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Wood-Mizer LLC, the world’s leading sawmill manufacturer, announces the addition of wood splitters to their diverse line of wood processing equipment. Acquiring the product line formally manufactured and marketed by Tempest Wood Splitters, Inc., Wood-Mizer now offers a variety of wood splitters ranging from compact units for personal use to commercial equipment for bundle and firewood businesses. Tempest appealed to Wood-Mizer because of the advanced design and high performance of their wood splitting equipment line. The Minnesota-based Tempest Wood Splitters, Inc. was established in 2001 by Josh Larabee and his father as a solution to the backbreaking work they experienced splitting wood by hand. “Helping people eliminate the physical work that manual log splitting demands has been a dream come true for my dad and I throughout the years,” said Josh. “I look forward to seeing our wood splitting products continue to grow and assist individuals and businesses through the high quality distribution network and reputation for outstanding customer service that Wood-Mizer has delivered to its customers for more than 30 years.” Wood-Mizer plans to offer a wide variety of wood splitting equipment beginning with top quality fully portable units and then expanding to also offer the skid-steer and auxiliary hydraulic unit attachments. The equipment will be priced from $7,000 to $25,000. “Wood-Mizer is continuously dedicated to providing our customers with a variety of high-quality wood processing equipment,” said Wood-Mizer COO Darryl Floyd. “Our new line of wood splitting equipment offers our customers yet another resourceful tool to efficiently and profitably process wood into another useful and marketable end product.” The Wood-Mizer wood splitting equipment is now available to order. Visit www.woodmizer.com/woodsplitters for more information. About Wood-Mizer Trusted by tens of thousands of band sawmill owners in more than 120 countries, today Wood-Mizer is more than just the world’s leading portable sawmill manufacturer. With nearly 35 years of industry experience and knowledge, Wood-Mizer not only offers the extensive line of portable sawmills, but also industrial sawmills, resaws, edgers, kilns, wood splitters, bandsaw blades and blade maintenance equipment for woodworking hobbyists and forestry professionals. For more information about Wood-Mizer, call 800.553.0182 or visit www.woodmizer.com.

Lock and Lube LLC announces the introduction of the industrial grade G.Gun grease gun. The foot operated grease gun makes it easy to grease machines quickly, safely, and with no mess. The large canister holds 16 lbs. of grease-the equivalent of 20 standard grease tubes - that allows regular greasing without endless refilling. Saving money with bulk grease as compared to 14 oz. tubes The unit is equipped with the LockNLube grease coupler and a patented pressure release valve, operated by slightly lifting the foot pedal. A 6.5 ft. hose comes standard, longer hoses are available. A unique 2-stage pump creates a wave action in the grease, eliminating air locks and the need for a follower plate. The combination of a pressure return valve and a check valve in the LockNLube coupler gives a near waste-free disconnection. Simply lift the pedal to relieve pressure and return the grease to the canister. The LockNLube grease gun coupler comes with a sliding sleeve that’s activated by a thumb lever. The unit’s 4 spring-steel jaws lock onto the zerk When lock on it is properly lined up and will not leak even under extreme pressure. Rated at 10,000 psi Designed to work with both Metric and SAE fittings. The G.Gun delivers twice the volume per stroke as the typical manual gun thus especially saving time when tightening crawler tracks. Being foot operated no external power source is needed, no recharging ever and never an expensive battery to replace. Visit www.locknlube.com for video and more information.

Columbia, TN – The only goal of LUMBERMEN’S Equipment Digest and the companion website LumbermenOnline.com is to “Bring Buyer and Seller Together”. A major part of that effort is staying connected to all facets of the forest products industry by attending the leading industry trade events, doing regular plant tours and constant interaction with our subscribers as well as advertisers. As the leading buy/sell trade journal serving the forest products industry we believe it is important to support the organizations that form the backbone of our industry. While at the Oregon Logging Conference we look forward to meeting many of the loggers, timber haulers, foresters, sawmill operators and the equipment dealers and suppliers who keep them running. If you are a producer who needs to sell a single piece of machinery or a dealer or supplier who is looking to extend your sales reach, please stop by Exhibit Hall booth #143. + Brady Carr, Publisher LUMBERMEN’S Equipment Digest 2410 New Lewisburg Hwy Columbia, TN 38401 800-477-7606 Toll Free 931-381-1638 Direct/International 931-388-3564 Fax

Shiocton, WI – After exhaustive testing, Go Fast Manufacturing has once again improved on a simple and often overlooked resaw feature. The innovative new Powered Belt Return is self-adjusting and offers operators the ability to fine-tune the return belt height and angle to fit your specific mix of products. When setting the sawblade to the desired board thickness, the feed belt conveyor, return belt and cant return arm are all simultaneously adjusted to maintain optimum height for peak performance. In addition, the return belt and landing table are also fully adjustable to allow operators to set cant return angles, decreasing operator fatigue and increasing both speed and productivity. Every product from Go Fast Manufacturing is fully tested under real-world pallet production. Insuring that every Go Fast product improvement fits the company’s mission statement of improving production and profit, while continuing to keep designs simple and equipment costs low.

New for 2016, introducing the "Beaver Cleaver", Woodbine's newest addition to the firewood processing market. Designed from the popular Green Monster splitter, we've taken it to the next level based on customer feedback and requests. Based on the "box-shaver" concept, our hydraulically adjustable wedge shaves the bottom of the firewood block to a pre-set firewood size from 2" to 6" in height based on customer requirement. Featuring our push-button splitting system synonymous with the Woodbine line-up, the Beaver Cleaver features a CRD EXCLUSIVE, 18/42 gallon two-stage pump. With our custom made 5" ram, this unit delivers a cycle time under 5 seconds and nearly 30+ tons of splitting power. Designed to fit the rigors of the bundle and package firewood industry, the Beaver Cleaver eliminates re-splits and uses a proprietary and provisionally patented "reciprocating" splitting method that is both hands free and automated. Look forward to a new product video soon! Priced at 23900.00 with an integrated, hydraulically powered 12' outfeed conveyor!

Beaverton, MI – H & H Metal Products, LLC of Beaverton, Michigan, the parent company of Wood Warrior brand firewood processors recently unveiled their newest product, the Wood Warrior Firewood Processor. The newest addition to the mid-level commercial firewood processor market, made up of processors in the $20,000 to $60,000 range, the Wood Warrior comes full optioned and ready to produce 3-4 cords per hour of profitable firewood. The Wood Warrior’s durable 48 HP Kubota diesel engine is anchored to the heaviest frame and most advanced DOT trailer on the market. H & H owner, Gordie Huckins, stated their goal was to build a firewood processor that came ready to produce, no hidden “options” needed – just add logs. That is why the Wood Warrior has such an impressive list of standard features including: 48 HP Kubota diesel engine, dual stage hydraulics, 50 gallon hydraulic reservoir with an industry leading 50 gallon cooler, a powerful 4 ½” x 30 splitting ram coupled with your choice of 2, 4 or 6 way wedges, both the 8’ EASY FOLD deck and a 14’ outfeed are hydraulically powered. All these standard features are brought together with a simple and easy to use control center allowing new operators to quickly reach maximum production and profit. Call or visit woodwarrior.com for complete details.

WASHINGTON – American Wood Council (AWC) President and CEO Robert Glowinski issued the following statement following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to stay the Clean Power Plan (CPP). “The Clean Power Plan is an overreach of EPA’s authority. AWC and the wood products industry are encouraged that the U.S. Supreme Court has stayed the CPP until the pending litigation has the opportunity to be fully heard and decided.”

WASHINGTON – American Wood Council (AWC) Vice President, Government Affairs Sarah Dodge has issued the following statement regarding today’s passage of the biomass amendment to the Senate Energy Bill (S. 2012), which was led by Sens. Susan Collins, Angus King and Amy Klobuchar. The amendment would require the Secretaries of Energy and Agriculture and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to jointly ensure that federal policy relating to forest bioenergy: (1) is consistent across all departments and agencies; and (2) recognizes the full benefits of the use of forest biomass for energy, conservation and responsible forest management. “Renewable energy policies treat sustainably-managed biomass energy as carbon neutral, but current policies – particularly under EPA – fail to distinguish biomass energy carbon emissions from fossil fuel emissions. Wood products facilities use all parts of the raw material not only in the manufacture of products used in everyday life, but also generate most of the energy needed to do so without producing CO2 that wouldn’t have otherwise been released to the atmosphere. “Our nation’s public policies should be aligned and recognize our industry’s unique biomass use as carbon neutral and as part of the sustainable carbon cycle. We thank Senator Collins for her leadership on this amendment.”

WASHINGTON – American Wood Council (AWC) President and CEO Robert Glowinski and American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Donna Harman have issued the following statements after filing joint comments requesting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recognize the benefits of biomass as a fuel source in its Clean Power Plan (CPP) federal plan and model carbon trading rules. Robert Glowinski, President and CEO, AWC: “The greenhouse gas reduction benefits of using biomass manufacturing residuals for energy by the wood products industry are equivalent to removing the emissions of approximately 4.6 million cars from the road each year. Carbon neutral biomass should explicitly be included as a compliance option in the final Federal Plan and model rules to ensure that EPA and states can consider biomass energy to meet their greenhouse gas reduction goals. Moreover, EPA needs to fully recognize the carbon neutrality of biomass energy across their regulations.” Donna Harman, President and CEO, AF&PA: “EPA’s federal plan and model rules should provide for least-costly implementation possible to ratepayers and the economy, including recognizing the climate benefits of biomass energy. EPA needs to provide more certainty to biomass as a fuel. For example, the agency should list pre-approved qualified biomass fuels so that states know which options are on the table for CPP compliance. Our industry relies on forest biomass and manufacturing residuals in a variety of forms to generate about two-thirds of the energy we need to operate; failure to explicitly list these materials as good sources of energy will result in inefficiencies and unnecessary waste.”

WASHINGTON – American Wood Council (AWC) President and CEO Robert Glowinski has issued the following statement about the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) finalization of its Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials (NHSM) rule, which expands the list of materials recognized as “non-waste fuels” to include processed construction and demolition (C&D) wood. “The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that there is approximately 1 billion feet of lumber generated from demolished buildings each year. Among other uses for wood products at end of life as highlighted on our new Reuse Wood website, these renewable construction materials can be used to produce biobased energy. “Including C&D materials as non-waste fuels diverts materials from the construction waste stream and reduces the need for landfill space, as well as provides a carbon-neutral source of biomass energy. AWC appreciates the clarity the finalized NHSM rule provides for our industry’s air regulation compliance strategies.”

Iron Ax Forestry unveils its 925 Log Loader, the ultimate heavy duty log loader built for long-term performance. The 925 combines power and efficiency with its QSB 6.7 Cummins engine that operates at 2,200 RPMs. Lifting capacity is what separates loaders, and the Iron Ax is at the top as its hydraulic system boasts right at 5,000 lbs of hydraulic pressure. Each machine is equipped with a main boom, stick, live heel and an Iron Ax grapple which has a 60” opening with a 360 rotation. Operator controlled self-elevating cab system stands out, and allows you to rise above the log pile and trailer 17 feet eye level above the ground for superior visibility. Additionally, the loader is made for the forestry industry, with reinforced guards and shields to for protection. Iron Ax has been building loaders and equipment for the scrap and demolition industries for years, and is now offering a new and improved option to the logging and sawmill industry. More information can be found at www.ironaxforestry.com or by calling 478-252-0022.

Waverly Hall, GA – Ben Jones Machinery is pleased to announce its move to a new location at, 6475 Georgia Hwy 85, Waverly Hall, Georgia, just 18 miles northeast of the previous complex. The new location will provide ample room for our repair and modification work as well as space for our expanding inventory. Company President, Ken Dickert said, “the old Coca Cola plant served the company well for nearly 40 years. However our business has grown exponentially in recent years to the point where we have been renting yard space, and have inventory scattered in many locations. Our plan is to consolidate at this location where we have a large office, modern shop, and lots of yard space. Also, now we are outside of the city which makes it easier on truck access.” If you are planning an expansion project or need a single piece of machinery stop by and tour our new facility or visit us online at www.benjones.com today. Physical Address: 6475 Georgia Hwy 85 Waverly Hall, GA 31831 Mailing Address: PO Box 31807 Ellerslie, GA 31807