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Filtering by: Advisor Dykstra, Dennis P. Academic Affiliation Forest Engineering Resource Type Capstone Project

Production rates of skyline, balloon, and helicopter yarding systems from gross time study analysis

Creator:

Curtis, Richard James

Abstract:

This paper describes the analysis of data from a three-year gross time study of skyline, balloon, and helicopter yarding systems operating in Western Oregon. Data collection activities were designed and supervised by the Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, U.S.D.A. Forest Service. The specific logging systems studied were running...

Resource Type:

Capstone Project
A log truck loading study in the intermountain region: production and costs

Creator:

Schneider, Ernest William

Abstract:

In order to appraise timber, it is necessary to estimate logging costs with reasonable accuracy. The purpose of this study is to provide a rethod for estimating log loading costs in the Intermountain Region. Nine different log loaders were studied loading from cold decks on six USDA. Forest Service timber...

Resource Type:

Capstone Project