SHAW’S WIRE ROPES IRON TEST

Harvesting steep slopes using winch-assist technology is now firmly established here and while NZ Logger has sampled most of the new systems on offer, there was one notable gap in our coverage – the Remote Operated Bulldozer developed in Northland.

Our Iron Test team ventures north this month to get acquainted with ROB.

The ROB winch-assist system working with Skipps Logging in Northland. Note the stake in the ground connected to a motion monitor behind the dozer to alert the operator should it move.