Month: August 2020
9 posts
FinnMetko 2020 – the last man standing
2020 was the year when there were supposed to be many forestry fairs. Forexpo in France, KWF in…
The chainsaw battle continues – KWF chainsaw testing
The battle between the Swedish Husqvarna (Husky) and German Stihl goes on. A lot has been written and…
Biomass equipment – Can we get more out of the forest?
Many gets their livelihood from the forest. Forest owners, forest contractors, forest industries and more. But do we…
Remote controlled forest machines – utopia or the future?
Remote controlled forest machines are nothing new. The harvester system “The Beast and the Courier”, invented by Christer…
Cross brake for the Swedish forwarder market*
Our sister site, Skogsforum, summarizes sales statistics for forwarder sales in Sweden for the second quarter of 2020.…
Timber trucking
We have written about both forestry machines, forest owners and wood buyers. But how does the timber come…
EcoLog expands in North America
The Swedish forest machine manufacturer EcoLog has made an agreement with Strongco Corporation, a Nors Group company, for…
Making your own lumber with Norwood Lumbermate LM29
South Swedish forest owner Kjell Ljungberg bought his first Norwood sawmill last year. Now he processes saw logs from…
The green-green forest of Sweden
Except for reports about Covid-19, the rainy summer has been the favorite theme for the tabloids in Sweden…
