In Fennoscandia, mechanized tree planting is time-efficient and produces high-quality
regeneration. However, because of low cost-efficiency, the mechanization of Fennoscandian …

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 …

The mechanization of roundwood harvesting in Sweden has historically cut costs rapidly.
However, machinery and work methods have conceptually stayed the same since the …

Steep terrain harvesting can only be implemented by a limited set of operational
alternatives; therefore, it is important to be efficient in such conditions, in order to avoid …

Sažetak Recent and increasing use of mechanized cut-to-length (CTL) operations in South
Africa has been associated with greater diesel and lubricant requirements than was …

Productivity of a mechanized P. patula cut-to-length harvesting operation was estimated and
modelled using two methods of data collection: manual time study and follow-up study using …

Long-term machine-derived data sets comprising 140,000 trees were collected from four
harvesters of equal age and similar working conditions, into two machine size classes, viz …

With the current demand of wood products and industrial requirements, plantation owners
need to re-think ways in which harvesting is carried out and identify the most efficient …

In this study, a South African pine sawtimber mechanized cut-to-length harvesting operation
was analyzed with the objective of modelling productivity development learning curves of …

The South African forestry industry is experiencing an increase in the number of fully
mechanised timber-harvesting systems. Understanding the productivity of these systems, for …