The Irish Forest Industry Chain (IFIC) and the Forest Industry Transport Group have produced a best practice guide for log transport.
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Deere announces increased construction and forestry machine sales
Cat introduces their new vocational truck, the CT680
“Potentials of possible machine systems for directly loading logs in cut-to-length harvesting”
“Current and Potential Tagging and Tracking Systems for Logs Harvested from Pacific Northwest Forests”
“Sorting Eucalyptus nitens plantation logs using acoustic wave velocity”
“Predicting Loaded On-Highway Travel Times of Trucks Hauling Woody Raw Material for Improved Forest Biomass Utilization in Oregon”
“A detrimental soil disturbance prediction model for ground-based timber harvesting”
“Immediate Effects of Logging, Mounding, and Removal of Logging Residues on Epixylic Species in Managed Boreal Norway Spruce Stands in Southern Finland”
Forest Roading and Operations Management short courses scheduled for Australia and New Zealand in July and August
Logset reports improved growth and profitability
Komatsu produces a Tier 4 compliant excavator without needing a diesel particulate filter or diesel exhaust fluid
New CEO at Cranab
Dig (or grab!) in whichever direction you want to with this innovative attachment!
“Time prediction models and cost evaluation of cut-to-length (CTL) harvesting method in a mountainous forest”
“A detrimental soil disturbance prediction model for ground-based timber harvesting”
"Using the harvester on-board computer capability to move towards precision forestry”
"Productivity and costs of utilizing small-diameter stems in a biomass-only harvest”
"Determining the effects of felling method and season of year on the regeneration of short rotation coppice"
"First-thinning harvesting alternatives for industrial or energy purposes based on regional Scots pine stand simulations in Finland "
"Vibration exposure in forwarder work: Effects of work element and grapple type"
“A Comparison of Soil Compaction Associated with Four Ground-Based Harvesting Systems”
“The effects of whole-tree harvesting on three sites in upland Britain on the growth of Sitka spruce over ten years”
“A Comparison of Soil Compaction Associated with Four Ground-Based Harvesting Systems”
“The effects of whole-tree harvesting on three sites in upland Britain on the growth of Sitka spruce over ten years”