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LOGGING & BIOMASS NEWS

New Tigercat dealer for upper Great Lakes region

Tigercat recently announce that Woodland Equipment is the new dealer in the upper Great Lakes region of the United States .
Based in Iron River , Michigan , Woodland Equipment will cover the upper Great Lake states including northern Wisconsin , the Upper Peninsula of Michigan , and the northern portion of lower Michigan .
Woodland Equipment owner Ron Beauchamp comments , “ We are excited to introduce Tigercat to our customers in the upper Great Lakes region . Tigercat is a proven forestry-focused company with a passion to build rugged
and durable equipment . For us , Tigercat is about better serving our customers with the best solutions we can find . For our customers , Tigercat offers the broadest portfolio and the highest quality in forestry – more productivity , less downtime , longer lasting equipment .”
Woodland has been family owned since 1974 with the next generation assuming leadership in 2014 . Woodland Equipment has over twenty years of experience with CTL harvesting systems , which dominate the upper Great Lakes region . Tigercat looks forward to
expanding its customer base in this region and along with Woodland , will strive to deliver a superior
customer service experience .

John Deere extends in-base JDLink ™ from 3 to 5 years

John Deere is extending its JDLink™ in-base subscription service from three to five years on construction and forestry machines . The update is a result of increased customer interest in technology and the
integration of 4G hardware in John Deere equipment .
JDLink is a telematics system designed to remotely connect owners and managers to their equipment , and to provide alerts
and machine information , including location , utilization , performance and maintenance data to manage where and how equipment is used .
“ The JDLink connection is foundational to John Deere and
our channel ’ s ability to monitor the customer ’ s machine and improve uptime ,” said Jena Holtberg-Benge , director , John Deere WorkSight ™ and ForestSight™ .

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