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Production rates and skidding cost of the FMC model 210 CA high-speed skidder

Creator:

Ohmstede, Robert H.

Abstract:

In recent years, inflation and a growing concern for soil compaction and environmental damage have affected both the forest manager and the logger. Balloons, helicopters, and skylines have been used to harvest timber and the results have been promising (Dykstra, 1975, 1976). However, the high cost of using these aerial...

Resource Type:

Capstone Project
Development of cat logging in steep country

Creator:

Christiansen, Owen R.

Resource Type:

Undergraduate Thesis
A portable heel boom loader

Creator:

Horn, Harley E.

Resource Type:

Undergraduate Thesis
An investigation of factors affecting the optimal output log distribution from mechanical harvesting and processing systems

Creator:

Marshall, Hamish Douglas

Abstract:

Globally the forest harvesting industry is becoming increasingly mechanized. Driving this trend is the desire to increase productivity and reduce cost, as well as to improve labor-related issues. With mechanization comes an in-forest platform for the introduction of state-of-the-art communication and measurement technologies, and powerful on-board computers. These systems have...

Resource Type:

Dissertation