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The new game-changing John Deere L-Series Skidders are designed to be easy to use and operator friendly. Using the monitor, the machine owner can adjust machine- and operator-specific settings to best suit the needs of the application and the operator.

Becoming an effective negotiator will help you in a variety of ways. It will help you strike business deals that are mutually beneficial for you and your customers, vendors, or business partners. It will help you build better personal and professional relationships that are based on mutual understanding. Most importantly, it will help you to be more successful in business.

Like their father, all three Martinez brothers have won the Louisiana Outstanding Logger Award.

Twenty-two-year-old Jaroche is a fourth-generation logger. His great-grandfather started the business with simply a John Deere MC Crawler and a chainsaw after returning home from World War II.

Optimization—a word with a lot of syllables, but one simple meaning: making the best of anything. When it comes to logging, we understand how important this principle is and believe that telematics and other technologies are essential tools for optimizing and adding value to your business.

As technology and machine forms advance, the need for skilled operators has grown dramatically. Although equipment may be easier than ever to run, the additional technology and features on new machines often require operators to have additional training to maximize their full potential. Forestry training simulators allow operators to become comfortable on a machine in a classroom environment before working in the woods.

It's no secret that timber harvesting can create ruts and compaction in the forest. These can both impact rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, wetlands and plant life on harvest sites. On sites where wetlands or upland soils are present, low ground pressure techniques may be applied to limit the impact of timber harvesting on the environment. By using the following tips to limit your footprint, you can extend the harvest season on sensitive environments, operate on wetter sites with less impact, and reduce the need for building crossings for machinery.

Over the past few years, there has been a push from forestry companies to increase the mechanization of harvesting on steep slopes in order to access timber that was previously unreachable. Typically, trees on steep slopes (those greater than 40 percent) are felled by hand and harvested using cable yarder methods. While steep slope logging is typically more expensive and less productive than traditional timber harvesting methods, some geographic regions require it.

The feeling of accomplishment after a job well done rewarded by some time spent doing what you love. However, in a business that is typically close to home, the line between work and personal life can become quickly blurred. Even if you love what you do so much that it doesn't feel like work, there are benefits to separating business and relaxation.