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October 25, 2019 |
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FPInnovations partnered with Forest Liaison Inc. to produce a best practice manual for winch-assisted harvesters.
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The company believes steep slope logging equipment will help them become more efficient by minimizing the number of employees on site and the number of roads they need to create, while also keeping operators safe.
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Investing in steep slope harvesting machinery is one of the ways loggers have helped reduce risk by lowering the amount of harvesting with a chainsaw.
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A new Android app available for mobile devices helps determine appropriate payloads and descent speeds for loaded log-hauling trucks travelling on slopes with curves, as well as on inclines greater than 18 per cent.
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It’s critical that employers have an effective plan in place for remote mechanized logging workers, writes WorkSafeBC’s Budd Phillips.
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EX Tracks from Olofsfors are designed for the toughest conditions where traction is the primary requirement. The cross member is shaped in such a way that it provides extreme traction in deep snow, steep slopes and rocky terrain.
When equipped with EX Tracks, machines can operate in slopes unassisted or tethered with ease. EX Tracks provide superior grip and machine stability in any steep slope application.
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From winches to levelling control systems, CFI has rounded up the latest equipment advances for safely harvesting on challenging slopes in 2019.
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A close look at the first Timbermax traction winch working hard on British Columbia’s steep slopes. Essential Evergreen’s Creole Dufour explains how he’s using the Canadian-manufactured machine in his Lumby, B.C., operation.
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FPInnovations launched the Steep Slope Initiative late in 2014 to address these challenges. In 2017, the group looked back and the progress made so far, and what’s still to come.
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The MOU will allow both parties to share in the transfer of information and technology through co-operative demonstration projects and symposia.
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Owner of Hyde Creek Logging Ltd. Richard Coyne made a living out of steep slopes and says purchasing a tethering system was a natural progression.
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