Cutting-Edge Wagner Logstackers delivered to NZ and TasmaniaFriday 6 Dec 2024
These four machines are all “New Generation” Wagner Logstackers, manufactured by Allied Systems Company, in Sherwood, Oregon. Allied Systems Company is the parent company for Wagner products. Wagner Logstackers have been manufactured for over 60 years, and have a well-earned reputation for longevity, with some 30 year old machines still working as front-line equipment. These New Generation machines build on that legacy, with many customer-requested improvements, including faster hydraulic speeds, ground level service bays, greater fuel efficiency, and lighted stairways for easy ingress and egress. With operating capacities from 60,000 pounds to 160,000 pounds in both 2WD and 4WD, there is a Wagner Logstacker correctly sized for every log yard and mill yard application. Quality Marshalling (QM) is the New Zealand and Australia distributor for Allied Systems’ Wagner products. QM is a 100% owned subsidiary of Port of Tauranga, New Zealand, and took over the distribution of the Wagner product line in November 2020. QM has a long history of dealing with Wagner products as an owner and operator of Wagner Logstackers, previously undertaking export log and sawmill operations. QM operates a large 24-hour workshop and parts division at the Tauranga Container Terminal, Port of Tauranga, and service a large fleet of straddles, container handlers, port tractors and Wagner products. QM have several skilled technicians that have up to 30 years of experience with Wagner products and who have had on-site training at Allied Systems in Sherwood, Oregon. “QM's expertise and experience with Wagner products and the local industry make them a terrific fit to represent our products, and their immediate success is a testament to that," said Hitesh Patel, Allied Systems Company’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Rotorua Forest Haulage operates the L130F Wagner at Kaingaroa Processing Plant, owned by Timberlands Limited. The plant handles approximately 1.6 million tonnes per annum and logs from the forest are transported on private forest roads carrying full tree stems, with a net pay load of 60+ tonnes. The L130F is the perfect machine to unload the stem trucks with a single lift, ensuring efficient truck turnaround, no damage to the stems before going through the processing plant, and having the capability to service both waiting trucks and the supply to the processing plant. The L130F is the largest mobile specialized forestry machine in the Southern Hemisphere, and Allied Wagner have had a long relationship with Rotorua Forest Haulage. The new L130F is the third machine that the Sargison family-owned business has purchased over the last 25 years. Pedersen’s operates the Kinleith export yard for Manulife. They have a mixture of equipment, including a L90 Wagner for the Log Yard operations. The L100 New Generation machine is the first Wagner purchased for 20 years, and going to the L100 model provided the additional single lift load requirements to handle off highway log trucks coming to the yard. This was a big change for the operator of the new L100, with noticeable increase in hydraulic speed for quicker lifts, new cab layout and features, and easier access for maintenance for servicing. The two New Generation L90s were delivered to Forico in northern Tasmania, with two owned and operated chipping mill sites, one at Long Reach, Bell Bay and the other at Surrey Hills not far from Burnie. Previously, Forico was operating machines purchased in 2015, with over 26,000 operating hours. “The Wagners are also considerably more fuel efficient and have lower overall maintenance costs compared to front end loader machines used over the same operating period,” said Tim Duncombe, Manager at Forico’s Long Reach Mill. Shayne Jenkins, General Manager for QM adds “There have been challenges in the supply chain, with significant delays in major componentry during the build phase, so it is great to have the new machines commissioned and running at each site and the customers experiencing the improvements in design changes and ensuring these are the optimum machines for productivity, safety and best cost of life basis at their respective operations.” Source & image credit: Quality Marshalling  | ||
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