Feb 12, 2015 | At The Margins
Article by Tom Trone, John Deere Forestry When he was growing up, Chad Nimmer did not plan to become a logger. His family was not in the logging business, so his father didn’t push him in to forestry. So Nimmer explored career options that would fulfill his love of...
Jan 8, 2015 | At The Margins
Article by Tom Trone, Director Forestry Sales & Marketing-North America, John Deere When it comes to the forestry business in North America, there is good news and bad news for loggers. First, let’s examine the good news. There has never been a more exciting time...
Dec 10, 2014 | At The Margins
Article by Tim Nenne, Undercarriage Market Professional, Caterpillar, Inc. Southern loggers tend to favor wheel-type machines in the woods, but in some areas track cutters get the job done. You’ll also find bulldozers and excavators in many loggers’ equipment stables....
Nov 3, 2014 | At The Margins
Story by Chris Rowan, Product Support Training Manager, Cat dealer Thompson Machinery Your forestry equipment is what you rely on every day to produce. Yet forestry is one of the toughest applications for a machine. Extreme temperatures, long running hours, rough...
Oct 8, 2014 | At The Margins
After school I worked as a logger for 15 years before I took this job as an operator trainer. I’ll always be a logger at heart; it’s in my blood. So I know with the price of fuel and the tight profit margins that loggers have, every small improvement in an operator’s...
Sep 4, 2014 | At The Margins
Story by Chris Rowan Product Support Training Manager Cat Dealer Thompson Machinery To remain competitive successful loggers are always trying to find ways to boost production or reduce expense, to either sell more or spend less. The key to finding ways to do either...
