Positive and negative work practices of forest machine operators: interviews and literature analysis

F Hartsch, FA Dreger, M Englund, E Hoffart… - Forests, 2022 - mdpi.com
Variance in productivity of fully mechanized timber harvesting under comparable stand and
terrain conditions requires the investigation of the influence of work practices of machine …

A review on cable yarding operation performance and its assessment

S Böhm, C Kanzian - International Journal of Forest Engineering, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Cable yarding is a well-established practice for wood extraction in mountainous regions in
most parts of the world where fully mechanized harvesting systems like harvester-forwarder …

Economic efficiency of fully mechanized timber harvesting in coniferous stands of the 2nd age class

G Szewczyk, J Krilek, D Kulak, K Leszczyński… - Annals of Forest …, 2023 - afrjournal.org
The aim of the study was to determine the unit costs of mechanizedtimber harvesting in pine
stands where early thinning was being performed, and todetermine the relationship between …

Manipulating grading strategy for the efficient harvesting of industrial poplar plantations

R Spinelli, B Kovac, P Heger, D Helig… - … Journal of Forest …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
New short rotation poplar plantations yield a mix of biomass and logs, whereby the latter are
used for board production and represent the most valuable component. Therefore, there is …

Damage to residual trees in thinning of broadleaf stand by mechanised harvesting system

B Ursić, D Vusić, I Papa, T Poršinsky, Ž Zečić, A Đuka - Forests, 2022 - mdpi.com
This research was conducted to determine the cause, intensity and location of damage
(stem, butt end, root collar, root) and the extent of damage to standing trees during felling …

Estimation of productivity and costs of using a track mini-harvester with a stroke head for the first commercial thinning of a Scots pine stand

K Leszczyński, A Stańczykiewicz, D Kulak, G Szewczyk… - Forests, 2021 - mdpi.com
The aim of the present work was to estimate the productivity and costs of timber harvesting
and forwarding during the first commercial thinning of a Scots pine stand. Three harvesting …

Effect of Prior Tree Marking on Cutting Productivity and Harvesting Quality

J Pohjala, M Vahtila, H Ovaskainen… - Croatian Journal of …, 2024 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak Prior tree marking is used to guide loggers or forest machine operators on which
trees to cut to achieve the desirable silvicultural quality of a thinning treatment. In the future …

Tree marking versus tree selection by harvester operator: are there any differences in the development of thinned Norway spruce forests?

B Eberhard, H Hasenauer - International Journal of Forest …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT In Europe, Norway spruce forests are facing challenges due to climate change.
One possible adaptive option is to enhance the resilience of forests by thinning. Usually …

Evolution of canker severity and stem quality on African mahogany growth

A Ribeiro, M Sangiogo, RM Sousa… - Pesquisa Agropecuária …, 2023 - SciELO Brasil
The objective of this work was to investigate the influence of the qualitative traits canker
severity and stem quality on the mean annual increment (MAI) in diameter, total height, and …

Evolução da severidade do cancro e qualidade de fuste no crescimento do mogno-africano

A Ribeiro, M Sangiogo, RM de Sousa… - Pesquisa …, 2024 - seer.sct.embrapa.br
O objetivo deste trabalho foi investigar a influência das características qualitativas
severidade do cancro e qualidade do fuste sobre o incremento médio anual (IMA) em …