Advanced Forest Equipment News & Articles

Land Clearning the "Green" Way

Advanced Forest — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 19:20:00 GMT

Forestry Excavating and the term "Green" are becoming synonymous. In real estate we always want to put the land to it's highest and best use, but just because large tracks of land or parcels of land are having their topography altered does not mean we do not think about our enviornment and place the needs of the enviornment first. There are many reasons for changing the topography of land: building, pre-commerical thinning, plantation thinning, rite of way clearing, tree or brush clearing, utility lines, pipelines, fire breaks, restoration of the land for wildlife use and forest fuels reduction. With laying of pipelines for the gas and oil companies, utility lines for the electric companies; you have to have a rite away cleared. For pipelines you have to clear an average of 100 feet in width and that runs the entire length of the pipeline project. How do we accomplish this need to grow for our utilities without destroying our wildlife and natural resources? The answer is using a fo ...

Sharing Trade Secrets Mechanical Mulching Technology

Advanced Forest — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 22:17:00 GMT

Sharing Trade Secrets Mechanical Mulching Technology By Patricia Davis As published in Forest Products Equipment Magazine "If you build a better mousetrap, people have a way of finding you." When Jon Moffet developed prototypes of the Rotary Disc Mulcher (RDM) for his company's exclusive use in mechanical fuels reduction, he wasn't sure he wanted to share trade secrets. As Hayden, Idaho-based Environmental Forestry, Inc. (EFI) continued to grow and prosper, serving the Department of Agriculture, the Department of the Interior, the Department of Defense, private companies and individuals, EFI was repeatedly approached by other contractors who wanted to purchase one of its heads. Moffet had a change of heart. "Initially, we resisted, thinking we did not want to share our technology with a potential competitor. After doing some market research into the size, scope and projected growth of the mechanical mulching industry, we reassessed our position and decided to sell the RDM to the public," he ...

Houston Uses RDM Technology to Clean Up

Advanced Forest — Sat, 28 May 2011 00:27:00 GMT

Houston's 4th Precinct contains approximately 50 miles of what is commonly referred to as “out-fall” ditches in many of the subdivisions. The purpose of these ditches is to take water from the road ditches and transfer it to the major drain-ways provided to take water to the bayous and rivers and eventually on into the Gulf. Many of these out-fall ditches have grown up with tallow and other assorted trees, making them impossible to clean out. The only logical method is to grind the trees with special equipment designed for that purpose. Hiring contractors to do this work is very expensive. Such an expense is way beyond the precinct's budgetary means. They investigated different pieces of equipment they could purchase to do the job themselves. Not surprisingly they chose the RDM. Here's what Precinct Commissioner Norman D. Brown had to say: "Recently, Precinct 4 was able to purchase a special mulching (grinding) head for our new track hoe. This head is designed and manufactu ...

RDM Mulchers in Action for Sage Grouse Habitat

Advanced Forest — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 22:01:00 GMT

This past fall RDM mulchers were contracted to do cedar tree mastication in an effort to restore and expand sage grouse habitat on Juniper Mountain and Josephine Creek in Southern Idaho. RDM Mulchers were selected because of their superior efficiency and their ability to get the job done with limited disturbance to the soil. You can download and read the entire article here.

The Westerner Features AFE

Advanced Forest — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:07:00 GMT

The Westerner, a publication of Western States CAT has a special feature on AFE in their recent issue. Click to download the multi-page PDF and learn why Western States is so enthusiastic about RDM technology.