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Between the Branches Archive


Larger Than Life


John Walter Boyd, of Wetumpka, Alabama passed away on November 25, 2024. He was 62 years old. Johnny had a big influence and impact on the lives of many. He was a true one-of-a-kind.


Louisiana Venture


North Louisiana logger Beau Malone, owner of Beau Malone Trucking and 4M Logging, talks about how he got started, the importance of great after sale support and first impressions of the new 234C loader.


234C loader delimbing a tree

To Love a Forest


Ethan Tapper is a forester and author from Vermont. Through his own forest management project, his book How to Love a Forest, and his social media presence, Ethan has created an advocacy platform that emphasizes the importance of responsible forest stewardship.


Ethan Tapper

Compost 2025


Tigercat demonstrates 6900 grinder in Phoenix.


6900 grinder

Passing the Torch in Louisiana


After 29 years as a Tigercat dealer in Louisiana, Patrick-Miller Tractor Company is acquired by MidSouth Forestry Equipment.


Moving Forward in the Laurentides


Quebec-based contractor Mathieu Lahaie chooses Tigercat for his select-cut CTL harvesting operation.


Tigercat 1055C forwarder

Carbonizing in California


An innovative California-based rancher and forestry professional employs Tigercat’s mobile carbonization technology to improve forest and soil health, mitigate wildfire risk and sequester carbon.


Dan Falk standing in front of 6040 carbonizer

Colton’s Journey


BTB visits Grass Lake, Michigan, to chat with third-generation logger Colton Fodor. Colton shares his experiences becoming a teenage logging business owner and navigating the Michigan industry to remain successful.


Australian Forest Industry Innovator


Ken Padgett overcomes adversity and consistently reinvents with innovative thinking, hard work and a life-long passion for the industry.


Ken Padgett

Rocky Mountain Logging


Mountain loggers, Jamie and Mel Jordan understand how to assess and mitigate risk. They talk about moving to a new province, starting a new business, and what goes into the decision to purchase a new-to-market processing head.


850 processor in the mountains

Life-Long Commitment


Beginning with the conception of the prototype 726 feller buncher, Assembly Supervisor Tim Koniuch has seen it all during his long career at Tigercat.


Photo of Tim Koniuch, assembly supervisor at Tigercat.

Steeper and Safer


Owner of Forestal Corte Alto Limitada, Gerardo Giroz and his sons talk about steep slope harvesting in Chile and explain how Tigercat and Latin Equipment have helped the company develop safer and more productive operations.


Forestal Corte Alto team members.

544 Gets Full Marks in Quebec


BTB visited the operations of Les Forestiers J.M.G. Inc. based in Desbiens, Quebec to check in on the prototype 544 harvesting head.


Buckwild with Bubbarudy


BTB travels to southern Mississippi to meet with social media personality, Levi Spring. He talks about his goals, promoting logging to young people, and his passion for Tigercat equipment.


Levin Spring standing amongst Tigercat machines.

Chilean Forest Classroom


BTB met with Francisco Sandoval, a shovel logger instructor from Chile, to learn about a logging training program and how Tigercat machines have become a valuable learning tool for future Chilean machine operators.


Francisco Sandoval, shovel logger instructor

Road Lining Challenges


Dan Mouatt tackles tough terrain and steep slopes on New Zealand’s North Island with both conventional ground-based and cable logging crews, while overcoming the added challenges associated with road lining.


Monarchs of the Woods


Queensland contractor GMT evolves safe, efficient and flexible steep terrain Tigercat harvesting system to tackle the state’s sustainable hoop pine plantations. Managing Director Adan Taylor takes us through the history of a family business and talks about advocacy and strategic thinking.


What’s Your Job?


Chris McMillan’s feature covers roles, responsibilities and contributions of various Tigercat team members. This time around we look at the career of veteran Tigercat designer, Jon Cooper.


Jon Cooper at desk

Rumasal: Forest to Sawmill


BTB travels to the Maule region of Chile to learn about the success story of forestry company Rumasal, told by Forestry Operations Manager, Pablo Ignacio Muñoz Müller.


The Daily Grind


Florida-based land clearing and recycling company with two decades of organic material processing experience purchases two Tigercat 6900 grinders.


A Tigercat 6900 grinder working in the field

A Competitive Drive


Darío Valdés talks about passion for the forestry industry, growing and modernizing a company, and always aiming to win.


Virtual Training in Alberta


In early March Irfan Zardadkhan and Gregor Scott from the Tigercat electronic systems group, and district manager James Farquhar travelled to the remote community of La Crete, Alberta. Their mission was a Tigercat simulator start-up.


Andy Driedger, owner of Garden River Logging Ltd. (seated) takes the processor simulator through its paces. Philip Unrau, CEO of FTEN Group of Companies at left, along with Gregor Scott from the Tigercat electronic systems group, and forestry consultant, Jon Goertzen at right.

Three Generations


For the Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan based Tourand family, operating equipment is in the blood.


3 loggers

Chilean Company on the Cutting Edge


Jorge Victoria talks to Carlos Barrenechea Gutiérrez, operations manager at Agrifor Doña Isidora, to find out more about the various initiatives the company has implemented, such as the intensive use of telematics, and the training and inclusion of women in its workforce.


Carlos Barrenechea (operations manager)

Loads of Success in Michigan


BTB travels to Michigan to visit Mike Delene, owner of MD Contracting to talk about the reliability and versatility of his Tigercat AC16 carriers for woodyard duties.


Two Tigercat loaders working in a woodyard.

Southern Processing


BTB went on a tour to visit customers in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana who have made the switch from pull-through delimbers to a Tigercat processing head. We wanted to understand the motivation for the change, the challenges involved and what benefits have accrued. We discovered that three different contractors are looking at it three different ways.


Tigercat roadside processor

Can-Do Attitude


We caught up with Sabrina Cantu at the 2023 Pacific Logging Congress Demo. She was one of several operators who piloted Tigercat equipment during the demo. Sabrina operated Tigercat’s newest harvesting head model, the 573, mounted on an 875E carrier, processing at roadside.


Picture of 25-year-old Sabrina Cantu

Becoming a District Manager


High level customer service sets Tigercat apart from its competitors.


Rob Selby, Tigercat district manager

A Life in the Woods


Roland Murphy has spent a lifetime in the Virginia woods. His invaluable experience, strong work ethic, and passion for the job enrich his coworkers and contribute to a successful, high quality logging operation.


Crew image Virginia

Safe, Productive and Sustainable


Guest contributor, Ryer Becker, talks about timber harvesting in the northwestern US and how productivity, safety and sustainability have been positively impacted by advances in equipment and technology.


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