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JOHN DEERE FOR CAMPBELL CONTRACTING

Craig and Jeff of Campbell Contracting in Canterbury have taken delivery of a new John Deere 948L-II skidder courtesy of the team at Drummond & Etheridge.

ANOTHER SATCO 3L2T INTO THE TAUPO LAKES FOREST

TeWaa Logging has taken delivery of a new 3L2T to replace an existing harvester. The new SATCO harvester has the SATCO Logmaker control system. The 3L2T will be cutting stems to length on the landing. CAT 330GC FOR MCCORMICK LOGGING

McCormick Logging has taken delivery of a second new Next Generation Cat 330GC excavator into its Timberlands operation. The unit was guarded by PFS and has an Ensign 1730 grapple attached. The crew is impressed with the performance of the new Next Gen platform and says the fuel saving is noticeable. Sold by Mark Costello from Terra Cat.

DOOSAN FOR NAB CONTRACTING

NAB Contracting’s Nick has added a Doosan DX140 to his fleet to assist with pretty much everything on site. Bush guarded and compliant and fitted with Doherty tilt bucket, thumb and ripper and Ensign 1100 grapple, he says the extra weight has been no issue for performance. Nick says he was impressed and surprised with the performance and lift. Even with being a smaller machine it has the capability of lifting 5 axle trailers off, he says. It will be mainly performing maintenance tasks around the skid and roading sites.

JOHN DEERE FOR BLUEWOOD LOGGING

Clint and Kath of Bluewood Logging in Tapanui have taken delivery of a new John Deere 768L-II 6-wheel drive skidder. Supplied by Drummond & Etheridge.

NEW MACHINERY FOR HAUTAPU LOGGINGG

Hautapu Logging has taken delivery of a new Falcon Winch Assist on a Cat 330 GC base machine which was commissioned near Whanganui. This is Terra CAT’s first Falcon Winch Assist machine, and the sale was made by Steve McDougall of Terra CAT. Pictured from left: Barry McIntosh (DC Equipment), Henry (Hautapu Logging), Steve McDougall (Terra CAT), Kyle PakiPaki (DC Equipment) and Jason Moore (DC Equipment).

QUADCO UPGRADE FOR LEALAND LOGGING

Mark Lealand has recently upgraded his older KF800 to a new Quadco QB4400. Sold by Southstar Equipment NZ. CAT 336 FOR H&R HARVESTING

H&R Harvesting has put its new Cat 336 excavator to work in Wainui. The machine has been guarded by PFS and has a Woodsman 750 harvester attached. This is an ideal combination to be a productive performer in the forest, say owners, Rodney and Ngahuia Hubbard. Sold by Territory Account Manager, Mark Costello.

NEW CAT FOR RAZORS EDGE CONTRACTING

This Next Generation Cat 538LL forest machine is a new arrival for Razors Edge Contracting. Deanna and Guy Hogan secured the unit to perform fleeting and loading duties for their swing yarder operation in the Mohaka Forests. Guy Hogan is pictured on delivery day. He says he is really impressed with the overall performance of his Next Gen 538 as well as the great visibility from the cab. Sold by Territory Account Manager Forestry, Heath Stewart.

MADILL ON THE MOVE!

Porter Haulage snapped on the road by photographer Jordan Cleaver, delivering a Madill 172B tower yarder fitted with additional LeBus lagging to Black Contracting in Dunedin. Machine sold and delivered by Porter Equipment Territory Manager for Otago Southland, Ross Moody.

KOMATSU PC 300LC-8 FOR BAY FOREST HARVESTING

Dan Mouat and the team at Napier-based Bay Forest Harvesting have recently taken delivery of a new Komatsu PC 300L-8. The PC 300LC - 8 has been set up as a Tractionline by Chris, Brad, Rodney, Jono and the team at EMS Pictured from left: Dan Mouat and John Kosar (Komatsu Forest NZ). Photographer: Adam Mcnamara.

FALCON WINCH ASSIST FOR FOREST VIEW LOGGINGS

The Forest View Logging team with their new Falcon Winch Assist in the Coromandel on commissioning day. From left: Kyle (DC Equipment), Ian (Forest View Logging), Jonny (Shaw’s), Ben (Shaws) and Jason (DC Equipment). JOHN DEERE FOR HAVARD & BARNES

The team at Havard & Barnes has taken delivery of a new John Deere 959MH tracked levelling harvester and Waratah FL100 felling head combo. Working hard in the Wairarapa, Geoff Barnes says he is enjoying the new-to-the-market combo. Sold and supported by the Lower North Island AGrowQuip team.

CAT 538LL FM FOR SHANE GRIFFIN LOGGING

Milton-based Shane Griffin Logging has scored its first purposebuilt Next Gen 538 Forest Machine which has been put into its South Otago harvesting operation. It joins a Cat fleet including two earlier generation 538 forest machine units. The crew is enjoying the more spacious cab design, better visibility, and more swing torque for increased power and performance. Owner Shane Griffin is pictured (centre), with Jackson Veitch, and Terra Cat Territory Account Manager, John Mathias (left) who sold the machine.

NEW MACHINERY FOR TARGET INFRASTRUCTURE

Target Infrastructure has replaced its SH300TLFS-5 with the new 4040 in its operation on the East Coast – swinging a Duxson grapple off a factory Sumitomo heal. Operator, Roger is stoked with the speed and how responsive the new model is.

JOHN DEERE/SATCO COMBO FOR FPNZ

Tania Brown and Ian Harvey, owners of FPNZ based in Rotorua, have added another John Deere Leveller to their fleet. Aaron Finnegan is the operator in charge of the new JD 959MH coupled with a SATCO 3L2 head. Aaron says he is very happy with the improved performance of the new 959MH and SATCO head – “a very good match”. Sold and serviced by Agrowquip, Rotorua.

CAT/ENSIGN COMBO FOR KAYLEX

Kaylex has taken delivery of its first new machine, a Cat 538 forest machine complete with an Ensign 1530 grapple. Hayden Craig is operating the machine to start with, doing woodlot harvesting around the Taranaki region. He says he is already impressed with how quick the 538 is with its responsive controls and the power in the track motors. Hayden does steep terrain shovel logging with plenty of machine assist felling trees. The extra reach makes a big difference with this task, with the machine being suitably nimble for this type of work, he says. Pictured are Hayden, Shannon, and their children Casey and Lexi. Sold by Terra Cat Territory Account Manager, Steve McDougall.

SUMITOMO/DUXSON COMBO FOR GILLION LOGGING

Gillion Logging has taken delivery of a new Sumitomo SH250-6LF fitted with a Duxson GX171 grapple. Matt and the crew say they are more than happy with the capabilities of the new machine and the grapple performance. TIGERCAT FOR H&J FORESTRY

Sam has added this Tigercat LS855E fitted with a Tigercat 5195 falling head to his operation at H&J Forestry. He says he is enjoying the speed and nimbleness of this machine across the hill and through the cutover. This will be hooked to a tether and fall and bunch for his harvestline, removing the requirement of manual falling and improving the safety on site of his team

NEW MACHINERY FOR LOG WORKS

Log Works’ Davy Garland has recently taken delivery of a new Quadco QB4400 working in his firewood operation in the Wairarapa, which can easily swap out to a grapple if needed. Sold by Southstar Equipment NZ.