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FOREST TALK Forestry exports on road to recovery; First increase in seven years for Forest Growers Levy rate; Taking charge of leadership; Generation Programme gets funding boost; Logging crew gives falcon nest a wide berth; New Forests takes on new CFO; Summer wildfire prevention takes priority; Pine camo Kiwi style; Let’s show drivers our appreciation; A race to the bottom?; Don’t miss HarvestTECH 2021; From data to drones.

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SHAW’S WIRE ROPES IRON TEST The TimberPro TF840D, working with Subritzky Clark Logging in Northland, is the first of the new series to go to work in New Zealand. Productivity has improved since this big gun arrived.

Our iron tester soon found out why.

BREAKING OUT It took innovative planning and engineering on the part of NZ Forestry and Rosewarne Logging to complete a challenging harvest at Kaihu, North of Dargaville and close to the Kaiwi Lakes. We take a closer look at their solutions.

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TALL TIMBER With close on 40,000 followers, it’s clear logging influencer JDubb’s message of positivity is striking a chord with loggers around the country.

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IS ALREADY IN FULL SWING WITH HOPE ON THE HORIZON AS the COVID-vaccine continues to be disseminated around the world and political upheavals gratify some while horrifying others. Through it all, loggers continue to do what they do best, rising before dawn and making their way into the ngahere, giving it their all and returning to their families tired but satisfied each night.

New Zealand log stats are looking good, with strong demand from China and the United States driving log recovery. But we have only to look at our closest neighbour to know that in today’s volatile world, things can change in an instant.

China-Australia relations continue to falter. It may have started with beef and barley but it moved to an ongoing tussle over logs, one which is kicking Australia hard. Already having suspended log timber from Queensland, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania on grounds of live pest infestation; at the time of going to print China had halted timber imports from New South Wales and Western Australia too.

What lessons can New Zealand take from this? With some 80% of New Zealand logs going to China and having felt something of what Australia is going through now this time last year – when Coronavirus first reared its head and offtake for log processing at Chinese ports came to a halt – diversification and exploring other markets is surely key. With 95% of its timber exports going to China, the old adage about putting all your eggs in one basket rings true as Australia tries to piece together its broken eggs.

If there’s one thing Kiwis are good at, it’s problem-solving. Our Breaking Out feature this month shows that skill at its best. A challenging harvest was no match for the team at New Zealand Forestry and Rosewarne Logging, as a shipping container crossing proved a practical and cost-effective solution to limiting environmental impact while completing a successful project.

Coincidentally, also from Rosewarne Logging comes our Tall Timber focus this month. Logging influencer JDubb has transformed his own negative experiences into positive ones, spreading a message of positivity wherever he goes and using social media to his advantage. He takes his inspiration from his father and his father before him. Proof that lessons from our past can only serve to strengthen our future.

Until next time, stay safe.

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Forestry exports on road to recovery FORESTRY MINISTER, STUART NASH, SAYS forestry exports are showing good signs of recovery. “Strong demand for logs from China and for sawn timber from the United States is driving recovery in our forestry exports,” he says.

“Exports are expected to increase by eight percent to almost $6 billion for the year ending June 2021. This reflects the resilience and hard work of our forestry sector, which should be commended,” he adds.

This is on the back of the latest Situation and Outlook for Primary Industries (SOPI) report which overall reflects bright economic prospects for the primary sector despite the significant challenges from COVID-19, according to Agriculture, Trade and Export Growth Minister, Damien O’Connor.

“The latest SOPI report forecasts food and fibre export revenue of more than $47.5 billion for the year ending June 2021, and a record $49.2 billion the following year,” says Mr O’Connor.

“This strong performance is testament to the sector’s ability to adapt to keep businesses operating and workers in jobs.

Producers are working to keep staff and communities safe from COVID, and provide the food and fibre products needed at home and abroad. Our primary sector can be proud of the way it has responded as part of our broader community.

A good performer this year included forestry’s cousin, the horticulture sector.

“Its export revenue is forecast to hit nearly $7.1 billion, an increase of 8.9 percent from the previous year. It’s driven by successful harvests in early 2020 and continued strong demand for our fresh fruit and wine.

“Further increases in export revenue of 5.3 percent are expected for the arable sector for the year ending June 2021, on the back of a bumper 23 percent increase the previous year.”

Mr O’Connor says export revenue for some sectors is forecast to drop for the year to June 2021 but is expected to bounce back stronger the following year.

“Dairy export revenue is forecasted to decrease 4.6 percent to $19.2 billion for the year to June 2021, driven by weaker global dairy prices, as markets continue to deal with the impacts from COVID-19,” he says.

“However, this should be offset by high demand for our dairy products, particularly from China, to support strong sector profitability over the medium-term, with export revenue expected to reach $20.1 billion in the year ending June 2022.

“Meat and wool export revenue is expected to decrease 8 percent to $9.8 billion for the year ending June 2021, mostly due to food service closures from COVID-19, and competition from poultry and other lower priced proteins. It’s expected to rebound to almost $10.1 billion the following year.”

Oceans and Fisheries Minister, David Parker, says COVID-19 continues to affect seafood exports, but this is expected to be short-term.

“The seafood sector continues to bear significant impacts from the international downturn in hospitality, tourism and dining out due to lockdowns caused by COVID-19,” he says.

Mr O’Connor says while the impacts from COVID-19 will be seen for some time, New Zealand is well placed to recover. “Our Fit for

Forestry Minister, Stuart Nash. a Better World – Accelerating our Economic Recovery roadmap launched earlier this year will guide our recovery,” he says.

“It aims to add $44 billion in export earnings over the next decade through diversified, higher-value product offerings, with strong environmental credentials, which will also create jobs.

“In November New Zealand signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Free Trade Agreement (FTA), the largest free trade agreement in the world. It will reduce non-tariff barriers, make trade simpler and reduce compliance costs for our exporters. This should help to further boost our food and fibre exports and our bottom line.

“New Zealand’s success in combatting COVID-19 – along with our solid elimination strategy – provides a good base from which to build back better than before,” he adds. NZL

First increase in seven years FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE LEVY WAS INTRODUCED BY A forest grower referendum in 2013, Directors of the Forest Growers Levy Trust (FGLT) have raised the rate on Harvested Wood Materials.

The Chair of the Levy Trust, Geoff Thompson, says clear support for the value of the investment led to the decision to raise the levy from 27 cents a tonne to 33 cents.

“We had overwhelming support in our levy referendum at the beginning of last year, from small- and large-scale foresters, even more than when the levy was first voted on,” he says.

The FGLT was set up under the Commodity Levies Act, where producers of a commodity can vote to impose a levy on production for commongood projects. It has raised about $10 million per year in recent years.

Geoff says levy income took a severe hit with the spread of Covid-19

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and the lockdown in New Zealand, requiring a fresh look at how spending commitments could be met, and the prudence of replenishing reserves.

“Our main priority is research, to fund projects which increase forest productivity, whether in large forests or in farm woodlots. We fund major investments in harvesting technology, forest management and mechanisation.

“Another priority is the Forest Industry Safety Council (FISC) and its projects to make forestry a safer place to work after the horror stories early in the decade. We still unfortunately aren’t at zero fatalities and serious injuries, which is the aim, but this year we’ve had the lowest fatality rate in six years,” he adds.

“Biosecurity is no less vital for us than for any other part of the primary sector. A biosecurity officer is now part of the FGLT Secretariat’s

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The Leadership Capability Project in action.

Taking charge of leadership THE FORESTRY AND WOOD PROCESSING Workforce Council’s first project focusing on leadership capability has shown promising results. The Council was established in April 2020 to take the lead in the sector’s workforce development challenges.

“It will oversee the actions specific to developing workforce capability and capacity for forestry and wood processing,” says the Deputy Chair of the Council, Fiona Ewing.

The Council is made up of representatives nominated by their industry body to represent the wide range of skills required in a thriving forestry sector, she adds.

Several projects are currently underway, the first of which is the Leadership Capability initiative. This project encourages excellent work practices and leadership capability which will raise professionalism and result in safer work practices and outcomes, says Fiona.

“FISC has been working to develop and deliver frontline leadership throughout our Frontline Leadership and Team Up training.

These training courses have been developed

by The Learning Wave in conjunction with FISC and have been successfully delivered to almost 500 forestry workers to date including Generation Programme cohorts in Gisborne,” she explains.

The leadership courses have been so successful that FISC has secured funding to deliver additional courses and to develop Phase 2 and 3 courses. Phase 2 will further coach and mentor individuals who have participated in the Phase 1 courses.

Phase 3 supports participants from Phase 2 to coach and mentor others in the industry and communities. Twelve of these frontline leadership courses, originally developed by The Learning Wave, have been run since July 2020, involving more than 120 workers.

These courses encourage people to look at communication and leadership as a way to improve work and health and safety outcomes in their crews, says Fiona. They were developed specifically for the forestry industry.

The courses are very hands-on and help attendees learn how to: • Lead a high-performance team – focussed on key results (including safety).

• Effectively communicate to people who are different from themselves.

• Get workers involved in solving problems and making good safety decisions.

• Hold people accountable without bullying.

• Focus their teams on learning from things going right… not just waiting for things to go wrong.

Feedback from the 2020 courses has been positive: • 88% of participants rated the learning experience highly.

• 79% of participants thought the training improved their ability to perform their job.

• 89% of participants thought the training improved their confidence in leading a high-performance team.

• 94% of participants said the course improved their ability to communicate more effectively with people who are different from themselves.

• 91% of participants said the course would let them get workers more involved in making good health and safety decisions.

• 77% thought the course would help them hold people more accountable without bullying.

• 82% thought the course gave them confidence to improve leading the team to learn from things going right.

Course dates are set for Q1 2021 and details will be available on the Safetree website. Locations will be confirmed based on expressions of interest from the sector.

Based on the success of this programme further funding has been sought for both forestry and other primary industries, Fiona says. NZL

for Forest Growers Levy rate staff. Projects like these allow leveraging of other funding from the Government sector. Our biosecurity funding is an additional eye-out for all the pests and diseases which may arrive in New Zealand and harm native trees or the horticulture industry.

“This is the first time the rate has been increased since the levy was brought in. In the following seven years inflation has chewed through its value, so half of the increase is just catching up to where we were before.”

Geoff says the decision followed close consultation with the Forest Owners Association (FOA) and the Farm Forestry Association (NZFFA).

“We also surveyed owners of forests when we did the referendum last year. The consensus was that we had set the levy rate too low, and it should be about 35 cents a tonne, so more work could be done with it.

“The change will also meet new challenges in the industry, such as the political attacks on landowners’ right to prevent a land use choice of planting trees for harvest and carbon credits.

“But looking forward, we need to assist in the huge and vital area of research into new wood uses, such as resins which replace plastic, transparent timber sheets that can replace glass and biomass use for no-emission energy production. Trees are a huge part of the bioeconomy future.”

The Forest Industry Contractors’ Association’s (FICA) Prue Younger says though this doesn’t directly affect the sector, FICA does rely on this levy to support projects affecting the supply chain so “to have more dollars coming in will only be seen to be helping the industry as a whole and for that we are grateful”. NZL

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Generation Programme gets funding boost

Generation #7 on a site visit to Waituna Forest with Logic Forest Solutions.

From left: Pete Warioa, Damos Davis, Ashley Ward, Harli Campbell, Api Crawford, Siobhain Fyall (GP Manager), Mike Wikohika and Vaughan Peneha, all of CPM Logging.

EASTLAND WOOD COUNCIL’S (EWC) Generation Programme has received a huge boost from Te Uru Rākau (Forestry New Zealand) which has topped up the coffers by $441,000 through its One Billion Trees Programme.

EWC Chief Executive, Kim Holland, says the funding has secured the future of the programme for the next two years. “It is fantastic to strengthen our relationship with Te Uru Rākau through this kind of support and to see them invest in forest industry training like this,” she says.

“It means we can continue to develop the programme to ensure it meets industry needs.

This recognises the success of our Generation Programme in providing skills and people to our industry work-ready. The industry and contractors are snapping up our trainees – that says so much.”

At the heart of the programme is health and safety, ongoing training and plenty of mentoring to give candidates the best possible chance of success in the future, she says.

Annie Hindle, Acting Director of Forest Development, Grants, and Partnerships, Te Uru Rākau adds: “The forestry industry is a significant employer on the East Coast and there is an ongoing demand for skilled and trained forestry workers. To ensure there are trained people, ready to go and aware of the hazards of their work, sound training programmes, such as the Generation Programme, are required.”

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efforts to provide contractors with ‘work-ready’ employees by investing in the training and upskilling of our forestry workforce.”

Kim says COVID has meant a particularly tough year for so many, but Te Uru Rākau stepped in to support when it was needed.

“Our programme has had to adapt as things rolled out. We established online learning during COVID Alert Levels 3 and 4, and made sure our trainees were all safe when returning to the new normal.”

There are currently 14 contractors working with the Generation Programme, all of whom contract to EWC member companies.

“The success of this programme comes through our ability to continue to recruit, even in a very challenging year,” says Kim, who also tipped her hat to programme manager Siobhain Fyall.

The programme is now in its third year, and the current intake is its seventh.

“It is great we have the continuity of both the programme and the ability to retain the likes of Siobhain and continue to grow the forestry industry relationship with Taūranga Ararau whose pastoral care involvement has been crucial to success for a number of candidates,” says Kim. There has been an impressive list of achievements this year, with several gaining level 3 qualifications as well as head breaker out tickets, licences, first aid certificates and wheel, tracks and rollers completions.

“We have interest in the programme from far and wide, with trainees moving to Gisborne to train with us and then work in local forestry,” she adds.

“We have been blown away by the number of women who are stepping up to take part in the programme. It is great to see and it is making such a difference to people’s lives.”

Over the three years, there have been over 60 trainees, with 33 trainees – men and women – continuously employed in forestry and 14 more moving into other industries.

“Candidates see there is massive opportunity within the industry to not only earn good money but also for the career opportunities – the world really is your oyster,” she says.

Next year the programme will accept rolling enrolments, allowing people to tap into the training as they are looking for work. “It also means we can place trainees into employment on a rolling basis so the contractors don’t have to wait for the end of a cohort.”

The practice has already been successfully trialled with trainees who entered the programme with experience but needing to gain tickets.

The newly-formed Central North Island Wood Council is in the throes of establishing its own Generation Programme in Tokoroa where it will follow the Tairāwhiti blue-print but tailor it to meet the requirements of the industry in its region. NZL

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Logging crew gives falcon nest a wide berth AN EMPTY NEST BEARS TESTIMONY TO THE heart and dedication of a team of Gisborne loggers. A pair of Karearea/New Zealand native falcons were found by the Stubbs Contracting logging crew mid-November, within five metres of their cable logging operation, and left in peace for the eggs to hatch.

It was decided that area of forest where the birds were found, 25 kilometres up Waimata Valley Road, would not be harvested until the eggs had hatched and the chicks were old enough to fly away – even though the timber would have devalued by that time (an estimated 450 tonnes of pruned trees were sap stained and devalued while protecting the area).

“It was for a good cause,” says Aratu Forests harvest planning manager, Andy Costello – the Karearea being the country’s most threatened, and fastest, bird of prey with around 4000 breeding pairs left in New Zealand.

The nesting pair and their eggs were found by a team of breaker-outs from the Stubbs Contracting Log 4 crew when the decision was made to move logging operations away from the area.

“As additional security we put predator traps around the nest to give the chicks the best chance of survival,” says Andy.

“We often see Karearea in our forest. Usually we see them hunting or passing overhead. This time, however, they established a nest within five metres of a cable logging operation, during operations.

“We think the falcons built the nest while we were operating in the vicinity, in doing so evading our annual Karearea nest monitoring programme.”

As part of Aratu’s internal environmental systems, all staff have an awareness of rare, threatened and endangered species, he adds.

Whether or not these particular chicks survived despite all efforts, remains uncertain: “We thought we saw a chick on 23 December but when we got back on 5 January we found the nest had been vacated. We’ve been unable to determine if the chick fledged successfully or if a predator disturbed the nest over the break. We didn’t see any signs of a struggle and are hoping for the former. The falcons are still flying around the area but they no longer act aggressively when we get close to the nest.

The crew started logging the area again on 7 January. “An ecologist confirmed that as the falcons were no longer being aggressive around the nest, we would do no harm if we resumed operations in the area,” says Andy.

The Karearea is an endemic bird with an “at risk/recovering” status. They are capable of flying at speeds of over 100 km/h. A typical clutch consists of two to four eggs which take about 33 days to hatch. Nestlings are fed by both parents but the male does most of the hunting, with the female guarding the nest until the nestlings are close to fledging, which occurs between 31 and 45 days after hatching. NZL

The pair of Karearea guarding their nest.

These two Karearea eggs were given the best chance of survival by the logging crew.

Stubbs Contracting Log 4 crew (from left): Foreman Jason Brown, lead breaker-out, Thomas Kingi, breaker-out, Levi Takarangi and breaker-out, Jack Howard.

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New Forests takes on new CFO “THE 2020’s WILL BE A DECADE WHERE high standards and action are needed.

Being at the heart of this change is a challenge I am looking forward to with much anticipation,” says Adrian Williams, Sydneybased investment management firm New Forests’ newly appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

New Forests’ Chief Executive Officer, David Brand, says Adrian will bring a wealth of knowledge to the company’s senior leadership team as it prepares to grow over the coming decade.

“We are really pleased to have Adrian join us. He has tremendous experience and capacity in supporting the growth of an asset management business like New Forests.

“He is also strongly aligned to our aspirations related to sustainability and expanding the role of forests in helping address climate change, supporting the transition to a circular bioeconomy, and supporting economic development in rural communities,” he adds.

Throughout his career, Adrian has led large finance teams with a focus on team development. He has significant

experience in strategy, systems change, and sustainability, and is also actively involved in supporting Indigenous employment and the arts.

As CFO of New Forests, Adrian will oversee fund management accounting, corporate accounting, strategic planning, and business management.

“I am excited to be joining New Forests and feel a strong sense of alignment with the business and its vision and mission for the forestry sector,” says Adrian.

“There are significant opportunities for investment and growth as the world adapts to a low carbon future, and I believe that New Forests is uniquely positioned to play an important role in both shaping and contributing to this change.

“For myself, New Forests represents an opportunity to ‘join the dots’ on my corporate experience, community involvement, and social impact endeavours.”

A Certified Practising Accountant (CPA), Adrian, has over 30 years of experience in finance and accounting in both Australian and international organisations. He was most recently Acting Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of AMP Capital,

New Forests CFO, Adrian Williams. where he oversaw $200 billion of real assets and listed investment portfolios.

New Forests manages approximately $6.6 billion in funds across Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia, and the United States on behalf of a range of institutional investment clients. The firm specialises in sustainable forestry, conservation, and rural land investments and has grown substantially over the past 15 years since it was founded. NZL

Summer wildfire prevention takes priority UNDERSTANDING FIRE RISK CONDITIONS WILL NOW BE CLEARER and simpler, thanks to a new online tool launched by the Minister in charge of Fire and Emergency, Internal Affairs Minister Jan Tinetti.

The new mobile-friendly tool on Fire and Emergency’s checkitsalright.nz website makes it easier for people to understand fire danger conditions across the country and helps make informed decisions about lighting outdoor fires this summer.

“Climate change means that fires present a growing threat to communities here and overseas. As we enter a hot, dry summer, it is important people understand the risks and act accordingly,” says Mr Tinetti.

“This year, the wildfire season has started earlier. We’ve already had two significant fires, with 3500 hectares devastated at Aoraki/Mt Cook; and 5000 hectares with 48 buildings, melted water tanks, and destroyed power and water systems at Lake Ōhau.

“In New Zealand, 99% of wildfires are started by people – it only takes a spark. Our actions make all the difference, especially when the fire danger is heightened over summer,” he says. ““No-one wants their property destroyed or their life disrupted by fire,

but many of us don’t realise just how risky some common activities are,” he adds.

“New Zealanders can check local fire danger and fire season status, and get clear guidance on whether they need a permit to light a fire or not.”

Further to these efforts, an outdoor instructor, a forester, a beekeeper and a paramedic were among 28 new recruits who graduated as firefighters recently at Fire and Emergency’s National Training Centre in Rotorua.

During the ceremony the group demonstrated a number of firefighting scenario exercises for their family and friends, displaying the skills they have learnt.

The current group of graduates represents an increasingly diverse range of people who want to become career firefighters. They range in age from 18 to 45 years and include six Maori, and four people from countries other than New Zealand.

Deployed around the country, the recruits can now put away their green trainee helmets and take their new yellow operational helmets to their fire stations – ready to put their new skills to use in the community. NZL

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Pine camo Kiwi style Tree faller, Jarred Henderson, tries out the new pine camo.

“MY GARMENT DESIGNS COMBINE NEW ZEALAND FOREST Owners Association (NZFOA) approved Hi Vis with a camo that represents the forestry worker and hunter. Now instead of wearing unapproved blaze camo for Hi Vis, workers can wear the hunting gear they like to work, and be within the PPE rules,” says Julian Verstegen, Harvest Supervisor at IFS Growth.

This idea for a camouflage mimicking Radiata pine first came to him about five years ago. While hunting in a pine forest around Gisborne, Julian noticed his mates both had “camouflage that mimicked American oak trees and a pond vegetation type pattern designed for duck shooting”.

“During my research on camouflage, it dawned on me that in NZ our style of hunting does not actually require the hunter to be camouflaged.

Shooting from the ute or bike, chasing pigs with dogs and thermalling/ spotlighting hardly requires camo, yet it is still hugely popular on all garments. So why do we buy camouflage when the majority of hunters do not actively use it in the bush to blend in and conceal themselves from their target?” Julian asks.

With his background in forestry and currently managing and buying forests on behalf of New Zealand clients, and fuelled by this revelation, he “half-heartedly” set about designing his own camouflage “which was harder than I thought”.

“I didn’t know what the pattern was going to look like, so it was hard getting a designer to create something from an idea. After two designers

I finally started working with Josh from Southpaw Creative in Rotorua who was a bit more open-minded, and we started slowly building the pattern and formed a process which worked,” says Julian.

He says he planned to copy the business model of the big camo brands and licence his pattern to established hunting brands. But pitching his idea to a large NZ brand, he was quickly brought back to reality, “getting told ‘thanks, great idea but no thanks’”. With high competition for rack space in retail stores and with digicamo “the new thing” he was told mimicry camo was a thing of the past.

“I decided that my pattern needed to have more value to a large established hunting brand before they would consider using it. So, I started work on designing my own shirts and hoodies and eventually placed an order for custom-designed clothing featuring my pine camouflage pattern.”

Belongcamo.com was born and Julian now has an online store with a small range of products, with plans to expand into women’s and kids’ sizes and also to orange and blue pine camo, he says.

“I think people buy camouflage because they associate it with hunting. It represents hunting to others and it does look good. My pattern is aimed at the people who work and hunt in the ever-increasing pine forests. The pine tree is one of the most recognisable trees in the country. They now have a camouflage that represents them and where they spend their time. In the near future I hope loggers can kit their families out with pine camo and pine hunters can do the same.” NZL

Let’s show drivers our appreciation THIS MONTH SEES THE RETURN OF THE annual Truck Driver Appreciation Week (TDAW) – with various events around the country from February 22 to 28.

The team at NZ Truck & Driver is busy coordinating the week’s activities, alongside the Road Transport Forum (RTF) and Association partners.

Thanks to the RTF for its contribution and support for TDAW – along with a number of industry suppliers who have also already committed to supporting the event.

The team is working towards events around the

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country where they will be handing out appreciative gift bags to as many drivers as possible.

Check the Facebook page or website for details: https://nztruckanddriver.co.nz/promotions/truckdriver-appreciation-week As part of this year’s Truck Driver Appreciation

Week there has also been a significant investment in a nationwide media campaign aimed at achieving some appreciation in the wider community of what it is truck drivers do for all New Zealanders every day – by delivering everything and anything they need.

We ask that all operators do their bit during the week to look after their own drivers by making them feel appreciated.

If you wish to be a part of Truck Driver Appreciation Week please contact Olivia Beauchamp at NZ Truck & Driver, either by emailing olivia@trucker.co.nz or call 027 6855066. NZL

Safetree 2020

A race to the bottom?

IMAGINE YOU WERE APPLYING FOR A JOB. You had all the right qualifications and had just received an email saying you’d made it to the shortlist. But the email went on to say that the successful candidate would be the one willing to work for the least money – and how low were you prepared to go?

Would you want to take that job or to work for that company?

That was the question posed by David Langford, Group Manager Planning and Infrastructure at New Plymouth District Council, at the Safetree Conference in November. That scenario describes the way most contracts are given, says David, who has overseen a transformation in the way the New Plymouth District Council works with contractors.

It is also the way many contracts are awarded in forestry – which is why the Forest Industry Safety Council (FISC) asked David to speak at the Safetree Conference.

“The problem with the ‘lowest cost’ approach to contracting is that it creates “a race to the bottom”, David says.

Reduced profit margins lead to short-term planning and investment horizons, which lead to low investment in staff, training and equipment, poor quality control and high levels of re-work, and create working conditions that don’t support good health and safety outcomes. Ultimately this lowest cost approach creates an unhealthy tension between safety and profit, he says.

In 2019 the New Plymouth District Council implemented a new approach to procurement when tendering for its annual roading

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maintenance contract – doing things very differently.

This included swapping from a ‘Lowest Price Conforming’ approach to a ‘Weightedattribute’ system that put the biggest weighting on how the contractor would invest in its current and future workforce.

The Council extended the terms of the contract from three years to 10 years, enabling those tendering to have certainty over their work for a significantly longer period and to make long-term investments in equipment and people. It also capped the number of hours that contractors could work each week.

David says the benefits of the new approach are already showing – and include improved safety and quality, plus long-term cost savings for the Council.

“For example, moving to a 10-year contract gave the winner of the maintenance contract, Downer, confidence to invest in machinery that eliminates the need for reversing trucks while building roads – a leading cause of worker deaths in New Zealand. This equipment is also more efficient, and will lead to long-term cost savings,” he says.

David says the requirement to invest in workforce development has led to the creation of a ‘talent pipeline’ in New Plymouth that is encouraging people into the construction industry and giving them training. This is important because currently, much like forestry, construction has an ageing workforce and low training levels – 81% of construction labourers have no vocational training. David points out that good training is essential, not just for quality, but to ensure

David Langford, Group Manager Planning and Infrastructure at New Plymouth District Council. workers know how to do their job safely.

The cap on working hours is also important, he says, because construction has the highest suicide rate of any New Zealand industry, and ensuring people aren’t over-worked is one way to protect their mental wellbeing.

While David’s story relates to the construction industry, virtually all the issues he identifies around procurement are also present in forestry. So, there is much the forestry industry can learn from the Council’s experiences.

FISC plans to review its Charter next year, and this will include looking at how forest owners, managers and contractors could work differently to support better health and safety outcomes in forestry.

More information about this review process will be available in early 2021. If you are interested in getting involved, contact info@ safetree.nz. NZL

Don’t miss HarvestTECH 2021

IF YOU’RE INVOLVED IN WOOD harvesting, you’ll remember well the major logging event, HarvestTECH 2019 that ran a couple of years ago in Rotorua, with close to 500 logging contractors, harvest planners, forestry managers and equipment and technology suppliers attending.

Roll on two years. HarvestTECH 2021 is being planned, with the two-day event running again in Rotorua on 13-14 April. The conference programme is already full with registrations now live and exhibition spaces sold out. After the major disruptions of 2020 – bush fires, a slowdown through excess log inventories in Chinese ports at the beginning of the year, COVID-19 lock-downs and then a halt on log exports out of some Australian States into China

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towards the end of the year – it will be welcomed.

“A few extras have also been added to the event this year for those attending,” says Brent Apthorp, Forest Industry Engineering Association (FIEA) Director. “Topics like mechanised harvesting on steeper slopes, integrating automation and robotics into wood harvesting operations, and best practices around ensuring the environmental sustainability (roading, stream crossings and harvest residue management) of logging operations will be covered. With a raft of new technologies being developed and adopted by leading companies, the 2021 event will also be outlining new log scaling and measurement technologies, log docketing options through the wood supply chain, wood flow logistics and log transport innovations.

“As an added bonus, the ever popular forestry safety event, Forest Safety & Technology 2021, is being held at the same venue on the first day,” says Brent. This will enable delegates from both events to network during the breaks and also capitalise on the large number of trade exhibitions that will be set up over the two days for those attending, he says.

With the uncertainty still surrounding travel and border restrictions that may or may not exist in April 2021 because of COVID-19, for the first time live links from the New Zealand event will be set up for those unable to travel into Rotorua.

“We had in 2019 a large contingent of forestry companies and contractors come into New Zealand from Australia and North America. This means the full two-day event can be viewed in

ForestTECH 2020

From data to drones DESPITE COVID-19, COUNTRY BORDER restrictions, tight health and safety requirements for running physical events and a minor scare in Auckland the week before the event, ForestTECH 2020 ran in Rotorua late last year – a muchneeded tonic Well over 300 establishment foresters, tree crop supervisors and planners, silvicultural foresters, resource managers, remote sensing, GIS and mapping specialists and inventory foresters were involved. Workshops, meetings, field demonstrations and a two-day technology conference and trade exhibitions all ran for the wider industry during the week. Delegates from 20 different countries were for the first time involved as part of the online streaming of the event.

For the first time in 13 years since it has been running, ForestTECH 2020 was split into two main technology streams: Remote sensing, data capture and inventory management The conference provided insights into new data collection technologies that have been developed and are being used operationally out

Outside exhibit at HarvestTECH 2019. real time, or if delegates are going to be tied up in the forest during the two days, each recorded presentation will be able to be viewed at a later date,” says Brent.

Full details on the programme along with registration information can be found on the HarvestTECH website. NZL

Dave Herries, GM, Interpine and Robin Hartley, Manager UAV Operations, Scion, presenting at the conference.

in the forest along with advances in processing and better interpreting the big data streams now routinely being collected. Updates on disruptive technologies like artificial intelligence, IOT, machine and deep learning, robotics, automation, daily satellite imagery, UAV’s and the use of virtual and augmented reality and how they’re being integrated into day-to-day operations of forestry companies, were covered by international and national presenters.

Forest establishment, mechanised planting and silviculture ForestTECH 2020 also included a full day on technologies around forest establishment, mechanised planting and silviculture. A significant number of presentations covered research and trials being undertaken on planting with drones, seedling deliveries from drones onto more remote planting sites and tree seedling survival counts using satellites, hyperspectral and multispectral imagery and deep learning.

As these new remote sensing technologies are being rolled out, there is an obvious crossover between forest data collection, remote sensing and cutting-edge research and trials around tree crop management.

There has been a resurgence of interest by forestry companies in Australasia in mechanised or automated operations for planting and silviculture. The economics are starting to stack up and the technology, in part, can address the growing issue of labour shortages being faced over the planting season. Mechanised or machine planting is already successfully being used across Scandinavia and in South America.

Operational trials were undertaken in the central North Island of New Zealand last planting season, with more extensive plantings using the mechanical planting systems undertaken on several larger forests this year as reported in NZ Logger.

Aside from addressing the shortage of planters this year because of COVID-19 restrictions, some of the advantages of mechanised planting using planting heads mounted on an excavator are better soil

cultivation (ripping and mounding) for the young trees and greater consistency in the quality of the tree planting. Fertiliser granules can also be integrated into the planting process, along with herbicides or insecticides if required.

In drier climates or at the end of the planting season, tree planting can also be extended by the application of water (or slow release irrigation using gels) at the time of planting. This feature, particularly with eucalyptus plantings in countries like Chile, Brazil, South Africa, China and Indonesia, has been used successfully and is being trialled this season in northern NSW, Australia.

As well as on-ground mechanised planting, aerial planting systems using swarms of drones are also now fully operational. DroneSeed out of the US spoke at ForestTECH 2020. It has been employing swarms of UAV’s (or drones) to automate tree planting and spraying operations for a number of major North American forest management companies. Late last year, it also started commercial trials for planting in New Zealand. The technology is capable of planting out at six times the speed of the human planter, and in some pretty tight and tough terrain.

This year the company provided an update on its planting trials as well as its projects on reforestation and rehabilitation.

Another company with local ties, AirSeed Technologies, has also devised its own system, allowing drones to plant large numbers of seeds in minutes using a pneumatic firing module. It can fire out two seeds per second at velocities of anywhere between 150 and 300 metres per second into the soil. The module, called a Podder, can be attached to the bottom of most popular drone models and a team of two, flying two drones, can plant up to 40,000 seeds into the ground in a day. NZL

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HE TIMBERPRO TF840 HAS BEEN THE BIG GUN OF forwarders for many years.

Easily capable of legally moving 30 tonnes of wood from the cut-over to the skid site, it has no trouble out-muscling other forwarders in the heavy-hauling department.

It’s been more than eight years since NZ Logger last sampled one of these bad-boys and the competition has ramped up since then. So when the Subritzky Clark crew took delivery of the recently upgraded D-series TimberPro TF840 – the first in New Zealand – to pull cut-to-length logs out of a Far North forest, it was time to get re-acquainted and see how the newcomer matches up.

Forwarders generally work well in most ground conditions, so the sand-based sites on the west coast of the North Island, the pumice lands around the volcanic plateau, along with the long and level runs encountered in the lower South Island have allowed the TF840D to perform up to expectations.

It’s pretty much all sand where the Subritzky Clark boys are working in the Te Hiku Forest, about one hour’s drive north of Kaitaia. The forest was planted in behind Ninety Mile Beach to help stabilise the sand dunes and even though the crew’s operations are about ten miles inland from the coast, the ground under their harvesting site is still very sandy.

“This is real forwarder country, it’s beautiful, nice rolling ground and we can log rain or shine, the surface doesn’t change much,” says Willie Clark, who jointly owns the business with wife, Bronwyn Subritzky Clark.

“And it’s ideal for our small crew, just four working with us.”

Two of the four are their twin sons, forwarder driver Cale and Dane, who operates one of the harvesters and also acts as crew foreman. The other crew members are Sid Leefe, in the second of the two harvesters and Paris Waenga, who is in the loader/shoveller.

The crew is now running so smoothly that Willie has stepped back from day-to-day logging and only ventures out when needed. Bronwyn keeps an eye on health and safety, while managing the bookkeeping

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They’re enjoying a well-earned semi-retirement after facing numerous challenges trying to establish themselves in the industry during the tumultuous nineties and early 2000s.

Willie was late getting into logging, first working as a block layer and then in the Moerewa freezing works, before joining his brother Pae’s logging operation prior to going out on his own with a loader in the yard of the JNL board plant in Kaitaia. But when he and Bronwyn progressed into road lining and skid site preparation with PF Olsen at Te Kao, a stone’s throw from Cape Reinga, it really stretched their resources.

Their saving grace came in the form of a phone call from Bob Shirley of Summit Forestry, who offered them a contract closer to home doing similar work in Aupouri Forest, which later turned into clear-fell harvesting. That was ten years ago and they’ve been there ever since, witnessing the land under the trees return to iwi and the forest renamed Te Hiku.

“Getting that contract was a Godsend,” says Willie. “Bob Shirley has been good to us and it was because of him that we are in this forest.

“Since we started in here, we’ve been progressively working towards the top of the forest and if we are lucky enough to continue, we hope to come back down and start again at the bottom. We need to do the job properly.”

The right combination The key to making that happen is ensuring a steady flow of wood to Summit Forestry’s customers, most of whom are local. The trees grow dense and tall in Te Hiku, and the majority are cut for post mills at Kaitaia and Kerikeri, while JNL takes any pruned wood for peeling. Only a small amount is exported.

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Above left: The ability to swivel the cab and crane 360 degrees makes it feel more like an excavator when loading.

Above right: Fully laden with 30 tonnes of wood and heading back to the skid site. from Summit to begin with, until he got back on his feet financially. It soon became clear that forwarding was the best way to keep the wood flowing to the skid, so he purchased a John Deere 1510 that was ideal for the smaller post wood that dominates their output.

However, the dynamics changed when a second harvesting machine was added, putting pressure on the 15-tonne payload forwarder to consistently deliver the goods.

“I was struggling to keep up with all the wood they were cutting – even had to put in some extra hours to get on top of it,” comments Cale on the reasons behind the latest purchase, as we shelter from the blustery conditions inside the crew’s container, which is soon to be replaced by a more upmarket version with windows and sliding glass doors to further improve working conditions.

Willie chips in: “The boys wanted something bigger and I knew about the TimberPro, so we went and had a look at the (previous model) working with Gary Leslie. It was carrying twice as much as our little John Deere with no problems and that sort-of decided it for us.

“We knew the D-series was coming out. I spoke to the boys about it and Cale did some research online. It all seemed to stack up.”

Whilst the order went in to John Kosar with Komatsu Forest in 2019, which had been the TimberPro dealer in NZ and Australia since it was first launched in this region, Komatsu actually acquired the TimberPro company around the time the new TF840D was delivered.

Outwardly it doesn’t look much different from the C-series machines already working in New Zealand, but there is more than meets the eye.

Let’s start with the cab. Compared to the last TF840, a B-series that we tested with Dargaville’s Douglas Logging, it’s completely changed because the boom has moved to the right-hand side of the cab, like an excavator. That change took place when the C-series was introduced, along with widening the cab roof.

In this new D-series, the cab gets another make-over, which has provided it with more space, greater comfort and improved visibility through the larger glass areas. No bars across the front screen, as there were on the Douglas Logging TF840B, so vision through the reinforced lexan glass is uninterrupted. Enhancing the view at night is an all-new exterior LED lighting package that also draws less current from the battery.

Inside the cab is a fully customised IQAN 10” MD4 HD touch screen control system that delivers an electronic overview of the machine’s various functions and allows the operator to personalise settings to suit. This brings the TF840D bang up-to-date with technology found in its competitors and it makes a big difference to the operation of the big

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TimberPro, which we’ll get into shortly. A USB connection to the radio means that the driver can customise music from their phone/ipod and it also has a Bluetooth connection.

A minor but noticeable improvement is the installation of extra soundproofing to reduce noise intrusion.

The TF840D for this part of the world is powered by the latest QSL version of the 8.3L Cummins engine. This engine has been selected for this region so that the Tier 3 specifications can be retained, so there are no Tier 4 potential issues or DEF refilling dramas. This latest 8.3 QSL Cummins engine develops 242kW (325hp) of peak power and torque is 1,424Nm @ 1,500 rpm.

The latest engine not only delivers better performance across the power band, it’s also more fuel efficient and economical as it’s further assisted by the regenerative power system in the boom/arm. This engine is also much quieter than the previous 8.3L QSC. Other changes see the maintenance intervals pushed out with oil sampling, which helps reduce the cost of ownership.

The engine compartment has always been easy to access with the large gullwing bonnet opening out flat for the operator and techies to stand on. In the new D-series, the layout is improved to allow better access to items such as the control valve, swing motor and other vital components. TimberPro has also created an isolated electrical compartment that not only makes it easier to access for servicing and repairs, there is more protection for those delicate items. Rubber seals have been added around the boom and gullwing to keep more dust and debris out. Nice to see that a fire protection system is fitted as standard.

The rest of the machine, including chassis structure, log bunk, axles and hydrostatic drive is carried over, having served previous versions of the TF840 well over the years.

Willie and his sons decided to add a blade to the front of the machine so that they can do some occasional track work and move any obstructions out of the way when the big forwarder is traversing the cut-over.

The machine is also plumbed to take a clambunk in the future, even though they didn’t order the clambunk itself – there’s no need to do any skidding in this forest, but it means that the TF840D can easily be converted if circumstances change.

The tail wagging the dog Willie is very happy with the outcome, saying: “It’s going better than we SERIOUS POWER FOR BIGimpressive, TIME LOGGERS expected. The amount of wood it can carry is very she runs smooth and is so easy to operate.

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“I like the way the whole cab rotates 360-degrees, it’s like having an excavator but on wheels. And it can load pretty good, too – lifts almost 6 tonnes close in and 3 tonnes out wide.

“We’ve noticed that we are doing more production since we put this machine on. Doing the job easier, whereas before you were full-on all the time – you had to start earlier in the mornings to catch up. We’re doing 250-to-270 tonnes a day and doing it much easier than we used to.”

Dane concurs: “The difference this machine has made is awesome, because it can cart twice as much, we don’t have to work it as hard.

Left our target how it was, but the work is much more consistent now.

The forwarder is not running around trying to catch up. Now it’s the tail wagging the dog and we’re the ones under the pump.”

Cale laughs at that comment: “They’re not on my case anymore. That’s good.”

Going to a machine that can cart twice the weight in logs has been noticeable in other areas, Cale adds: “Everything is different. More reach, a shitload more lifting power, more stable, more ground clearance. More of everything really.”

Except in the cab. Cale admits that the John Deere was more spacious, modern and more comfortable. The John Deere’s rotating and levelling cab also had more vision to the sides and rear, “but I like the way the whole cab swivels on this one and it’s still comfy”.

Servicing two felling machines is not unusual in a forwarding crew, but more often found in thinning operations rather than a clear-fell job.

Whilst both harvesters use identical Hitachi 250 bases, they run different heads. Sid’s machine is equipped with a larger SATCO 232 head and usually concentrates on areas where the trees are bigger. The SATCO 322 on the other machine is designed for smaller wood and if Dane comes across any stands that are over-size he’ll leave those for Sid. Occasionally the wood is bigger than both heads can accommodate and those trees will be manually felled. The chainsaws also come out for any trees growing on steep areas that cannot be reached by either machine.

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Dane says the forwarder collects full loads from each harvester individually, rather than taking partial loads from both: “So Cale goes to one first and then back to the skid before coming to me. We try and manage it so we have one machine closer to the skid and one that’s a little bit away, so we’re not just clearing out all the closer stuff. It works better that way.”

Most trips are less than 300 metres, but occasionally one of the harvesters could be working up to one kilometre from the skid site, affecting travel times.

Cale says that while the TimberPro can motor along at 16km/h in top gear on a smooth track, his previous machine was much faster, able to hit 25km/h. However, the difference is that the TF840D carries double the payload, so the aim is to make it pay by reducing travel distances.

“This thing still gets along good for how big a machine it is,” Cale adds.

And considering the size and weight of the TimberPro (27.26 tonnes unladen), plus its 30-tonne cargo, the TF840D is remarkably frugal with fuel, consuming around 24 litres per hour. It can make the 379-litre tank last for almost two days.

Put to the test Time to put it to the test, so Cale pilots the TF840D a couple of hundred metres to a roadside harvesting site and returns with a full load to stack.

The Subritzky Clark forwarder runs constantly with the 3.5 metre bunks making the most of its voluminous capacity.

All TimberPro forwarders sold in this market are equipped with a squirt boom that enables the grapple to move from 7.62 metres (25 feet) out to 9.5 metre (31 feet). That gives Cale the ability to load out quickly while minimising machine movement between stacks. He can grab two good size logs or three-to-four smaller ones at a time in the standard Komatsu G40 grapple.

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Left: Extending the squirt boom pushes the reach out to more than 9.5 metres.

Far left: Productivity has improved since the TimberPro arrived at Subritzky Clark Logging.

Below: The new TimberPro TF840D is smoother to operate.

The crew works to a simple cut plan, which speeds up the operation a little more, with the only cuts being 5.8 veneers, 5.3 pruned, 5.3 pulp and then 3.92 A-grade and 2.69 pulp.

Iron Tester, Stan Barlow, takes over to familiarise himself on this easy run, before he is tempted to take the TF840D out into the cut-over, where Sid has been laying down trees next to a steep dune. He doesn’t need much in the way of instructions about the controls from Cale, it’s as simple as the cut plan. The TF840 forwarders have never been equipped with a steering wheel, instead there’s a toggle on the right for steering. Everything else works off the joystick controls like an excavator, plus two pedals on the floor (accelerator and brake).

Forward and reverse driving offers high and low range, with a choice of two gears in each.

Cale suggests to Stan that he switches to low range when he gets off the main track and tackles the cut-over. He’ll

need the lowest gear in that range when he’s filled the bunk.

Moving between forward and reverse driving is simply a case of swivelling the cab around and driving in the direction it is facing. No need to change seats. And with the top half of the headboard lowered, the vision is good enough to see when driving in reverse, which Stan opts for, so that he can just turn the cab to drive out when the bunk is loaded. There’s a good reason for that – the optional reversing camera is not fitted to this machine so it’s hard to see over the top of a full load of logs.

Most of the forwarders that NZ Logger has tested over the years have been equipped with band tracks, but the ground conditions in Te Hiku Forest are good enough to operate year-round on the rubber tyres alone, even with 30 tonnes of wood on board.

Sid has cut a nice pile of logs for Stan to load, many of them exceeding 2 tonnes. Stan seeks out the largest to drop into the bottom of the bunk to provide a platform for the rest and also to aid stability by keeping the centre of gravity lower.

Using the squirt boom, he only needs to move once to reach all the logs on the ground.

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There’s plenty of grunt from the engine to power the hydraulics in the lifting arm, making the task easy and quick.

Driving back to the skid, Stan takes it slow, with good reason. The ground is very lumpy in the cut-over and provides a real test for the heavy-duty bogies. They’ve been used on various series of the TF840 for many years and have proven up to the task. And with those eight big 750/55 x 26.5 tyres firmly planted on the outer edges, the TimberPro proves to be very stable.

Stan details his impressions of how the TF840 handles the rough stuff and the nuances of the controls in his Iron Test column on page 24.

As we wrap up our experience with the Subritzky Clark machine, we have to agree that the TimberPro TF840D is still the gun forwarder when it comes to moving big loads. And it’s now smoother to operate and cheaper to run. NZL

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5. Great access to the new Cummins engine and other components.

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Being able to stack 30 tonnes in the bunk is similar to a truck load and there’s a lot of satisfaction in bringing back such a huge amount to the skid site, having made a decent dent in the stock laying on the ground out at the cut-over.

But that’s where any similarities with a truck end. In all other respects, the TimberPro actually felt more like an excavator, with a swivelling cab that has the steering and all controls working off the levers at the ends of the armrests. Even the boom is placed exactly where you’d find it in an excavator, spinning 360-degrees with the cab when loading or unloading.

Climbing up into the cab had a similar feel to an excavator. You’d normally have steps that swing down to help the operator climb up on a forwarder, but Willie wanted the blade, which replaces the ladder on the option list, so the climb up and down is a bit

more difficult.

Once up in the cab, it’s very cosy and excavator-like. No need for the extra space to accommodate two driving positions because you just rotate the cab to face the direction you are heading.

And you don’t have to worry about the steering controls being reversed when you drive backwards because there’s a switch to make it steer the right way.

The upgrade to the electronics in this new model means the operator can customise the controls to make them as fast or slow as you like. Cale has them dialled up to 80% and they were a little ‘touchy’ at first, but I wanted to see how they worked on his settings and it didn’t take long for me to get used to them.

The controls are laid out just like an excavator. On the left are slew, dipper arm and a thumb control for extending the jib, as well as that nifty reverse steering button. The park brake’s on that side, too, plus manual revs up and down, with an auto rev just like on a loader that drops down when not

The Subritzky Clark crew (from left in the front row) are Willie Clark, Bronwyn Subritzky Clark, Sid Leefe and Paris Waenga and in back from the left, are Cale and Dane Subritzky Clark.

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Iron Tester, Stan Barlow. using it. On the right is open and close for the grapple, forward and back for the boom, and on your thumb control there is a rotate left and right, which is the way I like it. The steering toggle is also on this side.

Of the two foot pedals, the right one governs forwards and backwards – press it on the right side and it goes forward and then move your foot to press that pedal on the left for reverse. Take your foot off and it stops. No real need to use the brake pedal.

The TimberPro doesn’t have the top speed of other forwarders, but you rarely get to test the limit unless the ground is super-smooth.

It was fast enough on the track heading out.

You have rabbit and turtle in both ratios so you can vary your speed. I dialled it right down in the cutover to make it feel better.

There’s also an engine braking function if you are heading downhill with a full load so you don’t have to use the brakes.

Without band tracks, the ride to the cutover felt quite smooth and was even more so when fully loaded. Very stable, too.

Loading is a breeze. Good power in the slew and no hesitation when extending the squirt boom or bringing it in. The grapple is plenty fast enough, being electric over hydraulic. You can adjust it to make it faster, but Cale had it set just right. I managed to grab a couple of meaty logs without any problems and keep them under control.

I’m impressed with the new Cummins engine. It delivers lots of torque across the range and there’s no difference in the hydraulic power to the boom or grapple when driving forward or back. It’s very quiet, too.

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T TOOK INNOVATIVE PLANNING AND engineering on the part of NZ Forestry and Rosewarne Logging to complete a challenging harvest at Kaihu, North of Dargaville and close to the Kaiwi Lakes.

“We got started on this block in May 2020 and it was tough timing coming into winter. Plus we had some pretty challenging roading to get done with our roading programme pushed out due to the COVID lockdown. But probably the biggest obstacle was trying to come up with a solution for a corridor of wood that was on the other side of a large stream crossing,” says Beth Owen, NZ Forestry Harvest Forester for the project.

In her first year on the job just out of university, Beth is one of a growing number of females in Supervisory roles in the industry. Her role covers all aspects of crew supervision, ensuring health and safety requirements are met, environmental considerations and standards are being upheld and wood outturn is optimised.

This diminutive 23-year-old is following in her father and brother’s footsteps making

her career in the bush. She is enjoying the challenge of learning the trade and acknowledges that there are a lot of good people in the industry with vast knowledge and skills to draw on in her role. “My job is to ensure that everything gels and the forest owner’s interests are looked after.

“In that regard, I often do health and safety checks or audits when I’m out there, plus log quality audits, running over the logs before they go out the gate to make sure that we’re optimising the grade outturn. I double check that all wood is being collected from the cutover and has made it onto a truck and out the gate.

And then the other aspect is that we’re working within the National Environmental Standards (NES) rules, so ensuring that slash and debris hasn’t made its way into waterways and that the crew is on top of tracking and sediment controls,” says Beth.

Finding solutions The project, which was completed in November 2020, used a combination of harvesting systems involving ground-based

Left: NZ Forestry Harvest Forester, Beth Owen, monitoring the shipping container culvert crossing.

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“Installing a shipping container crossing limited the environmental impact to our whenua while providing a cost-effective solution for the client,” says Beth. The shipping container dimensions fitted the stream cross-section well, minimising the earthworks required to the stream bank, and the log infill and bearers effectively bridged the container so no structural strength was relied on with the container.

This is the third such container/log bridge NZ Forestry has installed in Northland so they have the installation process down pat. By using log infill around the container it eliminates the chance of dirt going in the stream and makes deconstruction easy with just logs to pull out. The crossing was deemed as temporary under the NES so could not be left in place. The dry Northland summer beforehand meant the stream did not rise a lot while the container was in place as the ground soaked up most of the rain while there.

“The block was mainly mechanised felled, and cable and ground-based extraction were quite even in area over a total harvest (continued on page 32) 28 NZ LOGGER | February 2021

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(continued from page 28) area of 73 hectares. The corridor of wood on the other side of the crossing and another suitable area were ground-based and then the rest was completed by cable extraction.

There was a bit of tethered felling and manual felling in the trickier areas,” adds Beth.

Rosewarne Logging Foreman, Dan Kawana-Pool, who has worked for Colin Rosewarne for the past seven years and for Lars Rosewarne for three years prior to that, says they mechanically fell 99% of most blocks but some manual tree falling is still required. “This needs a decent amount of pre-planning and having good cutters,” he says. “Mechanical felling can create a lot of hazards for manual fallers if it is not planned right, so the guys needed to constantly look ahead at any terrain where they might need the hand fallers, and then

Above: Rosewarne Cable Loggers Crew 104, from left: Jamie Smith, Ardie Mahu, Dan Johnson, Andrew Lawson, Kyal Pairama, Ben Edwards, Foreman: Dan Kawana-Pool, Absent: Colin Rosewarne: Contractor.

Right: Foreman, Dan-Kawana-Pool, of RCL 104 with JD 850J remote operated bulldozer utilised for steep slope.

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plan how they would do the mechanised bit without leaving debris in the tree crowns and on the ground amongst the trees where the hand fallers needed to work. Reliable, safe cutters made it easy to switch the felling machine off and use the good old chainsaw”.

With some 15 hectares of the block over the crossing, it wasn’t going to be a five minute job, especially at the start of winter. Needing to install a crossing to meet NES requirements to harvest “we had to come up with a solution that was going to be cost-effective for the volume

involved so the Client’s financial return wasn’t drastically affected, while limiting the impact to the stream and the area around the stream” says Beth of the road over the top of the crossing. NZ Forestry’s experience installing the container/bridge crossing in other forests made the perfect

solution. The block was worked by doing all of the ground based first, leaving the cable extraction for the wetter months of August/ September.

Beth explains the solution in more detail: “The reason we two-staged the logs from over the crossing was the shape of the

setting and the total volume involved. The setting was long and skinny meaning it would have relatively high roading cost per tonne in order to balance haul distance if it was traditionally logged, plus there were a couple of gradient issues. There was an existing establishment road which could be upgraded to stage truck standard with little work, or to get to truck and trailer standard it was a major undertaking to get the width and gradients required. We chewed the fat quite a bit with Rosewarne’s about how to tackle this on the way to reaching a final decision on the plan” .

Dan points out that the area presented other challenges too: “This project was different to others due to the waterways and riparian zones through the cutover… also the terrain, some spots were flat as a footy field and others steep enough to challenge the hand fallers. The terrain here is a real mixed bag, dead flat fields to rolling hills, to straight drops to the creek edge.

“It has been challenging in some areas but easily overcome by good planning and being prepared, with daily tasks in this block varying from felling some old crop trees away from the creek to pushing the Madill 124 right to its capabilities, pulling stems for 500 meters with ropes out to 700m to aid deflection,” he says.

With an experienced crew of eight and the newest member just 16 years old, “we have quite a few experienced guys who have been in the bush for most of their life and a couple greenies who are new to the industry,” says Dan. Ben, the youngest member of the team,

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Carol made sure Ben learnt the log spec’s in detail, and he was very keen to pick up the chainsaw to do some trimming and recuts at the first opportunity, as well as learn how to maintain his saw.

Ardie, who is the crew’s main loader operator, is at the other end of the spectrum for experience, having worked in the bush for so long no-one can remember when he started. Ardie enjoys the challenge of loading as many trucks as he can if the wood is there and has been known to say “keep sending more” after a big day of 18-20 loads.

“We were spoilt with choice of machinery Rosewarne’s could offer too,” says Beth.

In this block the crew utilised a John Deere 909KH feller buncher with a Duxson felling head, a John Deere 850J Remote Operated Bulldozer for the tethering system, a Hitachi 400 with a 626 Waratah head, a Hitachi 330 for shovelling and loading, a 2154 John Deere log loader, 1910E John Deere forwarder, a Terex off-road stage truck, a Cat D6 backline bully and a 124 Madill swing yarder. “There were very few difficulties with gear,” says Dan. “Pushing the yarder out over its normal 400 to 500 meter pulling distance has taught us a few good lessons for the future.”

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“People in general make the job really interesting… you’re dealing with a wide variety of personalities and you’re not always going to tell them what they want to hear, as sometimes the focus on one part of the job doesn’t necessarily help towards the end result. So if there’s an issue that needs to be brought up, I have to communicate that in a way that explains the rationale for why. For example the Supervisor’s Health & Safety checks are done for one reason only and that’s to try to help everyone be as safe as possible. Each company has PCBU responsibilities to fulfil as well,” adds Beth.

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You go to work safe; you work safe; you be safe and come home safe. That’s what I tell each and every person on a daily basis,” says James Wilson, better known in his role as logging influencer, JDubb.

With close on 40,000 followers, it’s clear his message of positivity is striking a chord with loggers around the country.

And he ought to know. A third generation experienced tree faller, now also training new recruits to the industry, he’s seen it all: “I’ve seen people come in stressed, depressed, bringing with anger from home.

There were a couple of times when I was

younger, you know, just trying to learn how everything works, I was a part of that.

As I grew older I could see the younger generation coming in and I recognised that I was once like that, so I had to change things around and just be that person that could uplift morale. Lead them in the right direction.”

That ethos comes from a solid grounding. Born and bred in Tokoroa “the timber town”, JDubb’s grandfather, Jim Wilson, was an old school logger back in the 1930s “cutting big native trees down with a handsaw”, while his father, David, with 40 years in the industry is currently foreman of Rosewarne Logging, Crew 83, where JDubb works. Then there are his uncles who own mills. JDubb dabbled in chicken farming and welding, before his

true passion took root. “So it all started back from my dad’s dad, then my dad. One day my dad just said, ‘You’re gonna come start with me in forestry’. So that’s when I began. I was 19. Now I’m 34. I’ve been a tree faller for seven straight years. I’ve never been in a machine that cuts a tree down in my whole life.”

And that’s the way he likes it, his “number one most favourite job” being tree falling. When the old loggers called him by his initials, JDubb (for W), his first year in forestry, the nickname stuck, as did his calling to the forest: “I’m by myself and I feel like I’m my own boss when I’m underneath all those trees. I’m the single… the only person in amongst thousands and thousands of trees and when I take a whole tree down and leave a nice layout

Above left: JDubb reaching under a log to grab the feral to lock into the automatic choker.

Above centre: On one of the good-sized trees he's felled in his time.

Above right: JDubb’s home town, Tokoroa, ‘the timber town’.

Left: JDubb’s slogans reflecting his positive values.

Opposite page: Logging influencer, James Wilson, AKA JDubb, deep down in the Ngahere.

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for the boys, I feel proud of myself. I love the sound of the tree when it cracks off the stump and hits the ground.

“If it wasn’t for my Dad I wouldn’t be in this position,” he adds. “He taught me everything to do with the bush. I might not know everything but I can give you something good out of what I’ve learnt.

When he took me into the logging industry, my Dad told me that there’s a lot of good talent out there and there’s a lot of bad habits. You take every good thing out of a logger and you take it on board with you and you leave all their bad habits behind.

Once you grab every good talent, you take them all and absorb them and you put it into your own style, and you use it and from there you teach the next ones that are coming up.”

Reaching out He’s making absolutely sure to pass on those lessons and dispense that knowledge with the help of social media.

For JDubb it’s all about positivity, safety and his passion for the industry: “A lot of people can relate to my stories because they go through the same things on a day-to-day basis. The struggle is real out there you know, with negativity – going to work negative and thinking negative and being negative and being a negative person towards other people. I’ve seen that through my whole career so far and that’s something I don’t like.”

Wanting to lift people’s morale and create “a vibe that everybody wants to jump on board with” soon garnered him a social media following: “If I can uplift someone else’s day, that makes me even happier.”

The next logical step was developing his own brand and slogans that sum up his

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Above: JDubb cutting up edge trees on the skids.

Below: JDubb’s grandfather, Jim Wilson (right in all photos), back in the 1930s up the Cashmore hills behind Kinleith in Tokoroa, falling native trees.

ethos to connect with people. The first was Positive vibes keep it live, because you need positivity in your life to be able to have a love for something so big, says JDubb. Next came his Loggers Life brand. “I’ve got five Ls there on my brand, Live, Love, Like Logger’s

Life. I live for the logging life, I love the logging life and I like it so much it’s just the logger’s life. I chose the five Ls because it’s like a star with five points. The chain around it represents the fact that we’re all linked together,” he explains.

With 33,878 Facebook followers of all ages from around the world, he has extended his logging videos to include a general message on staying positive, not only at your job but in your life as well, he says. His signature design Deep down in the Nga (for ngahere/forest) pays tribute to his Maori heritage. The designs he develops for his merchandise and logos are printed

by Kingdom Print and Apparel, a Whangerei based family business that does custom digital artwork, printing and apparel for the logging industry. JDubb is also Ambassador for Protos NZ, reviewing their safety gear.

Who better to captain positivity than someone who knows life’s obstacles firsthand: “I’ve always been a happy go-lucky guy but I’ve been in situations where I’ve been down rough roads, I’ve seen rough things, I’ve been in dark holes. I’m a person who’s strong willed, I’ve come out of them and I know for sure in my mind that there are hundreds, thousands of people out there who have been in that position, who have been down that road, who’ve been in dark places and I can uplift them and pull them out of there to join me in this life that I live today.”

In the tough world of logging “there are times where it can be quite hard and a bit of a struggle” says JDubb: “But the main thing I say is you come to work with a clear head. You don’t bring anything that’s out

of work into work. Safety is a big issue.

If only everybody could just stick to the safety rules and not take short cuts or cut corners… that’s what safety’s about – teaching people the right ways.”

Above: JDubb's banner depicting his love of the forest in his signature design.

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Then there are the practical challenges of the job. As a groundsman who hasn’t been around much machinery, he says the hardest thing for him is weather changes: “Stormy weather. You know, like I’m out on the ground, I have no shelter. And some days we have torrential rain that will start when I do, at half-past-six in the morning until I knock off at half-pastfour. Plus the crew does overtime. So I could be in the weather all day, every day if it decided to rain for a whole week.

Me and some of my team mates, we’re not in machines like other people, so we do have it a lot harder and if you aren’t prepared with wet weather gear, a change of clothes, a good lunch, it can really ruin your days.”

Depending on “the way the hill is, the lean of the trees” he can fell over 200 trees in a good day. “Not that I count, but I know when I look at it. At the moment I’m the head breaker outer for Crew 83. So I have three people under me. I’ve got to train my trainees to be in my position, so that’s a whole ’nother job.”

A positive future As to the future, JDubb sees himself as being “that number one person who can guide people and be a good influencer, be an inspiration to some people and be a leader”.

“With two sons and a third on the way, just going to work every day and being able to bring home money that puts food on our table and clothes on our backs, and keeping my family happy, is my hobby at the moment,” he adds.

Not bad for the boy who started as a poleman on the hauler, unhooking logs and “just trimming up on the skid with the boys” in his Dad’s crew. “I learnt the basics, the ropes and chainsaws and then I became a skiddy cutting up logs, measuring them, getting them all ready for the trucks. That was before all the processors come in. And then straight after that I moved onto being a breaker outer, going down the steep hills and into the gulleys and on the backlines.

Then it was on to getting log-making and breaking out qualifications. Now I train the youngsters straight out of school. I try to teach them to be positive.

“It’s very dangerous. Anyone can go and cut down a tree, but you need to be skilled, confident and competent to do it as a job. Just knowing the specialised and technical cuts and the safety rules around it, makes all the difference,” he

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Above: JDubb carrying two coils of strawline to the backline to do a tail shift for the northbend system.

Below: Running the drop line out on the Boman Carriage to the next drag.

Opposite page: Hooking up logs down the hill under a TY90 hauler.

says. “Forestry is an active job. Your mindset has to be full into it. You need to be motivated.”

His message for those considering forestry? “Give it a go. Don’t be shy, you never know where you’re going to end up.

If it wasn’t for my Dad I wouldn’t be in the position I am. He’s my number 1 idol, my inspiration and it goes back to my Dad’s Dad where it all started. It’s my passion.

I love forestry. I wake up… I just love the smell, just going out there and smelling the fresh pine needles, the fresh air… It’s a really good place.”

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Bring Forestry Back to School Curriculum Prue Younger, CEO Message Some 20 years ago there was an industry initiative, the Forest Insights Project, developed to promote the forest industry, science, processing, environment, and research to provide resource materials to every school in the country. Some of you may remember them, they took the form of resource boxes for each of five levels of schooling, juniors, standards, intermediate, lower, and upper secondary and were provided free of charge, compliments of the industry.

The project was widely sponsored by forestry companies, forest owners, wood industries and FITEC, the ITO predecessor to Competenz and content was prepared by teachers for teachers.

Unfortunately, the specific nature of some of the contact points, processes etc dated easily, content did not have an extended life cycle and required regular updating to remain current. Also, hardcopy was in the process of being superseded by online technology.

Much of the general forestry content has not dated however but could still provide valuable reference using a great concept. The themes and content could and should be used as a base for programme development however, it is likely that most schools would have disposed of their resource boxes by now.

FICA in conjunction with funding support from the Te Uru Rakau - 1BT Partnership Grant engaged with schools this year to ascertain just how much forestry education was being included in the curriculum these days and how we could appropriate resources to bring it back. The investigation was carried out by a consultant and a final report compiled.

As an overview, most high schools tend to be offering options for practically orientated students in Primary Industries, ‘trades’ and Construction without major focus on forestry and those high schools that offer specific forestry training generally have sound industry input to their programmes and a champion within their school.

There are no teaching resources available specifically to attract teachers who may want to establish a forestry programme in their school.

It would be ideal to think forestry education and

training in High Schools could be used as a recruitment means to employment. What we did find though was that recruitment would be enhanced if careers, entry points, training options, scholarships available and teaching resources were assembled in one place but with clear separation between categories. The discovery learning (‘constructivism’) approach to student learning, put up by Tauhara College has wider application to attract students to forestry (and other sectors).

Our observations were there is a wide range of careers, recruitment, and training information available on websites, but this appears to be largely uncoordinated via any single industry agency.

Wood Council sites show regional features presented without any standardisation but have the potential to be a focal resource for careers and recruitment. There also could be better organisation and presentation of information on the availability of grants and scholarships. The costs of various agencies creating resources and maintaining websites could be centralised and should be mitigated through some form of coordinated approach.

This final report highlights that there has not been much movement in high school forestry training programmes in the last ten years or more.

Programmes would do better if they emphasised machines and machine operating as a major skill set which put our learners closer to our change in technology and mechanisation. This offers the opportunity to provide more focus on these skills in addition to the traditional core introductory skills.

The wide range of information sources and web sites demands alignment and a process for best presentation and sharing and coordination in these areas would make better uses of funding sources. A singular objective around taking an industry unified approach to linking school learning programmes to forestry recruitment, through courses such as the ‘Generation Programme’, would benefit both industry and jobseekers.

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FICA and the industry believe there is intrinsic value in promoting forestry education and training in high schools and through the industry peak body – the new Forest & Wood Processing Workforce Council should advocate a single website administered and maintained by the forest industry which centralises information on recruitment, careers and career paths, entry points to industry, grants and scholarships, types of training, training options and teaching resources for high schools.

In addition, it is suggested that a single point of contact exist specifically to receive, and direct enquiries and a single information source be available to clarify information sought by Government agencies.

Interface should be maintained with any similar activities taking place in the Primary sector because of the RoVE (Review of Vocational Education). There should be generic curriculum for different forestry options by student years, developed for high schools to use along with up to date resources.

Those resources and materials in the INZONE bus, engaged as a travelling billboard for forestry, need to be re-evaluated and aligned periodically to materials presented on the industry site. There is no reason why the Wood Councils cannot be set up as regional focal contacts and engaged via Regional Recruitment Coordinators, to share information with the central industry site in relation to careers, recruitment, scholarships etc.

Subject to agreement with NZIF (New Zealand Institute of Forestry), Future Foresters could be contacted to evaluate how industry can best benefit from their inputs nationally with high schools. We discovered from Tauhara High School, Taupo the industry could take the option to evaluate the constructivism model as a promotion medium and consider the support which may be needed if this approach was to be more widely promoted to high schools. Likewise, at Napier Boys High School, they could benefit from being supplied a current training model as a dedicated high school’s resource that could then be offered through other secondary schools.

To avoid reinventing the wheel completely, there is merit in evaluating Forest Insights resources as a base for information for high schools’ programme development. We could even consider the House of Science model of learning with resource boxes allocated for various topics and across different levels of curriculum ie. Primary – Intermediate and Secondary, they have an excellent model operating across twelve different regions in the North Island from Whangarei to Wellington.

In rounding up this discussion there is much already available, there is a willingness by the schools to engage with forestry but there needs to be a collective approach and alignment of resources and centralisation of contact.

Let us look across the Tasman and see how they are effectively managing their school curriculum resources, through a great website www.forestlearning.edu.au FORESTLEARNING AUSTRALIA aims to serve schoolteachers and educators, children, and the public with information on Australian forests and forest-based products, and provision and access to forestry teaching resources. It is further supported by links to key government, industry organisations and educational service providers. The site has been built and maintained by a network of forest educators and forestry communication specialists from organisations across Australia known as the Australian Forest Education Alliance (AFEA) All teaching resources are provided free of charge and for teachers to integrate forest education into their teaching programs across a range of key learning areas linked to national and state curriculum's including science, technology, history, geography and mathematics.

Note: Many thanks to the schools and other agencies and individuals who when contacted, contributed freely to the information gathering process and to Greg Steele Education and Training contractor, who worked with FICA in establishing an extensive report on Forestry Education and Training in High Schools and High Schools as a Recruitment Means to Employment. The full report is available on the www.fica.org.nz website.

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A reflection of the skill and professionalism of these folk!

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Roll on 2021 and the increased intensity of competition.

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We understand the commitment it takes from them to be part of Top Spot and value their ongoing support and feedback.

Our ongoing thanks to Rayonier/ Matariki Forests, Wenita Forest Products, Port Blakely, Crown Forestry, Brand Logging, CMH Logging, Hauraki and Moehau Logging, Thomassen Logging, Te Waa Logging, Inta-Wood Forestry, Otautau Contractors, Heslip Forest Contracting, Waikato Forestry Services, Hodgson, Atamira Ltd, Makerikeri

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JOHNSON FORESTRY SERVICES

X-MEN FORESTRY

KALIB TE NGAHUE

1=

X-MEN FORESTRY

JR TE NGAHUE

1=

INTA-WOOD FORESTRY

DION KAHI

4=

INTA-WOOD FORESTRY

AARON MOTUTERE

4=

MICHAEL SCOTT

1

FOREST VIEW CONTRACTING

LEO HUGHES

2

MCHOULL CONTRACTING

NICK ALLEN

3

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PLACING

TYPE

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BLUEWOOD THINNING

GROUND BASE

1

MIKE HURRING THINNING

GROUND BASE

2

X- MEN TOTAL

1

HAURAKI 91

YARDER

1

INTA-WOOD FORESTRY TOTAL

2

KAHA LOG 15

YARDER

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2020

CREW

PARTICIPANT

TASK

KAHA LOG 15

KELVIN BOUSKILL

YARDER

1

HAURAKI 91

ADAM DIAMOND

YARDER

2

KAHA LOG 15

BRONSON HIROTI

YARDER

3

MIKE HURRING LOGGING

WALTER BEAMSLEY

SHOVEL

1

SWAIN LOGGING 10

DAVID DIACK

SHOVEL

2

MCCALLUM HARVESTING 30

ETHAN MCCALLUM

SHOVEL

3

KAHA LOG 15

RICHARD CARMICHAEL TOTAL

QC

1=

LAHAR LOG 4

GEORGE HINANA

QC

1=

MOEHAU 99

ANTHONY TIPENE

QC

1=

THOMASSEN 13

BRETT WATT

QC

1=

HAURAKI 91

ZACHARY PININGTON

MECH PROCESS

1

MOUTERE 2 LOG 7

POU ANDERSON

MECH PROCESS

2

MOEHAU 99

TRISTAN ARMSTRONG

MECH PROCESS

3

LAHAR LOG 4

MOHI PAUL

POLEMAN/ SPOTTER

1

MCDOUGALL LOG 95

KEVIN SCARROW

POLEMAN/ SPOTTER

2

MANAIA LOG 9

STEVE BEACH

POLEMAN/ SPOTTER

3

KAHA LOG 15

CHRIS WINTER

MANUAL TREE FELLING

1

KIMBERLY LOG 22

BEN HOHEPA

MANUAL TREE FELLING

2

MOEHAU 99

BRIAN KENNY

MANUAL TREE FELLING

3=

MOEHAU 99

CHARLIE BALLE

MANUAL TREE FELLING

3=

DEMPSEY LOG 8

PETER DEMPSEY

MACHINE ON LANDING

1=

GAVINS 106

KERRY GAVIN

MACHINE ON LANDING

1=

KAHA LOG 15

WILLIAM STEVENSON

MACHINE ON LANDING

1=

MIKE HURRING PRIVATE

JAMES SELL

MACHINE ON LANDING

1=

MOEHAU 99

SOLOMON WALKER

MACHINE ON LANDING

1=

TE WAA 7

LAURENCE TEKA

GROUND BASE EXTRACTION

1=

WHISKER LOG 2

ROSS BERTRAM

GROUND BASE EXTRACTION

1=

BRAND 107

LEE TOMLINSON

GROUND BASE EXTRACTION

3

MIKE HURRING THINNING

MARTY BLYTHE

FORWARDER

1

BLUEWOOD THINNING

DEVON STEWART

FORWARDER

2

MIKE HURRING LOGGING

KELVIN STRATFORD

FORWARDER

3

MANGOIHE 5

KRIS TREVENA

MECH FELL

1=

MCCALLUM HARVESTING 30

DAVE MCCALLUM

MECH FELL

1=

TE WAA 7

ROBERT HOGARTH

MECH FELL

3

MOEHAU 99

QUINTEN KEW

BREAK OUT CABLE

1

FOREST VIEW LOG 12

STEPHAN HOSE

BREAK OUT CABLE

2

DEWES LOG 3

TAHI HIROKI

BREAK OUT CABLE

3

MOEHAU 99

ELIAH SAVAGE

BREAK OUT CABLE

4

SWAIN LOGGING 10

LYLE SWAIN

TWO FUNCTIONS

1

HAURAKI 91

GEORGIA BALLE

TWO FUNCTIONS

2

MANGOIHE 5

SEAN O'DONNELL

TWO FUNCTIONS

3

BLUEWOOD THINNING

NIGEL HUTCHINSON

MECH FELL & PROCESS

1=

MIKE HURRING THINNING

JIMMY WHITE

MECH FELL & PROCESS

1=

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Chris and Nikki Hurring from Gisborne have recently taken delivery of a new PC 300LC-8. The Komatsu PC 300LC-8 has been set up as a traction line by Chris, Rodney, Jono, Brad and the team at EMS. Pictured from left: Reagan Hurring and John Kosar (Komatsu Forest NZ). Photographer – Nikki Hurring.

JOHN DEERE/WOODSMAN PRO COMBO FOR ATS Amy and Toby Satherley of ATS Logging, Napier, have recently taken delivery of a John Deere 959MH track levelling harvester fitted with a Woodsman Pro 750 head. The machine joins their growing fleet of John Deere equipment working in Hawkes Bay. Owner, Toby Satherley is very happy with how the machine and Woodsman product are performing.

Pictured with the machine, from left, are Mark, Scott and Daryn. Machine sold and supported by AgrowQuip NZ, North Island dealer for John Deere Construction and Forestry Equipment. Woodsman Pro 750 sold by Adam Aldworth, Ensign/WP.

BOAPOD FOR PARKER LOGGING Running three crew, Lelan Parker of Parker Logging saw an opportunity to save time and money by having an on-site hydraulic hose repair solution. Lelan is putting his BOApod to good use by offering his services to other contractors in the area. Regional Account Manager, Oliver, comprehensively trained and BOA certified Lelan and the Parker team so they can now take control of their machine downtime.

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WEILER B758 FOR KAT LOGGING KAT Logging has a new addition to its fleet with the arrival of this Weiler B758 track feller buncher. The unit features a 750 Woodsman Pro Head and is hard at work in its East Coast operations for owners Kylye and Tania Trengrove who are very happy with the powerful combination of lift capacity, swing torque, and tractive effort.

Pictured on delivery, from left, are Ray (operator), owner Kylye Trengrove, Adam (Woodsman) and Mike Parker (Terra Cat). Machine prepared by the Terra Cat Napier branch and sold and delivered by Heath Stewart.

NAB GETS NEW LOG LOADER NAB Contracting’s Nick Bunn has taken delivery of a new 875 log loader. The 875 will be fleeting and loading in his T Mar hauler crew in the Manawatu/Wanganui region. Based on the amount of photos posted on Facebook, it’s clear operator, Danial Purcell, is pretty happy with his new machine. Operator vision, reach, lift and comfort are all features that make coming to work all the more enjoyable. Pictured: Nick and the NAB crew. Sold by Mardi Pritchard, AB Equipment Lower North Island.

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JOHN DEERE FOR BRYANT LOGGING Bryant Logging has taken on a new John Deere 624K wheel Loader.

Pictured are Stag Crew Operations Manager James, and loader driver Karl, along with Mark from the Nelson Branch of Drummond and Etheridge.

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Les and Gail Tresidder of Tresidder Punanga from Napier have recently taken delivery of a new Komatsu PC 270LC–8. The Komatsu has a full Active Heavy Duty Forestry Guarding Package and is fitted with an Ensign 1730C log grapple. Operator, Tamatoa commented to John Kosar of Komatsu Forest NZ that he is very impressed with his new Komatsu PC 270LC–8….”Heaps of Power”. Pictured from left: Tamatoa Higgins (operator), Beau Tresidder, Jovaan Hanley, Mason Elliot, Les Tresidder, Gail Tresidder and John Kosar (Komatsu Forest NZ). Photographer – Justin Morgan (Partridge Heavy Haulage).

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Pictured, from left, are operator, Ashley Wellar, owner, Daniel Blair, and Brodie Keen from Drummond & Etheridge Invercargill.

TIGERCAT SKIDDER FOR KAKAHU LOGGING Andrew and Joe Cox of Kakahu Logging, based in Geraldine, have taken delivery of a new Tigercat 620E skidder. It was time to trade up from their previous skidder and the Tigercat 620E was the best fit for their operation around South Canterbury.

Pictured from left: Joe and Andrew Cox. Sold by Steve Varcoe at AB Equipment.

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ANOTHER NEW WOODSMAN PRO FOR JDL CONTRACTING JDL’s new Woodsman Pro 750 harvester is fitted to a purposebuilt Tigercat 880D and is running the Woodsman Pro colour marking system and Loggic control system software. Sold by Adam Aldworth of Ensign/Woodsman Pro.

Tom and Mandie Skipps of Skipps Logging, Whangarei, have recently taken delivery of a new Komatsu PC 300LC–8. The PC 300LC–8 has a full Active Heavy Duty Forestry Guarding Package and is fitted with a Satco 630 Felling Head. Rob commented to John Kosar of Komatsu Forest NZ that he is very impressed with his new Komatsu PC 300LC–8. Pictured from left: Brian Johnson, Rob Gray (operator/foreman) and John Kosar (Komatsu Forest NZ).

Photographer – Des Hansen (DT Logging).

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JOHN DEERE FOR FREEDOM LOGGING Glen and Megan McSporran of Freedom Logging have recently commissioned this mighty John Deere 3754G Harvestline, seen here hard at work in Putere, Hawke’s Bay. The project was a true collaboration of efforts from Freedom Logging, Electrical & Machinery Services (EMS), Satherley Transport and support from friends and family. Sold and supported by Paul Laird, AGrowQuip NZ – Hawke’s Bay. Pictured from left: Glen McSporran, Jason Tither, Keelyn Smith, Stu McSporran, Martin Maxwell and Rongomai Wairau – the ‘good buggers’ at Freedom Logging.

BOAPOD FOR D&M FORESTRY D&M Forestry, based in the lower North Island, recently took delivery of a BOApod hydraulic hose repair and maintenance facility. Working in such a remote block, Simon Hinds welcomed the onsite hydraulic hose repair solution. Oliver Boakes trained and certified the D&M team for “more time on the tools”.

WEILER S450 FOR TOMBLESON LOGGING Long-time 100% Cat customer, Tombleson Logging, has transitioned to a new wheel skidder with the arrival of this Weiler S450 for its fully-mechanised ground-based harvesting operation in Woodhill Forest. Powered by a Cat 7.1 engine, the new Weiler skidder is impressing owner Nick Tombleson and operator Dave with its power, smoothness, speed and drag capabilities, and high rotation operator seat. Sold by Mark Costello.

NEW HITACHI FOR ATS LOGGING ATS Logging recently purchased this new Hitachi ZX290L-5G. It is set up with an Active Engineering guarding package and Ensign 1730 Grapple. Operator, JB, is pictured with CablePrice technician, Stephan, after giving the machine a onceover before heading for the forest. Sold

by CablePrice’s Hawke’s Bay/Gisborne Equipment sales rep, Phil Means.

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Bryan and Olivia McCarthy recently took delivery of a new LS855E. The LS855E is full-time falling and shovelling for their T Mar hauler and has made an instant impact on production from the substituted excavator conversion falling machine. Operator, Kris Trevena, is stoked with the machine, noting that the stability and traction power are impressive. Sold by Mardi Pritchard, AB Equipment Lower North Island.

Lawson, owner of Roxburgh Contracting, has taken on a new John Deere 959MH tracked harvester. Simon from Diesel Tech Repair and Adam from Woodsman Pro provided the attachment installation and support for the team at Drummond and Etheridge.

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