Torbjörn Johnsen replied to the topic Koller wedge in the forum Logging and Felling 1 month ago
Great video Muz but it looks very dangerous to cut dead trees like the one you show in the video?
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Torbjörn Johnsen replied to the topic New downsized Gremo forwarder 750F in the forum Forwarder 1 month ago
Cool! It would be nice to see a picture of that machine!
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Torbjörn Johnsen wrote a new post, Crazy Skidder Competition in the Alps – Les Cognées 2 months, 2 weeks ago
12 years ago, some skidder loggers in a French Alp village got the idea of starting a “forest event”, as a summer activity in the ski resort Les Gets. Some of the guys were skidder operators and they got the i […]
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Torbjörn Johnsen wrote a new post, New frontrunner at strong Swedish forwarder market 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Forestry.com presents new data on the Swedish forwarder market for Q1 & Q2 2019. As the last year had poor machine sales in Sweden due to undersupply of machines, this year seems to be significant better. The […]
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Torbjörn Johnsen replied to the topic Fence off hill and seed native woodland in the forum General 3 months, 2 weeks ago
I suppose Scotts Pine is Pinus Silvestris in latin? That’s the only Pine we have as a natural specie and consistently we just call it Pine (“Tall” in Swedish = Pine).
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Torbjörn Johnsen posted a new activity comment 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Great to see you here Everett! Here will come features from our New England/NY tour soon.
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Torbjörn Johnsen replied to the topic Fence off hill and seed native woodland in the forum General 3 months, 2 weeks ago
No, sorry but I have no contacts there. But try to contact them by mail or phone. Many universities are happy to get real projects for their students or researchers to take part in.
It’s rather unusual to use fencing at forest regenerations in Sweden. Even if it should be good at many places because of hard pressure from deere and moose eating…[Read more]
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Torbjörn Johnsen replied to the topic Fence off hill and seed native woodland in the forum General 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Hi Patrick! I suppose that West Highlands means Scotland? This might be a contact of interest? https://www.inverness.uhi.ac.uk/research/
Unfortunately I don’t know very much about forestry in your part of the world but maybe here are someone else with ideas?
Good luck!/tbj.
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Torbjörn Johnsen wrote a new post, Chain saw protection with Worlds strongest fiber 4 months, 2 weeks ago
The manufacturer of chain saw protection textile is a pretty anonymous company within forestry but a very important one! I visited Engtex AB in Mullsjö, Sweden and they produce the chain saw protection textile […]
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Torbjörn Johnsen wrote a new post, Gremo 1058 H5 – new thinning harvester from Gremo (Video) 5 months ago
The Swedish forest machine manufacturer Gremo in Ätran was a pioneer with 8-wheel harvesters several decades ago. When all other harvesters had six or four wheels, Gremo built the first with eight. In recent […]
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Torbjörn Johnsen replied to the topic Log Bullet part two in the forum Forwarder 5 months ago
Interesting to see your Log Bullet logging! Did you look at other machines before buying the Log Bullet? Whats the reason you choose this machine. Have you used it for a long time? Pros & Cons?
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Torbjörn Johnsen replied to the topic Help Identifying Tree Species. Ontario, Canada 11/06/18 in the forum Trees and species 5 months, 1 week ago
Hi Tony,
Sorry, but I can’t see any pictures? Can you try to add them again?/Tbj -
Torbjörn Johnsen replied to the topic Log Bullet in the forum Forwarder 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Cool! Where do you work? In which country?
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Torbjörn Johnsen wrote a new post, Swedish forwarder sales 2018 – demand was not covered 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Forestry.com continues the ongoing coverage of the CTL markets of the world. Now, the time has come to look at forwarder sales in Sweden, which for a long time was the leading CTL market with around 700 new […]
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Torbjörn Johnsen commented on the post, Beaver management – important issue in sustainable forestry (Video) 6 months ago
Sorry Richard, Got the wrong picture. Here’s a real beaver (fiber castor)
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Torbjörn Johnsen wrote a new post, Beaver management – important issue in sustainable forestry (Video) 6 months ago
Here is an interesting video about beavers and how the beaver can (or can’t) live together with humans and our forestry business. It’s from the European Union development project WAMBAF (Water Management in […]
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Torbjörn Johnsen replied to the topic Felling in west Wales in the forum Logging and Felling 6 months, 1 week ago
Hi Muz! Nice to see you here at fotrestry.com! The forest you’re working in looks almost like a djungle with all the weed and windling things. What will this wood be used for?
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Torbjörn Johnsen wrote a new post, Usewood Combi Master – small machine for thinning 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Read the story about how forest owner Anders Hemgren in Stockholm bought a new Usewood Combi Master forest machine. Anders had never operated a forest machine or a crane before. Now he runs his own harvester in […]
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Torbjörn Johnsen wrote a new post, Kaiser S12 – The Alp Climbing machine clear the power line 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Some weeks ago, I had the pleasure to see a Kaiser S12 machine in operations. It’s an extreme versatile machine, normally used to climb the Alps for different kind of jobs. I visited one of the few machines that a […]
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Torbjörn Johnsen wrote a new post, EcoLog 560E CTL-harvester in spruce thinning 7 months ago
Here is a short video from an EcoLog 560E machine demo in spruce thinning. It’s a 560E harvester with a LogMax 4000T head and a 574E forwarder doing the job. The site is a 45+ year old spruce on good soil in […]
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Not sure why your showing a picture of otters in the introduction ?
Sorry Richard, Got the wrong picture. Here’s a real beaver (fiber castor)