Brian Kern - Mon August 28, 2006
Contractor Removes Fire-Damaged Trees in Emergency Contract
It was a true emergency that warranted a Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) emergency contract for tree removal in Volusia County, FL. On the morning of May 10, after several weeks of dealing with wildfires throughout the region, the Florida Division of Forestry (DOF) notified the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) and FDOT to report that fires were causing a safety hazard in the median between the north and south bound lanes of Interstate 95 in Volusia County....
Wed August 23, 2006
Volvo Launches Line of Heavy-Duty Forestry Machines
Volvo Construction Equipment has introduced its new heavy-duty tracked forestry machines at the Interior Logging Association exhibition in Kamloops, British Columbia. Volvo CE designed the new class of machines exclusively for forestry applications....
Sat July 29, 2006
Fecon Introduces FTX140FM Multi-Terrain Forestry Mulcher
Fecon’s FTX140FM, with a 140-hp John Deere engine, features a hydraulic cooler, hydraulic reversing fan and the BH74FM or BH85FM Bull Hog mulcher. Stump cutters, standard winches and skidder winches are available....
Mon January 26, 2004
Cat Sells Harvester and Forwarder Forestry Equipment Lines
Caterpillar and Log Max of Grangarde, Sweden, announced that Log Max will acquire Caterpillar’s line of cut-to-length harvesters and forwarders used in the forestry industry.
Caterpillar currently assembles three models of forwarders and four models of harvesters in Söderhamn, Sweden....
Kent Ennis - Fri July 25, 2003
Morbark Helps Tree Service Branch Into Mulch Giant
Before Chris Cowart became president of Cowart Mulch Products and Cowart Tree Service, Sugar Hill, GA, he owned a simple tree removing business.
Back then, before he would remove trees from a customer’s lawn, he would ask the customer if they would like the wood chips shot into their flower beds and other landscaped areas....
Mon June 02, 2003
Anderson Aggregates Excels at New Kind of Landclearing
The first thing that Chris Anderson describes when talking about his landclearing business, Anderson Aggregates, is its great location in Mocksville, NC, north of Charlotte and south of Winston-Salem and Greensboro....
Fri May 09, 2003
John Deere, Timberjack Take Customers Into the Woods
Eight Southeast John Deere dealers (known as Team South) hosted a two-day extravaganza for more than 900 logging customers on April 11 and 12 in Charlotte, NC. Guests arrived Friday, April 11 and were treated to dinner and entertainment....
Wed January 22, 2003
Anderson Aggregates Excels at a New Kind of Landclearing in NC
The first thing that Chris Anderson describes when talking about his landclearing business, Anderson Aggregates, is its great location in Mocksville, NC, north of Charlotte and south of Winston-Salem and Greensboro....
Thu December 05, 2002
Zwicky Thrives by Advancing State of Recycling Industry
As a 14-year-old schoolboy, Dave Zwicky was given the chance to realize his dreams. A local banker saw potential in a young man’s goal of becoming a successful excavating contractor. Backed by the banker and a co-signer, Zwicky bought his first piece of equipment, a backhoe....
Richard Miller - Mon June 03, 2002
Heavy Equipment Cleans Up Storm Debris in Kansas
At the end of January, a massive winter storm moved out of the southwest region of the United States sweeping into the Midwest dumping heavy snow, sleet and ice. In the Kansas City metropolitan area the combination of 4 in....
