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Pellet Mills Project Finds Footing In Calif.

A proposed project that will build two wood pellet facilities—one in the foothills of the Central Sierra Nevada Mountain range and one in the Modoc Plateau of northern California—released a Notice of Preparation (NOP) of a Draft recently Environmental Impact Report in mid-November, which allows a 30-day public comment and meeting procedure.

The NOP broke down the project into three primary phases: Feedstock, Wood Pellet Production, and Transport to Market. There would be two primary feedstock types: roundwood and residuals. Roundwood would be procured through vegetation treatment activities, including prescribed thinning, occurring on public and private lands within a 100 mile radius of each production facility. The project is a response to the growing rate of wildfires in California, which has been exacerbated by hazardous excess fuel loads in forests, and the need to promote economic activity within California’s rural counties, according to the participants. The project would improve the resiliency of California’s forestlands by sustainably procuring and processing excess biomass into a pelletized fuel source for use in renewable energy generation overseas.

Forest Industry Wins Black Hills Appeal

Officials with the Black Hills Forest Resources Assn. (BHFRA) have prevailed in an appeal of a 2021 decision to drastically reduce future timber harvests on the Black Hills National Forest. In February 2021, the Forest Service (FS) Rocky Mountain Research Station in Fort Collins, Colo., issued general technical report (GTR) 422. The report detailed timber inventory assessments and projected growth rates that led to FS officials reducing future timber harvests on the Black Hills NF by 50% during the next three years.

At issue is the GTR’s assessment that the foresthad lost 50% of its timber inventory, requiring the drastic harvest cuts, and how FS officials came to that conclusion. BHFRAofficials filed an appeal in late 2021 that was initially denied, but a request for review by an

interagency panel upheld several of BHFRA’s concerns, including that the initial GTR had improperly reached its timber inventory assessment.

Drax Announces Aliceville Expansion

Drax has announced a $50 million expansion at its wood pellet plant in Aliceville, Ala., which will increase production capacity by nearly 50% from 250,000 tons to 380,000 tons.

Aliceville is well-positioned as a growing hub for sustainable forestry and the biomass industry, according to Drax. “The region boasts of a high concentration of existing sawmills that produce the residuals necessary to support sustainable wood pellet production.” The expansion will include upgrades to existing systems as well as new truck dumps and pelletizer units, which will allow for an increase in the amount of sawmill residuals processed. The additional capacity is expected to begin commissioning in 2024.

Drax also operates a wood pellet plant in Demopolis, Ala. and has 19 operational pellet plants and developments with nameplate production capacity of around 5 million tons a year in North America. Drax is targeting 8 million tons of production capacity by 2030.

Northeast Texas Receives Heavy Timber Damage

A series of tornadoes that struck northeast Texas in early November damaged timber on more than 10,000 acres; the timber was worth an estimated $13 million.

Storms that tracked across north Texas on November 4 resulted in seven tornadoes, five of which impacted timberland in Bowie, Cass, Henderson, Morris and Red River counties, according to a Texas A&M Forest Service assessment of the damage. One person died as a result of the storm in Morris County.

The damage assessment used forest inventory data collected by Texas A&M Forest Service foresters and technicians as part of the Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program. The data, including forest health, tree numbers, size and condition, was used along with satellite imagery from before and after the storms to estimate

damage to timber. Most of the damage to timber was on private property.

Hardest hit was Cass County, where an EF-1 tornado with peak wind speeds of 110 MPH damaged 3,250 acres of timber along its path of more than 20 miles. The damage included nearly 1,626 acres of pine forest, 1,149 acres of hardwood forest and 476 acres of mixed forest. The total value of damaged timber in the county is estimated at $4.1 million.

California Forest Health Project Moves Forward

The U.S. Forest Service recently prevailed against a 3-year-old lawsuit seeking to halt a forest health project in coastal California'sLos Padres National Forest that sought to thin timber stands to reduce the threat of crown fires. Forest officials say the Tecuya Ridge Shaded Fuelbreak Project is an effort to prevent wildfires from reaching several small communities in the area.

When the project was initially approved in 2019, several environmental groups filed suit, claiming parts of the 1,600 acre project were in roadless areas and had been improperly included. The FS won the case in 2020, and has now wonthe appeal as well with the most recent ruling. Local news reports note that while the project has faced opposition, residents in the communities affected are overwhelmingly in favor of the project.

Oregon Creates New State Research Forest

After seeking to sell the Elliott State Forest previously, Oregon’s State Land Board recently voted to convert the 80,000 acre tract into a research forest, de-coupling it from the state’s school funding system. The coast forest isn’t a large timber producer for the state’s Common School Fund, and timber revenue didn’t even cover the costs of managing it. After an attempt to sell much of the forest was halted, the board opted to create the research forest. The move was aided by legislative action that transferred $221 million into the Common School Fund to replace revenue that logging on the Elliott might otherwise have generated.

OLC 2023: Big Show, Healthy Forest Focus

Loggers across the Pacific Northwest and much farther beyond are gearing up for the 85th Oregon Logging Conference February 23-25 at the Lane Event Center and Fairgounds in Eugene, Ore. This year’s theme, “Green Trees Matter. Healthy Forests = Healthy Future,” continues to emphasize the important role that forest management plays in overall forest health and wildfire reduction strategies.

Native Oregonian Travis Joseph, President and CEO of the American Forest Resource Council (AFRC), is keynote speaker. The AFRC is a critical organization working to maintain active forest management on public and private lands, and Joseph is in charge of the overall strategy of the organization, as well as communications and government relations.

Education is a big part of the OLC, and loggers can earn Pro Logger credits and learn about current topics such as engaging the next generation workforce, business advice for today’s logging companies, new technology in logging, and the Oregon and Washington Forest Practices seminars sponsored by Weyerhaeuser.

The Washington seminar includes an update on the “Long-awaited” Forest Practices Online Program, a multi-faceted tool allowing forest landowners and their representatives to submit, track and manage their Forest Practices Applications from a computer or smartphone. The Oregon Forest Practices Act seminar features the Oregon Dept. of Forestry’s Operators of the Year awards, and a general update on the ongoing critical process of bringing the act into federal critical habitat plan compliance.

Additional education opportunities include seminars on both engaging a new generation of loggers and also succession planning. New technology topics include load cells for towers and shackles, head injury myths and facts, simplified processor head control systems, new digital features of

the “connected forest” and ongoing electrification of equipment for those interested in rechargeable skidders.

One interesting presentation scheduled features a rep from the Columbia River Log Scaling & Grading Bureau who will discuss salvage logs from The Labor Day Fire and walk those attending through the deductions taken for bugs and char.

New this year at the Oregon Logging Conference, there will be two loads of logs on which to apply your freestyle scaling abilities. What’s been added is a second load of chipn-saw logs, to be included in the Guess the Net Scale event.

For all six years, including the upcoming 2023 event, Swanson Brothers Lumber Company in Noti, Ore. has sponsored this show feature. Logs will be provided by Swanson Brothers Lumber Co., and the log truck is

provided by Leonard Maser Logging. The Guess the Net Scale of the chipn-saw logs will be sponsored by Southport Lumber Co., Coos Bay, Ore. Logs are provided by Sierra Pacific Industries and the log truck by L&L Inc.

Net board feet will be determined using a Scribner, west-side scale. Winners will receive a $250 Cabelas gift card.

Also new this year is a limited availability mill tour that will travel to the nearby downtown Eugene ZipO-Log sawmill via shuttle van. The tour of the large log cutting mill and glulam operation will have an additional fee to attend and is limited to the first 25 registered members.

The popular, crowd-drawing OLC Log Loader Competition is sponsored by Triad Machinery and Link-Belt Forestry Equipment and held over two days: Friday beginning at noon and Saturday beginning at 10 a.m. The event is held in the outside display area, and the loader used for the event will be a Link-Belt machine with SAE and ISO control pattern.

There will be a maximum of 36 competitors allowed for this event. And 35 of them will be chasing Zane Bryant of Bryant Logging Co. in Beavercreek, Ore., who has won the last three competitions in a row and is looking for a “four-peat” in 2023.

Building the future: Everyone loves to see the kiddies on the equipment, but the OLC’s Future Forestry Workers Career Day on Friday, February 24 is specifically targeted to high school juniors and seniors who are soon to be making employment decisions.

Multiple loggers, timber companies and related suppliers are involved in the career day event. High school students are given a chance to interact with industry professionals—many young themselves—and learn about the skills needed for current job opportunities in the timber industry. Topics include forestry and reforestation, wildland firefighting, operating heavy equipment, welding and diesel mechanics. This event is sponsored by the Oregon Logging Conference Foundation. Visit oregonlogging conference.com

Contract For Health

Oregon’s Iron Triangle Logging and federal forest managers make forest health impact.

DANShell

JOHN DAY, Ore.

Forest health issues continue to dominate the concerns of Western U.S. forest managers, especially on huge expanses of public lands that are in dire need of management activities that reduce the potential for disastrous wildfires. With huge backlogs of forest health projects and traditional funding sources running thin, stewardship contracts offer national forest managers the opportunity to integrate revenue-producing timber harvests with landscape-scale forest health and restoration activities and accomplish goals that benefit a variety of forest interests and stakeholders.

The story of central Oregon’s largest

stewardship contract on the Malheur National Forest surrounding John Day starts with forest health issues: Two key groups, the Blue Mountain Forest Partnership and the Harney County Restoration Collaborative, have worked to bring diverse interests together to address forest health issues and take a more cooperative approach, especially as ongoing drought conditions have persisted and wildfire danger has increased.

The groups’ goal was to come up with projects that wouldn’t get challenged in court and can actually make a difference on the ground—while also providing a level of commercial timber production. Iron Triangle Logging was an active member of both groups, as

were other timber interests in the area, before the news came in 2012 that Malheur Lumber would soon close.

In a little 1,700-person town like John Day, the loss of a major employer like Malheur Lumber—not a large producer by any means but hugely important in such a community—can be an economic death blow. The mill was having trouble recovering from the 2008-2009 overall economic downturn as lumber markets remained sluggish, and few timber sales were moving in regional national forests. When owner John Shelk announced plans to close the mill in late 2012, the collaboratives’ members were able to act in concert with forest officials to develop thinning

The Malheur National Forest stewardship contract has strengthened the local economy and is making a difference on the ground.

projects and a logging plan to help sustain the mill.

The groups were also involved in planning as Malheur National Forest personnel developed the 10-year stewardship contract. The contract called for between 180,000 and 500,000 acres of forest health treatments and a potential of up to 500MMBF in timber harvest during the life of the contract.

One big difference is that while onthe-ground decisions and projects are managed by local forest officials, as a federal Integrated Resource Service Contract (IRSC) the fine print in the contract and each task order is managed by personnel in the federal acquisitions management (AQM) office in Wenatchee, Wash.

Zach Williams, Iron Triangle Operations Manager, says when Iron Triangle bid and was awarded the contract in 2013, neither they nor the FS were exactly sure how well a 10-year contract would work out, and there’ve been some adjustments along the way. For example, plans were originally to work on one task order per year, but

those proved unwieldy and too large. Instead, they’ve been working two to three smaller task orders per year, up to 13 so far, he says.

A task order contains a number of projects, each defined in size and scope of services that include many forest health treatments, plus timber harvest estimates. Iron Triangle is responsible for ensuring all work is completed within the timeline.

One of the key issues with executing the task orders are the considerably shorter timelines involved. Projects under the contract have mostly two-year deadlines with very little wiggle room, Williams says, compared to traditional timber sales with three- to five-year deadlines and a waiver system that can sometimes double that time. The shorter deadlines are by design under the contract’s goals to provide a consistent flow of timber into the local economy.

Depending on how complicated or sensitive logging operations are they might get a three-year deadline, “But the intention is to keep the wood flowing,” Williams says.

A key feature of the contract is the true “integrated resources” concept that allows for more productivity in forest health projects. For example, in a traditional timber sale a high bidder wins the right to harvest timber on a specific site. There may be credit for roadwork to access the site, but any other activities would be completely separate projects.

Instead, the IRSC enables landscape scale restoration projects by placing all activities across a larger area under a single contractor. In addition, the IRSC allows for the national forests to combine the value of the timber revenues with Congressional appropriations to get the work done. These are the activities like mastication, pre-commercial thinning and fuel removal that typically don’t provide any revenue while adding to budget costs.

“We receive stewardship credits for the service work that we do, which is applied against the stumpage owed for the product we removed,” Williams says.

By using the IRSC process and stew-

ardship contracts to fund forest health work, federal forest managers are able to use stewardship contracts to make an immediate impact on forest health needs and infrastructure maintenance.

Reducing overall fuel loads is key, Williams says. “The goal is to take these stands back to a historic spacing, but also be mindful of how we need more drought tolerant species. Our intention is also to bring these stands back to more pine dominant because there’s been a lot of fir in-growth over the years,” he says.

There’s also been some encouraging results on the ground: The Black Butte Fire in 2021 was more easily stopped because it started near three project areas treated as task orders under the 10-year stewardship contract that made it easier to box the fire in and ultimately contain it.

There’s also evidence that some of the treated project areas have undergone nice undergrowth burns, which is a big goal of forest managers since

cooler-burning understory fires mimic historic natural conditions and keep fuel loads low.

“We want to create conditions where a wildfire doesn’t create a high-intensity burn and instead burns through the understory,” Williams says.

Investment

Well before the stewardship project, Iron Triangle was a key eastern Oregon contractor, one of the largest east of the Cascade Mountains. The company’s name represents its extensive work in the region’s Malheur, Umatilla and Wallowa-Whitman national forests and the company turns 40 this year and traces its beginning to 1983 when founder Jack Young bought the logging and roadbuilding assets of Hines Lumber Co. and started his own logging company. He retired in 1997 and son and current owner Russ Young now operates the large family-owned logging company.

Years ago he had changed his equipment mix to emphasize cut-tolength logging systems and a lighter footprint in the woods, looking to match his equipment better with the goals of public forest managers who were doing more thinning and producing smaller logs.

The company runs four traditional whole-tree processing crews, a cut-tolength crew and one cable-logging crew. Logging equipment leans heavily to Komatsu brands. Iron Triangle has also made extensive investments in brush grinding and handling equipment and roadwork machinery.

Sometimes specific projects require certain logging systems, and Williams tries to match each site to the best equipment for the job. For example, he says, they’ve found that the CTL system works better in stands that have a higher fiber log content.

When TH visited Iron Triangle, the operation included the CTL crew and two whole tree crews working in close proximity near Seneca, Ore. On one site a Komatsu 445 and Timbco 445 EX hot saws were felling timber and Caterpillar 525 and 545 skidders were pulling to Komatsu 435 and 240 machines with Komatsu heads. Nearby, a TimberPro 735 and two Komatsu 435 single-grip harvester machines were producing mostly small logs for two Komatsu 895 forwarders.

The company runs 14 of its own short-log trucks, and at any time may be operating with between fi ve and eight contract haulers. “Trucking and hauling capacity is defi nitely a limiting factor here,” Williams says, echoing the thoughts of most loggers right now. ➤ 29

Finding a market for material under 8 in. diameter is a major objective for Iron Triangle’s Seneca post and pole plant.

Trucking is a limiting factor due to finding drivers and remote markets.

Loggers Fighting Fire

Equipment boosts suppression capacity.

When wildfires rage across the landscape it takes a village of resources to help protect lives, property and our environment. Timber harvesting companies have been providing heavy equipment on wildfires across the U.S. These types of resources have become an integral part of assisting in wildfire suppression efforts across the country. Utilizing logging equipment with experienced operators increases operational safety and reduces the suppression costs of a fire. In partnering with the agencies, timber harvesting companies can help them achieve their objectives and protect natural resources as well as property.

The nation’s loggers and private firefighting companies, collectively known as the professional private wildland fire service, is providing 90% of all the equipment—“Fire Iron”— used on wildland fires. The benefit of using timber harvesting companies to the agencies is they can utilize fire iron resources on an as needed basis without the significant outlay for that equipment. There are more than 4,932 pieces of heavy equipment under agreement just with the U.S. Forest Service (FS). These machines range from feller bunchers, skidders and masticators to tractor plows and graders. Not only does the equipment provide resources for fire suppression but also for post fire rehab work as well as fuels reduction.

The use of contracted mechanized

equipment over the past decade allows the agencies to concentrate resources like crews, engines and aerial support in areas where the use of heavy equipment is not feasible while allowing mechanized equipment to do more direct line firefighting in areas where it would be too dangerous for those other resources.

Operators who have a wide range of heavy equipment are able to clear large swaths of fire line and remove materials that have been burned as well as work on wildfire recovery projects.

The National Wildfire Suppression Assn. (NWSA) represents many of those vendors that work under Incident Blanket Procurement

Agreements with the FS as well as other state and private landowner agreements. As a National Association for the professional private wildland fire services, NWSA has advocated for the use of high-quality equipment with knowledgeable operators trained in wildland fire response. The NWSA’s goals are to provide resources that will supplement the agency toolbox for fighting fires and support their mission.

“The NWSA has a great working relationship with the fire agencies we contract for,” says Paul Jones, owner of Wyeast Forestry in Hood River, Ore. “Any specific contract question that arises throughout

the season, NWSA is our conduit for getting questions answered.”

With the new technology in many of these modern pieces of equipment not all fire management personnel are familiar with the machine’s capabilities, limitations and costs. But NWSA has worked to represent those contractors who have the new kinds of equipment and in fact this year at our annual conference we have a segment on new technologies that we hope to use to educate the end users of those resources.

“The NWSA has been a tremendous resource for networking with other

businesses and the agencies, ultimately providing joint work opportunities and access to training and labor and compliance support,” says Gavin Delmas of Eastside Iron Co. in Bishop, Calif.

We believe that given the 2.4 billion dollars authorized by the infrastructure bill for fiscal years 2022 through 2026 for which $500M is being allocated for mechanical thinning, timber harvesting and pre-commercial thinning will mean substantial volume of potential work for heavy equipment in all facets of fire including fuels mitigation work, fire suppression as well as post rehab work.

Debbie Miley has been Executive Director for the National Wildfire Suppression Assn. (NWSA) since 1991. The NWSA represents more than 250 professional private wildland fire/all hazard response services that operate on an as-needed basis to provide federal/state and local agencies with a variety of resources for wildland fire incidents. To find out more, visit nwsa.us

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Big Tree Teamwork

CAMERON, Mo.

Running two crews and working mostly private timberland tackling a variety of terrain and timber, Mark Dotson, 59, the owner of Tri Rivers Enterprise, works primarily for private landowners. However, last fall Timber Harvesting found Tri Rivers working in a suburban city park in downtown Harrisonville, a suburb of Kansas City. This bid job, with timber marked by private forestry consultants, was full of large walnut trees, and a few oaks. One oak in particular presented an intriguing logistical challenge. Near the back end of the park, this one measured seven feet diameter on the butt. By counting the growth rings, the Tri Rivers team estimated the tree to be about 390 years old.

The tree had reached the end of its life cycle, so Harrisonville needed it removed before it became a problem, along with several others on the site. Dotson won the bid.

The tract wasn’t large in terms of acreage, but with such large trees (this was the biggest but many others were above average), the amount of fiber per acre was well worth the time. “It was a really high-end, unique job,” Dotson says. “We get a few specialty trees. We don’t seek them out but they happen to come up on our job

from time to time. It’s hard to get a large amount of them, though, because there just are not a lot of these kinds of trees left.”

It took three tanks of chain saw fuel just to cut the butt; the top had to be taken down with a bucket truck to keep it from breaking; while standing, its estimated height was 100 ft. Chain saws aren’t in common use on this mechanized operation, but it’s a good thing someone still knows how to use

up with and executed a plan that, eventually, got the job done. A John Deere 437 loader and 648H skidder rolled it up onto a lowboy a little at a time. The knuckleboom used grapple and chains to pull from one end while the skidder alternated pulling with its grapple and pushing with its blade on the other end. Finally, they maneuvered it onto the flatbed.

It was an impressive display of skill and coordination by the team; not just any group of operators could have handled it so well. “We have really good help,” Dotson affirms. Eric Brownlee (fulltime mechanic), Blake Sedgwick (Dotson’s son-in-law and supervisor over day-to-day operations in the woods), Huey Jacobs (truck driver) and Andy Harper (Dotson’s nephew) were on-site to help; they represent a lot of years of combined experience.

one skillfully when it’s needed.

Felling this beast was just half the battle; getting it loaded and hauled away would be no mean feat. No grapple would be wide enough to grip it, no boom strong enough to lift it unaided, and no regular log trailer large enough to hold it. But the team came

Dotson didn’t haul this behemoth to a mill; what mill could handle it? He held onto it, planning to market it via social media and see what kind of interest it attracted. He figured a few high-end tabletop makers might put it to good use. He paid the city $3,000 for the tree; it ended up fetching him $12,000.

Tri Rivers runs two crews featuring two John Deere 648H rubber tired grapple skidders and another 648L that runs on a forestry track system from G&R Manufactured Solutions. Dotson doesn’t run this machine on every job, but in steep terrain or wet conditions, it sure comes in handy, he affirms.

On each crew, the skidders pull to either a 437E John Deere loader with CSI slasher/delimber package, or to a self-loader truck. Tri Rivers has 18 trucks all together, mostly Peterbilts with a couple of Western Stars. Seven are quad-axles with Rotobec self-loaders pulling double bunk pup trailers. For felling, Tri Rivers recently acquired a new TimberPro 755D with 2900 intermittent head for one crew; the other uses a Cat 573 with single point hot saw.

Missouri’s Mark Dotson and Tri Rivers take down a monster oak. DAVIDAbbott

The loader pulled from one end, the skidder from the other.

Vulcan On-Board Scales

Vulcan On-Board Scales offers the broadest line of on-board scales to fit all types of logs and trailer configurations and recently introduced two new weighing solutions:

Severe Duty Slider. Designed specifically for the Holland Severe-Duty Slider (SDS) system with an FW70 series top plate. This load cell is a direct replacement for the existing Holland slide brackets. It will fit on both the inboard and outboard style slide and provides real time weight information.

JOST Fifth wheel Load cell.Designed to fit under JOST fifth wheel plates, replacing the standard risers. The load cells provide immediate weight information without adding substantially to the trailer height or the tractor weight. Increases profits for haulers. Designed for both OEM and retrofit installations, the system is easy to install and provides years of trouble free operation.

These new systems complement Vulcan On-Board Scales’ popular Traditional Holland, Heavy Duty Holland, Fontaine and Simplex fixed Fifth Wheel Scales along with our Holland Integrated Light-Weight Slider (ILS) load cells to offer a full line of tractor scale systems.

Loggers can combine these with their Single-Point, Center Hanger or Air Trailer Scale systems to provide the most accurate and durable system on the market. Visit vulcanscales.com

New Olofsfors Profile, Tool

Olofsfors is a Swedish based company founded in 1762 with North American operations in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. Olofsfors Inc. specializes in attachments and accessories for cut-to-length machinery. The product lines are ECO-Tracks, Iggesund Forest, Hultdins and Indexator.

Olofsfors is the market leader in bogie tracks for CTL machinery and wheel tracks for skidders and wheeled feller bunchers. Under the brand name ECO-Tracks, Olofsfors offers a wide range of track models and linkage systems for various machine configurations and ground conditions. Most track models are now available in the next generation of curved cross members for increased flotation, less ground disturbance and easier machine turning. The track assortment ranges from traction only, flotation only and all around.

A new addition to the expanding link system offerings is the 29 mm (1-1/8"). The new 29 mm link system features an increased 29 mm link along with a wider and thicker link hook. It has 37% more material compared to 26 mm (1") resulting in increased lifetime of the tracks. The 29 mm link system has been designed for large forwarders and 6-wheel

skidders and is a good option for abrasive soil conditions.

Along with the new link system, Olofsfors has two new cross member profiles. ECO HD and KovaX+ are increased in size over ECO-Track and KovaX respectively. With more material and taller grouzer bars, both are stronger options with more traction. They have been designed for the heaviest machines, most demanding ground conditions and suitable with the largest link systems for optimal life.

On the maintenance side, Olofsfors has developed a new tightening tool called the Centre Mount Tool. It is 4x faster than the standard ratchet tool and uses changeable end lugs like the geared mounting tool. This makes it easier and faster to install and re-tighten different track models with one tool. Visitolofsfors.com

Komatsu Tracked Harvester

With Komatsu’s XT-5 tracked harvesters, operators can harvest closer to the carrier and maneuver confidently thanks to a lower center of gravity and off-set boom. Made to perform in demanding conditions, Komatsu’s XT-5 closed loop tracked harvesters enable operators to simultaneously travel, cut, delimb, harvest and swing timber. Engineered with hydraulic lines for each function, operators can use tracks, boom, arm and tools concurrently.

The short-tail swing of Komatsu’s 331 HP harvesters lets operators work through dense forests and clear-cutting environments. The set-back boom allows cutting close to the undercarriage and tracks, while the powerful swing torque excels in demanding applications.

Designed to significantly increase lift capacity, handling trees with the arm fully extended is made easier. With an excellent balance between boom lift and arm holding capacity, the XT-5 harvesters can be equipped with a wide selection of harvesting sawheads.

The harvesters can be adapted to the job with two different working ranges. Use the short reach and larger-scaled head to harvest larger trees or switch to a longer reach and more compact designed head to grab trees further from the carrier.

Even on sloped terrains operators can work with confidence. The XT455L-5 is equipped with a heavy-duty, fourway leveling system that promotes front/rear/side leveling for exceptional stability. The fuel tank placement lowers the center of gravity for enhanced stability.

With the XT-5 harvesters, you can save on maintenance costs because the innovative hydraulic tank system design requires 55% less hydraulic oil. Pumps are equipped with hydro-nucleation to help prevent pump cavitation and are 17% larger to help extend component life by operating 500 RPM slower. The engine gull-wing and wide swing-out doors on the XT-5 harvesters offer quick and easy access to all engine service points and all key components. Visit komatsu.com

InnovationWay

Vermeer Redesigned Grinder

Vermeer offers its redesigned Vermeer HG4000 horizontal grinder. This new generation delivers powerful performance in various wood waste recycling applications and landscaping material production. It’s equipped with a 536 HP (399.7-kW) CAT C13B T4F/Stage V diesel engine, a Series III duplex drum, an aggressive infeed to accommodate a variety of materials, and many performance and durability features.

The HG4000 has a feed table capacity of 4.6 cubic yards (3.5 m3). The HG4000 benefits from an updated feed roller with aggressive teeth and down pressure to maintain control of the fed material. A fully enclosed feed roller drive planetary helps provide protection and a tight clearance between the roller and mill housing to optimize material feeding while minimizing material catch points.

A wireless remote control comes standard with the HG4000, allowing operators to run most machine functions from up to 300' (91.4 m) away.

Visit Vermeer.com/HG4000.

Waratah Celebrates 50 Years

In 2023, Waratah Forestry Equipment iscelebrating 50 yearsof innovation within the forestry industry and thanking its customers for decades of trust and loyalty to the brand.

“We’re proud to celebrate our 50thanniversary this year thanks to our loyal customers and dedicated team members across the globe,” says Heather Robinson, General Manager of worldwide distribution at Waratah. “It’s exciting, because we are in a unique position to offer our customers experience, expertise and innovation.”

Established in 1973 in Tokoroa, New Zealand, the company manufactured a delimber-feller-buncher with a fourroller fixed head to meet local loggers’ heavy-duty delimbing needs. Following that innovation, a red grapple processor manufactured for the Canadian markets marked the start of the600 Seriesline. It cemented Waratah’s place as the original red head in the industry.

Today, Waratah’sfull lineof harvesting, processing and felling heads are used in a variety of logging applications from cut-to-length hardwood harvesting at the stump, to processing on a landing, felling on steep slopes or debarking on plantations.

“Waratah heads are designed well, tested well and built well,” said Pasi Volotinen, managing director of Waratah OM, Finland. “We are always aiming for best-in-class. We are happy when our customers are feeling good in the forest.” VisitWaratah.com

6K PRODUCTS

1006 143rd Ave. SE

Tenino, WA 98589-9242

360-264-2141 Fax: 360-264-5105

Email: ed@6kproducts.com

ACME MFG. INC. ✧

90099 Prairie Rd. Eugene, OR 97402-9601

541-741-2200

ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYS. INC. ✧

4640 Trueman Blvd. Hillard, OH 43026

800-821-6710

ADVANCED FOREST EQUIP. ✧

PO Box 2735 L Hayden, ID 83835-2735

208-772-0999

Email: jmoffet@advancedforest.com

AFEX FIRE SUPPRESSION SYS.

6031 Oak Forest Dr. Raleigh, NC 27616

919-781-6610

Email: info@afexsystems.com

AFTERMARKET PARTS INC. ✧

150 Market St. New Bern, NC 28560-6704

252-633-2155, 800-487-2335

Fax: 252-633-3701

Email: info@rightparts.com

AIR BURNERS INC. ✧

4390 SW Cargo Way Palm City, FL 34990

772-220-7303

ALLIED SYSTEMS CO. ✧

21433 SW Oregon St. Sherwood, OR 97140-9799

503-625-2560

Email: ron.vandlac@alliedsystems.com

ALUCAR OY

Maxmovagen 186

FI 66640 Voyri-Maksamaa, Finland

358-207-851-720 Fax: 358-207-851-740

Email: virpi.hattula@alucar.com

ASSUREDPARTNERS ✧

PO Box 21627 Columbia, SC 29221-1627

803-732-0060, 800-845-3163

Email: laura.ellingsen@assuredpartners.com

AUTOMATED ACCOUNTING

SYSTEMS INC.

PO Box 436 Livingston, AL 35470-0436

800-237-0252

Email: jack.warbington@ forestproductsaccounting.com

AXE TIMBER ✧

628 N. University Dr., Ste. 200 Nacogdoches, TX 75961

800-799-2186

ASV/YANMAR COMPACT EQUIP.

NORTH AMERICA

840 Lily Ln. Grand Rapids, MN 55744

218-327-5389, 800-205-9913

Fax: 218-327-9123

BALDWIN FILTERS ✧

4400 Highway 30 E. Kearney, NE 68847-0724

308-234-1951, 800-822-5394

Email: info@baldwinfilter.com

BANDIT INDUSTRIES INC. ✧

6750 W. Millbrook Rd. Remus, MI 49340-9662

989-561-2270, 800-952-0178

Fax: 989-561-2273

Email: sales@banditchippers.com

BARKO ✧ 1 Banks Ave. Superior, WI 54880 715-395-6700

Email: info@barko.com

BEKAWORLD LP (FORMERLY ✧ BEKA-MAX OF AMERICA INC.)

258 Sonwill Dr. Buffalo, NY 14225

716-685-3717, 888-862-7461

BIG JOHN TRAILERS

10514 Highway 1

Folkston, GA 31537-4808

912-496-7469, 800-771-4140

Fax: 912-496-4577

Email: info@bigjohntrailers.com

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.

BITCO INSURANCE CO.

3700 Market Square Cir. Davenport, IA 52807

563-232-0241, 800-475-4477

Fax: 844-233-7299

Email: steve.barnett@bitco.com

BKT USA INC.

202 Montrose West Ave., Ste. 240 Copley, OH 43210

330-836-1090, 888-660-0662

Fax: 330-836-1091

Email: info@bkt-tires.com

CANNON BAR WORKS LTD.

Unit A120, 5525 272nd St. Langley, BC V4W 1P1 Canada

604-856-6682, 888-604-9990

Fax: 604-856-6690

Email: info@cannonbar.com

CARIBOU SOFTWARE PO Box 6421

Hinton, AB T7V 1X7 Canada

850-532-6206

Email: sales@caribousoftware.com

CARISTRAP INT’L. INC. ✧

1760 Fortin Blvd.

Laval, QC H7S 1N8 Canada

450-667-4700

Email: akarass@caristrap.com

CAT FOREST PRODUCTS ✧

1685 B S. Brightleaf Blvd.

Smithfield, NC 27577

785-454-3415

CENTRI PRECLEANERS

820 Industrial Ct.

Baraboo, WI 53913-2785

800-356-4882 Fax: 608-356-4883

Email: info@centriprecleaners.com

CHAIN-SERTS ✧

1356 N. Main St.

Punxsutawney, PA 15767-2645

814-938-1031

Email: info@chain-serts.com

CHAMBERS DELIMBINATOR INC. ✧

PO Box 777

Ackerman, MS 39735-0777

800-533-2385 Fax: 662-285-2778

Email: info@chambersdelimbinator.com

CLEANFIX NORTH AMERICA INC.

250 Wright Blvd.

Stratford, ON N4Z 1H3 Canada

519-275-2808, 855-REV-FANS

Fax: 519-275-3995

Email: cleanfix-ca@cleanfix.org

Website: www.cleanfix.org

Established: 2010

A dedicated branch of the worldwide Cleanfix organization, Cleanfix North America Inc. designs, manufactures and supplies applicationspecific Cleanfix Reversible Fans to the users, dealers and manufacturers of heavy equipment throughout the continent. This includes feller bunchers, tree harvesters, grinders and other forestry machines.

Providing engine cooling and radiator cleaning in an all-in-one solution, Cleanfix Fans are installed in a wide range of self-propelled equipment used in agriculture, waste and recycling, construction, mining and forestry, among applications. These include tractors, excavators, combines, sprayers and loaders that achieve maximum productivity and significant fuel savings with their maintenance-free, automatic cleaning of clogged radiators.

CONTINENTAL BIOMASS INDUSTRIES ✧

22 Whittier St. Newton, NH 03858-3524

603-382-0556 Fax: 603-382-0557

CUTTING SYSTEMS INC.

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 pullthru 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.

CW MILL EQUIP. CO. INC.

14 Commerce Dr. Sabetha, KS 66534-9413

800-743-3491 Fax: 785-284-2010

Email: hogzilla@cwmill.com

D&M MACHINE DIV. INC. ✧ 12 Monte Brady Rd. Montesano, WA 98563-9521

360-249-3366

Email: dmm@slashbuster.com

DEANCO AUCTION CO. ✧ PO Box 1248 Philadelphia, MS 39350-1248

601-656-0192

JOHN DEERE FORESTRY ✧

1 John Deere Plaza Moline, IL 61265

844-809-1508 Fax:

DETROIT DIESEL CORP. ✧ 13400 W. Outer Dr. Detroit, MI 48239-4002

313-592-5000

DOOSAN INFRACORE NORTH AMERICA 2905 Shawnee Ind. Way Suwanee, GA 30024

678-714-6000

Email: doosansalesandmarketing@doosan.com

DURATECH IND. INT’L. ✧ PO Box 1940 Jamestown, ND 58402-1940

701-252-4601

EAGLE CARRIAGE & MACHINE INC. ✧ 62500 Commerce Rd. La Grande, OR 97850-8719

541-963-4646 Fax: 541-963-3415

Email: eaglecarriage@eoni.com

ELMIA AB/ELMIA WOOD ✧ Box 6066

SE 550 06 Jonkoping, Sweden

46-36-152000

Email: wood@elmia.se

EMERALD WEST EQUIP. ✧ PARTS INC. 90348 Highway 99 N. Eugene, OR 97402-9625

541-689-4321, 800-547-6221

Fax: 541-689-7152

ENVIRO SPAN/TRINITY ✧ COMPOSITES LLC

1250 Gateway Dr. Gallatin, TN 37066-4673

615-649-3700, 877-864-4034

Fax: 615-442-1313

EXTE FABRIKS AB

Ygskorset

Farila, SE-82762 Sweden

+46-651-175-00

Email: per.jonasson@exte.se

FALCON FORESTRY EQUIP.

46A Factory Rd.

Brightwater, Nelson, 7022 New Zealand

+64-3-544-7438

Email: kyle@dce.co.nz

FECON INC. ✧

3460 Grant Ave.

Lebanon, OH 45036-6432

800-528-3113

Fax: 513-696-4431

Email: sales@fecon.com

FERREE TRAILER ✧

PO Box 1169

Liberty, NC 27298-1169

336-622-7300, 800-680-4407

Fax: 336-622-7307

FIRESTONE AGRICULTURAL TIRE

411 Washington Ave. N. Minneapolis, MN 55401

612-617-7974

Website: www.firestoneag.com

Firestone forestry equipment tires give you an edge. No matter what the terrain—rocks, steep hillsides, muddy swamps or anything in between—Firestone has the right tire to meet your needs and keep the machines moving.

Wherever timber is harvested in North America, Firestone tires have proven to be up to the task, and have one of the industry’s best service networks. Expertly trained and properly equipped, Certified Firestone Forestry Tire Dealers know your equipment and are ready to deliver on-site service to keep your operation up and running.

FORCE CONTROL INDUSTRIES INC. ✧

3660 Dixie Hwy. Fairfield, OH 45014-1105

513-868-0900, 800-829-3244

Fax: 513-868-2105

Email: info@forcecontrol.com

FOREST CHAIN CORP. LLC ✧

20945 SW Pacific Hwy. Sherwood, OR 97140-9242

800-288-0887 Fax: 503-625-2799

FORESTRY MUTUTAL INSURANCE CO. ✧ PO Box 19467 Raleigh, NC 27619

800-849-7788 Fax: 919-755-5791

FUCHS, A TEREX BRAND

11001 Electron Dr. Louisville, KY 40299

502-736-5200, 502-631-0714

Email: john.vanruitenbeek@terex.com

GEARTEK ✧

1506 S. Fulton Dr. Corinth, MS 38834

662-286-2252, 800-447-0804

Fax: 662-287-6580

Email: haisales@geartek.com

GEM CHAIN BAR ✧ PO Box 608 Grangeville, ID 83530-0608 208-983-0203

GILBERT PRODUCTS INC. ✧

1840 Boulevard Marcotte Roberval, QC G8H 2P2 Canada 418-275-5041

Email: heidi.danbrook@gilbert-tech.com

GN ROY ✧

761 Avenue Du Parc Amos, QC J9T 4M1 Canada 819-732-8871

Email: marketing@gnroy.net

GREAT LAKES MFG. INC. ✧ 8450 County Rd. R

Suring, WI 54174-9541

920-842-2012

Email: cfrench@greatlakesmfg.com

GYRO-TRAC CORP.

10 Flying Cloud Dr. Summerville, SC 29485

843-879-0208, 866-800-3900

Email: sales@gyrotrac.com

HAGLOF INC. ✧ PO Box 2548 Madison, MS 39110-2548

601-856-5119

Email: sales@haglofinc.com

HAHN MACHINERY INC. ✧ PO Box 220

Two Harbors, MN 55616-0220

218-834-2156

Email: info@hahnmachinery.com

HAKMET USA INC. ✧

235 Sage Meadows Dr. Rio Vista, CA 94571-2222

800-566-0690

HAMMOND AIR CONDITIONING LTD.

125 Samnah Crescent

Ingersoll, ON N5C 3J7 Canada

519-485-5961

Email: sales@hammondac.com

HARRIS REAL ESTATE AUCTIONS ✧ 3855 State Route 45N Mayfield, KY 42066 270-247-3253

HAWKINS & RAWLINSON INC. PO Box 3493

Auburn, AL 36831-3493

334-502-9584, 888-822-1173

Fax: 334-821-5801

Email: chawkins@hrinsurance.com

HENDRICKSON 2070 Industrial Place SE Canton, OH 44707

330-489-0473 Fax: 330-489-0494

HIAB AB ✧

Norra Vallgatan 64

Malmo, SE-2211 Sweden

+46 706 00 52 37

HOOD EQUIP. INC. ✧

PO Box 307

Iron River, WI 54847-0307

715-372-4222 Fax: 715-372-4221

Email: joyce@hoodloaders.com

HULTDINS INC., DBA OLOFSFORS INC.

121 Roy Blvd., Unit 4

Brantford, ON N3R 7K1 Canada

519-754-2190 Fax: 519-757-1100

Email: info@olofsfors.com

HUSQVARNA FOREST & GARDEN CO. ✧

9335 Harris Corners Pkwy. Charlotte, NC 28269-3818 704-597-5000

HYPRO AB ✧

Smalatorp 882

Lönsboda, S283 93 Sweden

+46 479 220 59

Email: info@hypro.se

IGGESUND FOREST

121 Roy Blvd., Unit 4

Brantford, ON N3R 7K1 Canada

519-754-2190 Fax: 519-757-1100

Email: info@olofsfors.com

INDUSTRIAL SEATING INC.

1144 SW Berg Pkwy.

Canby, OR 97013

503-266-6885, 800-346-2839

Email: sales@indseat.com

INTERMERCATO AB ✧

Bygatan 5

Tommarp, 272 93 Sweden

46-0-414-397-917

ISLAND PACIFIC LOGGING

3473 Smiley Rd.

Chemainus, BC V0R 1K4 Canada 250-732-7097

JONES MFG. CO. 1486 12th Rd. Beemer, NE 68716-0038

402-528-3861 Fax: 402-528-3239

Email: mightygiant@mightygiant.com

KENWORTH TRUCK CO. ✧ PO Box 1000 Kirkland, WA 98083-1000 425-828-5000

Email: ryan.breezee@paccar.com

KEY KNIFE ✧

19100 SW 125th Ct. Tualatin, OR 97062 503-403-2000 Fax: 503-691-2240

KMC KOOTENAY TRACTOR PO Box 31

Crescent Valley, BC V0G 1H0 Canada 800-562-5303 Fax: 250-359-5034

Email: kmckoot@telus.net

KOMATSU AMERICA CORP. ✧

FOREST MACHINE BUSINESS DIV. PO Box 168

Chattanooga, TN 37401-0168 423-267-1066

Email: info.na@komatsuna.com

L&M POWERTRAIN PARTS ✧

201 Snidercroft Rd. Concord, ON L4K 2J9 Canada 905-669-2292, 800-387-3765 Email: parts@landmparts.com

LASER TECHNOLOGY INC. ✧

6912 S. Quentin St. Centennial, CO 80112-3945 877-696-2584

LBX CO. LINK BELT FOR. EQUIP. ✧ 2004 Buck Ln. Lexington, KY 40511-1073 859-245-3900 Fax: 859-245-3909

LOFTNESS

650 S. Main St. Hector, MN 55342 800-828-7624 Email: info@loftness.com

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, FI-66530 Finland +358-10-286-3200 Email: info@logset.com

MACK TRUCKS INC. ✧ PO Box 26256 Greensboro, NC 27402-6256 336-291-9001

MADILL EQUIP. ✧ 9896 Galaran Rd. Sidney, BC V8L 3S6 Canada 250-654-2224

MAGNOLIA TRAILERS INC. 144 Airport Cafe Circle Lucedale, MS 39452-1146

601-947-7990, 800-738-2123 Fax: 601-947-4900

Email: magtrailers@gmail.com

MANAC TRAILERS USA ✧ 1001 Lyn Rd. Sarver, PA 16055 724-294-0007, 877-466-2622

MAXAM TIRE 300 Rosewood Dr., Ste. 102

Danvers, MA 01923

844-629-2662

Fax: 978-560-0624

Email: marketing@maxamtirena.com

MAXI LOAD SCALE SYSTEMS

133 Highland Park Dr. Brunswick, GA 31523-1156

912-265-1486, 877-265-1486

Fax: 912-261-0292

Email: maxiload@comcast.net

MCLENDON TRAILERS ✧ PO Box 1145

Phenix City, AL 36868-1145

334-448-8888

Email: mclendontrailers@bellsouth.net

MENSE OY ✧

Hallikuja 2

Taavetti, FI 54500 Finland

358 0 5 610 6900

MERITOR INC. ✧

2135 W. Maple Rd. Troy, MI 48084

248-435-1000

MESERA CRANES FINLAND OY ✧

Wattitie 2

Paimio, FI-21530 Finland

358 40 7045504

MOBILE MFG. CO. ✧ PO Box 250

Troutdale, OR 97060-0250

503-666-5593, 877-272-9645

Fax: 503-661-7548

Email: info@mobilemfg.com

MODERN MACHINERY ✧

22431 83rd Ave. S.

Kent, WA 98032

253-872-3500

MORBARK LLC ✧

PO Box 1000

Winn, MI 48896-1000

989-866-2381, 800-831-0042

Fax: 989-866-2280

Email: inquire@morbark.com

NAF NEUNKIRCHENER

ACHSENFABRIK AG

Weyhausenstr. 2

Neunkirchen am Brand, 91077 Germany +49 9134 702-0 Fax: +49 9134 702 653

Email: sales@nafaxles.com

NISUS CORP. 100 Nisus Dr. Rockford, TN 37853-3069

865-577-6119, 800-264-0870

Fax: 865-577-5825

Email: jimg@nisuscorp.com

NOKIAN TYRES INC. ✧ 501 Union St., Ste. 200-A

Nashville, TN 37219

800-565-2525

Email: heavytyres@nokiantyres.com

OLOFSFORS

121 Roy Blvd., Unit 4

Brantford, ON N3R 7K1 Canada

519-754-2190

Fax: 519-757-1100

Email: info@olofsfors.com

Website: www.olofsfors.com

Established: 1762

Olofsfors is a Swedish company founded in 1762 with North American operations based in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. Olofsfors is the market leader in bogie tracks for CTL machinery and wheel tracks for skidders and wheeled feller bunchers.

ECO-Wheel Tracks: An economical alternative to conventional tire chains. Provides numerous benefits over chains including; improved traction, less maintenance, reduced spin and grab and extended tire life.

ECO-Tracks: There are no limits for operators with the right tracks. Olofsfors offers a wide range of track models and linkage systems for various machine configurations and ground conditions.

For more information, please visit www.olofsfors.com or call us at 519754-2190.

OREGON/BLOUNT INC.

4909 SE International Way

Portland, OR 97222-4601

800-223-5168

Email: sales.marketing@oregonproducts.com

PACIFIC TRAIL MFG. INC. ✧

6532 SE Crosswhite Way Portland, OR 97206-9529

888-910-SAWS (7297)

Email: info@ptmi.net

PEERLESS CHAIN CO. ✧

1416 E. Sanborn St. Winona, MN 55987-4948

800-873-1916 Fax: 800-356-1149

Email: custserv@peerlesschain.com

PEMBERTON ATTACHMENTS ✧

103 Highline Dr. Longwood, FL 32750-4939

407-831-6688 Fax: 407-831-0497

PENTIN PAJA OY

Pamilonkatu 30

Joensuu, 80130 Finland

+358 0 40 733 045

Email: info@pentinpaja.fi

PETERSON CORP. ✧ PO Box 40490 Eugene, OR 97404-0082

541-689-6520, 800-269-6520

Fax: 541-689-0804

Email: sales@petersoncorp.com

PETTIBONE

1100 Superior Ave. Baraga, MI 49908

Phone: 906-379-4529

Fax: 331-333-3909

Email: mfedie@pettiboneheg.com

PEWAG CHAIN ✧

3825 Cincinnati Ave. Rocklin, CA 95765

916-408-0413

Email: tammyk@pewagchain.com

PFERD INC. ✧ 9201 W. Heather Ave.

Milwaukee, WI 53224-2419

262-255-3200, 800-342-9015

Fax: 262-255-2840

Email: sales@pferdusa.com

PIERCE PACIFIC MFG. INC. ✧

PO Box 30509 Portland, OR 97294-3509

503-808-9110, 800-760-3270

Email: info@piercepacific.com

PITTS TRAILERS ✧

PO Box 127 Pittsview, AL 36871-0127

800-321-8073 Fax: 334-855-3507

PONSSE NORTH AMERICA INC.

4400 International Ln. Rhinelander, WI 54501

715-369-4833

Email: diana.olkowski@ponsse.com

Website: www.ponsse.com

Established: 1970

Ponsse is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of forest machines, and its customer-oriented operations are still guided by the wishes and needs of forest machine entrepreneurs. The cut-to-length method is a modern, nature-friendly logging method. In the cut-to-length method, trees are harvested in the forest with equipment developed for the purpose, which makes the method effective and environmentally friendly.

We have a new location in Midway, Florida!Contact us for your forestry needs: Ponsse North America, Inc

614 Fortune Blvd. Midway, FL 32343 Office: (850) 513-3324

Our mission is to succeed with our customers.

PRECISION

HUSKY CORP.

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, woodyards, 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 100-1,200 HP.

PRIMEX TIRE

201 Edgewater Dr., Ste. 285 Wakefield, MA 01880 800-777-9926 Fax: 205-655-6824

Email: ordertires@yokohama-oht.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

PROLENC 951 Great St. Prince George, BC V2N 5R7 Canada 877-563-8899 Fax: 250-563-6704

QUADCO

30 Industrial Blvd. St-Eustache, QC J7R 5C1 Canada 800-668-3340

Email: info@quadco.com

R SQUARED SOLUTIONS ✧

254 River Oaks Dr. Bainbridge, GA 39817-6871 229-200-1726

Email: roger@r-squaredsolutions.com

RAPID-SPAN ✧

1145 Industrial Dr. Armstrong, BC V0E 1B6 Canada

250-546-9676, 800-661-2047

Fax: 250-546-9066

Email: info@rapidspan.com

RAWLINGS MFG. INC.

1780 Idaho St. Missoula, MT 59801-1424

406-728-6182, 866-762-9327

Fax: 406-728-7957

Email: john@rawlingsmanufacturing.com

Website: www.wastewoodhogs.com

Established: 1976

With over 40 years of experience in the forest and sawmill related industries, Rawlings delivers wood grinding equipment with a reputation for durability, performance and reliability. Since 1976, Rawlings Manufacturing has been manufacturing and installing custom wood grinding systems. Rawlings offers a complete line up of wood grinders in a full range of sizes and models. Each customer’s operation is unique to its own challenges. Our team designs each system specific to the customer’s operation and specifications. Add a wide variety of available options such as work platform decks, choice of belt, chain, vibrating in-feed and out-feed conveyors, metal or magnet protection, product screening and separation, and you’ve got the flexibility to customize the perfect wood grinding system.

RAYCO MFG. LLC ✧

4255 E. Lincoln Way Wooster, OH 44691-8601

330-264-8699, 800-392-2686

Fax: 330-264-3697

Email: rayco@raycomfg.com

RITCHIE BROS. AUCTIONEERS ✧ 9500 Glenlyon Pkwy. Burnaby, BC V5J 0C6 Canada

855-808-5800

Email: csg@rbauction.com

RMT EQUIP. INC. ✧

30 Emilien-Marcoux, Ste. 101 Blainville , QC J7C 0B5 Canada 450-951-2862, 800-648-8132

Fax: 450-951-4701

Email: info@rmtequip.com

ROTOBEC USA INC. ✧

162 Rotobec Dr. Littleton, NH 03561-3961

250-765-7761

Fax: 603-444-0327

ROTOCHOPPER

217 West St. Saint Martin, MN 56376

320-548-3586

Fax: 320-548-3372

Email: info@rotochopper.com

Website: www.rotochopper.com

Rotochopper electric and diesel grinding equipment transforms wood waste to biomass fuel, colored landscape mulch, and other premium fiber products. For fine grinding applications like pellet fuels and animal bedding, Rotochopper multistage grinding systems reduce raw materials to short fiber specifications in a single pass. Our factorydirect customer support team provides world-class service and expert guidance to keep your grinding operation running at peak performance.

ROTTNE INDUSTRI AB ✧

Fabriksvägen 12 SE 363 30 Rottne, Sweden

+46 0 470 75 8788

Email: info@rottne.com

RYANS EQUIP. INC. ✧ 111 Quicksilver Ln. Edmore, MI 48829-7306

989-427-2829 Fax: 989-427-4008

Email: info@ryansequip.com

SCHWAB BROTHERS HYDRAULICS ✧ 2365 N. US 19 Perry, FL 32347 850-843-8615

SEI INDUSTRIES LTD. ✧ 7400 Wilson Ave. Delta, BC V4G 1E5 Canada 604-946-3131 Fax: 604-940-9566

Email: seisales@sei-ind.com

SENNEBOGEN LLC ✧ 1957 Sennebogen Trail Stanley, NC 28164 704-347-4910 Fax: 704-347-8894

Email: sales@sennebogenllc.com

SEPPI M USA ✧

9077 Gold Park Dr. West Chester, OH 45011 513-443-6339

Email: info.usa@seppi.com

SERCO LOADERS ✧ TWO HARBORS MACHINE 511 25th Ave.

Two Harbors, MN 55616-5068 218-834-5118

Email: dwilliamson@sercoloaders.com

SI ONBOARD SCALES ✧ 39521 Place Rd. Fall Creek, OR 97438-9732 541-937-2070

SMART SCALE TECHNOLOGIES ✧ 1595 Bedford Hwy. Bedford, NS B4A 3Y4 Canada 877-757-7888

Email: derrick.hearn@truckweight.com

SOUTHSTAR EQUIP. ✧ 728 Tagish St. Kamloops, BC V2H 1B7 Canada 250-828-7820

Email: mike@southstarequipment.com

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SP MASKINER ✧

Ringvagen 5

Ljungby, SE 341 31 Sweden

46-372-253-41

Email: info@spmaskiner.se

STENS ✧

1919 Hospitality Dr. Jasper, IN 47546-6700

800-457-7444

Email: stens@stens.com

STRIPPER TREE DELIMBERS

98 Old Route 26 South Paris, ME 04281-6304

207-890-6597

Email: samsessions@yahoo.com

SUMMIT ATTACHMENTS & MACHINERY

2205 Parrott Way, Ste. E. Kelso, WA 98626

360-232-8572

Email: summitmach@gmail.com

TAIMI HYDRAULICS ✧

192 Parc Industrial

St. Prime, QC G8J 2B1 Canada

418-686-6868 Fax: 888-830-5331

Email: info@taimi.ca

TAJFUN USA ✧

6910 Salashan Pkwy., Ste. B-3

Ferndale, WA 98248

360-224-1589

Email: tajfunusa@tajfun.com

TAMTRON GROUP ✧

PO Box 15

Tampere, FI 33561 Finland

+358 3 3143 5000 Fax: +358 3 3143 5050

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

TIGERCAT INDUSTRIES INC.

PO Box 637

Brantford, ON N3T 5P9

Canada

519-753-2000

Email: comments@tigercat.com

Website: www.tigercat.com

Established: 1992

Tigercat specializes in the design and manufacture of premium quality forest harvesting systems, specialized off-road industrial machines and material processing equipment.

TIMBERBLADE INC.

508 Meadow Wood Ln. Woodstock, ON N4T 0J2 Canada

519-532-3283 Fax: 888-763-2336

Email: maurice@timberblade.com

TIMBERMAX ✧

2175 Temiscamingue Blvd.

Rouyn-Noranda, QC J9Y 1K6 Canada

TIMBERPRO INC. ✧

1407 Industrial Dr.

Shawano, WI 54166-3867

715-524-7899 Fax: 715-524-7898

TIREBOSS TIRE PRESSURE CONTROL

15803 121A. Ave.

Edmonton, AB T5V 1B1 Canada

780-451-4894, 888-338-3587

Fax: 780-452-6786

Email: info@tireboss.com

TITAN INTERNATIONAL INC./ ✧ GOODYEAR TIRES

2701 Spruce St.

Quincy, IL 62301-3477

217-228-6011, 800-872-2327

Fax: 515-265-9301

Email: corp.marketing@titan-intl.com

TITAN TRAILERS INC. ✧

1129 Hwy. #3

Delhi, ON N4B 2W6 Canada

519-688-4826 Fax: 519-688-6453

TRACKED SLASHER ✧

8645 W. Airline Rd. Weidman, MI 48893 989-627-6258

TRACT ✧

2001 Waddel St. Bremen, GA 30110 478-447-2893

TRELAN MFG. ✧ 498 8 Mile Rd. Remus, MI 49340-9316 989-561-2280

TRELLEBORG WHEEL SYSTEMS ✧ NORDIC AB

Henry Dunkers Gata 1 Trelleborg, SE 231 81 Sweden 46-410-515-39

TRILINK SAW CHAIN LLC 5400 S. Cobb Dr. SE Atlanta, GA 30339 800-457-7444

Email: tmelen@trilinkglobal.com

U.S. BLADES ✧ 600 Grantham Ave. West Monroe, LA 71292-8014

800-862-4544 Fax: 843-673-0440

VERMEER ✧ 1210 Vermeer Rd. E. Pella, IA 50219

641-628-3141, 888-VERMEER

Email: salesinfo@vermeer.com

VICTOR INSURANCE MANAGERS

7700 Wisconsin Ave., Ste. 400 Bethesda, MD 20814

301-961-9800

Fax: 301-951-5444

Email: info.us@victorinsurance.com

VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA ✧ PO Box 26115

Greensboro, NC 27402-6115

336-393-2000

VULCAN ON-BOARD SCALES 5920 S. 194th St.

Kent, WA 98032-1196

253-872-1910, 800-237-0022

Fax: 253-872-9626

Email: vulcan-scales.sales@vpgsensors.com

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

Email: michael.campbell@waratah.com

WEILER FORESTRY ✧

100 SL White Blvd.

LaGrange, GA 30241

706-443-7567

Email: ppearce@weilerforestry.com

WEST SALEM MACHINERY PO Box 5288

Salem, OR 97304-0288

503-364-2213, 800-722-3530

Fax: 503-364-1398

Email: info@westsalem.com

WESTERN STAR TRUCKS ✧ 2477 Deerfield Dr. Fort Mill, SC 29715-6942

803-578-3150

WESTERN TRAILER SALES CO. ✧ PO Box 5598

Boise, ID 83705-0598

208-344-2539, 888-344-2539

Fax: 208-344-1521

Email: wtsales@westerntrailer.com

WESTTECH MASCHINENBAU GMBH ✧

Industriestrasse 1

Prambachkirchen, A-4731 Austria

+43(0)664 887 17 348

Fax: +43(0)7277 366 36

WHITE MOUNTAIN CHAIN INC. ✧ PO Box 869

Bonners Ferry, ID 83805-0869

800-439-9073 Fax: 877-492-8289

Email: ben@whitemountainchain.com

WHO MFG. CO. INC. ✧ PO Box 1153

Lamar, CO 81052-1153

719-336-7433

WICKER MACHINE CO. ✧ PO Box 338

Hollandale, MS 38748-0338

662-827-5434

Email: robert@wickermachinecompany.com

WINKLE INDUSTRIES ✧ 2080 W. Main St. Alliance, OH 44601 330-823-9730 Fax: 330-823-9788

Email: sales@winkleindustries.com

J M WOOD AUCTION ✧ 3475 Ashley Rd. Montgomery, AL 36108-3709 334-264-3265

YOUNG CORP. PO Box 3522 Seattle, WA 98124-3522

800-321-9090 Fax: 206-682-6881

Email: sales@youngcorp.com

Alabama Forestry Assn. ✧

555 Alabama St., Montgomery, AL 36104-4395; 334-265-8733; www.alaforestry.org; C. Isaacson, pres./CEO.

Alabama Loggers Council ✧

555 Alabama St., Montgomery, AL 36104-4309; 334-265-8733; J. Moon, exec. dir.

Alaska Forest Assn. ✧

111 Stedman St., Ste. 200, Ketchikan, AK 99901; 907-2256114; Email: afa@akforest.org; www.akforest.org; T. Axelson, exec dir.

American Loggers Council ✧

3961 S. Barker Rd., Gilbert, MN 55741-8145; 409-625-0206; www.amloggers.com; S. Jarvis, pres; T. Christopherson, 1st vp; A. Irish, 2nd vp.

Arkansas Forestry Assn.

1213 W. 4th St., Little Rock, AR 72201-1905; 501-374-2441, Fax: 501-374-6413; www.arkforests.org; M. Braswell, exec. vp.

Annual Meeting: September 26-28, 2023, Oaklawn Hotel & Spa, Hot Springs, AR

Arkansas Timber Producers Assn.

2311 Biscayne Dr., Ste. 206, Little Rock, AR 72227-3393; 501-224-2232, 888-403-2232, Fax: 501-224-9625; Email: lboccarossa@sbcglobal.net; www.arkloggers.com; M. Pierce, pres.; R. Ledbetter, vp. Annual Meeting: August 11-12, 2023, Southwest Forest Products Expo 2023 Hot Springs Convention Center, Hot Springs, AR.

Associated California Loggers ✧

555 Capitol Mall, Ste. 460, Sacramento, CA 95814-4581; 916-441-7940; Email: ecarleson@calog.com; www.californialoggers.com; E. Carleson, exec. dir.

Associated Contract Loggers & Truckers Of Minnesota

1023 E. Chapman St., Ely, MN 55731; 218-235-9932; Email: acltmn@gmail.com; www.acltmn.com; M. Forsman, exec. dir. Annual Meeting: April 28, 2023, Timberlake Lodge, Grand Rapids, MI

Associated Logging Contractors Inc.

PO Box 671, Coeur d’Alene, ID 83816-0671; 208-667-6473, 800-632-8743 (ID); Email: alc@idahologgers.com; www.idahologgers.com; M. Mahon, pres.; J. Larson, vp.; S. Keough, exec. dir. Annual Meeting: April 21-22, 2023, Best Western Lodge at Rivers 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; R. Storm, exec. vp.

California Forestry Assn.

500 Capitol Mall, Ste 2360, Sacramento, CA 95814; 916-444-6592; Email: mattd@calforests.org; www.calforests.org; M. Dias, pres./ceo; C. Ward-Mendoza, oper. off. Annual Meeting: February 27-28, 2023, Kimpton Sawyer Hotel, Sacramento, CA

Carolina Loggers Assn. ✧

PO Box 785, Henderson, NC 27536-0785; 504-884-4585; Email: contact@ncloggers.com; www.carolinalogger.com; E. Smith, exec. dir.; C. Capps, pres.

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: May 23-25, 2023, Little America, Flagstaff, AZ

Florida Forestry Assn.

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PO Box 1696, Tallahassee, FL 32302-1696; 850-222-5646; Email: info@forestfla.org; www.floridaforest.org; M. Bell, pres.; A. Shelby, exec. vp.; B. Cook, sec/treas.; M. Dooner, pres. elect

Forest History Society

2925 Academy Rd., Durham, NC 27705; 919-682-9319, Fax: 919-682-2349; Email: andrea.anderson@foresthistory.org; www.foresthistory.org; S. Anderson, pres.; E. Lehman, lib./archivist.

Forest Products Society ✧

251 S L White Blvd., LaGrange, GA 30241; 706-443-1337; www.forestprod.org; C. Butts, exec. dir.

Forest Resources Assn. ✧

1901 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Ste. 303, Washington, DC 20006-3459; 202-296-3937, Fax: 202-296-0562; www.forestresources.org; D. Hawkinson, pres.; C. ALexander, chair; D. Lemmens, vice chair; M. Stewart, vice chair; J. Parnell, vice chair.

Forestry Assn. of South Carolina ✧ 4901 Broad River Rd., Columbia, SC 29212; 803-798-4170; Email: scfa@scforestry.org; www.scforestry.org; C. Crawford, pres.

2023 Major Industry Trade Shows

February 23-25: Oregon Logging Conference & Show, Lane County Convention Center, Eugene, Ore. Call 541-686-9191; visit oregonloggingconference.com.

April 12-13: Intermountain Logging Conference, Mirabeau Park Hotel & Convention Center, Spokane Valley, WA: 208-245-3425; www.intermountainlogging.org

March 31-April 4: Forst Live, Exhibition Center, Offenburg, Germany; www.forst-live.de

May 19-20: Northeastern Forest Products Expo, Cross Insurance Center, Bangar, ME; 315-369-3078; www.nefpexpo.net

August 11-12: Southwest Forest Products Expo, Hot Springs Convention Center, Hot Springs, AR; 501-224-2232; www.arkloggers.com

September 7-9: Great Lakes Logging & Heavy Equipment Expo, U.P. State Fairgrounds, Escanaba, MI; 715-304-2861; www.gltpa.org

September 22-23: Mid-South Forestry Equipment Show, Starkville, MS; 800-669-5613; www.midsouthforestry.org

October 7-9: Paul Bunyan Show, Guernsey County Fairgrounds, Lore City (Cambridge), OH 43755; 888-388-7997; www.ohioforest.org

Georgia Forestry Assn.

PO Box 1217, Forsyth, GA 31029-1217; 478-992-8110; Email: info@gfagrow.org; www.gfagrow.org; M. Hestad, vp of engagement. Annual Meeting: July 29-30, 2023, Jekyll Island Convention Ctr., Jekyll Island, GA

Great Lakes Timber Professionals Assn.

PO Box 1278, Rhinelander, WI 54501-1278; 715-304-2861, Fax: 715-304-2863; www.gltpa.org; H. Schienebeck, exec. dir.

Independent Logging Contractors ✧ Of Alabama

1212 Highway 239, Union Springs, AL 36089-4414; 251-966-2406; E. Castleberry, chmn.

Intermountain Logging Conference

PO Box 482, Saint Maries, ID 83861-0482; 208-245-3425; Email: Reva@intermountainlogging.org; www.intermountainlogging.org; B. Frings, pres. Annual Meeting: April 12-13, 2023, 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; G. Crawford, pres.; T. DeFilippo, vp.; E. York, sec./treas. Annual Meeting: March 28-30, 2023, Embassy Suites, Lexington, KY

Louisiana Forestry Assn.

PO Box 5067, Alexandria, LA 71307-5067; 318-443-2558; Email: lfa@laforestry.com; www.laforestry.com; C.A. Vandersteen, exec. dir. Annual Meeting: August 29-21, 2023, Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino, Lake Charles, LA

Louisiana Loggers Assn. Inc.

PO Box 5, Winnfield, LA 71483; 318-729-1726; Email: lla_pac@laloggers.com; www.louisianaloggers.com.

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Maryland Forests Assn. ✧

PO Box 332, Linkwood, MD 21835; 410-823-1789; Email: info@mdforests.org; www.mdforests.org; B. Hill, exec. dir; J Hinson, pres.

Michigan Association Of Timbermen

7350 State Hwy. M123, Newberry, MI 49868-8179; 906-293-3236, Fax: 906-293-5444; Email: msears@timbermen.org; www.michigantimbermen.com; M. Sears, admin. Annual Meeting: April 20-21, 2023, Boyne Mountain Resort, Boyne Falls, MI

Minnesota Timber Producers Assn. ✧

324 W. Superior St., Ste. 903, Duluth, MN 55802-1717; 218-722-5013, Fax: 218-722-2065; W. Brandt, exec. vp.

Mississippi Forestry Assn. ✧

620 N. State St., Ste. 201, Jackson, MS 39202-3398; 601-354-4936, 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; D. Livingston, dir.; K. Martin, pres.

Missouri Forest Products Assn./ Missouri Loggers Council ✧ 505 E. State St., Jefferson City, MO 65101-3024; 573-6343252, Fax: 573-636-2591; www.moforest.org; B. Brookshire, exec. dir.

Montana Logging Assn.

PO Box 1716, Kalispell, MT 59903-1716; 406-752-3168, Fax: 406-756-9574; Email: coleen@logging.org; www.logging.org; M. Newton, pres. Annual Meeting: May 19-20, 2023, Holiday Inn Downtown, Missoula, MT

NH Timber Harvesting Council/ NH Timberland Owners Assn.

54 Portsmouth St., Concord, NH 03301-5486; 603-224-9699, Fax: 603-225-5898; www.nhtoa.org; J. Stock, exec. dir.; D. Park, office mgr.; C. Birch, program mgr.

North Carolina Forestry Assn.

1600 Glenwood Ave., Raleigh, NC 27608-2356; 800-231-7723; Email: jhatcher@ncforestry.org; www.ncforestry.org; J. Hatcher, exec. dir. Annual Meeting: September 27-28, 2023, Biltmore Estate, Ashville, 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 19-20, 2023, Cross Insurance Ctr., Bangor, ME

Ohio Forestry Assn.

507 Main St., Ste. 200, Zanesville, OH 43701; 888-388-7337, Fax: 740-297-4153; Email: info@ohioforest.org; www.ohioforest.org; J. Reese, exec. dir. Annual Meeting: October 6-8, 2023, Paul Bunyan Show, Guernsey County Fairground, Cambridge, OH

Oklahoma Forestry Assn. ✧ 4878 E. State Highway 3, Idabel, OK 74745-5113; www.okforestry.org; D. Lewia, pres.; C. Bouffleur, vp.

Olympic Logging Conference

PO Box 26, Eastonville, WA 98328; 253-777-8077; Email: register@olcnw.com; www.olcnw.com; D. Mettler, gen. mgr. Annual Meeting: April 26-28, 2023, Empress Hotel, Victoria, BC

Oregon Logging Conference & Equipment Show

PO Box 10669, Eugene, OR 97440-2669; 541-686-9191, Fax: 855-866-0572; Email: rikki@oregonloggingconference.com; www.oregonloggingconference.com; R. Wellman, conf. mgr. Annual Meeting: February 23-25, 2023, Lane Events Center & Fairgrounds, Eugene, OR

Pennsylvania Forestry Assn. ✧

300 W. Second St., Ste. 1002, Harrisburg, PA 17101-1222; 717-234-2500; Email: thepfa@paforestry.org; www.paforestry.org

Redwood Region Logging Conference

5601 S. Broadway St., Eureka, CA 95503-6904; 707-443-4091, Fax: 707-443-0926; Email: rrlc@sonic.net; www.rrlc.net; J. Fulton, exec. dir. Annual Meeting: March 16-17, 2023, Redwood Empire Fairgrounds, Ukiah, CA

South Carolina Timber Producers Assn.

PO Box 811, Lexington, SC 29071-0811; 803-957-9919, 800-371-2240, Fax: 803-957-8990; Email: bcjpaw@ windstream.net; www.scloggers.com; J Seckinger, chmn.; J. Key, vice chmn.; C. Jaynes, pres./ceo.; G. Wilson, sec./treas. Annual Meeting: February 24-26, 2023, Doubletree Resort by Hilton Myrtle Beach Oceanfront, Myrtle Beach, SC

Southeastern Wood Producers Assn. Inc.

PO Box 187, Tallahassee, FL 32302; 904-845-7133, Fax: 888-252-3919; Email: mbeardsley@swpa.ag; www.swpa.ag; J. Gray, pres.; D. Stratton, vp. Annual Meeting: March 30-April 1, 2023, Okefenokee Fairgrounds, aycross Auditorium, Waycross, 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; W. Anthony, pres.; C. Dinwiddie, exec. dir. Annual Meeting: September 5-8, 2023, Marriott Cool Springs, Franklin, TN

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. Hughes, exec. dir. Annual Meeting: October 18-20, 2023, The Fredonia Hotel, Nacogdoches, TX

Texas Logging Council

PO Box 1488, Lufkin, TX 75902-1488; 936-632-8733, Fax: 936-632-9461; www.texasforestry.org; D. Duren, coord. Annual Meeting: October 26-28, 2023, Texas A&M Hotel & Convention Ctr., College Station, TX

Virginia Forestry Assn. ✧ 3808 Augusta Ave., Richmond, VA 23230-3910; 804-278-8733, Fax: 804-278-8774; Email: vfa@vaforestry.org; www.vaforestry.org; G. Garrison, pres.; J. Magruder, vp.

Virginia Loggers Assn.

5251 Tavern Ln., Goochland, VA 23063; 804-677-4290; Email: info@valoggers.org; www.valoggers.org; F. Myers, pres.; R. Jenkins, exec. dir. Annual Meeting: August 17-20, 2023, Hotel Roanoke, Roanoke, VA

Washington Contract Loggers Assn.

PO Box 2168, Olympia, WA 98507-2168; 800-422-0074; Email: jerryb@loggers.com; www.loggers.com; E. Bryant, chmn. of board; J. Bonagofsky, pres/ceo. Annual Meeting: March 17-18, 2023, Northern Quest Resort Casino, Airway Heights, WA

West Virginia Forestry Assn.

2008 Quarrier St., Charleston, WV 25311; 681-265-5019; Email: wvfa@wvfa.org; www.wvfa.org; E. Carlson, exec. dir.

SelectCuts As We (ALC) See It Logging Workforce Development

SCOTT DANE

The pieces for workforce development have been identified, but before they can be put together, the elephant in the room must be acknowledged. Regardless of training programs (and there are numerous good ones), the industry needs to be competitive to attract workers.

The existing logging and trucking workforce is aging out at a rate that exceeds those entering the workforce pipeline. This trend will begin to compromise production in the next five to 10 years, if not sooner. This issue is further compounded by the fact that the average logging company owner is in their upper 50s. Unless they have a succession plan, such as passing on the company to the next generation— and many do not—then these companies will exercise their retirement plan: sell their iron (equipment) and discontinue operations.

American Loggers Council member Jim Houdequin, CEO of Lyme Timber Co., testified recently in the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. He stated, “Employment in logging has declined by 41% from 86,000 in 1990 to under 50,000 today, a decline of 2% per year. However, logging output has remained nearly flat, so reductions in employment have been almost completely offset by increases in productivity.”

Houdequin also described the challenges to workforce recruitment in the logging sector, including low profit margins and wages, physically demanding work, safety challenges, and limited technical training.

So, let’s get back to the elephant in the room. The timber industry is going to remain challenged in its efforts to retain and recruit the workforce necessary for sustainability if it is not competitive—competitive in wages, benefits, working conditions, and stability. In many instances, Starbucks, fast food chains and big box stores offer comparable wages and better benefits than entry-level logging jobs. What determines the wage scale and benefits within the timber industry? The amount that logging companies get paid for the wood they deliver. Most logging companies operate on a 3% profit margin, making it prohibitive, if not impossible, to increase wages or offer competitive benefits, so they offer what they can afford and hope for the best.

“I believe the markets for logging services—principally landowners and mills—are beginning to address profit margins and logger compensation, but many of the other challenges cannot be addressed by the private sector alone,” Houdequinin also said in his testimony cited above. With that premise in mind, the public and private sectors are waking up to the fact that the workforce challenges represent a current and pending threat to the timber and forest products industries.

Currently, the typical training pro-

gram in much of the industry consists of a couple of days of best management practices and other topics, then a few hours of instruction on a piece of equipment followed by on-the-job training. With the complexity, technology and cost of today’s logging equipment, that practice is no longer a viable nor a productive process. Training programs such as the Heavy Equipment and Logging Operations (HELO) program at Shasta Community College in California; the Maine Mechanized Logging Operations Program, administered by Northern Maine Community College; Mississippi’s Logging Equipment Operator Academy, administered through Hinds Community College; and others across the country are beginning to pump trained and productive workers into the employment pipeline. Productivity is the key to getting MORE (production) out of LESS (workers).

Promoting the timber industry’s value, opportunities, and the training process is critical to attracting new workers. The American Loggers Council (ALC) has recently received a $100,000 grant as part of a $250,000 Public Image and Workforce Development grant to improve the public understanding of the timber industry while recruiting new mechanized logging equipment operators. ALC will be working with the state associations to promote their programs, other industry stakeholders to support this initiative, and public/private partnerships to educate the public. Additionally, ALC has been working with the federal government to establish training and investment programs to support the future of the timber industry. The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural

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Utilization

As usual, sawlogs, even in the smaller range, will find a home. It’s finding a value proposition for and marketing that mountain of material under 8 inches in diameter that’s being removed is key to making forest health operations more feasible.

Malheur Lumber Co., which was originally a large log pine cutting mill, has made investments to handle smaller logs and has converted to a multi species mill to match the output from the local forest, but at roughly 40MMBF capacity there’s only so much it can take.

Restoration Fuels, a torrefaction plant that’s located adjacent Malheur Lumber, is still working to optimize its processes and product mix, and may eventually provide a huge local market for biomass and chip material in the future. The facility takes some material each year, but not in the volumes that Williams (or Restoration Fuels, for that matter) would like to see so far.

Meanwhile, Iron Triangle has invested in two small material processing facilities in 2016: a sorting facility in John Day and a small post and pole mill in Seneca roughly 25 miles south. The John Day facility has expanded to include firewood processing and packaging as well.

Impact

A detailed report halfway through the life of the 10-year contract was released by the University of Oregon in 2018 that showed an average of 38MMBF were harvested each year during that time. In addition, the forest and restoration activities completed each year added up to an average of $1.2 million annually in forest health work.

Economic studies that accompanied the report showed that through its first five years, the Malheur NF 10-year stewardship contract directly supported 268 jobs in Grant and Harney counties each year, including 185 jobs in forest health work, logging, mill-processing and administrative employment and 83 multiplier effect indirect jobs.

Iron Triangle switched years ago to more mechanized, lighter footprint tracked processing and CTL equipment...

...and in doing so brought the company’s logging iron lineup better in line with regional land managers’ goals and requirements.

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Resources, chaired by Senator Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) and with ranking member John Barrasso (R-Wyoming), has included three provisions in the bill introduced in September that supports state training programs, on-the-job training, and low-interest loan guarantees for the purchase of mechanized logging equipment.

Scott Dane is Executive Director of the American Loggers Council. ALC is a 501(c)(6) trade association representing the interests of timber harvesting and timber hauling businesses across the United States. For more information visit www.amloggers.com.

Scott Dane is the Executive Director of the American Loggers Council. ALC is a 501(c)(6) trade association representing the interests of timber harvesting and timber hauling businesses across the United States. For more information visit www. amloggers.com.

Oregon Dishes Out Timber Revenues

Out of almost $100 million in overall timber sale revenues in 2022, the state of Oregon has returned $61 million to the counties that have state forest acre-

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age. State law requires two-thirds of forest revenues be distributed to the Forest Trust Land Counties, with the remainder earmarked for state forestry operations.

Oregon operates five state forests that cover 729,000 acres of timberland. Overall, 12 counties shared in the revenues, led by $19.1 million to Clatsop County which contains the 147,000 acre Clatsop State Forest. The 357,000 acre Tillamook State Forest is Oregon’s top producer, generating $30 million shared by threecounties.

American Truckers Cite Fuel Prices, Drivers

American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), recently released its 18thannual top industry issues report, identifying the leading industry concerns including fuel prices, driver shortage, truck parking, driver compensation, the economy and for the first time, speed limiters.

According to American Trucking Assn. Chairman Harold Sumerford of J&M Tank Lines in Birmingham, Ala., “High fuel prices and finding drivers were two of our industry’s big-

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gest challenges,” and those issues were made more difficult by the economy.

In a year that saw record high fuel costs, fuel prices were ranked as the top industry concern, replacing the driver shortage, which had been the number one issue for five years in a row. In 2022, the driver shortage was the second-ranked issue, followed by the lack of available truck parking. Rounding out the top five this year were driver compensation and the economy.

With the release earlier this year of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Notice of Intent to enter into a speed limiter rule making in 2023, Speed Limiters ranked in the top 10 this year for the first time, coming in ninth overall and fifth among commercial driver respondents. More than 4,200 trucking industry stakeholders participated in the survey, including motor carriers, truck drivers, industry suppliers, driver trainers, law enforcement, and others.

February 22-26—Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers annual meeting, Ponte Vedra Inn & Club, Ponte Vedra, Fla. Call 336-885-8315; visit appalachianhardwood.org.

February 23-25—Oregon Logging Conference & Show, Lane County Convention Center, Eugene, Ore. Call 541686-9191; visit oregonloggingconference.com.

February 24-26—South Carolina Timber Producers Assn. annual meeting, DoubleTree Resort by Hilton, Myrtle Beach, SC. Call 800-371-2240; visit scloggers.com.

March 1-2—Ohio Forestry Assn./Ohio Tree Farm annual meeting, Marriott Northwest, Dublin, Ohio. Call 614-4979580; visit ohioforest.org.

March 16-18—Redwood Region Logging Conference, Redwood Empire Fairgrounds, Ukiah, Calif. Call 707-4434091; visit rrlc.net.

March 17-18—Washington Contract Loggers Assn. annual meeting, Northern Quest Resort & Casino, Airway Heights, Wash. Call 800-422-0074; visit loggers.com.

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