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FOREST TALK Ministry to help find solutions for worker shortage; One Billion Trees plan reaches milestone; export log prices fall back; New Zealand grows share of China log market; new taxes and overseas competition worry WPMA; PM takes up timber exporter concerns with China; wood companies target “inflated” log prices; latest FICA survey shows business confidence declines; FOMS is now Forest360; forestry companies unite in joint distribution venture; KiwiRail lifting log capacity out of Wairarapa; save lives with ‘Stop the Bleed’; TransDiesel buys Translog; fish finally bite for truckers and loggers.

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SHAW’S WIRE ROPES IRON TEST The first Doosan 380LL purpose-built forestry machine has taken a while to reach New Zealand. Working with Flight Logging in the central North Island, it provides another option for forestry crews looking for a machine with the power, performance and specification to process big trees – straight out of the factory.

SPECIAL FEATURE: NEW BLOOD, PART 2 In the second part of our series on the need to attract new blood into forestry we look at training initiatives that are helping to channel people into our industry and provide them with the right skills for the job.

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WOMEN IN FORESTRY The first all-female forestry crew to go to work in New Zealand has attracted a lot of interest. NZ Logger spent a day with the ladies to find out what brought them together and how they are facing the challenges of silviculture.

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NZ’s first all-female forestry crew

Training foresters shifts up a gear

The new Doosan 380LL purpose-built forestry machine working for Flight Logging south of Turangi, near National Park.

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T SEEMS BLINDINGLY OBVIOUS, WHEN YOU CONSIDER AROUND 50% of the population is female, that we should be doing more to attract women into forestry.

Look around most crews and they are overwhelmingly staffed by males.

Sure, it’s an historical thing and the physical nature of the job called for brawn more than brains back in the day, but times have changed. And so has the work.

Axes and ox-drawn log teams are out and sophisticated harvesting machinery is in.

Our attitudes to women in the workplace have also changed (for the most part). They are regarded as equally able to perform the same task as men and pay rates are identical, too. Which is how it should be.

So why aren’t we getting more women into forestry?

There are lots of reasons and many would apply equally to why we aren’t getting men. Things like working conditions, long travel times to and from work, the perceived dangers and, dare I say it, a very masculine-oriented culture in the crews – it’s hard to overcome the testosterone flows in a maledominated domain.

But here’s the thing; talk to any contractor who employs women in their crews and it can often be a very positive move. The guys become more respectful and their work ethic can improve because they don’t want to be “shown up by a girl”.

You also hear comments that women operators are more forgiving with machines, although I think that’s subjective, because I’ve seen some very smooth male operators, too.

The real issue is that forestry needs both men and women. We don’t have enough of either and the industry needs to ensure that it has an open door policy that is attractive to anyone who wants to work here, regardless of gender.

But sometimes we need to actually show why it should be more encouraging to women, because it hasn’t been like that. Which is why NZ Logger is going to be running an occasional series of articles called ‘Women in Forestry’ to focus on how ladies are taking up opportunities in our industry.

It starts this month with the first all-female crew in New Zealand – a silviculture gang working in the central North Island – and it dovetails nicely with the continuation of our feature on attracting new blood to forestry, looking at how we’re training newcomers. NZL

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Ministry to help find solutions for worker shortage A JUST-COMPLETED SURVEY HAS highlighted the labour shortages in New Zealand forestry and now the Ministry of Primary Industries is to help lead a search for answers.

MPI is creating a working group incorporating forest growers, silviculture and harvesting contractors to devise ways to overcome the shortages.

Although the immediate focus is on the 2019 tree planting season the long-term aim of the closer cooperation will be to devise a multi-year plan to attract, develop and retain the workforce needed to create the conditions for a sustainable sector that has momentum to grow and adapt.

The survey of forestry labour requirements for 2019, released last month by MPI, shows that silviculture is in dire need of new blood to help with the upcoming planting season.

As a group, silviculture contractors expect that they will need to increase their workforce by up to 73% to cope with the additional demands from the One Billion Trees programme, on top of existing replanting commitments.

It’s a big ask in such a short time, acknowledges Prue Younger, CEO of the Forest Industry Contractors Association, especially “when we are competing with 20 other sectors for the same person”.

The survey highlighted that some of those new positions will come from seasonal workers, rather than people joining silvi crews on a permanent basis. The report says the proportion of seasonal workers is expected to increase to 36% from 29% in 2018, possibly brought in from overseas.

The biggest need is in the Waikato/central North Island, East Coast and Northland,

where some crews will need twice as much manpower to meet demand.

The report also highlighted the high turnover rate across all parts of the forestry sector, with 25% of people leaving the firms they were working with in 2018. Surprisingly, the churn rate was greater among harvesting crews than for silviculture – a number of those leaving went to other contractors.

Reasons for the shortage were given as the inability to attract new people into forestry, employment conditions (pay rates, long hours, physical nature of the job and distance to and from work), retirement etc.

Prue Younger covers the survey further in the FICA column on page 52 and in NZ Logger’s second instalment of the feature on attracting new blood, starting on page 30, we look at training initiatives to get workers fit-for-purpose. NZL

Another boost for One Billion Trees plan THE GOVERNMENT’S ONE BILLION TREES PROGRAMME RECEIVED another boost last month after signing up its second-largest forestry planting partnership, along with a smaller scheme.

The latest joint ventures to be signed are with Te Uri o Hau, which will see 2,843 hectares of plantation forestry planted on the Pouto Peninsula in Kaipara; and Tapuwae Inc, covering up to 800 hectares in the Tapuwae Forest in Hokianga.

A total of 21 joint ventures have now been signed between Te Uru Rākau (Forestry New Zealand) – the lead agency of the Programme – and various landowners.

The scale of the Te Uri o Hau planting, expected to start this year, is second only to the 2.1 million trees the Crown will help plant on 3,195 ha of Ngati Hine land, also in Northland. That scheme was to have started last year, but land clearance issues caused a delay and it’s now expected to continue beyond 2020.

The next largest project under the Crown partnership scheme covers 1,378 ha that the Accident Compensation Corporation is planting in Otaqo this year and the following two years.

Hailing the latest signing, Forestry Minister, Shane Jones, says the Te Uri o Hau scheme “brings the total planting area across joint ventures to 13,000 hectares – over halfway to our total of 24,000 hectares.

“These agreements are seeing planting and silviculture jobs created that weren’t there before, they’re offering landowners, including Māori, the ability to diversify income and improve land productivity, and they’re creating real environmental and social benefits, too.

“We are seeing a huge amount of goodwill and interest with over

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260 enquiries from a wide range of landowners and a further 35 properties totalling 10,000ha currently under negotiation.

“Along with these joint ventures, the new One Billion Trees Fund launched in November is offering simple and direct grants to landowners who are looking to integrate trees into their landscapes with over 700 enquiries to the Fund.

“The wider One Billion Trees goal to plant at least one billion trees by 2028 is an ambitious one, but is a commitment from the Government to drive regional revitalisation and deliver benefits to our people and our environment. It also supports Māori to realise the potential of their land.”

After allowing for land preparation, between 300 and 500 ha of the new forest planned by Te Uri o Hau on the peninsula may be planted this winter. While the Tapuwae Forest scheme could see planting of between 100 and 200 ha get underway this year.

MPI estimates the 21 partnerships agreed to date will see almost 11.7 million trees planted. The Crown’s investment, including land rent, forestry establishment, maintenance and harvest costs is estimated at $140.7 million.

About 57,000 ha of exotics were planted in New Zealand last year.

To reach the government’s one billion trees by 2028 target – which also includes natives – that annual planting rate has to almost double and be sustained for a decade.

In February, Mr Jones said increased private sector planting could see 1.4 billion trees planted by 2028. To encourage that, the government has committed about $485 million from the Provincial Growth Fund, which it is using to complement existing Crown and council afforestation schemes. NZL

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Export log prices fall back EXPORT LOG PRICES FELL AGAIN LAST month, as the Chinese market continues to show signs of nervousness and economists fret over the fragile state of international trade.

At Wharf Gate (AWG) prices for logs delivered to ports around New Zealand decreased for the second month in a row, reducing NZ$7 on average per JASm³ in April, after slipping NZ$5 in March.

PF Olsen says this decrease is due to a combination of increased shipping costs and uncertainty in the China log market. While the demand for logs is at record levels, there is an imbalance between log and domestic wholesale prices.

In its latest market report, PF Olsen says there are log vessels en route to China from New Zealand without confirmed Letters of Credit (LCs) and Chinese log buyers are using this opportunity to try and negotiate log prices down.

However, the lower export log price has yet to feed through to the domestic market, where unpruned log prices have continued the very stable start to 2019. This is likely due to strong local demand, with mills reporting average sawn timber sales up by around 5% on last year as a result of increased building activity in the main North Island cities. Timber exports, however, are facing increasing headwinds, with Australian demand down, rising inventories reported in China and Canada ramping up its exports to Asia.

Taking the drop in the AWG log prices into account the PF Olsen Log Price Index for April decreased $3 to $131, but it is still $2 above the two-year average, $5 above the three-year average and $13 higher than the five-year average.

Meanwhile, China will remain the focus of

everyone’s attention over the coming months.

Following the Lunar New Year shutdown, softwood log stocks across China are now around 4.2-4.3 million m³, even though uplift from the ports has been running at a record 90,000 m³ per day recently.

PF Olsen reports that over recent months exporters of New Zealand Radiata logs to China have achieved small but consistent increases in the CFR prices for logs while the domestic wholesale prices have remained flat.

“The price of other species from other countries has softened to reflect this market situation,” says PF Olsen. “Many log buyers are not happy with this situation and want to reduce the price of Radiata logs from New Zealand.

“The volume of logs imported from New Zealand are by far the largest, as well as the most consistent and stable so the China log market is reliant upon this volume. Some exporters consider the present situation as a price correction, while others are pointing to more fundamental changes to the log market.

“There is some substitution of Radiata with lower value species and in the inland ports there are increasingly cheaper logs imported from countries who co-operate with China through the One Belt One Road initiative.

“It is hard to accept there are fundamental changes such as some exporters forecasting softening construction, with the current daily record off-take of softwood logs from the ports.

“What is of note is there is a range of CFR prices achieved by log exporters (assuming all log sale contracts get converted to Letters of Credit) meaning AWG prices offered in May will either increase in range between exporters, or some exporters will suffer losses to maintain supply.

“When issuing April AWG prices, most exporters seemed to wait and see what other exporters were offering before settling on their offers. This was because many of their sale prices were unconfirmed.”

Log exports to India remain subdued, as the country focues on its general election, and this situation is expected to continue, with prices taking their lead from China. NZL

Some log vessels have been leaving New Zealand en route to China without confirmed Letters of Credit.

New Zealand grows share of China log market CHINA’S LOG IMPORTS CONTINUE TO BE DOMINATED BY NEW Zealand, which further increased its share of the trade during 2018, according to figures released by Wood Resource Quarterly (WRQ).

In its latest Global Timber and Wood Products Market Update, WRQ notes that while China is exploring new sources of softwood logs around the world with minor log exporters, such as Japan, Poland, Chile and South Africa all expanding their shipments, it was New Zealand that led the way.

China had another record year of softwood log imports in 2018, when over 40 million m³ of logs landed at Chinese ports. It marked the third consecutive year of year-over-year increases, with 2018 volumes being up 37% from 2015. Although import volumes fell slightly from the 3Q/18 to the 4Q/18, the December numbers were the second highest monthly imports on record, with New Zealand

supplying 44% of the total import volume in those three months, up from 30% just three years earlier.

Russia saw the biggest decline in market share, falling from 36% to 18% in the past three years as it concentrates on lumber exports, rather than logs.

One of the big beneficiaries was Uruguay, which increased its log exports to China from a few thousand m3 in 2016 to almost 2.5 million m³ in 2018, making it the fifth largest log supplier to China last year.

Interestingly, Japan, the sixth largest softwood log importer in the world, has almost tripled log exports to China over the past few years, from just over 300,000 m3 in 2014 to almost one million m3 in 2018. Other smaller log supplying countries that have increased shipments to China in 2018 include Poland, Chile, South Africa and Germany. NZL

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Wood companies target “inflated” log prices “HIGHLY INFLATED” LOG EXPORT PRICES came under the spotlight at the Wood Processors and Manufacturers Association (WPMA) oneday conference held in Christchurch last month, which it says is putting its members at risk.

While high prices were good for forest owners in the short term, the WPMA is concerned that this will bring serious, long term repercussions across the NZ manufacturing sector and the communities that depend upon it for jobs.

Senior economist and trade expert, John Ballingall of Sense Partners, acknowledged these challenges, warning that a large distortion between theoretical and observed export prices of logs speaks for itself.

He suggests it will be up to the New Zealand Government to decide what regulatory actions must be taken to remedy the situation.

While this situation is bad for manufacturers of wood products, exports of Radiata pine logs, especially to China, have been fetching record prices, he says. In that country, evidence suggests our logs are effectively subsidised into their market and this will have the effect of

skewing log prices upwards here in New Zealand.

Andy Glenie, of Glenie Legal, specialises in commercial dispute resolution and matters relating to competition and regulatory law in New Zealand. He acknowledges that overcoming the industry’s challenges from overseas subsidies under existing free trade agreements is not working And he gave several examples of how domestic wood processors may be able to use NZ competition law to protect themselves.

Current inflated prices have occurred even though we have free trade agreements, suggesting the agreements are being broken or at least “massaged,” says WPMA Board Member Doug Ducker.

“We believe that wood processing and manufacturing is a major driver of economic growth in a carbon-constrained world, and a significant feature of the country’s diverse and high value export profile of the future,” he told delegates.

“However, with competitors not always sticking to the rules we need new thinking

to underpin growth across all manufacturing sectors.”

He supports deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters’ view that New Zealand is too small to do anything other than insist on fair play in international trade.

“Logs also take energy, fibre and jobs offshore when they’re exported,” adds Ducker. “New thinking on trade must underpin future growth!”

Speakers from major manufacturers and exporters in the dairy, food and engineering sectors shared their own expertise in facing similar challenges at the conference, allowing delegates to consider what is happening in other important manufacturing sectors.

WPMA Chief Executive, Dr Jon Tanner, referred to a NZ Wood Council 2016 report that clearly showed how our international competitors have been shifting the trade goalposts, which has decimated the local manufacturing base.

“It is a matter of urgency that New Zealand Inc pulls all policy levers necessary to enable our manufacturers to compete fairly,” says Dr Tanner. NZL

ETS revamp to boost forest planting FORESTRY MINISTER, SHANE JONES, SAYS the changes to the Emissions Trading Scheme unveiled recently will see 89 million more trees planted in the coming years that will store an extra 45 million tonnes of carbon dioxide in our forests.

A key measure in the raft of changes jointly announced by Mr Jones and his Climate Change Minister colleague, James Shaw, will see the introduction of averaging accounting for all forests registered from January 1 2021 and the option to use the new accounting method for all forests registered in 2019 and 2020.

It’s a measure that will encourage farm farmers and hill country farmers to plant more trees, along with investors looking to get into forestry, according to the Forest Owners Association.

Forest Owners Association President, Peter Weir, says many investors have been seeking transparent, simpler rules for a long time, adding that the announcement gives much needed certainty, especially in the context of the recent Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment’s report and the forthcoming report back to Ministers from the Interim Climate Change Committee.

While Farm Forestry Association Chair, Neil Cullen, says carbon average accounting, where a forester is not penalised for harvesting so long as they replant, will encourage farmers to plant out land in forests without concerns that this will result in cash-flow problems in the future. The reform reduces ETS compliance costs.

“By taking a long-term view of the amount of

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carbon in a production forest, averaging means forest owners will be able to trade more carbon (NZUs) at lower risk and not have to worry about finding units to repay when they harvest,” says Mr Jones.

“It’s essential the ETS provides the right incentives for forestry over the long term so we can deliver on our One Billion Trees programme as well as our commitment to taking action on climate change and supporting the transition to a low emissions future.

“We’ve heard from the forestry sector about the need to make the ETS simpler while increasing the incentives to plant trees – simpler accounting for the carbon stored in trees will make a positive difference for anyone considering investing in forestry.

“The timing of this decision – as the 2019 planting season is about to get under way – is important for forest owners. They can now go ahead with planting this year knowing they can choose the new system and we hope this provides the certainty they’ve been seeking as a sector. We expect to make further decisions soon on the details of averaging accounting, and whether forests already in the ETS can transition to averaging.”

The government has also agreed to several operational changes to streamline the ETS process for forest owners, including: • Making it easier to identify ETS-eligible land prior to investing in planting • Ensuring the 6-year stand-down period for grant-funded forests works as intended

• Aligning the ETS Mandatory Emissions Return Periods with the Paris Agreement timing • Enabling better enforcement in cases of persistently non-compliant returns or missed returns from post-1989 forest owners • Strengthening the compliance process for transmissions of interest when a forest changes hands and • Enabling enforcement in cases of permanent forest being intentionally clear-felled, as well as • Six further minor and technical changes to resolve ‘bugs’ in the system and enable better operation of the ETS over the long term.

Mr Shaw says: “Alongside these important forestry changes, the Government is progressing more amendments to the ETS. These changes will improve the ETS to support New Zealand’s commitment to the Paris Agreement and our transition to a low emissions future. We aim to introduce the changes to Parliament around the middle of this year.

“We are also making the scheme fairer and creating the ability for the Crown to make sure people are operating within the intended framework.”

They complement other changes announced in December 2018, and others still to come in May, particularly around how to incentivise the storage of carbon in long-lived wood products. The Government plans to introduce these changes to Parliament later this year as a suite of changes to the Climate Change Response Act. NZL

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Latest FICA survey shows business confidence declines

by Georgia Craig and David Evison, School of Forestry, University of Canterbury 1. Introduction The Forest Industry Contractors’ Association business confidence survey was carried out in February 2019, when 48 logging contractors were contacted. Participants were asked five questions relating to their business intentions over the next six months. Our thanks to all those contractors who took the time to participate in the survey.

2. Logging contractor responses a. Business conditions “Do you think conditions for your business are going to improve, stay the same or get worse in the next six months?”

Get worse

Same

Get better

7

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14

b. Employees “Are you likely to increase, maintain, or decrease number of employees over the next six months?”

Decrease

Same

Increase

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13

c. Spending on capital equipment “Are you likely to be purchasing new machinery or equipment over the next six months, no plans to buy any equipment, or selling?”

Sell 3

No purchase Buy replacement Buy expansion 10

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d. Feedback from customers “Do you receive adequate information from your major customers so that you can plan for change in your business?”

Not enough

About right

Well informed

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35

e. Recommendation “Would you recommend your industry as a good place to work?”

Not recommend

Neutral

Recommend

3

3

42

Commentary on the five business confidence measures • Overall, there has been a slight decline in business confidence since the July 2018 survey with 70% respondents expecting conditions for their business to either stay the same or get worse over the next six months.

• 28% of contractors are expecting to increase the number of employees over the next six months. A significant proportion (64%) of contractors indicated that they would be maintaining the same number of employees.

• Contractor’s attitudes to investment in machinery and equipment have remained much the same since the July 2018 survey with 73% indicating they would be purchasing for either replacement or expansion.

• 73% of logging contractors believe they receive adequate information and feedback from their major customers. However, 19% believe they are not well informed and that feedback was inadequate, up from 15% in the previous survey.

• 87% of contractors would recommend the industry as a good place to work.

Trends in logging contractor business confidence (Jun 2010 to February 2019) The % net positive response rate provides a summary of business confidence for the period.

Note: the % net positive response is calculated as (% of respondents giving an optimistic response, minus the % of respondents giving a pessimistic response).

Trends over time Business confidence of logging contractors has declined since the July 2018 survey, with the score for overall business conditions dropping to 15% – the lowest level since December 2011. There was also a marked decline in the net positive scores for ‘employees’ to 19%, reflecting a lower number of respondents expecting

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to increase the amount of employees in their business over the next six months.

There has been a small decrease in the net positive scores for ‘investment’, ‘recommendation’ and ‘feedback from customers’. ‘Recommendation’

has decreased from 88% to 81% since the previous survey. ‘Feedback from customers’ has decreased by 3% indicating that slightly fewer respondents believe they receive adequate information from their major customers. NZL

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Forestry mourns loss of Thomas Song THE NEW ZEALAND FORESTRY INDUSTRY is mourning the passing of one of its leaders.

Ernslaw One says its founding Managing Director, Thomas Song, has passed away following a sudden illness.

Thomas moved to New Zealand with his family from Malaysia in 1990, following the purchase of state forests by the Malaysian based Tiong family. Through a succession of purchases and development of new forests, he helped to build Ernslaw One into one of the largest forestry companies in New

Zealand.

He was also instrumental in assisting the Tiong family to purchase a number of other businesses in New Zealand through the Oregon Group, including land development company The Neil Group and Winstone Pulp. He later successfully promoted the restructure of the NZ Salmon industry through the formation of NZ King Salmon, which is now listed on the NZX and the ASX. Thomas developed a reputation for being a strategic thinker and pragmatic in business.

He was commercially astute and built high quality enduring business relationships.

He invested confidence in his management teams and was held in high regard by the many employees of the businesses that he had oversight of. Thomas became regarded as a leader in the forestry industry and his passing will represent a huge loss to the business interests of New Zealand.

Thomas is survived by his wife, Leh Sieng, his son Steven and his daughter Swee Sing and two grandchildren. NZL

Forestry companies unite FOMS is now in joint distribution venture Forest360 FOUR FORESTRY COMPANIES OPERATING in the Wairarapa region have joined forces in a venture called Log Distribution Limited.

Log Distribution Limited is a collaboration between FOMS Ltd (now known as Forest360), Forest Enterprises Growth Ltd, Wairarapa Estate Ltd and Norsewood Estate Ltd that aims to improve efficiencies in log export through the collaborative management of log marketing and shipping, marshalling and stevedoring, road and rail transport and log storage.

Based at Masterton, it will ship logs from the Wellington and Napier ports, and will be supported by specialist log exporter, TPT, which has been engaged to oversee the company’s export marketing and shipping.

Forest Enterprises Growth Chief Executive Officer, Bert Hughes, says the four founding companies share common interests in the supply chain and had collectively identified an opportunity to improve the efficiency and safety of log export operations through increased coordination and scale.

“We believe the formation of Log Distribution Limited will result in reduced waste across the supply chain and better use of our critical rail and port infrastructure,” Mr Hughes says.

“A key focus of Log Distribution

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operations will be to improve efficiency in log cartage across the southern part of the North Island. This includes initiatives that will assist in alleviating bottlenecks in the supply chain, as we expect to see local harvest levels steadily increase over the next five years.”

Recognising the increased demand to provide the region’s growers with a route to market, Mr Hughes says Log Distribution will focus on reducing the reliance on road transport over the Remutaka Range and lessen port congestion at Centrepoint Wellington.

As New Zealand’s forestry harvest levels continue to grow, Mr Hughes is confident Log Distribution will strengthen the supply chain and deliver a wealth of benefits to stakeholders.

“The formation of Log Distribution Limited is a great example of positive collaboration in the forest industry that will benefit both community and industry stakeholders,” Mr Hughes says.

Wairarapa Estate and Norsewood Estate properties are part of Sydneybased New Forests, an international funds management business specialising in responsible forestland investment. Local management of both properties is overseen by IFS Growth forest managers. NZL

ONE OF NEW ZEALAND’S LARGEST independent forestry companies, FOMS, has rebranded as Forest360.

Formed in 2004, the privately-owned company has become one of New Zealand’s largest independent log procurement, harvesting and marketing service providers, with forestry operations spanning the North Island.

The relaunch of the FOMS brand follows its recent merger with Woodnet, a forestry and marginal land-use advisory and management company that has been operating Nationwide since 1999. The relaunch brings together the respective operations of each company under the new Forest360 name and its positioning statement, Growing your future.

Managing Director, Dan Gaddum, says “the name Forest360 underpins our commitment to provide full service to the industry as a whole,” including Woodnet’s position as one of New Zealand’s leading Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) specialists through its work in the land use, environment and conservation space.

Forest360 is a major log supplier to all domestic sawmills in the North Island and a major supplier of export logs from North Island ports and has 32 full-time staff working across forest and land management operations.

Forest360’s main administration office will remain in Feilding, with management and consultancy team members based across New Zealand. NZL

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Called ‘Stop the Bleed’, the campaign has been launched by New Zealand healthcare company Pharmaco Emergency Care, supported by the Medical Director for St John.

Stop the Bleed New Zealand aims to educate people about how to best manage a major bleed in the critical minutes before emergency services are able to arrive. A cut artery can result in death in as little as three minutes and in this time precious lives can be lost if immediate first aid is not provided.

Forest workers are at high risk from dying as a result of severe bleeding because they operate in remote areas well away from assistance and it can take time for trained medics to arrive.

The campaign reflects a growing understanding that dealing with major external bleeding is vital when a person has immediate life-threatening injuries.

Pip Cotterell, Product and Critical Standards Manager, at Pharmaco Emergency Care, says it’s essential the public have the right training and tools to manage a situation with potentially tragic results: “This is all about getting priorities right in a life-threatening situation – people dying from loss of blood is tragic, but what’s more heartbreaking is people not knowing how to save them.

“Kiwi lives are lost every year simply because people are unaware of what to do to stop the bleed for long enough to save a person’s life.

“We are talking about major bleeding when blood is spurting or pouring from a wound as the heart pumps. With an average of only 5 litres of blood in our bodies, bleeding like this can lead to death very quickly. It’s traumatic and highly stressful, so people need to understand what steps to take straight away.”

The Stop the Bleed NZ campaign has been planned since last year to raise awareness

that injury and major bleeding can occur unexpectedly anytime and it’s important to be prepared to manage it.

It follows in the footsteps of other successful initiatives in the US and Australia, where training programmes exist, including how to use a high-quality tourniquet, a band placed around a limb that is tightened to control bleeding by stopping blood flow to a wound.

Press hard and don’t stop! Arteries are near the surface and vulnerable and need to be dealt with immediately.

Dr Tony Smith, Medical Director of St John, says New Zealand is taking the lead from these countries and welcomes a focus on how to provide first aid for major bleeding.

He says: “If someone severs an artery the fastest ambulance or helicopter isn’t always going to get there in time to save their life – however, anyone can help save that person’s life and nine times out of ten it will be someone you know, a colleague, friend or loved one.

“We see accidents where someone could have been saved if the bleeding had been

controlled, but people need the knowledge and ideally the right equipment nearby, such as in a vehicle or building.

“We don’t have New Zealand stats but international ones show that up to 20% of people who have died from injuries could have survived with quick bleeding control and unfortunately every year we see deaths that were preventable had people stopped the external bleeding.

“In a nutshell, the key is putting full bodyweight pressure on the wound to stem the blood flow and doing this for as long as possible – that’s why we say “Push Hard, Don’t Stop”.

“The two mistakes people make are not applying enough pressure, and not pressing for long enough. Use a bandage, item of clothing or a cloth to push hard on the wound and keep pushing.”

Currently, the use of tourniquets is not routinely included in first aid training in New Zealand but this is being reviewed: “This change has happened overseas and it is something we are discussing in New Zealand,” he says. NZL

Lives can be saved by simply pushing hard on a wound.

TransDiesel buys Translog FORESTRY, TRANSPORT AND EQUIPMENT SPECIALIST, TransDiesel Ltd, has purchased Translog Limited of Nelson to boost its service and support in the upper South Island.

Translog Services was formed in 1992 as a parts and service company operating in the Nelson/Marlborough region and in 1996 Rowan and Julie Coutts purchased the business from the original owners.

In 2006, Translog Services Ltd relocated to its current site with

the construction of a large purpose-built workshop in Brightwater, alongside State Highway 6. Translog developed into a leading construction and forestry maintenance business and as a trading dealership for TransDiesel, holds the service agencies for Volvo and Yanmar construction equipment.

TransDiesel has taken over the business as a going concern, complete with all staff and operational management and will continue to run from the existing site. NZL

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Fish finally bite for truckers and loggers WITH A FULL MOON OVERHEAD IT wasn’t the greatest outlook for this year’s tournament but that certainly didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of the participants in the 2019 edition of the Southpac Truckers & Loggers Fishing Tournament.

Setting even more new records with 43 teams and 163 anglers pre registering, entries were closed a week out from the tournament.

There were also a record number of prizes up for grabs with over $75,000 worth of Shimano fishing equipment, power tools from ITM Haruru, Weber BBQ’s from Barrels 100% Whangarei, televisions and wireless head phones from Panasonic, blokey stuff from the Man Cave and Castrol retro ice bins and baggage and a Mavic Drone from Castrol.

Fishing on Day 1 was slow on the game fish front with only one Marlin tagged – by the Kenworth team on the boat Ata Rangi.

The Snapper and Kingfish boys were out measuring and releasing a good number of fish, which looked like it would be the story of the tournament.

Day 2 and more of the same, with one lone tagged marlin to team DAF on El Torito and plenty more snapper and kingfish. A few sharks were being tagged as well.

By Day 3, the game fishing boys were getting a bit desparate but the marlin finally showed up with several hooked and five eventual tags or landings.

So, after three days fishing the results were in and the winners presented with their prizes on Saturday night at the Bay of Islands

Swordfish Club Paihia clubhouse.

Winning angler, team and skipper and deckie went to the Superfreight Team on the boat Diesel, with Clark McRobbie taking out top angler and the team made up of Mack Peach, Clark McRobbie and Colin Mariner and skipper Rowan White and Lance Peach as deckie.

Diesel also collected the Calcutta – just shows it pays to back yourself.

Other prizes were heaviest Billfish first, second and third respectively and they went to the Bevan Wech team Matakana Moochers on the boat Centrefold with a 182.6kg Blue Marlin, Clark McRobbie team Superfreight on the boat Diesel with a 138kg Striped Marlin and Steven Hatch team Cummins 200 on the boat Predator.

Tagged and released billfish first, second and third respectively were Steve Currin team Kenworth on the boat Ata Rangi, Clark McRobbie team Superfreight on the boat Diesel and Greg Haliday team Mainstream on the boat Defiance.

Snapper prizes were heaviest snapper to Kevin O’Malley team AB Taupo on the boat Wakatu with a 10.64kg snapper, then first, second and third measure and release to the Russell Bill team Pyramid Trucking on the boat Anchorage with a 76cm snapper, Kevin O’Malley team AB Taupo on the boat Wakatu with a 74cm snapper and Russell Bill team Pyramid Trucking on the boat Anchorage with a 73cm snapper.

Kingfish prizes were heaviest Kingfish to

Trevor Jackson team NZ Truck & Driver on the boat Family Jewels with a 17.1kg kingfish then first second and third measure and release kingfish to Graham Laurie team Ocean Devotion on the boat Devocean with a 111cm kingfish, Doug Wilson team Bad Habits with a 105cm kingfish on the boat Mad Max and Don Wilson team Bad Habits on the boat Mad Max with a 104cm kingfish.

You didn’t even need to catch a fish to win major prizes as all the tuna prizes were drawn, which included Shimano rods and reels and power tools for first, second and third.

There were also a good list of lucky draw prizes, including a 65-inch Panasonic Smart TV, two Weber BBQs, two Shimano 80W reel and matching rods, a Shimano 50w reel and matching rod and a Makita jigsaw and large framed picture of a Scottish Highland bull.

This year also marked 100 years of Cummins, which is being celebrated internationally and was recognised with a bar shout by Cummins and also 20 years of NZ Truck & Driver magazine, celebrated with a cake cutting ceremony.

This is the 17th year NZ Truck & Driver and NZ Logger magazine have organised this tournament and special thanks go to sponsors: Southpac Trucks, AustraliaNew Zealand Kenworth Dealer of the Year two years in a row, Patchell Industries, SI-Lodec, Castrol, Isuzu Trucks NZ, Cummins, Panasonic, Auckland Oil Shop, NZ Truck & Driver magazine and NZ Logger magazine. NZL

Team Superfreight, fishing off Diesel, cleaned up five major prizes. Receiving their prizes from SI Lodec’s Shaun Morse (standing, far left) are (from left): Rowan White (top skipper) Clark McRobbie (top angler), Mack Peach, Lance Peach (top deckie) and Colin Mariner.

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Good things take time Story & photos: John Ellegard

The Doosan 380LL is the first brand new processor for Flight Logging and was the first to arrive in New Zealand.

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T’S TAKEN MORE THAN TWO YEARS TO REACH NEW Zealand, but this forestry-spec Doosan 380LL processor is a very welcome arrival on our shores.

And we can thank Pete Edwards of Rotorua-based Priceright Parts & Machinery for “throwing my toys out of the cot” that we finally did get it.

“I’ve been banging on about this model being made available to New Zealand for a long time,” says Pete.

“With a lot of backing from Charles Malcolm, the product manager at AB Equipment (the local Doosan distributor), we finally managed to convince the factory there was a good market for it here.

“We had to have a product in that segment, we just couldn’t stop at the 300LL. And the days of bastardising machines to create what you want is over, people want to buy something that is made for the job and arrives ready to go, without a three month wait to be converted.”

Even though Priceright Parts & Machinery is merely the dealer for the central North Island for Doosan, Pete Edwards has been closely involved with the brand for many years, going back to when it was known as Daewoo and just starting to supply diggers out of Korea into

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New Zealand. So his passion is deep-rooted.

Which is why he’s also accompanied NZ Logger into the Rotoaira Forest, south of Turangi, to catch up with Flight Logging, the first contractor to purchase the all-new Doosan 380LL in this country.

It’s also very poignant that Dave Flight has made a special effort to be here in the forest to talk with us about it, taking a break from hospital treatment that has kept him away from the crew for the past few weeks. With such a great, positive attitude, we’re certain Dave will soon be back to good health and working full time with his team again.

In the meantime, his son Hapeta is minding things and making sure the operation continues to run as smoothly as it has over the past three decades.

It’s been nine years since we last tested a Doosan, a 300LL working with one of the late Willie Newton’s crews near Rotorua, so it was high time we reconnected with the less prominent of the Korean equipment manufacturers. And, in a way, it is fitting that this one went to Dave Flight as he’s got a penchant for running unusual machinery.

The last time we caught up with him was to test a Liebherr log loader,

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Above: Priceright Parts & Machinery is working on a rear-entry cab as an option for the Doosan 380LL. Left: The new Doosan 380LL arrives from the factory fully kitted out to work in the forest.

still a rarity in our forests.

You don’t see many Doosans either, but we’d put money on sales starting to take off based on our experience with the new 380LL. Unveiled at the DEMO International 2016 event in Canada, this model was intended as a super log loader for the North American markets, but its size and performance quickly grabbed the attention of people downunder, including Pete Edwards.

“We want to develop Doosan in this market and this machine is exactly right for what a lot of our guys need for processing and loading big wood – it would even work as a heavy-duty harvester in the right environment,” says Pete.

It appealed to Dave Flight the minute he saw the 380LL sitting in the Priceright yard shortly after the machine arrived in the country: “I liked the look of it when I first saw it. It’s well designed, everything is nicely laid out. And, as opposed to converting a digger, this was pretty much all done.”

You don’t usually associate purpose-built forestry equipment with the Doosan name, but it has been building forestry-ready machines for some time, albeit in the smaller model range. The move up the

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food chain to this 52-tonner is something of a game-changer for the brand – to see why, you need to take a close look at the specs.

The factory-supplied standard equipment includes a high and wide undercarriage with heavy-duty track gear, well protected upper structure with guarding for the front, sides, the arm cylinder and the boom cylinder, plus a nicely guarded cab sitting atop a standard 1.2metre riser.

And that’s just what you can see on the outside. The really good stuff is hidden away inside the new 380LL, which Pete Edwards goes on to explain.

“From the hydraulic perspective, it’s a very different system that Doosan started developing a few years ago with Rexroth,” he says.

“It’s an on-demand system. It will only ever supply what you ask of it, not like a normal excavator where it’s pumping down 600 litres, or whatever, all the time. This thing can generate 720 litres but you have to tell it what you want and when you want it.”

720 litres of hydraulic piston power! Heck that’s more than you’ll see from a Madill 3800, which is considered the primo machine when it comes to hydraulic performance in the forest.

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Above: Big, tall cab provides the operator with a commanding view over the skid site and there’s a rear-view camera to spot anything directly behind.

Right: The extra-long boom and arm on the Doosan 380LL gives it great reach.

At the time of testing, the Flight 380LL wasn’t able to make full use of that 720 litres of hydraulic flow as a result of the installation of the new hand controls for the SouthStar 630 processing head. The original hand pieces are designed to talk to the hydraulic system and while the factory had already thought ahead by supplying a programme to suit the changeover, more information from the head’s performance was required. Pete says that information has been supplied to the factory and they are currently awaiting a further software upgrade.

“But in saying that, this machine is still performing very well – we just know we can get more out of it and make more use of that flow,”

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adds Pete.

Good hydraulic performance is important for any processing operation, but especially so for this crew due to the size of the wood they are working with – the 35-year-old forest is producing trees with an average piece size of nearly 3 tonnes and the crew frequently handles stems around 5 tonnes.

The newly developed hydraulic system is designed to give the operator more control when processing logs from such large trees.

Pete says: “The theory is that the harder you push it the more you get out of it. But the head only requires so much oil, you can

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“It’s just a matter of having the optimum amount of oil going to the head and how you go about ensuring that. And some of these big stems going through the head demand good flow.”

Also hidden from immediate view, but equally effective, are the pair of high-performance slew drives that power the swing. They deliver 129,876 ft/lbs of torque, which translates to an impressive 7.7rpm swing speed for such a large piece of kit.

Just how impressive is brought home when Pete says the combined length of the boom and arm comes to 12.254 metres, which is among

the longest we’ve ever encountered on a processor – if you want a heel and grapple it will stretch 13.5 metres. Tuck a 5-tonne stem into the jaws of the 4.5-tonne head hanging on the end and you need a tonne of grunt to move it. We can’t wait to put that to the test.

That size boom and arm set is standard on the 380LL, by the way, and it’s obviously made for log loading and shovelling in mind, but you can get other options if it’s deemed too big.

Dave Flight reckons the length of the boom and arm were among the stand-out features that appealed to him when he first saw the 380LL.

The average piece size in this forest is close to 3 tonnes.

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“It’s an interesting shaped boom,” he says. “That’s what made me look twice at it. It’s straight and that’s where it gets more of its long reach, I suppose. Even the stick is quite big. With the extra metre or so, the machine is not going to be moving around the skid as much, which is one of the things we wanted.”

The reach also lit up the eyes of son, Hapeta, who was enticed back to Flight Logging by his father just over three years ago when the decision was made to fully mechanise the crew and replace manual log making.

Hapeta was operating a processor for one of the GJ Sole crews in

Taranaki and returned to run a second-hand Hyundai 380 and old LogMax 12,000 head.

“I drove it the first day it got delivered, as the regular driver (Tommy Ross) was away,” says Hapeta.

“It’s a very nice machine to drive, very smooth, good flows. Very impressed with the reach of that long boom. With that length, our thoughts were maybe to change the layout of the way we cut the wood to set it up easier for our fleeting machines. With the Hyundai and its shorter reach, we were cutting big half-moons but with this machine it can reach out and put the wood fairly straight. Although

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Tommy has gone back to half-moons again, just placed a bit further out now.”

The height of the cab is another feature that drew the Flights to the 380LL. At 4,756mm, it’s not the tallest swing machine in the forest, but it isn’t far off. And that height gives the operator a commanding view of the work area around the machine, compared to what he’s been used to.

“It’s good to be able to see what’s going on around you from up high, to help keep things safe,” says Hapeta.

But it’s not quite so safe for the operator who has to climb those steep side steps to get into the cab and Pete mentions that Priceright is in the process of developing an optional rear-entry cab that will make it safer and has the added advantage of allowing a trainer to stand behind the seat.

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Also new is the engine that sits under the hatch (no clamshell bonnet here – it’s not required for a machine that spends all its time on the skid) is the 5-cylinder Scania engine. Although Doosan and Scania inked a supply agreement back in 2012, this is the first time NZ Logger has come across this combination in the New Zealand bush.

It might be missing a cylinder in comparison to the engines found in most machines in the forest, but it certainly isn’t missing out on power. Rated at 233kW (313hp), the 9.3-litre Scania unit is among the most powerful in it class. And it should be better on fuel consumption, too. Operator, Tommy, says that even working at “full noise” with the processing head, it’s currently returning around 30 litre per hour and that will only improve once it has more hours under its cambelt (currently it’s done 900 hours).

Perhaps the only question mark about this power plant is that it’s a

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Above: The hydraulic system is capable of pushing through 720 litres of oil per minute to run the head and other vital parts.

Left: The new Doosan 380LL has been matched with Flight Logging’s existing SouthStar QS630 processing head.

Tier 4 Final engine, which still tends to make contractors wary. We’ve all heard stories about Tier 4 Final engines running very hot and being temperamental, but this environmental technology is the way of the future and foresters will just have to get used to it.

It took a while for the Flight boys to get used to topping up the AdBlue tank sitting behind the right-side hatch under the boom. The tank holds 70 litres and Tommy says it requires topping up every four days and is usually around one-quarter full by then.

His boss, Dave, is still a little uncertain about Tier 4 Final and says the factory should provide more information to users who aren’t as familiar with it. But he’s already worked out how to make it easier for Tommy to fill the tank, after spotting a TV advert for a battery-powered pump that siphons the DEF fluid from the container. Pete thought it was a great idea and he’s bought a supply of the little pumps for

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future 380LL buyers to use.

In the five Spring/Summer months they’ve been running the new 380LL, the Flight crew hasn’t noticed the engine running any hotter than their other machines and it’s proved to be very dependable. So maybe we can put some of those tales to bed.

While we’ve been discussing the new Doosan, Tommy has shifted the 380LL to a new site on the skid where a number of large stems are stacked for our Iron Test and he switches off to allow us to inspect it more closely – it does have an auto-idle system that will turn it off after a pre-set time, too.

Up close, the 380LL looks a lot bigger than we expected as we crane our necks up to the cab on that huge riser. If nothing else, it provides a massive amount of storage space under the cab. In spite of the machine’s size, it isn’t too difficult to transport, with the cab hinging

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Above left: The forestry cab provides a comfortable and airy working environment.

Above centre: Good view forward and to the left – not so much to the right.

Above right: This large post was installed locally to protect from chainshot and wayward logs. forward via a hydraulic lift.

Access to the engine compartment is made easier through a walkway to one side of the boom. Similarly, the walk platforms around the lower edges of the sides and front of the body provide excellent access around the machine. But you still have to face an unnerving climb up those side steps to reach the cab.

Once inside, the working space is excellent, with plenty of storage located behind the air-suspended seat and mostly good views to the skid, only spoiled by the straight boom to the right, masking much of the outlook on that side. At least it is equipped with a rear-view camera to show the operator what’s behind the machine – a side-view camera is optional and would be on our tick list.

Down on the lower front-right pillar is the multi-function LCD that displays a variety of machine information, including operation history, flow rate control and filter/oil information. It can also be keyed into the Doosan Connect Telematics system to enable the factory to assist with monitoring information about maintenance, running costs etc.

The controls are pretty much standard fare for a processor, which Iron Tester Stan Barlow will cover in his column on page 28 and, as with most modern excavators, the operator can use the pattern change valve to toggle between control patterns without the hassle of playing with hydraulic hoses.

The 380LL is equipped with three operating modes, from the Standard Mode for optimised fuel consumption and general working conditions, through to Power Mode for faster cycle times and heavyduty work. Tommy tells us he’s tried it in Standard and also Economy Modes and neither of them seem to be effective with the size of timber coming out of this forest, so it’s been left in Power since it arrived.

Inspection over, we ask Tommy to demonstrate the 380LL’s processing process while we de-camp to a safe distance. Priceright installed an extra post on the right-hand corner of the Doosan to both

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protect the machine from wayward wood and also prevent chainshot from travelling any further on this angle, where the head is mostly aimed. We’re not taking any chances though.

I’ve been looking forward to hearing the 380LL in action, being a long-time fan of the Audi Quattro 5-cylinder rally cars of the 1980s.

You could pick out their signature engine note anywhere. But because it’s so quiet, and the processor action tends to mask it, I’m disappointed that I can’t really hear anything from the Scania unit.

But Stan and I are not disappointed with the performance of the Doosan. Even though it is still awaiting the software update, the way it deals to the big stems is impressive, to say the least. They’re picked up, sped through the rollers and knives then spat out as logs in rapidfire action.

It’s bloody quick for such a big machine. And nimble. That huge boom and arm swings around like a demented Dervish and there’s no sign of it bogging down when the 630 latches onto a really heavy stem. Plenty of hydraulic flow to power both top and bottom saws without any sign of hesitation.

Smoko time is rapidly approaching, so Tommy powers down, gives Stan a run-down of the controls and then walks off to the container lunch room and leaves us to it.

Long-time readers will know that processing is not one of Stan’s most enjoyed occupations, but he’s been a very interested observer of the 380LL’s work so far and has been looking forward to testing the limits of the new-fangled hydraulics. Caterpillar has developed a similar hydraulic system for its new 5-series swing machines, whereby the flow speed responds to the operator’s input – move the controls faster and everything goes faster. Stan wants to see if the 380LL acts in a similar fashion.

One thing he has to contend with on the 380LL, however, is that the optimisation facility is down while it awaits a software fix, so he’s got to

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remember the log grades. Just like the old days. The machine is currently doing 12 cuts, although this can rise to 17 at times, with a number of mills between here and Tauranga eager to take this nice wood, in addition to the ports at the Mount and Napier.

Stan doesn’t let the lack of optimisation deter him from his task and he soon has the Doosan ploughing through the stem stack and giving it a thorough work out, including several attempts to test the stability by stretching the boom and arm out fully with a heavy stem in the head. It rocks slightly but never gets near to the point of no return.

When Tommy returns to watch Stan’s progress I ask him how he’s enjoying the newcomer and he replies: “It’s black and white compared to what I had before, and the reach is massive.”

Tommy has been with Flight Logging for 12 years and prior to taking on the processing role two years ago he was operating loaders and he can’t recall any of those machines rivalling the size of boom and arm on

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“With such a big reach it is a little bit tippy but it’s something that you get used to,” he says. “At the moment it’s OK but someone without much experience could tip that thing over.”

Some thought was given to adding an extra couple of tonnes counterweight to the rear, but Pete, Dave and Hapeta have waited to see how it works out and current thinking is that it’s probably unnecessary.

What about being up so high in that cab?

“You notice it moving about a bit on rougher surfaces – not as much as I thought it would – but it’s something you get used to and having had a few months with it, I wouldn’t want to go back now I’ve got used to it,” Tommy adds.

And the performance?

“The power with the slew is very noticeable – it’s got an awesome turn from those twin slew motors and plenty of speed in the head,

Up to 17 grades are cut for both domestic mills and export – note Mt Tongariro in the background.

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although the Logmax might have been a bit faster. Maybe getting more power from the hydraulics will make a difference when they get the new software,” he says.

There’s plenty of power in the travel motors – 101.673 ft/lbs of force to be exact – although it probably would be better with just single grousers in place of the standard double teeth for gaining traction on wet and steeper land. A few lugs welded onto the tracks will help.

All-in-all, it seems that Dave Flight’s penchant for trying something a little different has paid off with their first brand new processing machine.

Son, Hapeta is already looking way out into the future with this machine, and while there was some slight reticence about taking the first

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one to arrive in New Zealand he says: “They’ve been working overseas for a while, so we decided if that was what we wanted we’d go for it. And as it’s only processing it will last me 20 years – we’ll hang onto it for as long as we can.”

The Flights are not in the habit of changing machines very often, as we observed with the Hyundai 380 that was sporting the SouthStar 630 until the Doosan arrived. Now in its third stage of life, the Hyundai has been fitted with an interesting live heel design and grapple to go out and do some shovelling and fleeting in its latter years.

So, I’d expect the Doosan 380LL still to be plying its trade with Flight Logging the next time NZ Logger comes calling. NZL

iron test: Stan Barlow

A real boomer YOU NEED STRONG NERVES TO PICK up a heavy stem in a big head on the end of a 13-metre boom and stick……and a wellbalanced machine.

Thank goodness the Doosan 380LL handled this test with aplomb and settled my nerves.

I’m used to processors having a much shorter reach, but I can see why Dave and Hapeta Flight made the decision to go long and large when they chose this machine.

If you can get away with it, a good long reach saves heaps of movement on the skid and makes life a lot easier for all concerned.

Safer, too. And it helps keep the machine in good nick, because you’re not travelling as much.

It’s the longest boom/arm I’ve ever experienced. Seeing how far Tommy was reaching out, I thought ‘Oh jeez, this is a bit much’, but then again, jumping into the seat and operating it myself, I found that it actually works fine. Sure, there is a little bit of rocking around but overall, it’s a pretty stable platform.

I must be getting used to this processing lark. I found it a hell of a lot easier to drive than many other processors. Mind you, these SouthStars are fairly intuitive and easy to control. The layout on the joysticks is very similar to a Sure Grip system, so will be familiar to most operators.

That makes it more enjoyable to operate and I can honestly say it’s one of those machines where I’d liked to have carried on working.

The size of the wood means you have to get your technique right and make sure you get the stems into the knives and drive rollers properly before applying grip. Then pull it through, slew around and cut. No problem. The hydraulic flow is awesome and after starting off slow I was managing to work up quite a sweat. It would be interesting to see how much faster it can go with the software fix.

Even with this size wood it handles nicely.

And it’s smooth, as well as being powerful.

A couple of those stems I had forgotten

Iron Tester, Stan Barlow. about the length of them and I had already processed two cuts and there was still more to go and I managed to break one, so that shows you there is plenty of power there – the slew is something else.

They’ve done a good job with the forestry spec and I like the visibility from being up so high, although it would be nice to have a rear-entry cab for easier access. There’s good space and everything you need is at your fingertips. Very quiet and very comfortable, too This is my first Doosan and I like it. Right machine for the right job. NZL

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Below centre: Dave Flight (left) and son Hapeta.

Below right: Doosan 380LL operator, Tommy Ross.

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HE GISBORNE REGION HAS SOME of the most acute forestry worker shortages in New Zealand, which has spawned two separate training initiates to recruit newcomers to the industry.

The Eastland Wood Council is behind the Generation project, while an independent group is running the ManaiaSAFE programme.

Although they are both competing for students in the same area, the two

courses are run quite differently.

Both courses are targeting a major social problem in the region; the high number of youth who are not in education, employment, or training, otherwise known as NEET. Taken as a percentage of the total youth workingage population the NEET rate in Gisborne is 21.8%, against the national rate of 11.6%.

Unemployment in certain demographic groups is described as “endemic” and runs through generations. So helping to get the

unemployed from these groups into work can help solve two problems on the East Coast.

With the forecast of a 50-to-75% increase in harvesting volumes expected over the next five years, the already undermanned forestry may require up to double the current workforce across all parts of the industry. Thus, attracting and training newcomers is crucial to the growth of forestry in Gisborne. NZL

ManaiaSAFE students graduate from first course

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HE PILOT FOR THE MANAIASAFE Forestry School training programme has been completed, with eight students graduating from the 20-week course.

Celebrating the success of the programme, which saw the eight young foresters awarded their certificates of competency at a special function at the end of March, a second course has now begun and a similar number of students enrolled.

Looking ahead, a report prepared by researcher Dr Margaret Wilkie says the ManaiaSAFE pilot has largely achieved its aims and provides a framework that could be taken nationwide if sufficient funding can be obtained.

The pilot, run by Gisborne-based training provider, Train Me Quality Services, managed to secure financial support from the Provincial Growth Fund (PGF), the Eastland Community Trust and the Forest Growers Levy Trust. The report says there is goodwill among its backers to see the scheme continue and extended.

ManaiaSAFE is run in partnership with the Eastern Institute of Technology and the first course ran for 20 weeks, starting from last October.

An innovative feature of the training model was to provide a learning environment that is fully health and safety compliant and fit-

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for-purpose that supports Maori kaupapabased teaching and learning practice under the guidance of a group of industryexperience mentors.

Henry Koia, project manager for ManaiaSAFE says: “This is the difference between our model and orthodox training that happens on the job-site.”

Graduates emerge with a New Zealand Certificate in Forest Harvesting Operations at Level 3, with strands in either tree-felling and quality control, breaking out cable, or manual processing and quality control.

More importantly, the graduates will be work-ready says Mr Koia: “This means they can be employed on a commercial logging operation with the knowledge they need to do their jobs safely and efficiently.”

Loosely based on the old Forest Service training crew idea, the ManaiaSAFE programme novices work in a real forestry environment and learn how to harvest on a day-to-day basis. Ernslaw One provided the forestry blocks for the harvesting experience and also for the latest intake.

The ManaiaSAFE team says it is also planning to lease a second loader and employ another mentor/loader operator to improve wood flow and productive capacity while enabling the delivery of the basic machine operation strand during the second intake. NZL

Above: ManaiaSAFE’s Phil Gully (left) shows Manny Jack Kinohow how to sharpen a chain on a saw.

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ORE THAN A YEAR AFTER ITS official launch, the Eastland Wood Council-driven Generation Programme is proving its worth.

Launched last April the programme had its first intake of 14 trainees in October, followed by another intake that started in March and a third course now getting under way.

And Generation Programme Manager, Siobhain Fyall, says there are jobs waiting for them as soon as they graduate, with contractors saying they are very happy with the quality of those coming from the course.

Dewes Contractors Health & Safety Manager, Paula Neshausen says: “They are not just work-ready, but they actually want to be in the forest and see forestry as a career. It is vital to have young people coming through who want to make it a career... they are the future of our industry.

“These are bright cookies who want to be there and that is very exciting for us all.”

Judith Pene-Jones, Health & Safety Manager at Stubbs Contractors agrees, saying: “They are coming to us with an understanding of how involved forestry is and some with an idea of the career path they want to follow within that.”

It’s not just youngsters signing up either. “This is a chance for some of the older ones who may want to make a change and need those training skills,” says Judith.

One of the first course students was a 42-year-old mother of seven, says Eastland Wood Council’s Kim Holland, adding: “Every morning they do their physical training she was up there doing it with all of them. She is now working for one of the roading companies and she’s just loving it.”

The Generation programme is described as a six-week forestry base camp course that provides an introduction to the industry. On graduation they are matched with contractors from a range of sectors and continue to receive support from Siobhain Fyall and the tutors for the first six months of their employment.

A key to the success of the programme is the flexibility, pastoral care and support, and industry involvement. Every Friday trainees are taken on site visits giving them an opportunity to meet and talk

with those who are actually working the machines, right in the thick of operations.

“Our trainees come back from these visits just buzzing and really motivated to continue,” says Siobhain.

An encouraging sign is that four of the first intake were females, which increased to five in second course.

“We have young women who want to work in forestry and are very keen to do so, which we are trying to foster,” says Kim Holland CEO of the Eastland Wood Council.

“One was keen to get involved in H&S, we have one who is working for one of the contractors as a poleman, another one doing QC, and down the track it would be good to support them if they want to go into machines.”

Prue Younger, the CEO of FICA, was instrumental in getting the Generation Programme off the ground and says it has the potential to be rolled out in other regions now that a successful template has been established.

The Generation Programme is a collaboration between the industry, Turanga Ararau, First Choice Employment and Competenz, supported by the Ministry of Social Development and Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. NZL

Above: Justus Apiata is one of the successful graduates from the Generation course now working in forestry.

Below: Two of the female recruits to the Generation programme, Caitlin Haiti (left) and mum-of-seven Marge Saluni.

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New blood

Exposing city kids to forestry

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NE OF THE MAJOR ISSUES FORESTRY needs to overcome in trying to attract new blood is that most of our population lives in big cities and towns and have no connection with the industry.

That makes it much more difficult to engage with the young people who will be needed as the planners, engineers, researchers, managers, loggers and silviculturists of tomorrow.

The answer? Take forestry to the masses.

Last month we reported on the InZone bus that the Forest Growers Levy Trust has sponsored to provide information and videos about our industry to school pupils around the country this year.

Another initiative under way by FGLT is to partner with Mt Albert Grammar School in Auckland to showcase what forestry can offer today’s younger generation. The school

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NEW WEB PORTAL, CALLED ‘ForestryCareers.NZ’, was launched last month by the Forest Growers Levy Trust (FGLT) to bring more information to would-be forestry workers.

The portal is a comprehensive starting point for anyone interested in forestry education, training and careers, providing information and directing users to other relevant websites and sources of information.

The facility is “long overdue” according to Fraser Field, a member of the FGLT Training and Careers Committee (TCC) and forestry training manager. The TCC has overseen the development of the web portal, and will keep the site up-to-date into the future.

“It is absolutely critical that there is an authoritative source of careers and training information, that is easy to access and up-to-date,” says Fraser.

“Up until now there has been a real lack of cohesiveness, with information scattered all over the place. So this portal is going to be of great value.”

The web portal contains information about the myriad of career opportunities in forestry. It covers options from practical

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is currently developing a $12 million worldclass teaching facility and Agri-Food & Fibre Experience Centre on its 8-hectare model farm in the city.

In addition to teaching agri-food and fibre studies to 500 pupils each year, the centre will also host visits from other schools – as many as 25,000 going through the centre every year.

FGR’s Training & Careers Committee is also supporting a number of other initiatives aimed at furthering the recruitment of new blood to forestry, including: • funding the National Training and Careers Portal (see separate article on this page) • support for the University of Canterbury forestry engineering programme • partnering with the Primary Industry Capability Alliance, which includes forestry,

sheep, beef and dairy, to work together at career expos and other areas • supporting the Growing New Zealand Innovation Challenge, which gathers toptier talented pupils from schools and provides gritty problems for them to solve, encouraging them to find technologies that can be applied to real-time forestry issues • investing in the Generation training programme in Gisborne • investing in Whenua Kura, a Maori initiative set up to provide pastoral support to youngsters, to get them off the couch and into jobs within the primary sector, including forestry.

FGR has also got behind the Future Foresters, a group of young people employed in forestry who are trying to reach their peers, to bring them into the industry and also act as a support organisation for those already working in it. NZL

roles in silviculture and harvesting to forest management, engineering, surveying, research, administration, human resource management, IT and others. Information is provided on more than 30 types of jobs, with an outline of the work involved, salary range and what training or education might be needed to match the particular job.

A comprehensive ‘Training’ section details the many regional and national education and training courses on offer, again covering the full range from entry level practical and academic courses through options for further training mid-career to ideas for people thinking of moving into forestry from other sectors. There are links to the various course providers’ websites and contact people.

A surprisingly large number of scholarships, awards and other assistance packages are available for education and training at every level in the industry: the portal provides a starting point to help people seek these out.

Glen Mackie, secretary of the TCC and a key contributor to the website’s design and development, says another benefit is that the portal will provide a wealth of

resources for school careers advisers or anyone else who needs information about forestry careers, education and training.

“We have a great collection of videos and other resources,” says Glen, “and these are going to be accessible and downloadable for people running careers and recruitment events for example.

“There’s also some background information on the industry, and some ‘myth-busters’, which we hope will help dispel some of the negative impressions that tend to blight attempts to recruit new entrants.”

One myth that is definitely dispelled is that forestry is a low-income sector, with potential wages at all levels looking very competitive.

“We want the portal to be dynamic, used and refreshed by the education and training sectors, employers, people already working in forestry, and potential new entrants to the industry,” says Glen.

“Forestry offers so many career opportunities and training pathways. Our aim is to help people find what’s right for them.” NZL

New blood

Mike Hurring makes progress with hands-on training scheme

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HREE YEARS AFTER LAUNCHING his own forestry training scheme Balclutha contractor, Mike Hurring, is seeing progress at last.

Initial resistance from other contractors to allow a “competitor” access to their apprentices has given way to a general acceptance that the idea has merit and the programme is now on its third intake.

“We’re getting a few runs on the board now, which is good,” says Mike, who kicked off the school when he decided to purchase his own simulator and make it available to novice loggers from outside his own crews to learn the basics first before going onto real machines.

Frustrated with the lack of proper forestry training opportunities in his region, Mike set up a training facility at his company’s 12ha property on the outskirts of Balclutha.

A fully equipped training room now has two simulators, including a portable version based on a laptop that can be taken on the road.

Once they’ve done time on the simulators, the trainees can practice loading with an excavator and truck/trailer on the property. A forwarder has also been purchased for similar training experience and harvesters can be made available from time-to-time.

The course, which is run in conjunction with Competenz, takes place over five one-week blocks, with numbers limited to eight trainees.

“We can’t put them through in one 5-week stretch, so they come in and do a week and then go back to work and return, eventually completing the course over 10

Above: Apprentices on the very first course run at the training centre operating from Mike Hurring’s facility in Balclutha. months,” says Mike.

The trainees concentrate on theory units, basic machine and chainsaw operation in the first week, with time each day set aside to use the simulators.

The course is overseen by experienced trainer, Neville Muir and the apprentices will graduate with two Level 3 qualifications in basic machine operator

and manual processing.

The intention is they will continue with normal assessments back in their crews working towards level four machine operator qualifications.

This new venture could not have got off the ground without the backing and financial support of most forest owners and management companies in the region. NZL

Funding for Northland machinery training centre

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HE PROVINCIAL GROWTH FUND (PGF) WILL INVEST UP to $4.3 million to help establish a state-of-the-art heavy machinery operator training centre in Northland to address skills shortages and grow jobs, including those in forestry.

“The talent pool of experienced people working as heavy machinery operators is reducing every year as workers retire or move on, making it difficult for companies to fill vacant roles with qualified candidates,” says Regional Economic Development Minister, Shane Jones.

“The skills shortage is chronic in Northland where a lot of infrastructure and construction work is underway and the forestry,

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wood processing and agriculture sectors are expanding. The vacancies exceed the available labour pool.

“The training centre will develop a skilled, work-ready workforce in Northland, focusing on heavy machine operators for the civil, forestry, farming and construction sectors.”

Wilson Earthmoving Group set up a temporary training centre in Whangarei, using its own simulators and machinery, which will form the basis for the new programme. Eighty students are expected to be trained this year.

The course will be NZQA approved and there is potential for the training to be used in other regions nationwide. NZL

Boost for Northland forestry training

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HE GOVERNMENT IS PROVIDING skills training to Northland youth to help them get jobs in the forestry sector with the support of funding from the Provincial Growth Fund through the Eco Toa programme.

Eco Toa, meaning Ecological Warrior, is a five-month intensive programme for South Hokianga and Kaikohe rangatahi who are not in employment, education or training (NEET).

The programme will train Northland youth in pest control, weed eradication, riparian planting and forestry silviculture.

He Poutama Rangatahi will invest over $400,000 into the Eco Toa initiative, which is based in South Hokianga with funding from the Provincial Growth Fund.

“When a region like Northland faces labour demands in the areas of forestry and ecological protection, it makes sense for the

Government to roll up its sleeves and make sure local young people are trained and ready for these opportunities,” says Willie Jackson, Minister of Employment.

“This is a training programme that will empower unemployed rangatahi into long-term employment that will have the added benefit of protecting our natural environment. What’s more, these young people will be earning while they are learning so they can continue to support themselves and their whãnau while going through this programme.

“When we support rangatahi into sustained jobs, everybody wins. Rangatahi who go through the Eco Toa programme will be ready to take on jobs that will help boost Northland’s economic growth, whilst giving the next generation the tools to protect our environmental taonga.

“This is the PGF at work, investing in

young people so they have the skills the Forestry industry in Northland needs.”

This new scheme joins another recently announced programme, Ngã Mãhuri o Ngãti Hine (the saplings of Ngãti Hine) to help provide jobs for unemployed in Northland.

It’s a two-year programme to plant 200ha of Ngãti Hine Forestry Trust land in Mãnuka to help build the honey industry.

The first ‘’learn while you earn’’ Mãnuka planting course has been filled by 20 midNorthland young men.

They will work towards level two forestry qualifications while turning an iwi’s underutilised land into an asset producing Mãnuka honey, oil and carbon credits, as well as returning the land to native vegetation.

A second course, starting in 2020, will hire another 20 trainees and the total plantings will be brought up to almost 500ha on a former forestry block. NZL

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TUDENTS ATTENDING THE TOI Ohomai forestry courses in Rotorua may soon get to experience the practical side of mechanical harvesting and processing, rather than doing it on a simulator.

Students attending Toi Ohomai courses have only been able to operate a harvester or a processor through a TV screen, but that could be about to change.

While the institute has been running a woodlot harvesting training crew to provide some practical experience for more than a year, the work has been restricted to operating a tracked loader and manual log making and associated tasks.

But there are plans to expand the training crew scheme and widen the practical experience.

“The next logical step is for the course to advance to the next level with the introduction of more mechanisation in the woodlot harvesting crew,” says Richard Stringfellow, Programme Manager for Forest Operations at Toi Ohomai.

“The training crew experience has been good in that it has given students experience in loading and shovel-logging, as well as oldschool stuff like manual log making – so they get a good grounding in the basics of forestry.

“But we can only provide training on machines like harvesters, processors, skidders

and forwarders through our simulators and it would be good for us to have access to that equipment for our woodlot training crew.

“We’ve been talking to various people in the industry about how we could progress to that stage. I hope it’s not too far away.”

In spite of not being able to offer practical experience on advanced equipment at the moment, Richard says the value of the current simulator-based course is being recognised by contractors throughout the industry.

Working with key equipment manufacturers and suppliers, such as John Deere/Waratah, Gough Cat and Woodsman, Toi Ohomai has created a sophisticated ‘lab’ where trainees can learn the basics of advanced machinery operation on a variety of simulators.

And when they are proficient, they are put through their paces on a real excavator that was purchased by Toi Ohomai with assistance from PF Olsen and PPE provided by Stihl.

This combination of practical skills, knowledge and experience for would-be loggers has improved the value of the students graduating from Toi Ohomai to contractors seeking new staff.

Richard says he is fielding more calls from contractors wanting to employ his students, adding that the feedback he receives once

Above: A student practising how to grease a grapple under the watchful eye of a tutor in the Toi Ohomai woodlot training crew.

Right: Females are being encouraged to give forestry a go – this young lady is experiencing time in the Toi Ohomai log loader.

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they’ve gone to work is very good. But more support is required and he believes young employees already in crews would benefit from the courses prior to starting on machines.

That’s why he’s looking to commission a study into how students who have undergone traditional on-the-job training in a real working crew compare with those who have gone through one of his courses.

“We’re hoping to get funding soon to run a survey to see how they compare,” says Richard.

He hopes it will highlight the Toi Ohomai advantage in delivering ready-for-employment workers who have already attained good skill levels.

The Toi Ohomai model is being aligned to closely resemble how forestry training schools are operating in Scandinavia and the institute has already formed a working relationship with a school in Finland.

But it still needs to attract more students to fill its courses and keep the industry fed with desperately needed new recruits.

Richard says it already has a close association with Rotorua Boys High School and pupils regularly visit to Toi Ohomai to gain experience on the simulators and learn other aspects of forestry as part of their class learning. NZL

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SCHEME TO PLACE PUPILS FROM secondary schools into paid ‘Forest Internships’ has got under way in the lower North Island.

Members of New Zealand’s Southern North Island Wood Council joined forces to host two school students from Masterton’s Makoura College for a week during the October school holidays last year, with the aim of giving them hands-on experience of a range of jobs they could do if they chose a career in forestry.

The idea has worked so well, further internships are now being offered to school pupils around the region in the upcoming July holidays The first two pupils to take part in the scheme, Year 9 Makoura College students Ngahuia Rimene and Aaliyah Savaliga, were selected via a competition organised by the school’s careers adviser Therese King and SNI Wood Council CEO Erica Kinder.

Both students were treated as interns during the week and were given the chance to get involved with real work whenever possible. They were also paid a stipend.

Over the week, Ngahuia and Aaliyah spent time with several companies, got their boots dirty, and learnt about some of the jobs that make up the Wairarapa forestry scene. Their five days included time out in the forest road marking and water-flow testing on a harvesting site; a day in a logging truck; a visit to Centreport, Wellington, to see ship loading operations; learning about forest mapping and GIS; a virtual tour of JNL’s Masterton mill; and learning how to fly a drone.

They took photos and videos of their experiences to make a promotional slideshow of ‘their week in forestry’ shown at their school and now loaded onto the SNI Wood Council Facebook page and website.

“Promoting forestry as a valid career option is important in attracting young people to the industry,” says Erica. “And what better way of doing that than getting students to promote it for us?”

July’s lucky interns will get to enjoy similar forestry experiences, as well as visiting a sawmill and pine tree nursery. NZL

T O Above: Makoura College students, Ngahuia Rimene (left) and Aaliyah Savaliga, were the first Forestry Interns in the SNIWC programme.

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Forestry career pathway course launched in Otago

By Jim Childerstone

“There is no way I am letting my kid get into forestry” a couple of parents were recently quoted at a Dunedin high school careers meeting.

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O SAYS FORESTRY TRAINER/ASSESSOR Alister McKenzie when outlining the new forestry training initiative.

When confronted with this attitude Alister was determined to lay that impression to rest, which led to the launch of the new Pathways Course instigated by Mosgiel-based Steve Johnson, of Johnson Forestry Services.

This move amalgamates the existing forestry course run by Tokomairiro Training of Milton but widens the field and career choices within the industry.

Johnson Forestry, mainly involved with silviculture, planting, pruning and thinning, has for some years been working with WINZ to train recruits under the department’s Skills for Industries scheme.

Toko Training was already working to attract senior students with its 32-week course, which followed on from the current national Gateway course into practical training.

From February this year, the partnership listed under Pathways now enrols students for two days a week over the same period of time to achieve the National Certificate of Forestry (level 2).

This, says Steve Johnson, allows them to choose and acquire further knowledge in the various branches of the industry, including management and academic qualifications.

With that in mind the eight students enrolled in the class of 2019 visited the International Day of Forests and Southland Youth Futures in Winton in March.

They were given a run down on forestry management, tree genetics, tree planting and cultivation, felling and harvesting, machine operation, transportation, saw milling, processing, logistics, sales and marketing, forest sustainability, biomass heating systems, research and industry training options. This was followed by a visit to Canterbury University Forestry School.

Demand for new forestry workers has risen sharply, with at least 100 more silviculture

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Above: Trainers Alistair McKenzie (far left) and Steve Johnson (far right) with their Pathways students, from second left, Shawn Taylor, Kayle Harris, Tayne Flett, Rylie Barrett, Tremayne Fraser and Leah Holloway. workers needed to get trees in the ground in the two southern provinces. While harvesting contractors in the region could do with at least 50 more workers.

At age 62 himself, Alister understands the need for new blood all too well and says the number of new recruits will hardly replace those currently employed as they reach retirement, which could limit any further expansion of the industry.

The Pathways course is currently supported by local forestry companies City Forests, Ernslaw One, Blakely Pacific and Wenita Forest Products, with some funding from the Forest Growers Levy Fund. Financial assistance from the Provincial Growth Fund would be more than welcome to top up the coffers, says Steve Johnson.

Some high school career advisors have been taking a proactive part in promoting forestry courses through Pathways and Toko Training.

Jacqueline Guile, from East Otago High School, has provided half the current group on the course initiated originally from Gateways.

She recognised the importance of the industry and the emphasis now placed on health and safety, particularly with recent developments in mechanisation and technological innovation.

Pathways has enrolled a third trainer/ assessor, Rayel Newman, with nearly 30

years’ experience in harvest operations and silviculture. Part-timer, John Strauhan, instructs new recruits mostly on planting, pruning and thinning operations.

The current crop of Pathway students includes the first female, Rhea Holloway from Palmerston, who told NZ Logger her preference was nursery/silviculture work but she’s also interested in operating harvest machinery.

She joins the first female WINZ Skills for Industry recruit, Tegan Anderson, currently employed by a Southland harvest contractor operating machines.

During their time with the course students, while gaining a first-hand insight into the forestry industry, can qualify industry-related Unit Standards (including 40 Credits towards Level 3).

So what motivated the current group to decide on a career in forestry?

Shawn Taylor, 17, in his 13th year at Tokomairiro High School, says his academic efforts were not flash. He started on the TOKO Training course with the intention of gaining harvesting skills having had a go on simulators at a Southland venue. Trainer, McKenzie, says it did not take him long to get the hang of it. In the long term, Shawn hopes to get into harvest management.

Rylie Bartlett, 16, also from Tokomairiro

was not drawn by the prospect of operating a machine, It was working outdoors that first attracted him. He wanted to get into chainsaw work, initially thinning then tree felling. Even though manual falling is much less practised in the forest these days, it is vital to learn safe felling techniques should those skills be called upon.

East Otago High School Level 12 student, Tremayne Fraser, 16, of Dunback, was into mechanics and wanted to learn more about harvest operations. He wants to look at workshop work and keeping machines operating.

Year 13 pupil at EOHS, Kayle Harris, 17, took note of careers teacher Ms Jaqualine Guile on what forestry work offered. He started on the Gateway course but has now entered the Pathways scheme. He says he is interested in what forestry has to offer as a career and is open about what type of work he wants to do.

Taieri College pupil, Tayne Flett, 17, from East

Taieri, started with Toko Training with some chainsaw experience already under his belt, cutting firewood for sale. He describes himself as practical hands-on type and wants to learn machine operating and engineering. His high school careers teacher, Ms Craigie, got him interested in the first place.

Phil Williams, accounts manager, Forestry Industry Training, although not exactly enthusiastic with recent moves to centralise polytechnic operations, has plenty of praise for the Pathways initiative.

“Steve and Alistair do a great job of getting young people into employment,” he says.

“Their courses get them work ready and useful immediately to a prospective employer”.

Alistair McKenzie explains that historically polytechs that have been involved in forestry industry training “have failed to deliver the skills required in the practical applications of the forest industry.

“Even those who have (such as Telford)

no longer offer forestry courses. Competenz currently administers the forestry IPO. “It’s successful and supported by the industry, providing recognition to those in the industry with National Certificates/Diplomas.

Any training and assessing is carried out by industry professionals working in the industry.

“Amalgamating polytechs with ITOs is a recipe for disaster. It will weaken industry standards as the connection with the forestry industry will be watered down.

“If polytechs can’t stand up on their own, close them just like any other business that can’t make ends meet does.

“Otago Polytechnic and the Southern Institute of technology are the ones to leave alone as they are successful.

“If centralisation of polytechs and ITOs is financially driven, look after the ones that are working – if it isn’t broken it doesn’t need fixing.

“Leave forest industry training to those in the industry.” NZL

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Women in Forestry

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HERE’S A LOT OF TALK THAT WOMEN can do anything, equal rights and the rest of it. We just thought we’ll give them a chance out in the forest, work with them slowly just to get them bush fit and see where they can fit within the forestry industry,” says CNI Forestry Management’s Joe Taute of the company’s new all-women crew.

The day we visit Kaingaroa Forest, eight of the 11-women crew are doing regen pulling to rid sites of trees that are sprouting from stumps. Though they had only been on the job a month at the time, Health & Safety recruitment officer, Joe says the new approach was already paying off.

The first all-female forestry crew in New Zealand, working for silviculture contractor CNI Forestry Management.

Front row, from left: Paige Taurua, Javnaah Karaka, Deniqua Flavell and Winnie Fraser.

Back row, from left: Pam Purdie, Lee Taiatini, Jaylin Kennedy and Crew Manager Truedy Taia.

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“Though not impossible, it’s getting harder and harder to employ Kiwi boys because of the drug problems or they just can’t get up in the morning,” he says.

“The work ethic from the guys is not there – the getting up in the morning, the actual doing the work, the sense of values and wanting to work. It’s across the board with all of forestry, not just silviculture.

“But these girls, they’re enthusiastic. They’re all turning up. They all say hi in the morning and they’re still smiling at the end of the day.

“I was talking to a cousin of one of the girls yesterday. She gets home, she’s got blisters on her feet, she’s tired you know, but she still gets up in the morning and that’s what they’re all about. At this stage we’re definitely seeing a different work ethic with the women than the men because they are turning up 100%.”

Joe says so far Timberlands, which CNI contracts to, is happy with the standard of work. He points out that the women are currently doing one

Above left, Crew Manager, Truedy Taia: “It was a little bit hard at first but week in, week out it’s getting easier and easier. I guess we’ll have our test days. So far, so good. I’m enjoying it.”

Top right, Paige Taurua: “I’m enjoying that’s it’s outdoors. I’ve done this before so I’m keen to carry it on. Women can do just as well as men. There’s gonna be bad days but I like it. And we’ve got a cool-as crew as well.”

Above right, Pam Purdie: “This is completely different to what I’ve done in the past and I like being outdoors. The ladies are pretty cool and it’s really fun being in an all-female team, it’s not as intimidating coming into a male-dominated industry. What I don’t like is running out of water fast. It’s tiring but it’s pretty good. Everybody’s getting used to it and we’re gonna get fitter.”

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Above left, Deniqua Flavell: “I like the people and the regular pay. I don’t enjoy the hills and the weather. Women can do this as well as a man, in fact better because women are better.” • Above centre, Javnaah Karaka: “I’ve enjoyed it heaps. I like coming to work because of the company and my crew, but I don’t like walking up those big ass hills.”

• Above right, Jaylin Kennedy: “I didn’t think I would ever do something like this. It’s a different experience. The only thing I don’t like is the early wake-ups.” of the easier jobs but with time and abilities they’ll ‘just keep adding on and adding on’.

Timberlands Operations Manager, Ben Dickson, agrees: “I work closely with the management team at CNI to ensure they have enough workers to complete our programmes.

“There’s a need for more people to help us with our work programmes. We have about seven million trees we’ll be planting this year, plus there’s the government strategy to plant a billion trees. If we can give the support with the right structures in place, hopefully any women considering it would realise forestry is a safe environment to work in to promote more people into the industry.”

He says though it’s still early days, they are treating this as a new crew of forestry workers, adding: “We are trying not to treat them any differently, but to support them. Crew Manager Truedy Taia is new to forestry and to the team so we are trying to get behind her and support her. She’s been great so far.”

Truedy has worked for CNI for the past four years as a cook for the forestry crews. Her uncle and CNI company director, Raymond Waiariki snr, asked her if she could find 10 women to start a women’s crew.

Word spread “and basically once we found

Left, Winnie Fraser: “I like it. I reckon women can do this job better than men. Women have the power.”

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them we established that we had women who wanted to work in forestry and we just carried on from there,” says Truedy.

The women range in age from 17 to 40.

Joe says the idea has been percolating for a while and he and the company’s two directors, Raymond and Stewart Hyde, discussed it in meetings several times. Once they put the word out “18 women put their hands up”.

Joe is quick to point out that in the initial meetings with the women he made it clear how hard it is out there, what’s going to happen, the processes, saying: “That already gave us an idea who was going to turn up and who wasn’t.”

From there followed drug testing and the pool was narrowed down. He says the company is now at a stage where it can pick and choose.

Joe adds that Truedy was chosen as Crew Manager as she’s “been around a bit”. That she’s a good, hard worker, good with people, who has “some idea what we do”.

Says Truedy: “Managing a crew of women is good. I have a little bit of an advantage being a bit older than them. They’re definitely as capable as men.

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“I think it would be more difficult working with men as some of the girls feel like they would be intimidated, like they’d have to keep up with the men.”

She adds that women are good at this type of work because “we’re just good multitaskers”.

“We seem to work better as a team of women,” she says. “Our culture is better I think, because we all get on so well. Any issues, anything that happens, we all approach it as a crew. But we don’t class anyone above anyone else. We’re all at the same level.”

As to the difficulties, she says from her side there’s the extra paperwork and learning how to read maps, gulleys, ridges….“stuff like that”.

She adds: “For the girls, I think it’s just basically learning the hazards around us and the do’s and don’ts of the job, which are pretty straightforward. I think it’s all pro for me at the moment. We’ve been at it about a month and we’re doing good.”

One of the goals of the initiative was to help women who needed assistance or a hand up.

Joe says they could see which women “had the right attitude and work values” and that a lot of thought went into the process.

“Putting younger women together with the older candidates created a strong team and comraderie,” he says.

“They belong to something now. It’s a

different mindset with women. They have kids. They work all day anyway. This gives them freedom and we get their skills of good time management, cleanliness, listening, organisation…that sort of thing.”

Along with their driver’s licences and first aid, all the women are being put through their NZQA certification in various forestry modules at the company premises in Rotorua, with external examination. Though they started doing regen pulling, they’ll go into planting, hydration and nutrition for about four months over the winter, then pruning or fertilising for 12 months and onto thinning for two years.

“There’s nothing to say they can’t lug a chainsaw and it would be great to see them become machine operators down the line,” says Joe. For now, he hopes to have them bush-fit for planting when the season starts.

“It’s all about just getting them to walk on uneven ground, bring them in slowly and get them work-fit if you want to say, or bush-fit I say,” adds Joe. “It’s not like walking around a town, shopping. It’s about being out in the forest elements – the heat, the cold, the bees, everything. The first few days was about getting them on flat land, uneven ground and now we’ve got them on some slight hills so they’re walking up and

down and everything else.”

He says CNI doesn’t want to start another crew yet until “we know how this is all gonna work out and their capabilities”.

“Will it come to fruition and they’ll still be smiling? We’ve still got to see how winter goes,” he says. “It’s a big office and you can’t close the window – there’s flu, school holidays, the weather. A lot of challenges, but we’re working with Timberlands to get there.”

Ben adds that “the work we’re seeing them do is really high quality”.

“The focus is on them doing a good job at the moment and once they’re forestry fit, expectation is that they should be working at the same level as some of our men.

“At the moment forestry is a male-dominated industry and we want to demonstrate that women can be involved. There are heaps of opportunities for women. We just need to put structures into place where it is a safe and attractive workplace.

“The old model of 7-to-10 guys in a van probably puts a lot of women off. We want to promote an all-women crew where they have their own culture, peers and support each other and work together as a team – then it might start to look attractive to others.”

Joe is on the same page: “We’re just slowly putting them through stuff which gives them a sense of worth. Trying to give them a leg up,

The crew is undertaking regen work in Kaingaroa Forest before going on to planting and then thinning.

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and at the end of the day it’s about trying to change the generation of the people.

“You know if you went back to the eighties everyone worked. Today I don’t know what the percentage is, but you’ll probably find 50% of kids don’t work. We chose women who put their hands up.”

He adds that when it comes to forestry, people tend to focus on the cutting down and the machinery, adding: “They forget about who nurtures it. Silviculture’s at the bottom of the heap. We’re the poor cousins of forestry.

“But someone’s got to plant in a straight line, pruning, spraying, thinning, land prep. It’s not just the heroes who come in and chop it all down.”

Joe adds that the Directors are ‘100% behind trying to get these women employed or involved’. “They care about the development of the people. There’s no restrictions on me to do what needs doing.” Though concentrating on only one crew for now, Joe is confident these women will lead the way. “These women are going to open the pathway for the rest of the women. They’re the leaders now. If we were to start another crew, the managers, the leaders, would come out of this crew.” Joe says they will not be mixing the crews at all. “They're communicating well, they socialise together… If the guys did that, built relationships like that, it would be a lot better.” NZL

Right, CNI Forestry Management’s Joe Taute is proud of his first all-female silvi crew.

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Labour Demands Thought I would prepare something on my own this month as there is plenty happening in the labour workforce space in forestry and it is good to tie it together and take the wholistic a ta a t a th a t are all facing and not just in forestry but in the current national a a t t a a t th Forestry Labour Requirements Survey was released by MPI and collaborating with NZFOA, FICA and Competenz, the report came from feedback of 402 within the industry which was a pretty good sample size to extrapolate trends and information from.

To compliment the MPI report, Toi Ohomai also released their industry business review report and it showed that a majority of the concerns from our contractors is around labour. Despite job satisfaction being on a high, 24 per cent of t a t , tat th ta th a a at ht h h a t th a The solution around our labour shortage and challenges has been the implementation of mechanisation and so there is a lean towards seeking specialist skills now as opposed to multitasking abilities within the crews. However silvicultural ta t a a t, a a t skilled operators, so there is a mixed business outlook over the next 12-month business obviously generated by the ta a Th a t a t, Hawkes Bay and Lower North Island are regions that experienced the highest growth in business over the past 12 months and also foresee strong future growth. Contractors in the Bay t , Ta a a , a at a ta t a challenging business landscape over the next 12 months with employment growth slow with few new people entering the sector.

The main regions for forestry employment however are a at , , a t a th a a h overall the forestry sector permanent workforce increased in , t a t t th th were working for during the year. Contracting organisations (silviculture and harvesting contractors) had a much higher percentage of their permanent ta a th a than other entities like forest owners and managers. The survey respondents estimate that the forestry workforce for silviculture and harvesting will increase by 36 percent in 2019. th th h ht at , t a a ta will continue to be challenging. High turnover may be t t th ta a a encourage shorter task-based training. Like a perpetual roller coaster then equally, a lack of training may be contributing to poor retention. Over half the new silviculture jobs are expected to be permanent roles and the expected greatest demand in 2019 for both seasonal and permanent workers will be for planting crew members. Around half the expected permanent vacancies for contractors involved in harvesting in 2019 are expected to be for machine operating roles.

So if we as an industry have to improve the perception of our

Prue Younger, CEO Message industry to attract and retain these few available workers then it’s been shown that word of mouth or general social media is s e en as the most important recruitment approach, demonstrating the importance of local networks.

The MPI sur vey also looked at ways to recruit and it also showed that word of mouth over or general social media worked at the top of the spectrum, followed closely by national media and websites then with government assisted programmes being at the bottom end of the scale. It replicated the three main reasons for labour shortages being due to employment conditions, the inability to attract and retain new t a t , a ta a th t and on top of that we compete with every other industry like construction, tourism and horticulture who need a workforce.

The industry needs to make sure we take this survey information and use it to our advantage, applying it across our own strategies. FICA has plans afoot to engage with regional wood councils and the uture foresters to roll out a recruit-ment campaign with key messages that will engage positive messaging and emphasise the reasons why you would want to consider forestry as a job. There has to be an element of education to the general public too, as often negativity is generated through a lack of understanding. The industry has to spend its time promoting reasons for our social licence to operate and that ta t, t a at a th a t labour shortages for the increased production both generated by the Billion Tree Programme and the wall of wood in regions. ha a t t t ha th a t a train our workforce and through the recent Review of Vocational at , , a ha t t a t t at that a our proposal in the reform which are; th at a T a extend the leadership roles of industry and employers across all vocational education through new Industry Skills Bodies (ISB).

- Create a tertiary institution with the working name of the New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology (NZIST) bringing together the 16 public Institutes of Technology and Polytechs (ITPs) as a single entity and at a at a at t , equalising funding rates and removing barriers to allow collaboration a t , a ta a t provision, and supporting the wider reforms.

The full survey reports from MPI and Toi Ohomai and the a t htt a t There is a lot of work to do between reports, but the greatest progress will be made when we do it together, the tides are turning.

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The art of pruning TO PRUNE OR NOT TO PRUNE – THAT’S A question that can be answered in any number of ways, however, pruning is a skillset that has become a bit of a lost art in many parts of the country.

But, not to us.!

We have participating companies who see this function as a key investment in their forestry activity. Within this we have also been asked to assess pruners as part of a Top Spot competition.

So, this issue we bring you the hard-working people who have been assessed as top in their game for the first period of assessment, as well as photos of the crews who are a key part of this value creation task.

As we have said previously, silviculture is where the value in forestry is created, so recognition of the skills these folk bring to our industry is equally important as those working in the value recovery end of the business (i.e. harvesting).

If you have recognised those who are featured in some of these photos and thought you could do just as well, our challenge to you is to come on board and show us what you have got.

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Our ongoing thanks to Rayonier/Matariki Forests, Wenita Forest Products, Port Blakely, Crown Forestry, Brand Logging, CMH Logging, Hauraki and Moehau Logging, Thomassen

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Johnson Forestry Services pruning crew 1 take a break from their work in the Otago, from left, Ben Urlich, Tamati Moana-Orupe, Adam McLennan, Curtis Mitchell, Nick Morgan and Iliya Young.

Some of the Johnson Forestry Services pruning crew 2, from left, Cameron Gascoyne, Michael Scott, Semi Locabuka and Mark Spessit.

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John Coombs, from McHoull Contracting, was first in Pruning for the first period of 2019.

The Otago-based McHoull Contracting pruning team, from left, Casey Patterson, Nick Allan, John Coombs, Dean Barrett, Thomas Smith and Ross Nicolaou.

Dean Barrett, from McHoull Contracting, was second-equal in Pruning for the first period of 2019.

Nick Allan, from McHoull Contracting, was second-equal in Pruning for the first period of 2019.

Michael Scott, from Johnson Forestry Services, was fourth in Pruning for the first period of 2019.

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ANOTHER TIGERCAT FOR FERRIS

Aaron Pevreal, of AnK Pine Harvesters, has taken delivery of his second new Hyundai R250LC-9H/C. Aaron is stoked with the increased productivity and says repairs, maintenance and downtime have been drastically reduced since the Hyundai joined his fleet, greatly helping his bottom line. Porter Equipment Waikato/ Taranaki Territory Manager, Dave McSorley, made the sale.

After starting another crew, Jimmy Ferris has added another new Tigercat 620E Skidder to his operation. Ferris Logging is contracted to Southland’s Log Marketing Ltd and specialises in plantation and woodlot harvesting. Jimmy purchased his first 620E machine 12 months ago, along with a new SH250-6 Sumitomo, and now with the demand requiring another crew, he chose another 620E. Operator, Bill, is enjoying the ease of operation, power and high volume loads with the 620E and was more than eager to see another one come into the crew. Jimmy is pictured second from left with his crew, together with land and plantation owner, Geoff McRae, who joined them on delivery day.

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Warrick and Annie Frogley, from MW Lissette, recently commissioned a new Hitachi ZX 290LCH-5B, well spec’d with a CablePrice forestry road building guarding package, including polycarbonate cab side OPS. Operator, Nick Stevens, loves the power and performance of the new machine and is feeling right at home in the Hitachi, which is currently working hard in Tangoio Forest near Napier.

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Dave and Rossita Johnston, of Blue Mountains Logging, have taken delivery of a new Cat 552 and Woodsman Pro FH1350 felling head that is working in the Bay of Plenty pine forests. The machine is set up for tethering if required. Operator, Carlos, is impressed with how it gets around the cutovers. Sold by Shayne Kennedy, Territory Sales Manager for Gough Cat at Kawerau.

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ELMIGER HYUNDAI Tony Elmiger has taken delivery of his third new Hyundai R210LC-9 High Chassis with all three machines being set up for ground preparation for new tree planting in the Kaingaroa Forest.

Contracted to Timberlands, this work involves de-stumping where required and then finishing the ground with a built-up mound of earth at very regular intervals to ensure the new seedlings have the best possible chance of surviving the hard frosts on the central plateau. The factory built High Chassis arrangement increases ground clearance substantially, and in most cases enables the excavator to drive straight over the tree stumps without having to go around them, which speeds up the process significantly. The sale was made by Porter Equipment Hawkes Bay/Gisborne/Taupo Territory Manager, Roger Pedersen.

JOHN DEERE FOR BALCO Balco Logging has purchased a John Deere 948L, delivered in time to start the new stems contract in the Kaingaroa Forest. Spec’d with 30.5 tyres and turnaround seat, operator Robert is quickly getting a handle on the operating style of the new L-series.

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Southland Logging company, Fisken Wood, has taken delivery of a new Tigercat 635G 6-wheel skidder. Featuring the new Tigercat FPT Engine and high speed EHS transmission, the new G-series machine was well received after years of great reliability and high production from the company’s previous 635D, which this machine replaces. The new 635G joins a near-new Sumitomo SH370 harvester, which completes the package. Mark Fisken and the crew are pictured at the delivery.

MJ Logging has taken delivery of a new purpose-built Cat 538 LL Forestry Machine to work in its operations near Geraldine. Matthew Jordan is pictured with the new Cat, which boasts a high cab riser that offers greater visibility and safety. Fitted with an Ensign 1530 rotating log grapple, it’s the second purpose-built 500-Series Cat in the operation, joining a bigger 558FM. The machine was sold by Matt Holloway, Canterbury Territory Sales Manager for Gough Cat.

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MACINDOE MADILL & WARATAH ELTEC & WOODSMAN PRO FOR MANA Shane, Mel and the team at Mana Logging have taken delivery from Shaw’s of their new Eltec FH317L leveller fitted with a Woodsman Pro750 head that is now performing falling and processing duties for JNL in Gisborne.

HITACHI FOR WILLIAMS Harry Williams, based in the Far North, has added another orange machine to his growing Hitachi fleet, with this new ZX 210LC-5 performing forestry roading duties throughout the Northland region. Delivered and supported by CablePrice’s northern-most branch in Kerikeri.

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Rodney MacIndoe and his Gisborne-based operations, Macindoe Logging, have taken delivery of a new Madill 2250C fitted with a new Waratah 624C processor. This allows the unit to function as a felling machine when required, but also enables it to de-limb and process the harvested stems to a finished length. It has also had engineering work carried out to enable it to operate as a tethered unit at some stage in the future. The sale was made by Porter Equipment Hawkes Bay/Gisborne/Taupo Territory Manager, Roger Pedersen.

RIBBONWOOD KOMATSU Pete and Diane Smith, of Ribbonwood Logging, have put this new Komatsu PC 270LC-8 to work in their crew operating in the Whangapoa Forest on the Coromandel Peninsula and it’s already impressing operator, Craig Balsom. The new PC 270LC-8 has a full Active heavy-duty forestry guarding package and is fitted with an Ensign 1730C log grapple. Pictured, from left, are Steve Candy, Reece Sowerby (foreman), Craig Balsom, Jarrett Gregory, Danny Burke, Pete Smith and John Kosar (Komatsu Forest NZ), Absent – Jeff Mills. Photo: Brian Johnston.

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SUMITOMO FOR KAKAHU Andrew and Joe Cox, of Geraldine-based Kakahu Logging, have taken delivery of another new forestry-spec Sumitomo. The new Sumitomo SH300TLFS is fitted with a new Woodsman Pro 750 and has joined their small crew of three working around South Canterbury. This is their first new processor and Joe, the operator, is starting to get a feel for it already and is very happy with the set-up. Pictured, from left, are Joe and Andrew Cox. The machine was sold by Steve Varcoe, of AB Equipment.

DK’S LATEST TIGERCAT & SATCO DK Logging’s Kevin O’Malley, who logs in the central North Island, has taken delivery of his second Tigercat LH855 levelling harvester from the newly released E-series, which is fitted with a SATCO 3L2 to replace a previous Tigercat/SATCO combo. Operator, Arie Marshall, is very impressed with the extra stability offered by the longer undercarriage for falling and trimming in the Matahina Forest. Pictured, from right, are Kevin O’Malley and Arie Marshall with AB Equipment’s Steve Mellar and Bob Baucke.

ANOTHER BLACK CAT Warren Black and the team at Black Contracting have added a new Cat 558LL to their fleet. Featuring an Ensign 2030 grapple and a roomy comfortable rear entry cab with great visibility that maximises the operator experience, this purpose-built Cat has been put to work on log loading duties in the Omarama region.

Sold by John Mathias, Otago Territory Sales Manager for Gough Cat.

FALCON FOR BLACKSTUMP Wayne and his crew at Blackstump Logging have put this Falcon winch-assist machine to work on the East Coast, north of Gisborne.

The FFE modular winch, built by DC Equipment, which runs an inchand-an-eighth swage rope, is fitted to a new SH300 Sumitomo high & wide and tethers the crew’s existing Madill 2250C. Pictured, from left, are Matt Bishop (DC Equipment), Tony Hill (operator) and Ben Addenbrooke (DC Equipment).

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Tumeke Loggers has received a new Cat 558 Forest Machine that features a Waratah 624C harvester head. It’s the second purposebuilt Cat in the Tumeke operation and is really impressing with its excellent fuel efficiency and extreme stability, working in the Murchison region for owners Daniel Solly and Paige Unahi. The machine was sold by Gough Nelson Territory Sales Manager, Scott Bonnington.

MAX Logging from Dannevirke has taken delivery of a new SH370 fitted with a SATCO 3L2T and Plus1 control system, which replaces older SATCO harvester. The machine has been put to work in woodlots around the area.

DAGGY’S NEW DOOSAN The first Doosan DX300LL log loader has just been delivered into Southland. Dave ‘Daggy’ McCallum, owner of McCallum Harvesting, chose the DX300LL as his shoveller in his mechanised operation with Rayonier in Southland. The big Doosan comes with a high and wide track frame, along with all the large components and heavy-duty undercarriage needed for the role as factory standard.

The Long Reach forestry spec’d boom and arm set, along with factory live heel, complete the package. Dave added bonnet bars and grouser bars while it was being assembled up north, along with an Ensign 1730 grapple. Pictured, from left, are Jackson McCallum, Nick, Logan and Dave McCallum.

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CAT & WOODSMAN PRO FOR DG GLENN Hawkes Bay contractor, DG Glenn, has taken delivery of another Woodsman Pro head, a 750 model that is fitted to a Cat 552 Series 2, running the latest version of Loggic control software. The machine was sold by Heath Stewart, of Gough Cat.

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Neville and Judy Stanaway, of Sunvalley Logging, have taken delivery of a new Komatsu 895 for their harvesting operations around the Rotorua area. The new machine has won the approval of operator, Shane ‘Shady’ Haskell, who says “the Komatsu 895 is a pleasure to operate”. Pictured, from left, are Haydon Goater (foreman), Shane Haskell, John Kosar (Komatsu Forest NZ) and Tinis Barnard (Komatsu Forest NZ). Photo: Neville Stanaway.

The latest addition to Mark Lealand’s fleet is this new John Deere 959MH, which is set up with a SATCO 325, felling for his crew working in the Kaingaroa Forest. The level swing John Deere has some of the best specs on the market for power, pump flow and levelling.

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$500,000 - $550,000+ GST $500,000 - $550,000+ GST $500,000 - $550,000+ GST

$238,500 + GST $238,500 + GST $238,500 + GST

00,000 - $550,000+ GST 635D 2011 Tigercat

$238,500 + GST

Tyres on the Rear. Recently had new Engine & front Diff fitted. ex Invercargill.

with 12,500 hours, new Engine, 4 new 30.5 rear tyres, Winch & 25 ft Grapple Ex Invercargill

SAMPLE PHOTO SAMPLE PHOTO SAMPLE PHOTO

$240,000 + GST $240,000 + GST $240,000 + GST

Full length track guards, heavy duty corner post, Brightwater Engineering ROPs , hydraulic door, Ex Nelson

$180,000 + GST $180,000 + GST $180,000 + GST

$335,000 + GST $335,000 + GST $335,000 + GST

2009 Tigercat 620C 2014 Tigercat LS855C 2013 Tigercat 630D 2009 Tigercat 620C 2014 2013 Tigercat 630D Log Skidder Feller Tigercat Buncher LS855C Log Skidder 5,500 hours, 2009 Tigercat 620C 2014 2013 Tigercat 630D Log Skidder Feller Tigercat Buncher LS855C Log Skidder 9,000 Hours, hours, NZ new,5,500 one owner, 9,000 Head, Hours, Log Skidder Feller Buncher Log Skidder Tigercat 5195 Felling NZ new, one hours, 19ft grapple, Allied winch, new5,500 rear owner, tyres 5195 Felling Head, Hours, tethering Hitch, new Tigercat undercarriage to9,000 be fitted, 19ft grapple, front Alliedtyres winch, new rear tyres NZ new, one owner, 30% remaining, tethering Hitch, new Tigercat undercarriage to be fitted, 5195late Felling Head, available March.

30% remaining, 19ft grapple,front Allied winch, new rear tyres goodtyres mechanical history. available late March. tethering Hitch, new undercarriage to be fitted, goodtyres mechanical history. front 30% remaining, Ex Gisborne. ex Dunedin. available March. good mechanical history.

Ex Gisborne. exlate Dunedin.

Ex Gisborne. ex Dunedin. 630D 2009 Tigercat 620C 2013 Tigercat

$240,000 + GST

ercat LS855C ncher

9,000 Hours, Tigercat 5195 Felling Head, ethering Hitch, new undercarriage to be fitted, available late March. ex Dunedin.

$180,000 + GST

Log Skidder

5,500 hours, NZ new, one owner, 19ft grapple, Allied winch, new rear tyres front tyres 30% remaining, good mechanical history.

Ex Gisborne.

$495,000 + GST approx. $495,000 + GST approx. $495,000 + GST approx.

Contact your Forestry Specialist Today: Contact your Forestry Specialist Today: Contact your Forestry Specialist Today: WHANGAREI HAMILTON WHANGAREI Marcus Bourke 027 241 6126 Marcus Bourke 027 241 6126 WHANGAREI NORTH HARBOUR NORTH HARBOUR Marcus Bourke 027 241 6126 Charles Dryden 021 751 158 Charles Dryden 021 021 937 751 304 158 NORTH HARBOUR James Maunsell James Maunsell Charles Dryden 021 021 937 751 304 158 AUCKLAND AUCKLAND James Maunsell 304 Colin Saunders 027021 593937 2661 Colin Saunders 027 8902 593 2661 AUCKLAND Byren Ware 027 287 Byren 027 287 ColinWare Saunders 0278902 593 2661 Byren Ware 027 287 8902

$495,000 + GST approx.

ur Forestry Specialist Today:

027 241 6126 R 021 751 158 l 021 937 304

$205,000 + GST

Tigercat 635C 2014 Hyundai R250LC-9 HW With Satco 630 Tigercat 635C 2011 Tigercat 635D 2014 Log Skidder with Log Skidder Log Skidder Feller Hyundai Buncher R250LC-9 HW With Satco 630 Felling head, Tigercat 635C 2011 Tigercat 635D 2014 Log Skidder with Log Skidder Log Skidder Feller Hyundai Buncher R250LC-9 HW 16,827 Hours, (Sample photo as Felling head, With Satco 630 6500 hours, 16,827 Hours, Log Skidder with (Sample photo as Log Skidder Log Skidder Feller Buncher Large Fuel Tank, 25 Sqft Grapple, 35.5 currently in the paint shop) 6500 hours, Felling head, 600 mm single Grouser shoes, One Piece bonnet, Large Tank, 25Recently Sqft Grapple, 35.5 Hyundai R250LC-9 16,827 Hours, in(Sample the4 paint shop)as 635C 2014 HW TyresFuel on the Rear. had new with 12,500 hours,currently newTigercat Engine, newphoto 30.5 600 length mm single One bonnet, 6500 hours, trackGrouser guards,shoes, heavySatco duty Piece corner post, With 630 Tyres on the Rear. new Fuel Tank, 25&Recently Sqft 35.5 Buncher Full with 12,500 new Engine, 4ftpaint new 30.5 currently the shop) Engine frontGrapple, Diffhad fitted. rearhours, tyres, Winch &in25 Grapple LogLarge Skidder with Full length track guards, shoes, heavy cornerbonnet, post, 600 mm single Grouser One Piece Log Skidder Feller Brightwater Engineering ROPs ,duty hydraulic door, Felling head, Engine front Diffhad fitted.

Tyres on the Rear.&Recently new rearhours, tyres,new Winch & 25 4ft new Grapple with 12,500 Engine, 30.5 Brightwater Engineering ROPs ,duty hydraulic door, Full length track guards, heavy corner post, 16,827 Hours, (Sample photo as rear tyres, WinchEx& Invercargill Invercargill.

Ex Nelson 6500 hours, Engine &exex front Diff fitted.

25 ft Grapple Invercargill.

Ex Nelson Ex Invercargill Brightwater Engineering ROPs , hydraulic door, Large Fuel Tank, 25 Sqft Grapple, 35.5 currently in the paint shop) ex Invercargill. 600 mm single Grouser shoes, One Piece bonnet, Ex Nelson Ex Invercargill

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$205,000 + GST $205,000 + GST $205,000 + GST

HAMILTON Tony Hennessy 027 839 8153 TAUPO Steve Mellar 027 565 3956 MT MAUNGANUI

HAMILTON Tony Hennessy 027 839 8153 Tony Hennessy 027 839 8153 HAMILTON TAUPO TAUPO Tony Hennessy 0273956 839 8153 Steve Mellar 027 565 Steve Mellar 027 565 3956 TAUPO MT MAUNGANUI MT MAUNGANUI Steve Mellar 027 565 3956 André Muller 027 550 1729 André Muller 027 550 1729 MT MAUNGANUI HASTINGS HASTINGS André Muller021 027658 550554 1729 Ben Kendrick Ben Kendrick 021 658 554 HASTINGS Ben Kendrick 021 658 554

With 11,000 hours, Allied Winch, Grapple and good mechanical history Ex Dunedin

CHRISTCHURCH CHRISTCHURCH Nic McLennan 027 275 6252 Nic McLennan 027969 275323 6252 CHRISTCHURCH Steven Varcoe 021 Steven Varcoe 021 Nic McLennan 027969 275323 6252 DUNEDIN DUNEDIN Steven Varcoe 021 1952 969 323 Cory Hellyer 027 288 Cory Hellyer 027 288 1952 DUNEDIN INVERCARGILL INVERCARGILL Cory Hellyer021 027932 288246 1952 Dean Cousins Dean Cousins 021 932 246 INVERCARGILL Dean Cousins 021 932 246

$320,000 + GST

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NEW PLYMOUTH & PALMERSTON NORTH Richard Walker 027 553 9216 WELLINGTON Mardi Pritchard 021 335 873

CHRISTCHURCH Nic McLennan 027 275 6252 Steven Varcoe 021 969 323 DUNEDIN Cory Hellyer 027 288 1952

good history Alliedmechanical Winch, Grapple and Ex Dunedin good mechanical history Ex Dunedin Ex Dunedin

Log Skidder

$320,000 + GST $320,000 + GST $320,000 + GST NEW PLYMOUTH & PALMERSTON NORTH NEW PLYMOUTH & PALMERSTON Richard WalkerNORTH 027 NEW PLYMOUTH & 553 9216 Richard WalkerNORTH 027 553 9216 PALMERSTON WELLINGTON WELLINGTON Richard Walker 027 553 9216 Mardi Pritchard 021 335 873 Mardi Pritchard 021 335 873 WELLINGTON NELSON NELSON Mardi Pritchard 0211712 335 873 Chris Jones 027 574 Chris Jones 027 574 1712 NELSON Chris Jones 027 574 1712

With 11,000 hours,

With 11,000 Allied+ Winch, Grapplehours, and $335,000 GST Alliedmechanical Winch, Grapple and With 11,000 hours, good history

AB EQUIP MENT AB EQUIP MENT AB EQUIP MENT

$125,000 + GST $125,000 + GST $125,000 + GST

$125,000 + GST

NZ LOGGER classified

KOMATSU PC 400LC-8

Tree Hugga Eco-Friendly Chain Bar Oil Key Benefits:

Price $725,000 + GST Phone 0272 379 160

• Cheaper, only $1.99 per litre (based on 1000L) • Eco Friendly/Vegetable Based • Better Lubrication • Non Carcinogenic • Easy to clean from clothes “We’ve been using Tree Hugga in our Harvesters since 2015, the only differences are the environmental benefits and the price!” Roger - Owner of Sika Logging, Taupo.

LG28734

L G 2 9 4 7 5

This harvester has a full EMS build, boom and arm, tilt bonnet, cab etc.

The factory radiator and oil cooler have been replaced by an high flow radiator and oil cooler. Plus an auxiliary oil cooler in the counter-weight.

Base has done 3350 hours.

The head has only done 1000hrs and still has 1000hrs warranty left on it, 3000hrs on the chassis.

Has the latest optimisation timberite H16 computer system.

New colour marking which is not fitted.

Currently being used and will be available end of April early May so the hours will climb a little.

Proudly made in New Zealand by: Flower Power (NZ) Ltd. 3 Manga Rd, Silverdale.

M: 021 022 04 106 E: brendon@flower-power.co.nz

NOW AVAILABLE FOR HIRE

www.facebook.com/RWFSfieldservice

Ph: 07 348 0501 Email: Info@rwfs.co.nz Mob: 027 817 9448 Workshop 41 Riri Street, Rotorua 68 NZ LOGGER | May 2019

LG26859

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Floor Stock on Hand Just arrived in, low hour 624C harvester, H16 computer, Alpine rollers, auto tension mainsaw, 3/4topsaw, colour marking system.

Balance of new warranty applies

$220,000

Waratah 624C Harvester

NEW STOCK NEW

NEW

FL95 Series II Brand new floor stock, Fixed saw box felling head with 1000mm log cut. Ready to replace any existing felling head plug and play. Auto tension main saw $80,000 Intimidate any steep slope with this specialist – the new Waratah FL95.Boasting Boastinganan extreme Intimidate any steep slope with this specialist – the new Waratah FL95. extreme downslope tilttilt angle, auto tension saw, extra-large cutting and grapple capacities, and weight in in thethe downslope angle, auto tension saw, extra-large cutting and grapple capacities, and weight right place for maximum carrier stability, it will help you get more work done faster. Plus, its optional right placesaw for box maximum carrier you stability, help you or getout more work done faster. retractable is just where need it it will when felling, of the way when shovel logging.

With the FL95, you’ll see challenging work dominated from a new angle.

With the FL95, you’ll see challenging work dominated from a new angle.

NEW

FL85 Series II Brand new Floor stock, small felling head ideal for small 20 ton carrier, auto tension saw $64,000

www.Waratah.com

New Waratah SG360RS Grapple with Supersaw 650S Extra heavily reinforced model for the toughest jobs in the forest and excavator applications, Strong cushioned cylinder reduces shock loads, ¾ Saw unit SC300 Integrated mounting of saw motor, No hoses in the saw box, Simple installation Introductory Pricing $38,500

www.Waratah.com

NEW

For information contact: For more more information contact:

Waratah at 03 9747or4200 0800 4WARATAH 0800 492 728

USED

Waratah 852 Log Grapple

Waratah 864 Log Grapple

Rebuilt 626 Bigwood

Heavy duty fleet and stack grapple. High pressure cylinders allow mains pressure to be used in grapple circuit.

Price $27,750

Heavy duty fleet and stack grapple. High pressure cylinders allow mains pressure to be used in grapple circuit.

Price $29,550

Rebuilt 626 Bigwood - New motors, line bore, new pins, hydraulic valve bank reseal, repaint. New TimberRite automation system.

Price $185,000

USED

USED

Waratah 618C Used unit with TR100 Controller Coming soon POA LG29482

NEW

USED

Waratah 622B TimberRite Head only. Softwood spec. Ready to go As is price $42,500.00

FL85 Series II Used unit As is price $40,000 *prices exclude GST and are valid for a limited period.

Jason Huitema - Customer Support +64274864227 www.waratah.com

2x Fully Reconditioned Komatsu D155-5

LG29477

• WITH TILT BLADE AND RIPPERS

• WITH TILT BLADE AND WINCH

Written tenders only to atanner@tannergroup.co.nz to close on 31st May 2019.

More photos and details by email or phone Alan on 027 475 7775.

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Equipment MONTH

Finance rates available 0800 346 275

JOHN DEERE 848H 2012. Popular John Deere Grapple Skidder on 35.5 tyres, includes 6,000 series winch. 9,800 hrs.

$195,000.00

$3 SAVE ,00 0!

Taupo #E0518052

HITACHI ZX400LCH-3 2011. Ensign 1730 log grapple, live heel. Gary Douglas side door guarding package, hydraulic door on cabin ROPS frame. Tidy machine for hours, ready for work. 15,181 hrs.

WAS

JOHN DEERE JD624K 2010. Trinder log forks, Groeneveld auto lube, rear radiator guard, full mud guards, one owner driver from new. 16,342 hrs.

Nelson #E0718076

$150,000.

00

NOW

$2 SAVE ,00 0!

JOHN DEERE 748G-III 2007. direct drive Grapple Skidder with 6000 series winch, good tires and low hours. 5,800 hrs.

WAS

CATERPILLAR 336DL

Waratah HTH626 Big Wood head. Devine engineering ROPS, FOPS, OPS and forestry guarding. Approx. 11,000 hrs.

Hastings #E1217095

$182,000.00 NOW

$180,000.00

JOHN DEERE 770GP WAS

2013. Tidy low hour unit with Waratah 625c.

8,060 hrs.

$337,000.00

Whangarei #E1018107

$334,000.00

Tidy Grader ready for work 4,055 hrs.

NOW

NOW

$225,000.00

TIGERCAT 630C WAS

$310,000.00 NOW

Whangarei #E1018108

WAS

$250,000.00

$5 SAVE ,00 0!

$2 SAVE ,50 0!

$3 SAVE ,00 0!

Taupo #E0419014

$150,000.00

VOLVO EC360

KOMATSU GD655-3 2008.14ft moldboard, rippers, Groeneveld greasing system, machine is fitted with Trimble machine control. 6,476 hrs Invercargill #E1018105

NOW

$76,500.00

$2 SAVE 5,0 00 !

$105,000.00

Palmerston North #E0818078

WAS

$79,500.00

$307,500.00

WAS

2008. Tidy low hour skidder with winch. Near new front tyres and good rear tyres 6,160 hrs.

$170,000.00

Whangarei #E1018102

$165,000.00

NOW

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CHOOSE THE HARDEST WORKERS. Like Nokian, Maxxis understands how to make tyres stand up to the roughest of conditions and keep working hard, day after day.

So this winter, we have combo offers so you can go further not only in the forest, but also on the roads that get you there.

RE-GRIP FOR WINTER WITH OUR

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ALWAYS UP FOR THE CHALLENGE www.maxxis.co.nz www.nokian.co.nz

LG25750

Phone 0800 NOKIAN (0800 665 426) OR Email info@nokian.co.nz to find a dealer

FOR SALE: Clark F665, 666, F667, Cat 525B Grapple Skidder, JD648G, TJACK 460, 560.

DOZERS: Caterpillar, D4H, D6C, D6H, Komatsu D65 + D85, tie back dozers, D85/21.

Excavators: Caterpillar 320, 322, 325, 330, B,C & D. Hyundai 250/9 Volvo 240C log rigged.

Teebar manufactured and sold. Wheeled loader WA470/3.

Lakeland Heavy Machinery Ltd

Branches now in the NZ LARGEST RANGE OF SKIDDER FOR SALE: Clark 664, 666C, 666B, F67 Grapple Skidders No rth & South Island CHAINS, HEAVIER HEA AND BETTER Komatsu D65/6 and D85/21 log rigged, CAT 936, 950B and Komatsu WA470/ wheeled loaders, buckets or forks.

Forestry Tyre Chains NZ LARGEST RANGE OF SKIDDER

Branches noNZ w in LARGEST the North & South IslSTOCKS and

Super Heavy DutyHEAVIER AND BETTER CHAINS, 35.5x32 - Weight 10000kg 30.5x32 - Weight 950kg 29.5x32 28L Super Heavy Duty 23.5x26 30.5x32 - Weight 950kg

Forestry Tyre Chains

OF DOZER

NZ LARGEST + DIGGER STOCKS CHAINS, OFROLLERS DOZER + DIGGER IDLERS, CHAINS, SPROCKETS ROLLER available Roller rebuilding/reshells Track press service IDLERS, Mini Excavator tracks SPROCKETS

35.5x32

Heavy 29.5x32 Duty

30.5x32 -23.5x26 Weight 650kg Heavy Duty Machines

30.5x32 - Weight 650kg

Zaxis 270Standard with teebar. Teebars in stock.

D7H with30.5x32 winch - Weight 365kg Machines

Roller rebuilding/reshells available Track press service available Mini excavator tracks also available

PC350/6 with teebar or grapple DYH with winch

Cat and Komatsu Pumps Komatsu Pumps

WE QUOTE HEAVY TRACK CHAINS WE DUTY QUOTE HEAVY DUTY TRACK CHAINS BONING OUT DISMANTLING 525 CAT 518,CAT 525A B & C, Clark, WRECKING, SKIDDERS, John Deere TJack.

BULLDOZERS, LOADERS, Excavators all makes, CAT EXCAVATORS All Models, 3x 33OD Cat, FOR SALE: Dozer parts

NYLON / FIBRE DRIVE GEARS NYLON / FIBRE DRIVE GEARS

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Grouser Bar From $36 per 3 EXCAVATORS metres HITACHI & SUMI ADJUSTERS DOZERS + DIGGERS Scrap Handling units also 32.5x32 FIRESTONE available Used Tyres RECOIL SPRINGS AVAILABLE 126-136 View Road, PO Box 1976, Rotorua Email: info@heavy-machinery.co.nz • Phone: 07 347 0765 • Fax: 07 349 2325 • Mob 0274 945 886 ROTATING GRAPPLES TO FIT 1 TO 40 TONNES ROTATING GRAPPLES MACHINES $2476 to 30K + gst.

TO FIT 1 TONNE TO 15 TONNE Shears, dredge buckets

126-136 View Road, PO Box 1976, Rotorua Email: info@heavy-machinery.co.nz

• Phone: 07 347 0765 • Fax: 07 349 2325 • Mob 0274 945 886 Check our website for more info www.heavy-machinery.co.nz

Check our website for more info www.heavy-machinery.co.nz

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Hokitika South Island BULLDOZERS EXCAVATORS SKIDDERS

ALL NEW STOCK

ORS EXCAVAT FOR SALE

er in 0/3 30 tonn Hitachi EX30 et or grapple. ck bu r de or nice + GST $39,000

LG25750

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Buckets Cabins Final Drive Parts Grapples

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Pump Parts Ram Seal Kits ROPS Slew Drives

ALL MAKES, NEW WINDOWS, NEW DOORS + PANELS, NEW RADIATORS AND COOLERS, ENGINE KITS + GASKETS, COMPUTERS, FINAL DRIVES AND PUMPS

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