Swinging and processing whole trees in a Douglas-fir thinning
Journal Article
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· Trans. ASAE; (United States)
Procedures, crew size and machines suitable for swinging and processing whole-tree Douglas firs during cable thinning were evaluated in a time and productivity study. Chainsaw delimbing and bucking were 3.6 times more productive if performed at the roadside rather than at the stump. A rubber-tyred cable skidder and hydraulic knuckleboom loader were compared for efficiency in swinging logs. The skidder's production rate 7.76 cubic m per scheduled machine hour (SMH), balanced more closely with that of the smallwood yarder (5.95 cubic m/SMH) than did that of the loader (9.09 cubic m/SMH). Costs were also lower for the skidder than for the loader. 7 references.
- Research Organization:
- Auburn Univ., AL
- OSTI ID:
- 6672275
- Journal Information:
- Trans. ASAE; (United States), Journal Name: Trans. ASAE; (United States) Vol. 29:1; ISSN TAAEA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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