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Recent Research Publications
“Intensity, extent and persistence of soil disturbance caused by timber harvesting in jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata) forests on Forestcheck monitoring sites”
“Assessing the compatibility of recycled concrete aggregate”
“Characteristics of and challenges faced by logging business owners in Southern New England”
“Economics of coharvesting smallwood by chainsaw and skidder for crop tree management in Missouri”
“Wood biomass supply costs and potential for biomass energy plants in Japan”
New Publication - Coford Releases A Report Detailing Cost-effective Woodfuel Supply Chains
This comprehensive report, which can be downloaded from the web, investigated harvesting wood for energy.
New Logging Book - Working In Harvesting Teams
This comprehensive publication by Per-Erik Persson should be on the bookshelf of all harvesting foresters and contractors using CTL systems.
Logging Software - New Version Of Maxixplorer Software Suite From Komatsu Forest
MaxiXplorer 3.0 aims to improve productivity, timber value and machine status reports.
Logging Videos - Safety Videos For Falling And Bucking
WorkeSafeBC has produced a series of 6 videos that help mitigate the safety risks associated with felling and bucking.
Updated Fpinnovations Guidebook - Keeping An Eye On Machine Fuel Consumption
Fuel prices increasingly dominate machine costs. FPInnovations provides tips to control fuel costs.
Logging Tools - Computer Cost Tools For Logging Planning And Analysis
The US Forest Service provides Excel and web-based tools for various forest engineering operations.
Recent Research Publications
“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”
Logging Equipment - New Forwarders From Komatsu Forest
The Komatsu 855 and 865 are two brand new mid-range forwarders with new engines, transmissions and cabs.
Logging Research - Stump And Kerf Fibre Loss Associated With Different Feller Buncher Heads
The CRC for Forestry in Australia has produced a bulletin examining volume losses when using different feller buncher heads.