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News & Events
| 60th ANNUAL WOODSMEN'S FIELD DAYS | Friday, July 20, 2007 |
| WELCOME TO THE 60th ANNUAL WOODSMEN'S FIELD DAYS, AUGUST 17-19, RIGHT HERE IN BOONVILLE, NEW YORK!
This celebration of the forest industry is fun for the whole family. Test your strength in the logging competitions, see the equipment displays, find everything for your logging needs, and stay for the spectacular fireworks show! The event is held at the Oneida County Fairgrounds in Boonville. C J Logging Equipment will be set up in the cattle barn. Visit nyswfd.com for more information, including a list of places to stay in the area.
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| “DRAFTING” BEHIND TRACTOR-TRAILERS RISKS DEATH | Thursday, June 28, 2007 |
| The American Trucks Associations (ATA) warns against the fad of “drafting” behind tractor-trailers in order to increase fuel mileage. The idea is for smaller vehicles to tailgate larger trucks because the decreased wind resistance behind larger trucks lowers the amount of energy needed to power smaller vehicles.
Tailgating any vehicle increases the risk of death or injury, but drivers directly behind a tractor-trailer cannot see the road conditions ahead. There is not enough room to brake in response when the tractor-trailer brakes. The space directly behind a tractor-trailer is also a blind spot for the truck driver, or No-Zone. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration urges drivers to avoid No-Zones, where many truck-involved auto fatalities occur. Drivers need to remain twenty car lengths behind large trucks in order to stay safe, according to ATA’s Share the Road Partnership.
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| Help for New Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel Fuel | Wednesday, November 08, 2006 |
| CJ Logging Equipment provides K-100 and Power Service Fuel Treatment for use with the new Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD) Fuel. ULSD dramatically cuts sulfur emissions, a greenhouse gas. Although better for the environment, the new fuel lacks lubricity.
K100 Fuel Treatment is an organic chemical compound created to improve performance of gas and diesel powered engines, and increases your lubricity 20-40%. It eliminates contaminants in fuel such as water, preventing your fuel from gelling and your lines from freezing in winter. It splits the H2O and coats each hydrogen atom so that water and ice crystals cannot form. K100 also prevents microbe growth and improves your cetane rating 1.5-2.5 points. ULSD is 15ppm sulfur max. Older engines are built for 5000 or 500 ppm sulfur fuel, but can still use K100-D Fuel Treatment in year-round maintenance. K100 should be added to the fuel at a 1:500 ratio, and will work in temperatures down to 0°F. Power Service Diesel Fuel Supplement & Cetane Boost treatment prevents fuel gelling in diesel equipment in temperatures as low as –40°F and provides 2 numbers of cetane boost for faster cold starts. The treatment also provides maximum fuel lubrication to protect fuel injectors and pumps from accelerated wear from ULSD fuels. Check with your local supplier to see what fuel mix they are providing. For more information about K100, please go tok100fueltreatment.com. For more information about Power Service Diesel Fuel Supplement, go topowerservice.com.
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| Amendments to Cargo Securement Standards Published | Friday, September 29, 2006 |
| (SOURCE: Northern Logger, August 2006) On June 22, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published amendments to its Cargo Securement Standards in the Federal Register. The key changes in Section 393.116 regarding the securement of logs and pulpwood to trailers are:
-Establishing the aggregate working load limit for tie downs used to secure a stack of logs on a trailer fitted with bunks, bolsters, or stakes as at least one-sixth the weight of the stack of logs. The original rule had stipulated the limit at one half the weight of the stack.
-That longwood (over 16 feet) must be cradled between two bunks and be secured by at least two tiedowns OR by at least two wrappers that encircle the entire load.
-That shortwood (16 feet or less) loaded lengthwise must be secured by at least two tiedowns OR (this part is new) if all the logs in a stack are blocked by a front-end structure (or another stack of logs) and a rear-end structure (or another stack of logs), only one tie-down is needed, about mid-way between the stakes.
Most log trailers with two (or more) stacks of logs have a front-end “headache rack,” but lack a similar rear-end structure as specified in 393.116. This means that the front stack of logs (and middle stack of logs, if applicable) loaded lengthwise (16’ long or less) could be secured by one tiedown per stack and the rear stack of logs would need two tiedowns. Any stack containing logs over 16 feet long would still need two tiedowns.
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