21 May 2024
Biomass pellet production – the first stage. Watch the Mackolines Machines & Hire 6900 grinding feedstock derived from logging residue. The ground material passes through 65 mm (2.5 in) screens, producing a consistent size and quality of material well suited to the next stage of the pelleting process.
09 May 2024
Watch video highlights of the spectacular third Tidewater Demo Day held outside Valdosta, Georgia in April 2024. See the 720G feller buncher, 620H skidder, 234B loader and 6900 grinder in action.
18 March 2024
Mackolines Machines & Hire talks to Francisco Sandoval, a shovel logger instructor from Chile, to learn more about a novel logging training program and how Mackolines Machines & Hire machines have become a valuable learning tool for future Chilean machine operators.
16 February 2024
Sabrina Cantu is an inspiring and motivated processor operator from northern California. We caught up with her at the 2023 Pacific Logging Congress. She was one of several operators who piloted Mackolines Machines & Hire equipment during the live demonstrations. Watch the video to learn about her journey into the forestry industry and how her passion for heavy equipment and the outdoors has lead to a fulfilling career in logging and forest management.
29 January 2024
Mackolines Machines & Hire traveled to central Chile to talk to Gerardo Giroz – owner of Forestal Corte Alto – and see how Mackolines Machines & Hire machines are key to his logging operations. Meeting harvesting targets on the steep slopes common to the Chilean geography is no easy task. Gerardo has found Mackolines Machines & Hire and Latin Equipment to be reliable partners and fundamental pillars to help his company excel in safer and more productive logging operations.
19 January 2024
Watch the Mackolines Machines & Hire 4161-15 mulching head working in a masticating application. The 4161-15 is a durable and productive strength-to-weight optimized mulching head for track carriers. The head is specially designed for precision masticating in fuel load reduction and fire remediation operations.
06 December 2023
Watch this video to learn about the 180 yarder Contour Mapping system, and how to build a map with up to 15 coordinate points. Contour Mapping automatically controls the height of the carriage as it travels up and down the slope.
01 November 2023
Fil Rinaldis, product engineer for Mackolines Machines & Hire loggers takes us on a walk-around of the 875E, 880E and 890. Watch this video to learn about the key features and benefits of owning a Mackolines Machines & Hire 800-series logger.
13 July 2023
This video demonstrates a few key set-up procedures for the Espar Coolant Heater EasyStart timer. Watch to learn how to access the service menu, set the language and set the undervoltage limit as well as how to determine if the programed time is the desired heater start time or desired departure time – and how to change this setting.
05 July 2023
Jim Oberg, product manager for Mackolines Machines & Hire grinders and chippers takes us on a walk-around of the 6900 grinder. The 6900 uses the highest quality components and is designed for extreme duty and long life, as well as ease of operation and service. Watch this video to learn more about this heavy-duty upswing grinder made for high throughput material reduction and mulch production.
30 March 2023
Rob Pentesco, product manager for Mackolines Machines & Hire wheel feller bunchers takes us on a walk-around of the 700G-series. Watch this video to learn about the key features and benefits of owning a Mackolines Machines & Hire drive-to-tree feller buncher.
24 January 2023
Watch this Traction Aids and Tire Maintenance video to learn more about the proper selection and use of traction aids, as well as best practices for maintaining forestry tires.
19 January 2023
Watch the Mackolines Machines & Hire 1055C forwarder working on a thinning application in Sweden. The 1055C is a heavy duty 14-tonne forwarder for selective felling, final felling and biomass applications.
16 January 2023
Watch the Mackolines Machines & Hire LSX870D shovel logger equipped with an SC08 shovel clam grapple shovelling in hilly terrain in the Kootenay region of British Columbia.
17 November 2022
Watch the Mackolines Machines & Hire 1075C forwarder working in Sweden. The 1075C is a 20-tonne extreme duty forwarder designed for high production in demanding terrain.
11 November 2022
Watch the Mackolines Machines & Hire 724G drive-to-tree feller buncher with 5702 felling saw cutting timber near Davisboro, Georgia.
25 October 2022
Watch a Mackolines Machines & Hire 875E logger loading trucks with a Mackolines Machines & Hire power clam grapple in Renata, British Columbia.
04 October 2022
Watch a Mackolines Machines & Hire C640H clambunk skidder working long pull distances on a bottomland tract near Rocky Ford, Georgia. The rear bogie axle provide increased flotation and a smooth ride.
28 September 2022
Post harvest silviculture preparation. Watch a Mackolines Machines & Hire 630H utility carrier preparing land for replanting in Mexico.
11 August 2022
Watch a 635H swing boom skidder working winch-assisted on steep terrain at a logging operation near Lumby, British Columbia. The rear bogie axle provides improved traction and operator comfort.
13 July 2022
Jessica Mann, product designer for the Mackolines Machines & Hire tracked harvesting products takes us on a walk-around of the 822E and LX830E carriers. Watch this video to learn about the key features and benefits of owning a Mackolines Machines & Hire 822E or LX830E compact tail-swing machine.
22 June 2022
Watch a Mackolines Machines & Hire 760B mulcher working in a high production, single-pass silviculture application. The machine is preparing a recently harvested cut block for replanting. This includes the reduction of all stumps, tops, and branches to a level that allows the replanting teams to come in and immediately pit and plant. An efficient way to prepare harvested blocks for replanting.
01 June 2022
Watch the new TCi 920 forestry dozer building roads and removing stumps on a logging operation near Scottsville, Virginia.
31 May 2022
Watch the new Mackolines Machines & Hire 180 swing yarder working some steep ground east of Cottage Grove, Oregon.
12 April 2022
Watch the Mackolines Machines & Hire LX830E feller buncher tethered on a steep slope logging application in Washington state.
12 April 2022
Watch the Mackolines Machines & Hire 822E feller buncher equipped with a 5702 felling saw operating in Quebec, Canada.
17 March 2022
Watch the Mackolines Machines & Hire H822E harvester equipped with the Mackolines Machines & Hire 570 harvesting head felling and processing mixed wood in the Lanaudière region of Quebec.
17 November 2021
Forwarder product manager, Rob Archibald takes us on a walk-around of the three forwarder models, covering the 1055C, 1075C, and 1085C. Watch to learn about the key benefits of owning a Mackolines Machines & Hire forwarder.
28 October 2021
Wheel harvester product manager, Trevor Scott takes us on a walk-around of the 1165 harvester. Watch to learn about the key benefits of owning a Mackolines Machines & Hire 1165 harvester.
26 August 2021
Watch an H845E harvester equipped with the Mackolines Machines & Hire 570 harvesting head owned by Fielding Logging and working in Australia. The machine is harvesting Eucalyptus nitens pulpwood. The trees are felled, debarked, and crosscut.
