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What are the alternatives?
We have written about the low timber prices here in Sweden and the frustration that it has caused…
Millions of cubic meters of windthrow – a nightmare for Swedish forest owners
Two storms in south Sweden have caused over two million cubic meters of windthrow. Added to that, there…
Today is the International Day of Forests – let´s celebrate!
21st of March is the International Day of Forests according to the UN. In 2012, the United Nations…
The story of a spruce plant
Once upon a time, there was a machine demo that ended up in a lively discussion about ground…
Harvester heads – what´s available on the market?
Back in my days, we had the two-grip harvesters – a felling head in the crane tip and…
Husqvarna 550 XP G Mark II vs. Stihl 201C
In an article from the 10th of January this year, where I wrote about my chainsaw biography, I…
Bundlers – What happened to them?
Some 20 years ago bundlers for forest residue were the thing. Timberjack (nowadays John Deere) had one, Valmet…
Rottne Industri AB – A factory visit in the forest
Rottne Industri AB, the manufacturer of the Rottne machines, is in the town of Rottne in south Sweden.…
PEFC banns timber from Russia and Belarus – UPDATED
In a press release on the 4th of March, PEFC informs about an extraordinary meeting by the PEFC…
Major forest machine suppliers stop deliveries to Russia and Belarus
The Swedish agricultural magazine ATL*, informs that the three major forest machine manufacturers John Deere, Komatsu, and Ponsse…
