Year: 2023
81 posts
AirForestry and Sveaskog enter into partnership
The Swedish State Forest, Sveaskog, has signed an agreement with the Swedish start-up company AirForestry to do thinning…
Vimek 470 – a new, larger harvester from Vimek
For almost a year an unusual Vimek harvester has been operating somewhere in the north Swedish forest. Now,…
I got to try the Husqvarna 540XP Mk III
The Husqvarna 540XP Mk III – “the saw everybody heard of, but nobody saw” … until now. We wrote…
Germany – the share of spruce in the new forests decreases
During the last five years, climate change has struck Germany hard. Storms, drought, and the bark-beetle have since…
Hard- or softwood – What’s your choice?
What is the best to grow on your forest land? Hard- or softwood species? A biologist would say…
Longer trucks in Sweden from the 1st of December
The maximum length for trucks within the EU (European Union) is 18 meters. However, Sweden and Finland have…
Risutec – yet another planter underway
Mechanized planting seems to be the thing nowadays and now, yet another planter is underway. The Finnish company…
Better price and performance for Wood-Mizer’s budget models
Wood-Mizer has sold many sawmills since the start in 1982. As more and more private forest owners dream about having…
Chainsaw euphoria – it’s time to hit the forest
Some say that the best thing about November is that it ends. But there is another thing that…
The Swedish forwarder market breaks record in 2023(?)
So far, 310 new forwarders with a payload of over 9 tons have been registered* in Sweden in…
