Where’s no mistaking the new cabover in town: Like Darth Vader after a visit to the chrome shop, the cavernous grille makes Freightliner’s new Argosy....Read more
Once New Zealand’s forests started to be exploited for their timber in the 19th century loggers soon came up against what seemed to be an insurmountable problem...Read more
Sometimes you get a really good feel for a machine right from the start and that’s how Iron Tester Rex Rua and I felt about this new Volvo L220G wheel loader...Read more
Australian forestry may be suffering a major hangover from the failed MIS schemes, Tasmanian native harvesting woes and an over-inflated dollar, but that didn’t dampen the spirits at the lucky country’s four-yearly forest expo....Read more
I’m sitting in the office of Kiwi trucking company
boss Peter Baker, having just spent several hours being shown around his company’s Auckland headquarters by national sales...Read more
Most people wouldn’t pick bright blue and orange as the most obvious colour combination for a fleet paint scheme...Read more
First Brightwater-built Madill yarder goes viral
The first Madill 124 yarder to be built under licence in New Zealand by Brightwater Engineering is nearing completion in the Christchurch workshop and will be featured in the July issue of NZ Logger. Here’s a preview of the progress to date.
