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ROB make s steep slop e harvesting easier
Millburn mill upgrade
94 years carting logs
iron test
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ROB makes steep slope harvesting easier
The ROB winch-assist system working with Skipps Logging in Northland. Note the stake in the ground connected to a motion monitor behind the dozer to alert the operator should it move.
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TIMBERPRO FOR KURU
KOBELCO FOR STUBBS
Riki and Leanne Kuru, of Kuru Contracting, have taken delivery of a new Timberpro TL 765C, which is fitted with a Woodsman Pro FH1350 felling head, working in Tolaga Bay. Riki is very impressed with the TL 765C and the way it handles the big wood in this region. Pictured, from left, are Mark Graham (Heavy Equipment), Jaz Kuru, Riki Kuru, John Kosar (Komatsu Forest NZ), Richard Skoczen (Komatsu Forest NZ) and Mike Jones. Photographer: Leanne Kuru.
Gisborne-based Robert Stubbs (pictured front right) and the team at Stubbs Contracting have just taken delivery of New Zealand's first Kobelco SK300LC-10 high & wide excavator from MIMICO and immediately put it to work near Ruatoria. The high & wide specification on the new Kobelco provides generous ground clearance and extra crawler width, as well as other enhancements to suit forestry applications. Active VMA, in Rotorua, provided the aftermarket guarding.
SUMITOMO FOR BURGESS
HITACHI FOR HT KING
This Sumitomo SH240TL was delivered into a forest on the Kapiti Coast parallel to the new Transmission Gulley route heading into Wellington. Road lining for a hauler crew is always challenging but with this new SH240TL machine owner/operator Jason Burges has no hesitation in taking this machine into places where others may fear to tread. He is very impressed with the slew and walking power, as well as being smooth to operate. Pictured with AB Equipment’s Mardi Pritchard (far left), who sold the machine, are Jason Burgess, Gareth and Pete.
Hamiroa King, of H T King Logging, has taken delivery of a new Hitachi ZX250L-5 log loader. Guarded with a CablePrice Engineering side door guarding package, the machine is a great fit for his Gisborne-based logging operations. Operator, Chum Ranginui, likes the speed and operability of the new Hitachi, which was sold and supported by CablePrice Gisborne. Pictured with the machine, from left, are Amos Ross and Vincent Kaimoana.
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NEW SATCO ON FIRST TIGERCAT 855E Steve Yeoman, from Volcanic Plateau Harvesting, has taken delivery of his new SATCO 325M on the only Tigercat LH855E in the world. Steve has Dasa5 optimising and auto saw chain tensioning on his SAT325M, which will mostly undertake felling and delimbing, with the option of processing if the need arises.
FIRST SOUTH ISLAND SOUTHSTAR
CAT FOR KURU
BUTTON TIGERCAT
Kuru Contracting is one of the first companies to invest in a new Cat 538LL forest machine for its East Coast operations. It joins a number of other new Cat units acquired over the last 18 months by Tolaga Bay-based owners, Ricky and Leanne Kuru. The purposebuilt 500-Series FM range features outstanding performance, fuel efficiency and optimised work tools while increasing horsepower, swing torque and reach, as well as improving stability through wider, heavy-duty track frames. Heath Stewart from Gough Cat sold the machine.
Dave Button, of Canterbury-based Button Bros Logging, has taken delivery of another new Tigercat leveller. Dave bought the first LS855C with the Tigercat FD5195 in New Zealand and is very happy with the improvements that have been made from his first machine to this new D-series, which also includes the long undercarriage and factory tether mount. Operator, Shane, is pictured looking very happy with the upgrade from his old machine. The sale was made by Steve Varcoe, of AB Equipment.
Russell Sinclair, owner of Sinclair Logging, recently took delivery of a new SouthStar QS600 4x4 harvester processor fitted to a Madill HT2250C, which is now working in mid-Canterbury. This is the first of a run of SouthStar attachments to go into service in the South Island. Pictured, from left, are Ben Addenbrooke, Jacob Wynn and Blair Adamson.
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