Forestry Equipment

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....

Tue October 09, 2001

Big East Equipment Named Link-Belt Earthmoving, Forestry and Material Handling Distributor

LBX Company, manufacturers of Link-Belt earthmoving, forestry and material handling equipment, has announced the appointment of Big East Equipment Company Inc. as the authorized distributor of Link-Belt excavators, articulated trucks, timber loaders and material handlers in Connecticut and the New York City area....