CAMPBELL RIVER, BC — T-MAR Industries, which has been producing machines for the logging sector for the past 40 years, is developing and building the very first hybrid-electric logging yarder. T-MAR has spent the past five years developing the 7280E Hybrid Electric Drive Yarder, which operates with electric drives that exchange power similar to a hybrid car. “It doesn’t have the mechanical powertrain – engine, transmission, gears, clutches and brakes – in it, so it is more fuel efficient, making it more powerful, and much easier to run and maintain,” explained Tyson Lambert, at T-MAR. The winch operates using five motors that collectively produce 2,900 horsepower, he said. However, the actual energy consumption is expected to be significantly lower. …These days, Lambert said, efficiency is important, along with ease of access. And T-MAR’s hybrid-electric logging yarder has attracted international attention from the US, New Zealand, Germany, and Chile.