DC Equipment

DC started out as small two person repair business responsible for maintaining Moutere Logging's forestry machinery. In 2009 Dale, Christine and the staff saw an additional purpose for the business. Driven by the intent to reduce the amount of health & safety incidents and the potential for serious harm to their logging crew members involved in log extraction, DC began developing a mechanised grapple carriage. After an extensive design and trial process, DC began commercially producing the remote operated Falcon Claw Grapple Carriage. With two models and over 30 sales in New Zealand and Chile, the Falcon Claw has considerably reduced the number of accidents in the crews where it is used. In Moutere logging crews alone the introduction of the Falcon Claw has seen a 87.5% reduction in overall H&S incidents from 2011 to 2015. In doing so the Falcon Claw has also proved to be just as efficient as the older method of crews attaching chains to trees and is even more productive than the older method on easier slope terrain. After the successful introduction of the Falcon Claw, DC has developed further products including the Falcon Grapple Camera System for Swing Yarders, the Falcon Hydraulic Winch Assist for mechanised felling and most recently the Falcon 60 Tower Yarder. Today, DC Equipment sells products throughout New Zealand as well as exporting to Chile and Canada. We are continuing to refine our current product range as well as developing new products that will progress our mission towards zero Health & Safety incidents and greater productivity for steep slope logging crews. To keep up to date with our latest developments and products, please sign up to our mailing list or for more information please use the contacts us using the links below.