A computer program package to estimate cable yarding
payload capability was made. The package was intended to
expand applicability of existing packages and to be user
friendly. It has six system options: live skyline, standing
skyline, running skyline, slackline, multispan and highlead.
In the standing skyline and multispan analyses, load...
Multispan skyline logging systems are cable systems designed to yard logs over steep terrain having a constant or convex slope. An intermediate skyline support is used to raise the skyline high enough to achieve ground clearance without overstressing the skyline. Certain improvements in performance can be realized by providing intermediate...
