Precision harvesting is the future of logging.
Jori Uusitalo, Professor of Forest Operations and Logistics at the University of Helsinki, Finland, has built a new multi-targeted harvesting model in collaboration with his research team. He calls it precision harvesting.
Machine's productivity is the key
G-Series wheeled harvesters consume 16% less fuel per produced cubic meter than the E-series. This meant 60,000 tonnes less carbon dioxide emissions in 2021 alone. The impact is equivalent to replacing over 35,000 combustion engine cars with electric cars.
Engines for machines
The first regulations for new nonroad diesel engines over 37 kW (50 hp) began in 1996 when John Deere launched PowerTech™, a new breed of engines that met Tier 1/Stage I emissions regulations. Since then, several tiers and stages have been developed to meet tightened regulations.
Going for gold
John Deere’s 1910G forwarder is a beast in the forest, but what do you call a 1910G in a gold mine? It appears that 1910G is a real monster in a mining tunnel, too – as experiences from Finnish Lapland would suggest.
Reaching out to the sky
Iceland is a large island with rugged landscape formed by volcanic eruptions over the country’s history. Landsnet’s maintenance crew packs into a big four-by-four drive vehicle and heads to a high-voltage power line on the mountains east of the city of Reykjavik.