Fuel Consumption and CO2 Emissions in Fully Mechanized Cut-to-Length (CTL) Harvesting Operations of Industrial Roundwood: A Review

K Kärhä, L Eliasson, M Kühmaier, R Spinelli - Current Forestry Reports, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The aim of this literature review was to bring together the most
relevant and recent research information on the fuel consumption and CO2 emissions …

Influence of intelligent boom control in forwarders on performance of operators

T Zemánek, P Fiľo - Croatian Journal of Forest Engineering: Journal for …, 2022 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak This paper deals with the influence of an Intelligent Boom Control (IBC) in
forwarders on the work of operators. The work with the IBC and standard system of crane …

A comparison of two methods of data collection for modelling productivity of harvesters: manual time study and follow-up study using on-board-computer stem records

J Brewer, B Talbot, H Belbo, P Ackerman, S Ackerman - 2018 - scholar.sun.ac.za
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 …

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 …

A comparison between two alternative harvesting systems in the thinning of fast-growing pine plantations under the conditions of low labour cost

TP Dembure, A McEwan, R Spinelli… - European Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
A comparative study was conducted in the second commercial thinning of a 12-year-old
slash pine (Pinus elliottii Engelm.) plantation in South Africa. The goal of the study was to …

Stand-specific working methods for harvester operators: a simulation study

S Schmiedel, D Beaudoin… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Working methods used by harvester operators greatly affect their productivity. However,
there might be further improvements in the ability to use multiple working methods by …

The effectiveness of a small-scale combination harvester/forwarder in industrial plantation first thinning operations

SA Ackerman, H McDermid, P Ackerman… - … Journal of Forest …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
An assessment of the feasibility of using a Malwa 560C combination harvester/forwarder in a
selection type first thinning operation in the Highveld region of South Africa was conducted …

Simulation modeling of truck load of skidding tractors with a grapple for chokerless skidding

IR Shegelman, PV Budnik, VN Baklagin - Croatian Journal of Forest …, 2019 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak The objective of the present study is to define mass distribution laws for a bundle of
trees using the methods of statistical simulation modeling in order to calculate chokerless …

Productivity and cost models for the first commercial thinning of a Scots pine stand using an excavator with an Arbro 400S harvester head and a farm tractor coupled to …

K Leszczyński, A Stańczykiewicz, D Kulak, G Szewczyk… - 2021 - preprints.org
The objective of the present work was to determine the productivity and costs of timber
harvesting and skidding during the first commercial thinning of a Scots pine stand. The …

Models for Economic Evaluation of Silvicultural Interventions in Radiata Pine Plantations in Italy

G Pignatti, S Verani, G Sperandio - Forests, 2022 - mdpi.com
The study deals with the sustainability of management in radiata pine (Pinus radiata D.
Don.) plantations, focusing on management strategies that favor continuous forest cover and …