several new products and will launch several more later this year. This is reportedly the largest forest machine investment ever for Deere. What does this signify? 14
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We introduced a major update to our full-tree product portfolio in 2015, which impacted sales relative to 2014, one of our best years to date. The new introductions represent the second largest investment John Deere has ever made in the forestry equipment industry, following the acquisition of Timberjack. Longterm, the new products will help insure that we maintain and grow our market leading position. One negative of today’s advanced logging equipment is its cost—$300,000plus for a mid-sized grapple skidder, for instance. Give the positive side.
proactively addressing issues the first time, or even before they become a problem. Equipment uptime is critical to increasing production at lower cost. Many of today’s technologies are uptime-enabling tools. But those tools are only as effective as the people and processes supporting them. As we continue to introduce new technology and our team of engineers and dealers continues to increase our support of these tools, more and more of our customers are seeing the economic impact on their business. And with that we are seeing an increasing number of our customers embracing these new solutions. There are many progressive loggers who “get it” and are already reaping the rewards in the form of higher levels of profitability. Haven’t farmers, and in recent years, construction contractors, benefitted from similar technology?
New machines are expensive, but are designed to be more durable and reliable to drive higher levels of production at lower cost—what all loggers want and expect from their equipment suppliers and partners. The L and M-Series machines are John Deere’s most reliable and productive it has ever designed and built, redefining expectations of what our equipment can accomplish for any logging operation. How well informed are logging company owners about the technology tools incorporated into this equipment and to what extent are they embracing them? For years, all heavy equipment has included integrated computers and sensors that help manage and control onboard systems and assist operators to be effective and productive. The relative recent introduction of on-board GPS and telematics enables equipment to be tracked and monitored for performance and health. This connection to the machine, and the data coming with it, enables a completely different and better way of working, from planning to problem solving, and better-informed decision-making. The challenge now is not with the technology itself, but its integration into how owners and operators think and work with it. Another challenge is how loggers involve their dealer partners in
Absolutely. Farmers went down the technology adoption and integration path beginning 25 years ago. They evolved from “no way” to “must have” in that time frame. The same has happened with construction contractors in the last decade. Loggers have not completely adopted and integrated the new tools, but they will with time. The benefits are just as compelling as they are in farming and construction. John Deere has been on a 25-year technology development and integration journey with farmers and contractors, which puts the company in a strong position to bring its expertise and experience to loggers as well. In terms of business acumen and management, how do loggers stack up against farmers and construction contractors? The forest market downturns of the past decade drove many loggers out of business. Those who survived did so in part due to their business and financial skills. In addition, the survivors and industry leaders learned how to vertically integrate and diversify their business to build a broader foundation for sustainable growth and success. As with farming, there is a generational shift happening in logging. Young loggers are better educated and more attuned to the new tools available to drive successful businesses.
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Questions&Answers In any case, all segments where John Deere works (agriculture, construction, forestry) require strong leaders who know how to manage people, processes and money effectively. What about the marketing comparison? The days of relying on a single market or a few customers are long gone for farmers, contractors and loggers. It is critical that all identify and serve multiple markets and customers, including pursuing global market opportunities directly. Successful loggers look for ways to expand and differentiate their services and products to meet the requirements of different markets. It takes a different perspective and contacts to develop, but both are doable and necessary in the world of today’s “margin squeezed” logger. What about the compensation comparison? Many farmers and loggers work because they love the environment and culture they’re in. Owners rarely talk about profitability, although they know it’s critical. They do talk about cash flow as the lifeblood of any business, particularly smaller ones. An important component of compensation is paying your people a competitive wage, which enables recruiting reliable, productive operators and retaining them. Benefits have become a critical requirement for all workers, given the rising cost of health care and the need to plan for retirement. Strong logging company owners and leaders understand the importance of people and pay them to insure a sustainable, successful business. Compare the industry activism and political posture of the three groups. In any industry that is highly regulated, organization is key, and there are some great organizations advocating for the logging community. We actively participate in associations such as the ALC, FRA, and several others that are working hard to improve the visibility of and resolution of issues that impact the industry. The work of these types of groups is essential to the future of the industry, and as they continue to grow, they will achieve results similar to their counterpart organizations in agriculture and construction. Foremost Authority For Professional Loggers
Give your take on the effectiveness of state, regional and national organizations in helping educate and train the logging workforce and in representing the logging industry on the legislative front. The current state of the logging workforce and increasing government regulations are real concerns for this industry. While there are positive strides being made in some areas, there is much more work to do. The organizations that currently exist have laid a foundation to do so, but in order for them to be truly effective, we need to see more participation throughout the industry, particularly from the younger generation. That participation needs to happen now, in a proactive fashion; waiting for a crisis to occur to force that engagement may be too late. Many loggers contend that operating and transportation costs and other overhead often overrun income. What can they do to narrow the economic gap? The simple answer is to raise production so that per unit overhead costs are lower. ‘Economies of scale’ are very real. Loggers must grow to sustain their businesses long-term. Of course, every logger needs to work every day to lower his costs wherever he can (with the exception of investing in people). Income issues aside, what other major challenges are logging business owners confronting? —Market and economic uncertainty and volatility; —A shortage of qualified equipment operators and technicians; —Intrusive governmental regulations (transportation, environmental, financial, etc.); —Effective integration of new tools and technology that enable higher levels of production at lower cost; —Complacency. ‘Same old, same old’ no longer works. It is critical to develop leadership, management and marketing skills to survive. In general terms, what is the typical logger’s greatest strength and most significant weakness?
Loggers are passionate about their industry and culture. They love what they do and those who support them. They have sawdust (and hydraulic fluid) in their veins. The forest is home. Successful loggers know their businesses, markets, and customers, and are strong leaders and business managers. On the flip side, many loggers don’t see or admit that their world has changed and that status quo business practices no longer work. To be successful, loggers must adapt to the new business realities (financial, markets, people, technology, regulatory, global, etc.) or they will fail. Those who don’t see it may, unfortunately, be pushed out of the industry. What trends have you observed in recent years and how do you see the logging business and/or procurement models changing? The major players are more tightly integrated than ever before. Timber owners, foresters, loggers, truckers and mills must work more closely together than ever before. Success of the industry requires that all stakeholders appreciate the contributions and returns required by each member of the value chain. I see that happening, but not consistently or (sometimes) fairly. While the markets for wood products remain solid, margins for loggers and truckers seem to be getting squeezed more—an imbalance that will need to improve to insure long-term industry success. Based on your observations and convictions, if you were 20 years younger, would you consider entering the logging business? Absolutely. I firmly believe there has never been a better time to be a logger. Despite the significant challenges that lie ahead, the opportunity is there for the taking for loggers who take a progressive approach, who are equipped to adapt to change and lead teams of committed partners and stakeholders. That will mean thinking differently and seeing the big picture. Loggers who build strong business acumen and apply it to their work in the woods will be poised for long-term growth and success. To me, it feels like an entrepreneur’s ‘field (or should I say forest) of dreams.’ 16 JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2016 15
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Questions&Answers Over time the trend has been for equipment dealers to grow larger through expansion or consolidation, at times crossing state lines. What has driven this? Will this trend continue?
tomers who are consolidating and expanding, as well as to attract the capital and people needed to sustain a profitable business. Our dealers share the same opportunities and challenges as loggers.
As noted earlier, ‘economies of scale’ applies to our dealer channel in the same way, and for the same reasons, as with loggers. Our dealers have gotten larger to be able to meet the needs of their cus-
Address the history, purpose, management and status of Deere-owned Nortrax Equipment, which has 46 locations in eastern North America—26 in the U.S. and 20 in Canada.
Nortrax was formed to provide a platform for us to maintain and secure the quality and market integrity of our dealer channel for the benefit of our customers. In cases where a dealer does not have a succession plan or is underperforming, Nortrax is there to acquire, maintain and develop the organization and tools to insure our customers are taken care of. Importantly, as our dealers want to grow, Nortrax is there to transfer territories to support them. We have used Nortrax to support dealer consolidation and growth many times. In every case, it has been to maintain our commitment to our customers as the key objective. In what ways have Deere and owners of Deere equipment benefitted from owning and operating the Nortrax entity? For John Deere, it gives us an opportunity to see and appreciate the importance of all of the segments in the value chain from equipment design and manufacturing to dealer sales and customer support. It’s rare for an OEM to be able to directly touch a customer and to enable his or her business to get better. The connection makes us a better equipment supplier and business partner to all of our dealers and customers. For customers, it is common to be able to have direct contact with Deere people to be able to drive equipment requirements or to solve problems. This happens not only because of a Nortrax connection, but because that’s how we work everywhere. What are some emerging equipment technologies that may appear in forestry machines in coming years? Automated, robotic logging? Perhaps, but hopefully not in my lifetime. I like to work with real loggers. I have sawdust in my veins and call the forest home as well. I’m not sure what the future will hold, but the impressive strides made in innovative equipment and supporting technology to date are helping loggers change how they do business, how they operate their equipment and how they manage their people. I hope we continue to see advancements that make working in the woods safer and TH more profitable.
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Randy Maggard operates this 2014 Komatsu/Quadco combination, which engages steep slopes and heavy hardwoods with ease and has boosted production overall.
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hen Randy Maggard started his journey into the world of logging he had no idea where his path might lead him. As a teenager, Maggard grew up working in different sawmills around the London, Ky. area for many years and wondered if there was more out there for him. In 1990 he and his brother-in-law bought a John Deere 440C cable skidder and a chain saw, and began contract logging around London, located in the southeastern part of the Bluegrass State. Unfortunately, Maggard’s brother-in-law was killed in a car wreck just two months after they began working together. This was obviously a tough time for Maggard and his family, but he knew he had to persevere and keep pushing forward, so he and his father-in-law, Don Arthur, bought a John Deere 350C track loader and the logging continued. After a year Maggard decided to go on his own. He then bought his own track loader and started the company now known as Randy Maggard Logging. Today, Maggard, 52, runs two crews and cuts timber in eastern Kentucky and Tennessee. He also operates a wood yard in Huntsville, Tenn. His son, Donnie, has been working with him for 13 years and helps manage the day-today operations, which can be quite a handful, considering the crews are often working as far as 70 miles apart. While Maggard has a hard time pointing to one specific person that helped him get to where he is today, he attributes much of his success to a loving family, a group of dedicated employees and a strong will to work. “I just kept wanting to do better,” he says. “I kept getting bigger and I about got too big a time or two. I saw other guys with three or four trucks and that motivated me. I was just never content and kept wanting to do more.”
Operations Randy Maggard Logging’s 15 employees and two crews combine to produce about 100 loads a week on rough, steep terrain and 98% of it is hardwood. They work on private land half the time and on state land the rest of the time. Maggard contract logs for Straight Fork Timber Co. and Begley Pine Mountain Lumber. All pulpwood goes to Evergreen Packaging Co., Waynesville, NC. When Timber Harvesting visited the operation, one crew was clear-cutting a 40-acre tract in Pickett State Park for Straight Fork Timber while the other was working a select-cut on a 500-acre tract for Begley, about 70 miles north of Pickett State Park. Maggard enjoys working on state land. “The state will help you knock out a little landing, but most of the time you’ve got to make it a little bigger,” he says. “We don’t have to do any road building on any of the state sales, but I generally build the roads on private sales with a 65 Komatsu dozer and 930 Volvo road grader.” Crews often install water bars and use portable bridges, and will lay down mats on access roads when conditions become nasty. When leaving a tract, the employees make sure everything is cleaned up and looks good. “We try to leave a tract in better shape than we found it if we can,” Maggard says. Employees arrive on site at 6 a.m. and quit around 3 p.m. Many times Maggard and Donnie will pick up members of the crews in service trucks and bring them to their respective jobs. This can mean waking up as early as 4 a.m. especially when they’re working more than an hour away from home. Workers are granted personal time for sickness and family emergencies. In 26 years of business, Maggard has never had to deal with a serious accident on the job. He understands that safety is always the number one priority. “We all look out for each other,” he stresses. Randy runs the feller-buncher; Donnie the loader. Other machine operators include Gilce White, loader operator; Ed Gent, dozer; James Epperson, timber cutter; Micahel Mills, dozer operator and timber cutter; Scott Fuson, skidder operator; and Stan Tapley, skidder operator. Jake Massey is the main mechanic. Truck drivers are Bobby Blizzard, Scotty Hicks, Terry Massengale,
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The Maggard family, from left, Donnie, Taylor, Lucas, Devin, Randy and Diane
Roy Boyatt and Todd Smith. Arvil Harness is the knuckleboom loader operator on the log yard and Rodney Tucker is the wheel loader operator. Diane Maggard is the bookkeeper, Taylor Maggard is a runner and Crystal Anders is the secretary. Granville Chambers, who worked for the company for three years, passed away in 2014, but was an integral part of the company’s family environment. “His wife, Shirley, would send us baked goods to the jobsite almost weekly,” Donnie says. “He and his wife were just extraordinary people.” While Maggard likes the group of employees he has now, his company does experience some turnover. “Most of the ones with me right now have been here for two or three years and they’re all great employees, but some come and go,” Randy says. “It can be hard to find good people to work in this area.” The Tennessee wood yard handles logs for Straight Fork Timber Co., which taps the services of seven crews, including one owned by Maggard. Nearly 15 million feet of logs go through the yard each year.
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John Deere skidders at times pull timber for hundreds of yards.
Randy Maggard Logging operates a large fleet of equipment for logging, hauling and road building. The newest machine is a 2014 Komatsu XT445L tracked cutter fitted with a Quadco 2900 intermittent disc sawhead. The company previously One Barko 295ML works in the woods, owned a 2005 version another on the wood yard. of the cutter line acquired and manufactured by Komatsu for several years. It was fitted with a Quadco 2800 sawhead. “The new Komatsu has done a fine job for us,” Maggard says. “We’ve had no problems whatsoever and it’s definitely helped us produce more. Hydraulics are a lot cooler on it and it just does a better job.” Buying the Komatsu feller-buncher, which is rotated from crew to crew, evidently was an easy decision. 24
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22 “We’ve always had really good luck with Komatsu equipment,” Donnie says. “We’ve had several good Komatsu dozers.” Other gear includes a 2012 John Deere 648H skidder, 2005 JD 648GIII skidder, three JD wheel loaders, three JD dozers, 2009 Cat 527 grapple-equipped dozer, 2001 Komatsu 65 dozer, 2007 Volvo 210 excavator, 2009 Volvo 930 road grader, 2011 Barko 295ML loader, 2012 Barko 295ML loader and a 2004 Husky Brute loader. Stihl chainsaws are used when conditions call for them. A recently purchased Barko 595ML loader is expected to arrive in February and Maggard hopes it will help boost production. All equipment is insured by Amerisafe Inc. Maggard owns six trucks, including three Peterbilts, two Western Stars and one Freightliner. He has one Savannah trailer and the rest are shop built. Maggard likes to take Cole trailer frames and make the trailers himself because conditions often call for short trailers. “I like short trailers because we get in a lot of tight places, which is why I make some of them myself,” he says. “It makes it easier for us to get them in and out.” The company purchases Barko loaders from Patterson Chip Co. in Lily, Ky.; John Deere equipment from Meade Tractor, London, Ky.; and Komatsu from Power Equipment Co., Knoxville, Tenn. While many logging companies prefer to stick with just one or two brands, Maggard and company don’t play favorites. “There aren’t many brands that we don’t have somewhere,” Donnie explains. “A lot of guys are strictly one brand, but it doesn’t matter what the label is as 24
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Crew 2, from left, front row, Gilce White, Michael Mills; David (Utah) Draayer; back row, from left, James (Hooty) Epperson, Ed Gent, Randy Maggard, Scott Fuson
long as it works well.” Jake Massey is the full-time mechanic at the shop. Donnie also does a lot of the mechanic work, along with Mike Richardson of Richardson’s Heavy Equipment. Machines are greased with Texas Red Grease at the end of the day, twice a week, and oil is changed every 250300 hours. Kendall 1540 motor oil is preferred. Primex tires help the company navigate through rough and hilly terrain. “Primex tires seem to do better on hillsides,” Maggard explains. “They’ve got a different tread design that I prefer. It’s a more aggressive lug pattern and the tires are thicker and beefier made. They hold up longer.” Vandalism has been a bit of an issue for the business over the last several years, which only adds to the headaches that can come with running two crews. “People like to steal batteries, radios and other things they can grab really quick,” Maggard says. “We haven’t had trouble in the state parks we’ve been in because they keep a fairly decent eye on it, but when we’re on private land we usually have to hire a night watchman.”
Business Challenges Maggard feels his after tax business profit was on par with his investment in 2015. He attributes the company’s success to good planning and a little luck. “We’ve been very fortunate and a lot of it has to do with the fact that our crews are spread so far apart,” he explains. “If conditions are bad on one tract, they’re often not as bad on the other tract because they’re usually about 60 miles or more away from each other. We’ve been very fortunate
to get to work a lot this year (2015). We’ve probably gotten to work more than most loggers in the area on account of the two crews.” The estimated business investment overall is $4 million. In 2015, the business spent nearly $1 million on parts, fuel and supplies. Recent low fuel prices have been a big help to the bottom line. “These low fuel prices have really helped everything,” Maggard says with a smile. “Diesel fuel was four to five dollars a gallon not too long ago.” Finding employees has been a challenge for the business, but Maggard has had good luck over the past few years—a big plus to the two-crew setup. Maggard believes his company could continue to grow if the right pieces fall into place, but he remains a little hesitant. “If I could find the help I’d be willing to expand,” he says. “I’ve thought about running three crews, but we just haven’t been able to put together enough dependable guys to do it.” Donnie, 30, looks up to his father and hopes to take over the business one day. Donnie could have gone to college, but chose to stay home and go to work full time for the family business. “I graduated high school on a Saturday and started working full time the next Monday,” Donnie explains. “ I grew up with it, but I could’ve gone to college. Every decision has its consequences, but I don’t think I would change anything overall.” Maggard adds: “I told him if he wanted to go to college I’d help him, but if he was just going to waste my money then don’t do it.” Randy Maggard Logging is a member of the Kentucky Forest Industries TH Assn.
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fficials with the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Indian Reservation in northeast Washington are ramping up a major salvage logging effort following a disastrous fire season for the tribe and for Washington state overall. Eventually, more than 20 logging contractors will join the effort. The worst fire season in state history occurred last year when more than 1,500 fires killed three firefighters and critically injured a fourth, destroyed 146 homes and damaged almost 500 more. Firefighting costs alone exceeded $300 million for the state and local communities. On the Colville Indian Reservation, two major wildfires, the North Star and Tunk Block, burned more than
270,000 acres, more than 20% of total reservation acreage. As much as 400MMBF of timber burned, much of it in remote, inaccessible areas that cannot feasibly be harvested. Tribal officials hope to harvest at least 25% of the total volume before it loses much of its merchantable value. According to Phil Wapato, a for-
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ester with the Colville Confederated Tribes out of Omak, Wash., one difference with the size and intensity of 2015 fires with fires in the past is larger areas of complete devastation. “In a lot of burns you’ll have patches of green throughout the area, but with this fire, there are more 5,000 to 10,000 acre blocks that are completely burned,” he says. “A lot of the area on the west side of Moses Mountain is like that.” Through mid December, between 15-20 contractors were working the salvage project, with tribal officials hoping to expand that number. Loggers from Idaho, Montana and western Washington are participating. Plans are to initially target the easiest to access timber, using existing and decommissioned roads that can be
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reopened relatively easily. Areas that can be tractor-logged will take priority. While the tribe can typically move on projects faster than the U.S. Forest Service, its logging activities still fall under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), plus there are tribal considerations concerning stream buffers, watershed management and land use priorities. According to tribal reports, the salvage effort moved 8.5MMBF in November and was expected to harvest 10MMBF in December. Officials are hoping weather conditions will allow harvests to continue at that level through January and February before traditional spring breakup in March and much of April halts or greatly reduces log hauling until late spring. (Felling, skidding and decking will continue wherever possible.) The pine available for salvage will lose its solid wood merchantability by this summer; the Douglas fir and some whitewoods will retain much of their value for around two years. Most of the material coming off the salvage project is sawlog and plylog quality. Key destinations for salvage
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log material include the Vaagen Bros. sawmill at Colville, Wash. and Boise Cascade’s sawmill and plywood operations at Kettle Falls and Arden, Wash. The Colville tribe also has an outlet for export quality logs coming off the burn. Markets for salvage logs took a hit in mid December when officials with the Omak Wood Products plywood plant at Omak announced the plant’s closure at the end of 2015. The plant, owned by the tribe, was operating under an agreement between the Colville Tribal Federal Corp. of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation and New World Resources, a subsidiary of Atlas Wood Products, which actually operated the facility. Under the agreement, the
plant was buying 40MMBF annually from tribal lands. Tribal officials are working now to decide whether to find another company to take over the plant, have the tribe operate it, or close it indefinitely. The plant, which also has a co-gen facility, plays a key role in not only salvage log utilization but also biomass from timberland fuel reduction projects to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire. With so much acreage burned, there are multiple long-term ecological and economic consequences. Gaps in future timber harvests will take a toll on tribal operating budgets. Sales of timber products makes up as much as TH 30% of the annual tribal budget.
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PRODUCTS/SERVICES/SUPPLIES (Address listings begin on page 32.)
AFTERMARKET PARTS
Aftermarket Parts Inc. Covestro LLC
Cutting Systems Inc. Hendrickson
Hercules Sealing Products Mighty Mite Ind. Inc.
Morbark Inc.
Pettibone LLC.-Heavey Equip. Group Risley Equip. Ltd.
AIR CONDITIONING SYS.
Hammond Air Conditioning Ltd.
AXLES
1. Off-road vehicles 2. Truck & trailer
Better Weigh Mfg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Emerald West Equip. Parts Inc.. . . . 1 Hendrickson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,2 L&M Powertrain Parts . . . . . . . . . . . 1
BABBITT METAL
Precision Husky Corp.
BEARINGS
Aftermarket Parts Inc. Emerald West Equip. Parts Inc.
Precision Husky Corp.
BELTS
Aftermarket Parts Inc.
Precision Husky Corp.
BIOMASS BALERS
Allied Systems Co. Vermeer
BLOCKS & SHEAVES
Young Corp.
BOGIE TRACKS
OLOFSFORS
BRAKES
ACME Mfg. Inc. Aftermarket Parts Inc. Force Control Industries Inc. Hendrickson
BRIDGES
Enviro Span/Trinity Composites LLC
BULLDOZERS
Caterpillar John Deere Forestry
Komatsu-Forestry Group
CABS & CANOPIES
Pierce Pacific Mfg. Inc.
CARRIAGES (LOGGING)
ACME Mfg. Inc. Eagle Carriage & Machine Inc.
1. Boom 2. Flail 3. Logging 4. Skidder tire 5. Truck tire
CHAIN
Chambers Delimbinator Inc. . . . . . . 2
Cutting Systems Inc. . . . . 2
Forest Chain Corp. LLC. . . . . . . . . . 4 George Kahler Sales LLC . . . . . . .3-5 Peerless Chain Co. . . . . . . . . . . . .1-5
Precision Husky Corp. . . . 2
Wallingfords Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-5 White Mountain Chain Inc. . . . . . .2-5 Wyatts Processor Wheels . . . . . . .4,5
CHAIN SAW CHAIN, BARS & ACCESSORIES
Chain-Serts
Cutting Systems Inc.
Gem Chain Bar Husqvarna Forest & Garden Co. Iggesund Forest George Kahler Sales LLC Oregon Blount Inc.
PFERD Inc.
Pacific Trail Mfg. Inc. Silvey Chain Grinder Co. Stihl Inc. Wallingfords Inc.
CHIPPER KNIVES/PARTS
Bandit Industries Inc. Barko Hydraulics LLC Fecon Inc.
Morbark Inc. Peterson
Precision Husky Corp. Terex Environmental Equip. Trelan Mfg. Vermeer
CHIPPERS
1. Brush 2. Total tree
Bandit Industries Inc. . . . . . . . . . . .1,2 Barko Hydraulics LLC . . . . . . . . . . . 2 rate h n nt’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Fecon Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,2
Morbark Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 1,2 Peterson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Precision Husky Corp. . . 1,2
Rayco Mfg. Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Terex Environmental Equip. . . . . .1,2 Trelan Mfg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Vermeer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,2
CULVERTS
Advanced Drainage Sys. Inc. Enviro Span/Trinity Composites LLC Young Corp.
DEBARKERS (TOTAL TREE FLAIL)
Morbark Inc. Peterson
Precision Husky Corp. Terex Environmental Equip. Trelan Mfg.
DELIMBERS
1. Gate 2. Flail 3. Flail/pull-through 4. Pull-through (loader powered) 5. Pull-through (auxiliary powered) 6. Rake 7. Stroke
6K Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4,5 Caterpillar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Chambers Delimbinator Inc. . . . . . . 2
Cutting Systems Inc. . . . 2-4 Hood Equip. Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Morbark Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Peterson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Pierce Pacific Mfg. Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 7
Precision Husky Corp. . . . 2
Quadco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Stripper Tree Delimbers . . . . . . . . . 4
DRUM SETS
Better Weigh Mfg. Pierce Pacific Mfg. Inc.
ENGINES
Caterpillar John Deere Forestry Detroit Diesel Corp. MTU America Inc.
EXCAVATOR CONVERSIONS
Pierce Pacific Mfg. Inc. Young Corp.
EXCAVATORS
FEED ROLLERS (HARVESTER/ PROCESSOR HEAD)
Blondin Inc.
Ponsse North America Inc.
FELLER-BUNCHERS
1. Track-type 2. 4-Wheel 3. 6-Wheel
Cutting Systems Inc. . . . . 2 Komatsu-Forestry Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Madill Equip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Risley Equip. Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Tigercat Industries Inc. . 1-3 TimberPro Inc. . . . . . . . . 1,3
FELLING DEVICES
1. Sawheads (bar & chain) 2. Sawheads (rotary) 3. Shearheads
6K Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Blondin Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Caterpillar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Cutting Systems Inc. . . . . 1
Fecon Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Gem Chain Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Gilbert Products Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Komatsu-Forestry Group . 1
Madill Equip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Pierce Pacific Mfg. Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 1 Quadco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-3 Risley Equip. Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,2 Ryans Equip. Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-3
Tigercat Industries Inc. . 1-3 TimberPro Inc. . . . . . . . . 1,2 Waratah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
FILES
Cutting Systems Inc.
Husqvarna Forest & Garden Co.
PFERD Inc.
FILTERS
Aftermarket Parts Inc. Baldwin Filters
FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT
1. Extinguishers 2. Plows 3. Pumps 4. Vehicles
AFEX Fire Suppression Sys.
KMC Kootenay Tractor . . . 4
FIREWOOD PROCESSORS
1. Portable 2. Stationary Cutting Systems Inc. . . . . 1
Hahn Machinery Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Hakmet USA Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Tajfun USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,2 Timberwolf Mfg. Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 1
FORKS
FORWARDERS
1. 4 wheel drive 2. 6 wheel drive 3. 8 wheel drive 4. Other
Caterpillar John Deere Forestry Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment America
Alucar Oy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,2 Barko Hydraulics LLC . . . . . . . . . .1,2 Blondin Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,3 Caterpillar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,3 John Deere Forestry . . . . . . . . . . .1-3
LBX Co. Link Belt Forestry Equip. Terex Construction Americas
Logset Oy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,3
Komatsu-Forestry Group
FANS (REVERSIBLE)
Cleanfix North America Ltd.
Foremost Authority For Professional Loggers
GEARS
HYDRAULIC EQUIPMENT
Aftermarket Parts Inc. . . . . . . . . . .3,4 L&M Powertrain Parts . . . . . . . . . .1,2
GPS SYSTEMS
Komatsu-Forestry Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,3
Ponsse North America Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,3 Tigercat Industries Inc. . . 3 TimberPro Inc. . . . . . . . . . 3
Cutting Systems Inc. . . . 2-8 Geartex Div. of Hydraulic Analysis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5,6 Hanfab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
GRAPPLE SAWS
6K Products Caterpillar Hultdins Inc. Rotobec USA Inc. Ryans Equip. Inc.
Hercules Sealing Products . . . . . . . . . . . 3,7 Precision Husky Corp.
Serco Loaders Two Harbors Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3,4 White Drive Products Inc. . . . . . 1,5-7
GRAPPLES
1. Knuckleboom 2. Remote controlled line 3. Shovel 4. Skidder
LOAD BINDERS
George Kahler Sales LLC Wallingfords Inc.
6K Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Caterpillar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,3 Crane Equip. Mfg. Corp. . . . . . . . . . 1 John Deere Forestry . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Hakmet USA Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Hultdins Inc.
Morbark Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Pemberton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Pierce Pacific Mfg. Inc. . . . . . . . . .1,3
Precision Husky Corp. . . . 1 Pro Mac Mfg. Ltd. Rotobec USA Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryans Equip. Inc. Sennebogen LLC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Serco Loaders Two Harbors Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tajfun USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 1 1 1
Tigercat Industries Inc. . 1,4 TimberPro Inc. . . . . . . . . . 4 Wicker Machine Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Young Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
GRINDERS (REFUSE)
1. Horizontal 2. Tub
Bandit Industries Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
CW Mill Equip. Co. Inc. . . 1,2
rate h n nt’ . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,2 Jones Mfg. Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Morbark Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 1,2 Peterson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Precision Husky Corp. . . 1,2 Rawlings Waste Wood Hogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Rayco Mfg. Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Rotochopper . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Terex Environmental Equip. . . . . . . 1 Universal Refiner Corp. . . . . . . . . . . 2 Vermeer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,2 West Salem Machinery . . . . . . . . . . 1
HARVESTERS
LOADERS
1. Front-end 2. Knuckleboom 3. Knuckleboom (self-propelled) 4. Knuckleboom (track-mounted)
Allied Systems Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Barko Hydraulics LLC . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Caterpillar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-3 Crane Equip. Mfg. Corp. . . . . . . . . . 2 Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment America John Deere Forestry . . . . . . . . . . .1-4 Hakmet USA Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Hood Equip. Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-4
Komatsu-Forestry Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,4 Madill Equip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Precision Husky Corp. . . 2-4
Sennebogen LLC. . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-4 Serco Loaders Two Harbors Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,3 Tajfun USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Tigercat Industries Inc. . 2-4 Wicker Machine Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
LOG DIAMETER DETECTION SYSTEMS
1. Grapple saw 2. Pull-through delimber 3. Slasher
Tajfun USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
LOG SCALING SYSTEMS
Haglof Inc. Tajfun USA Haglof Inc.
LOG TAGS
LUBRICANTS
1. Dedicated CTL (single grip) 2. Excavator type 3. Landing type 4. Other
Barko Hydraulics LLC . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Blondin Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 John Deere Forestry . . . . . . . . . . .1-3 Caterpillar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-4 Hakmet USA Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,4
Komatsu-Forestry Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,2
LBX Co. Link Belt Forestry Equip. . . 3 Logset Oy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Pierce Pacific Mfg. Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 3
Ponsse North America Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Southstar Equip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,4
Tigercat Industries Inc. . 1,3
HEATER SYSTEMS, VEHICLE
Eberspaecher
1. Air 2. Fire 3. Hydraulic
1. Brakes 2. Couplings 3. Cylinders 4. Manifolds 5. Motors 6. Pumps & Drives 7. Seals/Seal Kits 8. Valves
6K Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-4 Aftermarket Parts Inc. . . . . . . . . 3,5-7
Abbott Ent. Inc.
Barko Hydraulics LLC . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Caterpillar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,2
Young Corp.
1. Ring 2. Planetary 3. Worm 4. Other
HOSES
Better Weigh Mfg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Hanfab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
AMSOIL Inc. Beka-Max of America Inc. Texas Refinery Corp.
PAINTS
1. Log/tree marking 2. Lumber end 3. Other
George Kahler Sales LLC . . . . . . . . 1 The Nelson Paint Co. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Rudd Co. Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
PIVOT PINS
Aftermarket Parts Inc.
PROCESSOR HEADS
Blondin Inc. Caterpillar
Komatsu-Forestry Group Log Max Pierce Pacific Mfg. Inc. Quadco Risley Equip. Ltd. Waratah
RIGGING HARDWARE
Erickson Air Crane Inc. Young Corp.
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ROTATORS
Blondin Inc. Hakmet USA Inc. Hultdins Inc. Quadco
SAFETY APPAREL/ EQUIPMENT
RMT Equip. Inc. Stihl Inc.
SAWHEAD DISCS
Gilbert Products Inc. Quadco Risley Equip. Ltd. Waratah
SAWHEAD TEETH
Gilbert Products Inc. Mobile Mfg. Co. Quadco Risley Equip. Ltd. Timberblade Inc. Waratah
SAWMILLS (PORTABLE)
Mighty Mite Ind. Inc. Mobile Mfg. Co.
Morbark Inc.
Wood-Mizer LLC
SAWS (HAND-HELD)
1. Chain 2. Clearing 3. Pole
Husqvarna Forest & Garden Co. . .1-3 George Kahler Sales LLC . . . . . . .1-3 Stihl Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-3
SILVICULTURAL GROUP
1. Aircraft services 2. Brushcutters 3. Cultivators 4. Discs 5. Drag chains 6. Drip torches 7. Drum choppers 8. Fertilizers 9. Fungicides 10. Harrows 11. Herbicides 12. Mulchers 13. Plows 14. Rippers 15. Root rakes 16. Scarifiers 17. Spot cultivators 18. Sprayers 19. Tractors 20. Tree crushers 21. Tree planters 22. Tree pruners
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Bron R W F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Caterpillar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,12,19 D&M Machine Div. Inc. . . . . . 2,12,20 Erickson Air Crane Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 1 Hakmet USA Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,12 Jarraff Ind. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,12
KMC Kootenay Tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Nisus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Pettibone LLC.-Heavey Equip. Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Pro Mac Mfg. Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Rayco Mfg. Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Seppi M North America LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,20 Terex Environmental Equip. . . . . . 15
Tigercat Industries Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 12,16,18
Caterpillar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 John Deere Forestry . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
KMC Kootenay Tractor . . . 2 Tigercat Industries Inc. . 1,3 TimberPro Inc. . . . . . . . . 1,3
SKIDDING COMPONENTS
1. Arches 2. Chokers & Fittings 3. Fairleads 4. Winches
SLASHERS
1. Bar & Chain Saw 2. Circular Saw Cutting Systems Inc. . . . 1,2
1 2 2 1 1
SLINGS, TIE DOWNS
Wireco Worldgroup
SNUBBERS
6K Products Aftermarket Parts Inc. Prolenc
SOFTWARE
Automated Accounting Systems Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,2 Caribou Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Haglof Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
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SUSPENSION SYSTEMS
Hendrickson Magnolia Trailers Inc.
TACHOGRAPHS
Abbott Ent. Inc.
TIRE PRESSURE CONTROL SYSTEMS
Hendrickson Magnolia Trailers Inc.
1. Flotation 2. Non-Flotation 3. Truck/trailer
Alliance Tire Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-3 Firestone Tire Div. . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,2 OTR Wheel Engineering Inc. . . . . .1-3 Titan Tire Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,2
TORQUE CONVERTERS
Aftermarket Parts Inc. Emerald West Equip. Parts Inc. L&M Powertrain Parts
TRAILER ACCESSORIES
Aftermarket Parts Inc. . . . . . . . . 1,3-4 Erickson Air Crane Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 2 Wallingfords Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Young Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1. Logging 2. Procurement
STRAPPING, STEEL
Car strap nt’ n
TIRES
SKIDDERS
1. Clam bunk 2. Track type 3. Wheel type
Gem Chain Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hanfab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hood Equip. Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . George Kahler Sales LLC . . . . . . . . Wallingfords Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tajfun USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Abbott Ent. Inc. Better Weigh Mfg. Vulcan On Board Scales
TRAILERS
1. Delimber carrier 2. Flatbed 3. Folding pole 4. Frame 5. Loader carrier 6. Lowboy 7. Pole 8. Vans (Chip) 9. Vans (Moving Floor) Big John Trailers. . . . . 1,5-7 Cutting Systems Inc. . . . 1,5
Ferree Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-6 Great Lakes Mfg. Inc. Hakmet USA Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,5 Magnolia Trailers Inc. . . . . . . .2-3,5-6 McLendon Trailers . . . . . . . . . .1,2,4-7 Pitts Trailers. . . . . . . . . . . .1,2,4-6,8,9 Rogers Bros. Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Titan Trailers Inc. . . . . . . . . . . .2,6,8,9
TRANSFER CASES
Aftermarket Parts Inc.
TRANSMISSIONS
Aftermarket Parts Inc. John Deere Forestry Emerald West Equip. Parts Inc. L&M Powertrain Parts
TROMMEL SCREENS
Morbark Inc.
Peterson Terex Environmental Equip. Vermeer West Salem Machinery
TRUCKS
Caterpillar Kenworth Truck Co. Mack Trucks Inc. Western Star Trucks
UNDERCARRIAGES
Caterpillar
USED EQUIPMENT
Chambers Delimbinator Inc.
KMC Kootenay Tractor Morbark Inc. TraxPlus LLC Vermeer
WEDGES
George Kahler Sales LLC
WEIGH SCALES
1. On-board 2. Platform 3. Portable 4. Non-portable platform
Ferree Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Magnolia Trailers Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Maxi Load Scale Systems . . . . . . .1-3 Pacific Scale Co. Inc.. . . . . . . . . . .2,3 RMT Equip. Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,4 SI Onboard Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vulcan On Board Scales . . . . . . . . . 1
WHEEL TRACKS
Blondin Inc. OLOFSFORS Wallingfords Inc.
WINCHES
ACME Mfg. Inc. Aftermarket Parts Inc. Allied Systems Co. Tajfun USA
WIRE ROPE
Erickson Air Crane Inc. George Kahler Sales LLC Tajfun USA Wallingfords Inc. Wireco Worldgroup
WIRE ROPE CUTTERS
George Kahler Sales LLC Wallingfords Inc.
1. Swing 2. Tower 3. Other
YARDERS
ACME Mfg. Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-3 Madill Equip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,2 Nicholson Mfg. Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . .1,2 Tajfun USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
SERVICES AUCTIONEERS/ APPRAISERS
Deanco Auction Co. Nolan Sales LLC Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers TRI State Auction & Realty LLC JM Wood Auction
BAR REPAIRS
Gem Chain Bar
ENGINEERING/DRAFTING
Pro Mac Mfg. Ltd.
FINANCING/LEASING
Caterpillar John Deere Forestry
HYDRAULIC REPAIR
Hanfab Serco Loaders Two Harbors Machine
INSURANCE
BITCO Insurance Co. Caterpillar Davis Garvin Agency Inc. mplo er’s n er r ters n Hawkins & Rawlinson Inc.
MACHINING
Better Weigh Mfg. Caterpillar DRM Diversafab Corp./ CENTRI Precleaners Gilbert Products Inc. Hanfab Pro Mac Mfg. Ltd. Serco Loaders Two Harbors Machine
WELDING
Better Weigh Mfg. Hanfab Pro Mac Mfg. Ltd. Serco Loaders Two Harbors Machine
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MACHINERY MANUFACTURERS/SUPPLIERS INDEX 6K Products ................................ 32 ACME Mfg. Inc. .......................... 32 AMSOIL Inc. ............................... 32 ASV LLC ..................................... 32 Abbott Ent. Inc. ........................... 32 Advanced Drainage Sys. Inc. ..... 32 AFEX Fire Suppression Sys. ...... 32 Aftermarket Parts Inc. ................. 32 Alliance Tire Co. ......................... 32 Allied Systems Co. ..................... 32 Alucar Oy .................................... 32 Anthony Hardwood Composites............................ 32 Automated Accounting Sys. Inc. ................................. 32 BITCO Insurance Co. ................. 32 Baldwin Filters ............................ 32 Bandit Industries Inc. .................. 32 Barko Hydraulics LLC ................. 32 Beka-Max of America Inc. .......... 32 Better Weigh Mfg. ....................... 32 Big John Trailers ...................... 32 Blondin Inc. ................................. 32 Bron R W F ................................. 32 CW Mill Equip. Co. Inc.............. 33 Caribou Software ........................ 33 Car strap nt l n .................. 33 Caterpillar ................................... 33 Chain-Serts................................. 33 Chambers Delimbinator Inc. ....... 33 Cleanfix North America Ltd......... 33 Covestro LLC.............................. 33 Crane Equip. Mfg. Corp. ............. 33 Cutting Systems Inc. ................ 33 D&M Machine Div. Inc. ............... 33
DRM Diversafab Corp./ CENTRI Precleaners ............. 33 Davis Garvin Agency Inc. ........... 33 Deanco Auction Co..................... 33 John Deere Power Sys. .............. 33 Detroit Diesel Corp. .................... 33 Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment America ............... 33 rate h n nt’l ...................... 33 Eagle Carriage & Mach. Inc........ 33 Eberspaecher ............................. 33 Elmia AB/Elmia Wood ................ 33 Emerald West Equip. Parts Inc... 33 mplo er’s n er r ters n ...... 33 Enviro Span/Trinity Composites LLC .................... 33 Erickson Air Crane Inc. ............... 33 Fecon Inc. ................................... 33 Ferree Trailer .............................. 33 Firestone Tire Div. ...................... 33 Force Control Industries Inc. ...... 33 Forest Chain Corp. LLC.............. 33 Geartex Div. of Hydraulic Analysis Inc. .......................... 33 Gem Chain Bar ........................... 33 Gilbert Products Inc. ................... 33 Great Lakes Mfg. Inc. ................. 33 Haglof Inc. .................................. 33 Hahn Machinery Inc.................... 33 a met A n ........................ 33 Hammond Air Conditioning Ltd.......................................... 33 Hanfab ........................................ 33 Hawkins & Rawlinson Inc. .......... 33 Hendrickson................................ 33
Hercules Sealing Products ...... 33 Hood Equip. Inc. ......................... 33 Hultdins Inc. ................................ 33 Husqvarna Forest & Garden Co. ......................................... 33 Iggesund Forest.......................... 34 Industrial Seating Inc. ................. 34 Jarraff Ind. .................................. 34 Jones Mfg. Co. ........................... 34 KMC Kootenay Tractor............. 34 George Kahler Sales LLC........... 34 Kenworth Truck Co. .................... 34 Komatsu-Forestry Group ......... 34 L&M Powertrain Parts................. 34 LBX Co. Link Belt Forestry Equip. .................................... 34 Laser Technology Inc. ................ 34 Log Max ...................................... 34 Logset Oy ................................... 34 Amer a n ....................... 34 Mack Trucks Inc. ........................ 34 Madill Equip. ............................... 34 Magnolia Trailers Inc. ................. 34 Manac ......................................... 34 Maxi Load Scale Systems .......... 34 McLendon Trailers ...................... 34 Mense Oy ................................... 34 Mesera Cranes Finland Oy......... 34 Mighty Mite Ind. Inc. ................... 34 Mobile Mfg. Co. .......................... 34 Morbark Inc. .............................. 34 The Nelson Paint Co. ................. 34 Nicholson Mfg. Ltd. ..................... 34 Nisus Corp. ................................. 34 Nolan Sales LLC......................... 34 OLOFSORS................................ 34
OTR Wheel Engineering Inc. ...... 34 Oregon Blount Inc....................... 34 PFERD Inc. ................................ 34 Pacific Scale Co. Inc................... 34 Pacific Trail Mfg. Inc. .................. 36 Peerless Chain Co...................... 36 Pemberton Attachments ............. 36 Peterson ..................................... 36 Pettibone LLC.-Heavy Equip. Group ......................... 36 Pierce Pacific Mfg. Inc. ............... 36 Pitts Trailers................................ 36 Ponsse North America Inc. ...... 36 Precision Husky Corp. ............. 36 Pro Mac Mfg. Ltd. ....................... 36 Prolenc ....................................... 36 Quadco ....................................... 36 RMT Equip. Inc. .......................... 36 Rawlings Waste Wood Hogs ... 36 Rayco Mfg. Inc............................ 36 Risley Equip. Ltd......................... 36 Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers ........... 36 Rogers Bros. Corp. ..................... 36 Rotobe A n ....................... 36 Rotochopper ............................. 36 Rudd Co. Inc............................... 36 Ryans Equip. Inc. ....................... 36 Sennebogen LLC........................ 36 Seppi M North America LLC .... 36 Serco Loaders Two Harbors Machine ........... 36 SI Onboard Scales ..................... 36 Silvey Chain Grinder Co. ............ 36 Smart Scale Technologies.......... 36 Southstar Equip. ......................... 36 Stihl Inc. ...................................... 36
Stripper Tree Delimbers ............. 36 TRI State Auction & Realty LLC ............................. 38 Taimi Hydraulics ......................... 38 a n A ................................. 38 Terex Construction Americas ..... 38 Terex Environmental Equip. ....... 38 Texas Refinery Corp................... 38 Tigercat Industries Inc. ............ 38 Timberblade Inc. ......................... 38 Timberpro Inc............................ 38 Timberwolf Mfg. Corp. ................ 38 Timken ILS Ltd. .......................... 38 Titan Tire Corp............................ 38 Titan Trailers Inc. ........................ 38 TraxPlus LLC .............................. 38 Trelan Mfg. ................................. 38 la es................................. 38 n ersal Re ner Corp .............. 38 Vermeer ...................................... 38 Vulcan On Board Scales ............ 38 Wallingfords Inc. ......................... 38 Waratah ...................................... 38 West Salem Machinery............... 38 Western Star Trucks ................... 38 Western Trailer Co. .................... 38 White Drive Products Inc. ........... 38 White Mountain Chain Inc. ......... 38 Wicker Machine Co. ................... 38 Wireco Worldgroup ..................... 38 J M Wood Auction ...................... 38 Wood-Mizer LLC......................... 38 Wyatts Processor Wheels .......... 38 Young Corp. ............................... 38
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BALDWIN FILTERS 4400 Highway 30 E. Kearney, NE 68847-0724 308-234-1951, 800-822-5394 Fax: 800-828-4453 Email: info@baldwinfilter.com
ALLIANCE TIRE CO. 201 Edgewater Dr., Ste. 285 Wakefield, MA 01880-6223 877-978-4737
A R C 6750 W. Millbrook Rd. Remus, MI 49340-9662 800-952-0178 Fax: 989-561-2273 Email: sales@banditchippers.com
ALLIED SYSTEMS CO. 21433 SW Oregon St. Sherwood, OR 97140-9799 503-625-2560 Fax: 503-625-7269 Email: jim.judd@alliedsystems.com
AMSOIL Inc. 925 Tower Ave. Superior, WI 54880-1527 715-392-7101 Fax: 715-392-5225 Email: info@amsoil.com
A CAR Maxmovagen 186 FI 66640 Voyri-Maksamaa, Finland 358-207-851-720 Fax: 358-207-851-740 Email: virpi.hattula@alucar.com
ASV LLC 840 Lily Ln. Grand Rapids, MN 55744 218-327-5389 Fax: 218-327-9123 Email: john.wilkinson@asvllc.com
ANTHONY HARDWOOD COMPOSITES 606 E. Center St. Sheridan, AR 72150 870-942-4000 Email: tedwards@anthonycomposites.com
ABBOTT ENT. INC. 901 W. 4th Ave. Pine Bluff, AR 71601-4019 800-643-5973 Fax: 870-535-4970 Email: sales@atrol.com
AR RA C C 1 Banks Ave. Superior, WI 54880-1319 715-395-6700 Email: info@barko.com BEKA-MAX OF AMERICA INC. PO Box 234 Buffalo, NY 14225 888-862-7461 Fax: 905-858-0597 Email: sales@beka-lube.com BETTER WEIGH MFG. 168 Foster Creek Rd. Toledo, WA 98591-9406 360-864-6800 Fax: 360-864-6802
A A ACC SYSTEMS INC. PO Box 436 Livingston, AL 35470-0436 Fax: 205-652-4509 Email: jack.warbington@ forestproductsaccounting.com
ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYS. INC. 4640 Trueman Blvd. Hillard, OH 43026 800-821-6710 Fax: 614-658-0204 Email: info@ads-pipe.com
10514 Highway 1 Folkston, GA 31537-4808 912-496-7469 Fax: 912-496-4577 Website: www.bigjohntrailers.com Established: 1974 Big John Trailers was established in 1974 and has been manufacturing superior quality forest product trailers and lowboys since that time. The company builds a complete line of log trailers which styles include recessed center, drop center, straight frame and plantation trailers as well as custom designs. Big John also manufactures lightweight models referred to as the “full load series.” Knuckleboom loader trailers, loader/delimber trailers, self-propelled loader carriers and lowboys up to 50 ton capacity are other popular trailers in the Big John product line. Kodiak hydraulic trailers are available in the loader/delimber trailer design. All of these trailers are built for rugged and dependable use. Call for more information, 800-771-4140.
BRON R W F 873 Devonshire Ave. Woodstock, ON N4S 8Z4 Canada 800-263-1060 Fax: 780-489-6891
BITCO Insurance Co. 320 18th St. Rock Island, IL 61201-8745 309-732-0241, 800-475-4477 Fax: 309-786-3847 Email: randy.hervey@bitco.com
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14 Commerce Dr. Sabetha, KS 66534-9413 800-743-3491 Fax: 785-284-2010 Email: hogzilla@cwmill.com Website: www.hogzilla.com Established: 1973 CW Mill Equipment Co. Inc. is a diversified manufacturing, sales and service company, founded in 1973. Being customer-driven is the basis for all that CW Mill Equipment does, and that approach is backed with experienced staff and advanced manufacturing equipment. CW Mill’s products include large industrial grinding machines, and high performance hammer mill cutting and grinding tools for both rigid and swing hammer style grinding machines. Visit www.hogzilla.com for industrial tub and horizontal end feed style grinding machines.Visit www.armorhog.com for extreme-duty parts for rigid hammer style grinding machines. Visit www.dynahog.com for heavy-duty parts for swing hammer style grinding machines.
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774 Zeb Rd. Union Grove, NC 28689-9148 877-844-1274 Fax: 704-592-4458 Email: email@cuttingsys.com Website: www.cuttingsys.com Established: 1995 When you buy CSI you not only get a superior product that is well engineered and job tested, but a product backed by the best parts and customer service in the industry. Our goal is our customer’s success. That’s why we use high alloy steels, bushings and bearings where necessary and computer aided design (CAD) models to make sure our pull-thru delimbers, slasher saws and dangle head grapple felling saws are the best available. We have lots of models to choose from. Check our website for the latest brochures or mini DVD.
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I IGGESUND FOREST 121 Roy Blvd., Unit 4 Brantford, ON N3R 7K1 Canada 519-754-2190 Fax: 519-757-1100 Email: info@olofsfors.com
KOMATSU-FORESTRY GROUP
PO Box 168 Chattanooga, TN 37401-0168 423-668-3235 Email: syolitz@komatsuforest.us Website: www.komatsuforest.us Established: 1946 Komatsu is a leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of innovative world-class forestry equipment including: CTL Harvesters & Forwarders, Harvesting & Processing Heads, Track Feller-Bunchers & Harvesters, Track Log Loaders and Forestry Excavators. Komatsu Crawler Dozers, Wheel Loaders, Excavators and other support equipment supplement these purpose-built forestry products, providing comprehensive solutions for all stump-todump forestry application needs.
INDUSTRIAL SEATING INC. 1144 SW Berg Pkwy. Canby, OR 97013-3992 503-266-6885, 800-346-2839 Fax: 503-266-6886 Email: sales@indseat.com
J JARRAFF IND. 1730 Gault St. St. Peter, MN 56082 507-934-8688, 800-767-7112 Fax: 507-934-8690 Email: jarraff@jarraff.com JONES MFG. CO. PO Box 38 Beemer, NE 68716-0038 402-528-3861 Fax: 402-528-3239 Email: mightygiant@gpcom.net
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NISUS CORP. 100 Nisus Dr. Rockford, TN 37853-3069 800-264-0870 Fax: 865-577-5825 Email: jeffl@nisuscorp.com
MCLENDON TRAILERS PO Box 1145 Phenix City, AL 36868-1145 334-448-8888 Fax: 334-448-3800 Email: mclendontrailers@bellsouth.net
NOLAN SALES LLC PO Box 486 Marion, WI 54950-0486 715-754-5221 Fax: 715-754-1321 Email: email@nolansales.com
MENSE OY Hallikuja 2 Taavetti, FI 54500 Finland 358 0 5 610 6900 Email: etunimi.sukunimi@mense.fi MESERA CRANES FINLAND OY Wattitie 2 Paimio, FI-21530 Finland 358 40 7045504 Email: kari.makenen@mesera.fi MIGHTY MITE IND. INC. 461 NE 3rd Ave. Canby, OR 97013-3717 503-266-3387 Fax: 503-266-3395 Email: mytmite@pacifier.com MOBILE MFG. CO. PO Box 250 Troutdale, OR 97060-0250 503-666-5593, 877-272-9645 Fax: 503-661-7548 Email: info@mobilemfg.com
LBX CO. LINK BELT FORESTRY EQUIP. 2004 Buck Ln. Lexington, KY 40511-1073 859-245-3900 Fax: 859-245-3909 Email: sales@lbxco.com
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LASER TECHNOLOGY INC. 6912 S. Quentin St. Centennial, CO 80112-3945 877-696-2584 Fax: 303-649-9710
PO Box 31 Cresent Valley, BC V0G 1H0 Canada 800-562-5303 Email: kmckoot@telus.net Website: www.kmc-kootrac.com Established: 1989 Announcing the re-introduction of the Remanufactured KMC Track Skidders to the East Coast, Mid-West and South East USA! The KMC Tracked Log Skidder is designed specifically to skid logs on steep slopes, wet/boggy ground or environmentally sensitive soils. The unique design of balanced weight distribution/torsion bar sprung suspension/high speed steel tracks allows the KMC to traverse areas where other log skidding machines cannot. When the KMC Track Skidder is integrated with your existing timber harvesting equipment, your production will increase while your operating cost will decrease! Check out our website: “kmc-kootrac. com” or call us direct -1 800 562-5303 for more information.
LOG MAX 1114 W. Fourth Plain Blvd. Vancouver, WA 98660-2021 360-699-7300 Fax: 360-699-7304 Email: info@logmax.us LOGSET OY Hannisentie 2 Koivulahti, Finland FI-66530 358-10-286-3273 Email: johanna.sereda@logset.com
M MTU AMERICA INC. 39525 McKenzie Dr. Novi, MI 48377 248-560-8000 Fax: 248-560-8001 Email: regionalcenter3@mtu-online.com MACK TRUCKS INC. PO Box 26256 Greensboro, NC 27402-6256 336-291-9001
GEORGE KAHLER SALES LLC 4833 Rome New London Rd. Rome, NY 13440-8517 888-330-7297 Fax: 315-337-2041
MADILL EQUIP. 9896 Galaran Rd. Sidney, BC V8L 3S6 Canada 250-654-2224 Email: gordond@madillequipment.com
KENWORTH TRUCK CO. PO Box 1000 Kirkland, WA 98083-1000 425-828-5000 Fax: 425-828-5777 Email: kyle.kimball@paccar.com
MAGNOLIA TRAILERS INC. PO Box 1146 Lucedale, MS 39452-1146 601-947-7990, 800-738-2123 Fax: 601-947-4900 Email: magtrailer@aol.com MANAC 2275 107E Rue St. George, QC G5Y 8G6 Canada 418-228-2018 Fax: 418-227-9573
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O OLOFSFORS 121 Roy Blvd., Unit 4 Brantford, ON N3R 7K1 Canada 519-754-2190 Fax: 519-757-1100 Email: info@olofsfors.com OTR WHEEL ENGINEERING INC. PO Box 1853 Rome, GA 30162-1853 706-235-9781 Fax: 706-234-8137 Email: charles.jackson@otrwheel.com OREGON BLOUNT INC. 4909 SE International Way Portland, OR 97222-4601 800-223-5168 Email: sales@oregonchain.com
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PO Box 1000 Winn, MI 48896-1000 989-866-2381, 800-831-0042 Fax: 989-866-2280 Email: inquire@morbark.com Website: www.morbark.com Established: 1957 Morbark, Inc., based in Winn, Mich., has been innovating and manufacturing durable, high-performance equipment for the forestry, recycling, tree care, sawmill and biomass markets for more than 50 years. Morbark equipment helps customers harvest, process and convert wood and other organic waste materials into valuable, useful and profitable products. The company produces a full line of whole tree and waste wood chippers, flails, brush chippers, horizontal and tub grinders, sawmill equipment, material handling systems and more. For more information, please visit www.morbark.com, call 1-800-831-0042, “Like” us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/MorbarkInc), follow us on Twitter (@morbark) or subscribe to our YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/ MorbarkInc).
N THE NELSON PAINT CO. PO Box 2040 Kingsford, MI 49802-2040 906-774-5566 Fax: 906-774-4264 Email: deuterr@nelsonpaint.com NICHOLSON MFG. LTD. 9896 Galaran Rd. Sidney, BC V8L 3S6 Canada 250-656-3131 Fax: 250-656-3111 Email: forestsales@nmbc.com
9201 W. Heather Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53224-2419 262-255-3200, 800-342-9015 Fax: 262-255-2840 Email: sales@pferdusa.com Website: www.pferd.com Established: 1799 Loggers must maintain saw chain on a frequent basis to keep an efficient, sharp edge on the cutting teeth and to extend the work life of the chain. The PFERD “Smooth Cut” file does both. It has a less aggressive filing action removing less metal per stroke, but giving a sharper, finer finish to chain teeth. Professional loggers prefer this because a sharper saw is safer and helps their chain cut faster and last longer in the bargain. All PFERD chain saw files, both their standard cut and the “Smooth Cut”, are of the highest quality with uniform steel structure, correct hardness, exact shaping and even tooth spacing that eliminates clogging, maximizes sharpening action and puts a perfect edge on every tooth. This consistent performance cuts labor time significantly on the job site. For a free data sheet showing all sizes and chain pitches available for both file types, plus a selection of double sided flat files for correcting the depth gauge height adjustment on chain teeth and other PFERD chain saw accessories, call PFERD at 1-800-342-9015 or e-mail: mail@ pferdusa.com. PACIFIC SCALE CO. INC. PO Box 1606 Clackamas, OR 97015-1606 800-537-1886 Fax: 503-657-5561 Email: psco@pacifier.com
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PACIFIC TRAIL MFG. INC. 6532 SE Crosswhite Way Portland, OR 97206-9529 888-910-SAWS (7297) Fax: 503-233-0767 Email: info@ptmi.net
PRECISION HUSKY CORP.
PEERLESS CHAIN CO. 1416 E Sanborn St. Winona, MN 55987-4948 800-873-1916 Fax: 800-356-1149
PO Box 507 Leeds, AL 35094-0010 205-640-5181 Fax: 205-640-1147 Email: sales@precisionhusky.com Website: www.precisionhusky.com Established: 1964 Precision Husky Corp. engineers and manufactures world-class equipment for chipmills, sawmills, wood-yards, log loading and inwoods debarking/chipping and wood waste grinding. THREE DIVISIONS Precision produces sawmill, chipmill equipment, in-woods flailers, whole tree chippers and a combo unit that combines both functions. Husky manufactures a complete line of knuckleboom loaders available as truck mount, on crawler tracks, trailer mounted and as a stationary unit. The ProGrind line of shredders offers nine different sizes of horizontal and tub grinders with production to 100 TPH and horsepower options from 100-860 HP.
PEMBERTON ATTACHMENTS 103 Highline Dr. Longwood, FL 32750-4939 407-831-6688 Fax: 407-831-0497 Email: ron@pembertonattachments.com PETERSON PO Box 40490 Eugene, OR 97404-0082 541-689-6520, 800-269-6520 Fax: 541-689-0804 Email: sales@petersoncorp.com PETTIBONE LLC.-HEAVY EQUIP. GROUP 1100 S. Superior Ave. Baraga, MI 49908-9629 906-353-4800 Fax: 906-353-6325 Email: mfedie@pettiboneheg.com PIERCE PACIFIC MFG. INC. PO Box 30509 Portland, OR 97294-3509 800-760-3270 Fax: 503-808-9111 Email: info@piercepacific.com
PRO MAC MFG. LTD. 2940 Jacob Rd. Duncan, BC V9L 6W4 Canada 800-665-5405 Fax: 250-746-4799 Email: promac@promac.bc.ca
PITTS TRAILERS PO Box 127 Pittsview, AL 36871-0127 800-321-8073 Fax: 334-855-3507 Email: info@pittstrailers.com
PROLENC 951 Great St. Prince George, BC V2N 5R7 Canada 877-563-8899 Fax: 250-563-6704
Q QUADCO 30 Industrial Blvd. St-Eustache, QC J7R 5C1 Canada 800-668-3340 Fax: 450-623-5337 Email: info@quadco.com
PONSSE NORTH AMERICA INC.
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4400 International Ln. Rhinelander, WI 54501-8187 715-369-4833 Fax: 715-369-4838 Email: diana.olkowski@ponsse.com Website: www.ponsse.com Established: 1970 Ponsse is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of forest machines for the cut-to-length method, and its customer-oriented operations are still guided by the wishes and needs of forest machine entrepreneurs. Ponsse products cover the diverse requirements of efficient harvesting faced by machine entrepreneurs around the world. Tree species vary from old pine to eucalyptus, and the machines have to endure tropical heat and arctic cold, travel without destroying the terrain and briskly climb the steepest slopes. Ponsse constantly develops its products and services, keeping a close eye on the new features expected by the forest machine industry and entrepreneurs. Without exception, our new products are designed on the basis of preferences expressed by our customers.
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RUDD CO. INC. 1141 NW 50th St. Seattle, WA 98107-5120 206-789-1000 Fax: 206-789-1001 Email: info@ruddcompany.com
RMT EQUIP. INC. 30 Emilien-Marcouk Blainville , QC J7C 0B5 Canada Fax: 450-951-4701 Email: info@rmtequip.com
RAWLINGS WASTE WOOD HOGS
1780 Idaho St. Missoula, MT 59801-1424 406-728-6182 Fax: 406-728-7957 Email: judi@rawlingsmanufacturing.com Website: www.wastewoodhogs.com The original rotary wood hog was invented and developed by Rawlings Manufacturing in 1977. Since then our family owned company has manufactured and marketed several series of product lines. The wood waste recovery systems are available in stationary, portable and skid mounted systems; both vertical and horizontal models are available. Rawlings Wood hogs come in all shapes and sizes, from simple standalone vertical hog’s for saw mills, pulp, paper, power and pellet plants to complete custom horizontal hog systems. Saw Mill Waste Compost Grind Wood Waste Recycling Facilities Pulp & Paper Plants Biomass & Co-Gen Operations RAYCO MFG. INC. 4255 E. Lincoln Way Wooster, OH 44691-8601 330-264-8699, 800-392-2686 Fax: 330-264-3697 Email: rayco@raycomfg.com RISLEY EQUIP. LTD. 10820-89 Ave. Grande Prairie, AB T8V 6R7 Canada 780-532-3282, 866-783-7243 Fax: 780-513-4065 Email: sales@gorisley.com RITCHIE BROS. AUCTIONEERS 9500 Glenlyon Pkwy. Burnaby, BC V5J 0C6 Canada Email: info@rbauction.com ROGERS BROS. CORP. 100 Orchard St. Albion, PA 16401-1218 800-441-9880 Fax: 814-756-4830 Email: info@rogerstrailers.com ROTOBEC USA INC. 162 Rotobec Dr. Littleton, NH 03561-3961 603-444-2103 Fax: 603-444-0327 Email: sales@rotobec.com
RYANS EQUIP. INC. 111 Quicksilver Ln. Edmore, MI 48829-7306 989-427-2829 Fax: 989-427-4008 Email: info@ryansequip.com
S SENNEBOGEN LLC. 1957 Sennebogen Trail Stanley, NC 28164 704-347-4910 Fax: 704-347-8894 Email: sales@sennebogenllc.com
SEPPI M NORTH AMERICA
Duluth, MN 558033 9052 Caldaro (South Tyrol), Italy 651-472-5194 Email: sales@seppi.com Website: www.seppi.com Established: 1939 Manufacturer of: Mulching Equipment & Brush Technology Forestry Mulchers Stump & Root Grinders Stone Crushers & Forestry Tillers Mulchers with Chute for Biomass Collection Attachements for Tractors up to 500 HP, Hydraulic Drive Mulchers for Excavators or Prime Mowers. Outstanding Performance & Robust Construction SERCO LOADERS TWO HARBORS MACHINE 511 25th Ave. Two Harbors, MN 55616-5068 218-834-5118 Fax: 218-834-2498 Email: dwilliamson@sercoloaders.com SI ONBOARD SCALES 39521 Place Rd. Fall Creek, OR 97438-9732 541-937-2070 Fax: 541-937-2095 SILVEY CHAIN GRINDER CO. 4007 Crater Lake Hwy. Medford, OR 97504-9742 541-734-4118 SMART SCALE TECHNOLOGIES 1595 Bedford Hwy. Bedford, NS B4A 3Y4 Canada 877-757-7888 Email: derrick.hearn@truckweight.com
ROTOCHOPPER
217 West St. Saint Martin, MN 56376 320-548-3586 Fax: 320-548-3372 Email: info@rotochopper.com Website: www.rotochopper.com Rotochopper manufacturers electric and diesel grinding equipment for converting wood waste to biomass fuel, colored landscape mulch, and other premium fiber products. For fine griding applications like pellet fuels and animal bedding, Rotochopper multi-stage grinding systems take raw materials down to short fiber specifications in a single pass. In North America, all Rotochopper equipment is backed by factory-direct customer support.
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SOUTHSTAR EQUIP. 728 Tagish St. Kamloops, BC V2H 1B7 Canada 250-828-7820 Fax: 250-828-7825 Email: mike@southstarequipment.com STIHL INC. PO Box 2015 Virginia Beach, VA 23450-2015 800-GO-STIHL (800-467-8445) Fax: 757-631-5778 Email: stihlcs@stihl.us STRIPPER TREE DELIMBERS 98 Old Route 26 South Paris, ME 04281-6304 207-890-6597 Email: samsessions@yahoo.com
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VULCAN ON BOARD SCALES 5920 S. 194th St. Kent, WA 98032-1196 800-237-0022 Fax: 253-872-9626 Email: info@vulcanscales.com
T TRI STATE AUCTION & REALTY LLC PO Box 567 Kingston, TN 37763-0567 800-334-4395 Fax: 865-376-9103 Email: auctions@tristate-auction.com
TIGERCAT INDUSTRIES INC.
TAIMI HYDRAULICS 192 Parc Industrial St. Prime, QC G8J 2B1 Canada 418-686-6868 Fax: 418-251-1108
PO Box 637 Brantford, ON N3T 5P9 Canada 519-753-2000 Fax: 519-753-8272 Email: comments@tigercat.com Website: www.tigercat.com Established: 1991 Tigercat specializes in the design and manufacture of premium quality harvesting systems that deliver wood to roadside at the lowest cost per ton. With a full range of full-tree and cut-tolength equipment including feller bunchers, skidders, loaders, harvesters, forwarders, felling and harvesting attachments as well as a range of site preparation and land clearing equipment, Tigercat is the most highly focused player in the forestry equipment industry.www.facebook.com/Tigercat
TAJFUN USA 731 James St., Ste. 225 Syracuse, NY 13203-2025 315-439-2733 Email: tajfunusa@tajfun.com TEREX CONSTRUCTION AMERICAS 8800 Rostin Rd. Southaven, MS 38671-1022 662-393-1800 Fax: 662-393-1700 Email: mark.luttmann@terex.com TEREX ENVIRONMENTAL EQUIP. 22 Whittier St. Newton, NH 03858-3524 603-382-0556 Fax: 603-382-0557 Email: nwt.infofwd@terex.com TEXAS REFINERY CORP. PO Box 711 Fort Worth, TX 76101-0711 817-332-1161, 800-827-0711 Fax: 800-582-3329 Email: lube1@texasrefinery.com
TIMBCO
(See Komatsu-Forestry Group) TIMBERBLADE INC. 4 Vimy Pl. Woodstock, ON N4S 7H9 Canada 519-532-3283 Fax: 888-763-2336 Email: maurice@timberblade.com
W TIMBERPRO INC.
1407 Industrial Dr. Shawano, WI 54166-3867 715-524-7899 Fax: 715-524-7898 Email: info@timberpro.com Website: www.timberpro.com Established: 2002 Along with the 6 wheel feller buncher that can handle the heavier attachments and the 8 wheel forwarder that with minor changes can be converted to a clambunk or grapple skidder, TimberPro is now producing a D6 & D7 size feller buncher non-leveling or with a patented leveling system that levels 28” and 7” to the front and back and 24” to both sides. All TimberPro machines have continuous rotation with zero tail swing and swing out guards for good access to do maintenance. TIMBERWOLF MFG. CORP. 126 Spruce St. Rutland, VT 05701-4420 802-775-4227 Fax: 802-773-1275 Email: info@timberwolfcorp.com TIMKEN ILS LTD. 85-A St. Modwen Rd. Plymouth, Devon PL68LH United Kingdom 44-1752-676000 Fax: 44-1752-676001 Email: khorner@interlubesystems.co.uk TITAN TIRE CORP. 2701 Spruce St. Quincy, IL 62301-3477 217-221-4489 Fax: 217-228-4023 Email: annalee.koutz@titan-intl.com TITAN TRAILERS INC. 1129 Hwy. #3 Delhi, ON N4B 2W6 Canada 519-688-4826 Fax: 519-688-6453 Email: info@titantrailers.com TRAXPLUS LLC 9826 Highway 503 Hickory, MS 39332-3431 601-345-2296 Email: sales@traxplus.net TRELAN MFG. 498 8 Mile Rd. Remus, MI 49340-9316 989-561-2280 Fax: 989-561-2530
U U.S. BLADES 600 Grantham Ave. West Monroe, LA 71292-8014 800-862-4544 Fax: 843-673-0440 UNIVERSAL REFINER CORP. PO Box 151 Montesano, WA 98563-0151 360-249-4415, 800-277-8068 Fax: 360-249-4773 Email: universalrefiner@techline.com
V VALMET
(See Komatsu-Forestry Group) VERMEER 1210 Vermeer Rd. E. Pella, IA 50219 641-628-3141, 888-VERMEER Fax: 641-621-7734 Email: salesinfo@vermeermfg.com
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WALLINGFORDS INC. 1010 Kennedy Memorial Dr. Oakland, ME 04963-4830 207-465-9575, 800-323-3708 Fax: 207-465-9601 Email: info@wallingfords.com WARATAH 375 International Park, Ste. 200 Newnan, GA 30265 770-692-0380 Fax: 770-692-0384 Email: michael.gillis@us.waratah.net WEST SALEM MACHINERY PO Box 5288 Salem, OR 97304-0288 800-722-3530 Fax: 503-364-1398 Email: info@westsalem.com WESTERN STAR TRUCKS 2477 Deerfield Dr. Fort Mill, SC 29715-6942 803-578-3225 Fax: 803-578-3703 WESTERN TRAILER CO. PO Box 5598 Boise, ID 83705-0598 208-344-9928 Fax: 208-344-1521 Email: wtsales@westerntrailer.com WHITE DRIVE PRODUCTS INC. 110 Bill Bryan Blvd. Hopkinsville, KY 42240-6800 800-323-7298 Fax: 270-886-8462 Email: infousa@whitedriveproducts.com WHITE MOUNTAIN CHAIN INC. PO Box 869 Bonners Ferry, ID 83805-0869 800-439-9073 Fax: 877-492-8289 Email: ed@whitemountainchain.com WICKER MACHINE CO. PO Box 338 Hollandale, MS 38748-0338 662-827-5434 Email: robert@wickermachinecompany.com WIRECO WORLDGROUP 2400 W. 75th St. Prairie Village , KS 66208 816-270-4700 Fax: 816-270-4707 Email: info@wirecoworldgroup.com J.M. WOOD AUCTION 3475 Ashley Rd. Montgomery, AL 36108-3709 334-264-3265 WOOD-MIZER LLC 8180 W. 10th St. Indianapolis, IN 46214-2430 800-553-0182 Fax: 317-273-1011 Email: infocenter@woodmizer.com WYATTS PROCESSOR WHEELS 390 W. 11th Ave. Eugene, OR 97401-3030 541-344-3218 Fax: 541-344-3221 Email: glowe@reagan.com
Y YOUNG CORP. PO Box 3522 Seattle, WA 98124-3522 800-321-9090 Fax: 206-682-6881 Email: sales@youngcorp.com
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FORESTRY & LOGGING ASSOCIATIONS/TRADE SHOWS Alabama Forestry Assn.
555 Alabama St., Montgomery, AL 36104-4395; 334-2658733, Fax: 334-262-1258; Email: afa@alaforestry.org; www. alaforestry.org; C. Isaacson, exec. vp. Annual Meeting: September 11-13 2016, Perdido Beach Resort, Orange Beach, AL
American Loggers Council
Florida Forestry Assn.
PO Box 1696, Tallahassee, FL 32302-1696; 850-222-5646, Fax: 850-222-6179; Email: info@forestfla.org; www.floridaforest.org; M. Bell, pres.; A. Shelby, exec. vp.; B. Cook, sec/treas.; M. Dooner, pres. elect. Annual Meeting: August 30-Sept. 1, 2016, Omni Amelia Island, Fernandina Beach, FL
PO Box 966, Hemphill, TX 75948-0966; 409-625-0206, Fax: 409-625-0207; Email: americanlogger@aol.com; www.amloggers.com; R. Schwab, pres; K. Martin, 1st vp; M. Turner, 2nd vp. Annual Meeting: September 29-Oct. 1, 2016, Bay Point Resort, Panama City, FL
Forest History Society
Arkansas Timber Producers Assn.
15 Technology Pkwy. S., Peachtree Corners, GA 30092-8200; 770-209-7257; Email: deepa@forestprod.org; www.forestprod. org; C. McKinney, exec. dir. Annual Meeting: June 26-29 2016, Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront, Portland, OR
2311 Biscayne Dr., Ste. 206, Little Rock, AR 72227-3393; 501-224-2232, Fax: 501-224-9625; Email: lboccarossa@sbcglobal.net; www.arkloggers.com; S. Word, pres.; J. Wilson vp. Annual Meeting: August 2016
701 William Vickers Ave., Durham, NC 27701-3162; 919-6829319, Fax: 919-682-2349; Email: recluce2@duke.edu; www. foresthistory.org; S. Anderson, pres.; E. Lehman, lib./archivist.
Forest Products Society
Forest Resources Assn.
555 Capitol Mall, Ste. 745, Sacramento, CA 95814-4581; 916441-7940, Fax: 916-441-7942; www.calog.com; E. Carleson, exec. dir. Annual Meeting: January 12-14 2016, Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, Reno, NV
1901 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Ste. 303, Washington, DC 20006-3459; 202-296-3937, Fax: 202-296-0562; Email: fra@forestresources.org; www.forestresources.org; T. Reed, chair; J Contino, vice chair; M. Fryer, vice chair; J. Parnell, vice chair; D. Hawkinson, pres. Annual Meeting: May 4-6 2016, Cheyenne Mountain Resort, Colorado Springs, CO
Associated Logging Contractors Inc.
Georgia Forestry Assn.
Associated California Loggers
o , Coe r ’Alene, , Fax: 208-667-2144; Email: alc@idahologgers.com; S. Sherich, pres.; M. Mahon, vp.; S. Keough, exec. dir. Annual Meeting: Apr l , est Western o e at R er’s Edge, Orofino, ID
Associated Oregon Loggers Inc.
PO Box 12339, Salem, OR 97309-0339; 503-364-1330, Fax: 503-364-0836; Email: aol@oregonloggers.org; www.oregonloggers.org; J. Geisinger, exec. vp. Annual Meeting: January 14-16 2016, Valley River Inn, Eugene, OR
California Forestry Assn.
1215 K St., Ste. 1830, Sacramento, CA 95814-3947; 916-4446592, Fax: 916-444-0170; Email: info@calforests.org; www. calforests.org; D. Bischel, pres. Annual Meeting: February 24-25 2016 , Westin Verasa, Napa, CA
Carolina Loggers Association Inc.
PO Box 785, Henderson, NC 27536-0785; 828-421-8444; Email: contact@ncloggers.com; www.ncloggers.com; J. Swanner, exec. dir.; N. Nance, COB. Annual Meeting: February 26-28, Hilton Wilmington Riverside, Wilmington, NC
Council On Forest Engineering (COFE)
PO Box 6125, Morgantown, WV 26506; 240-382-2633; Email: admin@cofe.org; http://cofe.org; B. Spong. Annual Meeting: September 20-23 2016, Four Seasons Hotel, Vancouver, BC
PO Box 1217, Forsyth, GA 31029-1217; 478-992-8110, Fax: 478-992-8109; Email: info@gfagrow.org; www.gfagrow.org; M. Hestad, dir. of comm. Annual Meeting: July 23-25 2016, Jekyll Island Convention Center, Jekyll Island, GA
Great Lakes Timber Professionals Assn.
PO Box 1278, Rhinelander, WI 54501-1278; 715-282-5828, Fax: 715-282-4941; Email: gltpaadvertising@newnorth. net; www.timberpa.com; H. Schienebeck, exec. dir. Annual Meeting: September 8-10 2016, Sunnyview Expo Center, Oshkosh, WI
Intermountain Logging Assn.
PO Box 482, Saint Maries, ID 83861-0482; 208-245-3425, Fax: 208-245-3465; www.intermountainlogging.org; M. Newton, pres., T. Stone, vp.; R. Hansen, treas. Annual Meeting: April 6-8 2016, Mirabeau Park Hotel & Convention Center, Spokane Valley, WA
Kentucky Forest Industries Assn.
106 Progress Dr., Frankfort, KY 40601-8695; 502-695-3979, Fax: 502-695-8343; Email: bob@kfia.org; www.kfia.org; D. Gay, pres.; T. Leanhart, vp; A. Conley, sec/treas. Annual Meeting: April 5-7 2016, The Brown Hotel, Louisville, KY
Massachusetts Forest Alliance
249 Lakeside Ave., Marlborough, MA 01752-4503; 617-4559918; Email: info@massforestalliance.org; www.massforestalliance.org; C. Thompson, pres., L. Lashway, pres. elect. Annual Meeting: April 9 2016, Log Cabin, Holyoke, MA
2016 Trade Shows
February 11-13 Sierra-Cascade Forest Products & Construction Equipment Exposition, Shasta District Fairgrounds, Anderson, CA: 530-222-1290; sierracascadeexpo.com February 25-27: Logging, Construction, Trucking & Heavy Equip. Expo, Lane County Convention Center & Fairgrounds, Eugene, OR: 541-686-9191; oregonloggingconference.com March 17-19: Redwood Region Logging Conference, Redwood Empire Fairgrounds, Ukiah, CA: 707-443-4091; rrlc.net April 6-8: Intermountain Logging Equipment Show & Conference, Mirabeau Park Hotel, Spokane Valley, WA: 208-245-3425; intermountainlogging.org May 6-7: Northeastern Forest Products Equipment Expo, Essex Junction, VT: 315-369-3078; www.northernlogger.com or neftexpo.net May 13-14: East Coast Sawmill & Logging Equipment Exposition, Richmond Raceway Complex, Richmond, VA: 804-7375625; exporichmond.com June 9-11: Southeastern Logging & Transportation Exposition, Valdosta, GA: 904-845-7133 August 26-27: Mid-South Forestry Equipment Show, Starkville, MS: 662-325-2191; midsouthforestry.org September 1-2 FinMETKO, Jämsä, Finland September 8-10: Lake States Logging & Heavy Equipment Expo, EAA Event Grounds, Oshkosh, WI: 715-282-5828; timberpa.com September 19-24: Demo International & Conference, Maple Ridge, BC: 506-658-0018 October 7-9: Paul Bunyan Show, Cambridge, OH: 740-452-4541
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Mississippi Forestry Assn.
620 N. State St., Ste. 201, Jackson, MS 39202-3398; 601354-4936, Fax: 601-354-4937; Email: mfa@msforestry.net; www.msforestry.net; msforestry.blogsport.com
Mississippi Loggers Assn.
PO Box 659, Quitman, MS 39355-0659; 601-776-5754, Fax: 601-776-2737; Email: mla@msloggers.org; www.msloggers. org; C. Johnson, dir.; S. Benefield, asst. dir.; K. Martin, pres. Annual Meeting: August 26, Starkville, MS.
Missouri Forest Products Assn./ Missouri Loggers Council
505 E. State St., Jefferson City, MO 65101-3024; 573-6343252, Fax: 573-636-2591; Email: moforest@moforest.org; www.moforest.org; B. Brookshire, exec. dir. Annual Meeting: July 29-30 2016, The Elms, Excelsior Springs, MO
Montana Logging Assn.
PO Box 1716, Kalispell, MT 59903-1716; 406-752-3168, Fax: 406-756-9574; Email: mla@logging.org; www.logging.org; D. Krueger, pres.; K. Olson, exec. dir.; D. Sheets, vp. Annual Meeting: May 20-21 2016, Holiday Inn Downtown Missoula, Missoula, MT
NH Timber Harvesting Council
54 Portsmouth St., Concord, NH 03301-5486; 603-224-9699, Fax: 603-225-5898; www.nhtoa.org; J. Stock, exec. dir.; E. Johnson, program dir.; D. Park, office mgr.; S.Pattey, program dir.
North Carolina Forestry Assn.
1600 Glenwood Ave., Raleigh, NC 27608-2356; 800-2317723, Fax: 919-832-6188; Email: cbrown@ncforestry.org; www.ncforestry.org; P. Gibson, exec. vp.; C. Brown, comm. dir. Annual Meeting: October 5-7 2016, Grove Park Inn, Asheville, NC
Northeastern Loggers Assn.
PO Box 69, Old Forge, NY 13420-0069; 315-369-3078, Fax: 315-369-3736; Email: nela@northernlogger.com; www.northernlogger.com; J. Phaneuf, exec. dir. Annual Meeting: May 6-7 2016, Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction, VT
Ohio Forestry Assn.
1100 Brandywine Blvd., Ste. H, Zanesville, OH 43701-7303; 614-497-9580, Fax: 614-497-9581; Email: info@ ohioforest.org; www.ohioforest.org; J. Dorka, exec. dir. Annual Meeting: March 9-10 2016, Embassy Suites, Dublin, OH
Olympic Logging Conference
PO Box 1215, Anacortes, WA 98221-6215; 360-202-7014; Email: register@olcnw.com; www.olympicloggingconference. com; D. Oster-Courtney, mgr. Annual Meeting: April 27-29 2016, Fairmont Empress Hotel, Victoria, BC
Oregon Logging Conference & Show
PO Box 10669, Eugene, OR 97440-2669; 541-686-9191, Fax: 855-866-0572; Email: rikki@oregonloggingconference. com; www.oregonloggingconference.com; R. Wellman, mgr. Annual Meeting: February 25-27 2016, Eugene Hilton & Lane Events Center & Fairgrounds, Eugene, OR
Pacific Logging Congress
PO Box 1281, Maple Valley, WA 98038-1281; 425-413-2808, Fax: 855-866-0572; Email: rikki@pacificloggingcongress. com; www.pacificloggingcongress.com; R. Wellman, exec. dir. Annual Meeting: November 7-9 2016, Marriott Coronado, San Diego, CA
Professional Logging Contractors of Maine
PO Box 1036, Augusta, ME 04332; 207-688-8195; www.maineloggers.com; D. Doran, exec. dir.; B. Souers, pres.; S. Madden, 1st vp. Annual Meeting: a , e ’s Catering, Brewer, ME
Redwood Region Logging Conference
5601 S. Broadway St., Eureka, CA 95503-6904; 707-4434091, Fax: 707-443-0926; Email: rrlc@sonic.net; www.rrlc. net; K. Ziemer, exec. dir. Annual Meeting: March 17-19 2016, Redwood Empire Fairgrounds, Ukiah, CA
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South Carolina Forestry Assn.
Texas Logging Council
South Carolina Timber Producers Assn.
Virginia Forestry Assn.
PO Box 21303, Columbia, SC 29221-1303; 803-798-4170, Fax: 803-798-2340; Email: scfa@scforestry.org; www.scforestry.org; C. Crawford, pres. Annual Meeting: November 2-4 2016, Wild Dunes, Isle of Palms, SC
PO Box 811, Lexington, SC 29071-0811; 803-957-9919, Fax: 803-957-8990; Email: bcjpaw@ windstream.net; www.scloggers.com; B. McKinney, chmn.; J Seckinger, vice chmn.; C. Jaynes, pres./ceo.; R. Crowder, sec./treas. Annual Meeting: February 5-7 2016, Springmaid Beach Resort & Conference Center, Myrtle Beach, SC
Southeastern Wood Producers Assn. Inc.
PO Box 9, Hilliard, FL 32046-0009; 904-845-7133, Fax: 904845-7345; www.swpa.ag; R. Schwab, pres.; J. Lane, vp; S. Gies, sec.treas.; T. Carroll, exec. dir. Annual Meeting: June 10-11 2016, James H. Rainwater Conference Center, Valdosta, GA
Tennessee Forestry Assn.
PO Box 290693, Nashville, TN 37229-0693; 615-883-3832, Fax: 615-883-0515; Email: cdinwiddie@tnforestry.com; www. tnforestry.com; J. Almond, pres.; C. Dinwiddie, exec. dir.
Texas Forestry Assn.
PO Box 1488, Lufkin, TX 75902-1488; 936-632-8733, Fax: 936-632-9461; Email: tfa@texasforestry.org; www.texasforestry.org; R. Hufford, exec. dir. Annual Meeting: October 26-28 2016, La Torretta Lake Resort, Conroe, TX
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PO Box 1488, Lufkin, TX 75902-1488; 936-632-8733, Fax: 936-632-9461; www.texasforestry.org www.texasforestry.org; R. Hufford, exec. dir. Annual Meeting: October 26-28 2016, La Torretta Lake Resort, Conroe, TX 3808 Augusta Ave., Richmond, VA 23230-3910; 804-2788733, Fax: 804-278-8774; Email: vfa@vaforestry.org; www.vaforestry.org; B. Fuller, pres.; C. Moon, vp. Annual Meeting: April 20-22 2016, Sheraton Virginia Beach Ocean Front Hotel, Virginia Beach, VA
Virginia Loggers Assn.
5251 Tavern Ln., Goochland, VA 23063; 804-677-4290; Email: valoggersassoc@aol.com; www.valoggers.org; V. Wright, pres.; R. Jenkins, exec. dir. Annual Meeting: August 25-27, 2016, Hotel Roanoke, Roanoke, VA
Washington Contract Loggers Assn.
PO Box 2168, Olympia, WA 98507-2168; Email: jerryb@ loggers.com; www.loggers.com; E. Bryant, chmn. of board; J. Bonagofsky, pres/ceo. Annual Meeting: March 25-26 2016, Campbell’s Resort, Chelan, WA
Wood Supply Research Institute
1901 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Ste. 303, Washington, DC 20006; 202-296-3937; www.wsri.org; J. Fendig, exec. dir. Annual Meeting: May 4 2016, Cheyenne Mtn. Resort, Colorado Springs, CO
Coming In March-April: ■ Turner Logging, Oregon ■ Panhandle Forestry, Florida ■ DH Hardwick & Sons, New Hampshire ■ OLC Recap
West Virginia Forestry Assn.
PO Box 718, Ripley, WV 25271-0718; 304-372-1955; Email: wvfa@wvfa.org; www.wvfa.org; F. Stewart, exec. dir. Annual Meeting: July 8-9 2016, Canaan Resort Conf. Center, Davis, WV
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While in his 20s, Henry Disston, a native of England, founded his saw manufacturing company in Pennsylvania in the 1840s. Henry Disston & Sons eventually offered various types of industrial saws, including many types and sizes of cross-cut models known for their enduring quality. In the 1930s Disston partnered with Kiekhaefer Outboard Co., manufacturer of Mercury two-stroke engines, to build the G series chain saw, the G-10 version of which became the U.S. Army’s official saw during WWII. Disston’s improved two-man saws became popular after the war, and the Army officially endorsed Disston’s DA-211 model during the Korean Conflict. Disston’s heavy one-man saws of the late ’40s ad early ’50s never caught on, leading it to abandon the chain saw business.
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Oregon’s new harvester Replaceable Sprocket Nose (RSN) bars have motor-mount configurations to fit the most popular applications and deliver superior performance in highspeed conditions common to mechanical harvesting. Key features include: —Fusezone, a methodology that varies the induction hardening process in different zones of the bar rails. This minimizes rail damage and cracking while allowing the bar to be straightened and reused after being bent. —Lubridam, an oil retention feature that reduces the amount of oil lost. Lubridam improves lubrication, resulting in reduced bar/chain wear. —Solid bar body made from high-
grade, alloy steel. —Rigid, durable design. —Large diameter rivets that reduce the risk of rail spreading at the nose. Visit oregonproducts.com
Rotobec RPAs Rotobec power attachments (RPAs) are available with six different jaw configurations (rake, bucket, pulpwood, trash, demolition and compaction). All are equipped with a built-in-house 5,000 PSI high pressure cylinder and are protected by ⅜” steel cylinder guarding. Rotobec has re-the pulpwood version to increase ease of bunching wood. The center fingers on each jaw were removed to prevent the jamming of small logs. The jaws of the RPA-pulpwood have a pulpwood grapple configuration style and the inside area (tip to tip) is a perfect 8’, 2”, so as to not overload the material handler. This heavy-duty grapple was specifically designed for extreme applications and is backed by Rotobec’s 18 month/3,000 hour warranty. Visit rotobec.com.
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Special Thanks To All ALC Sponsors DANNY DRUCTOR ALC Executive Vice President As the American Loggers Council enters its 22nd year as “The National Voice For Professional Timber Harvesters,” we want to give a special “Thank You” to all the sponsors who have helped us to survive financially and otherwise added substance to our efforts through their participation at various ALC meetings over the years. While the list of names is not uncommon to anyone familiar with our industry, oftentimes this editorial is read by those outside of the industry who are not aware of the impact that Dructor the timber harvesting profession has on communities that may or may not have wood consuming processing facilities in their area, yet are dependent on the manufacturing and service sector jobs that support our industry. The American Loggers Council remains committed to being the only national organization solely dedicated to representing the independent logging contractor, but in doing so, will continue to benefit the goods and services that our sponsors provide. The following organizations recognize that their businesses are supported by loggers, and the loggers of the ALC support them as well: American Loggers Insurance, Bandit Industries, Inc., Barko Hydraulics, LLC, Bitco Insurance Companies, Caterpillar Forest Products, Forest Insurance Center Agency, Inc., Forestry Mutual Insurance, Hatton-Brown Publishers, Hawkins & Rawlinson Insurance, John Deere, Komatsu America Corp., Loggers World, LogMax, Morbark, Peterbilt, Peterson, Ponsse, Rotochopper, Southern Loggers Cooperative, Stihl, Inc., The Lyme Timber Co., Tigercat Industries, TimberPro, TimberSure Insurance, Vermeer, and Wallingford’s. We sincerely appreciate the support and teamwork that each one of these sponsors have shown for the American Loggers Council in 2015 and are looking forward to seeing this list grow in 2016. Working together, we can and will make a difference. The American Loggers Council is a 501 (c)(6) not for profit trade organization representing professional timber harvesters in 32 states. To learn more about the ALC visit amloggers.com or phone 409-625-0206. 48
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SelectCuts Enviva Launches Conservation Fund Enviva Holdings, the world’s largest producer of wood pellets, has established the Enviva Forest Conservation Fund, a $5 million, 10-year program designed to protect tens of thousands of acres of bottomland forests in northeast North Carolina and southeast Virginia. The Enviva Forest Conservation Fund, administered by the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, will award matching-fund grants to nonprofit organizations to permanently protect ecologically sensitive areas and conserve working forests. The $5 million fund will focus on the Virginia-North Carolina coastal plain, an area that is home to three wood pellet production facilities and a deep-water marine terminal owned by Enviva. The Enviva Fund will focus on about 35 North Carolina and Virginia counties that include about 6 million acres of forests of all types. Of this total, about 20% are bottomland forests. Each year, the Endowment will solicit grant applications, asking qualified organizations to identify specific bottomland tracts that are eligible for protection. Grants will be awarded annually, starting in 2016. Enviva will consider a variety of protection strategies, including purchasing land via fee or conservation easement, and grant making priority will be given to organizations that bring matching funds.
compare their current equipment to the latest, most technologically advanced equipment on the market. The extensive amount of equipment displayed, along with active product demonstrations both indoors and out, provides for the special “hands-on” aspect of the Richmond show. For more information about exhibiting or attending, contact EXPO Richmond, Box 160, Sandston, VA 23150-0160. Phone 804-737-5625; fax: 804-737-9437; e-mail: Info@ exporichmond.com. Visit exporichmond.com.
EXPO Richmond 2016 Scheduled May 13-14 Sales of exhibit space for the 35th East Coast Sawmill and Logging Equipment Exposition (EXPO Richmond 2016) are pacing well ahead of schedule, with more than 68% of the available space committed as of early December, according to show organizers. The exposition is scheduled for May 13-14, 2016 at Richmond Raceway complex in Richmond, Va. and will be 2016’s largest showcase of sawmill, logging, pallet and related manufacturing equipment, supplies and services in the U.S. The event is co-sponsored by Virginia Forest Products Assn. and Cooperative Extension Service of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Attendees respond on satisfaction surveys that EXPO Richmond provides a unique and hands-on opportunity to
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Jim. C. Hamer Purchases Pardee & Curtin Sawmill Pardee Resources Co. subsidiary, Pardee & Curtin Timberlands LLC, recently closed on the sale of its sawmill in Curtin, W. Va. to The Jim C. Hamer Company for an undisclosed amount. Hamer has operated this sawmill under lease since 1984. Pardee also entered into a 10-year Timber Harvest Agreement at closing, providing Hamer with harvesting rights on Pardee’s 62,000 acres of timberlands which lie in close proximity to the sawmill.
Georgia-Pacific Plans Wood Yard Overhaul Georgia-Pacific plans to invest $110 million in upgrades to its Alabama River Cellulose (ARC) mill near Perdue Hill, Ala., including replacement of one of the mill’s two existing wood yards, upgrading the other wood yard and a major upgrade to one of the ➤ 54 mill’s pulp machines.
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E-Mats Help Keep Logs Moving To Mills EMTEK mats are helping timber companies keep logs moving despite inclement weather and its toll on access roads. Traditional matting techniques have been a desperate measure and marginal investment, but durable and lightweight EMTEK technology is changing these economics. EMTEK mats can provide year-round harvesting access, which helps sawmills and other wood products plants stay supplied with logs during periods of extended inclement weather. These engineered mats have a laminated hardwood core that has twice the strength of sawn lumber. Protective steel edges and treatment with copper
to fight rot and decay combine to extend their life two to three times that of traditional timber mats. EMTEK mats weigh only half as much as traditional timber mats but last twice as long. This enables timber companies to reduce hauling costs and spread their mat investment over more harvests. “We have made continuous developments to the construction of our EMTEK products over the years to help extend the life of our own rental inventories. These same benefits are helping timber companies reduce overall costs of operations”, states Jon Fiutak, general manager of Anthony Hardwood Composites. Companies like Plum Creek have made this work to their advantage. “We can haul more than twice the amount of matting with EMTEK and the mats show no signs of wear with
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