Low Cost Harvesting Systems For Intensive Utilization In Small Stem Lodgepole Pine Stands PDF Download

Excerpt from Low-Cost Harvesting Systems for Intensive Utilization in Small-Stem Lodgepole Pine Stands Three different skidding methods-small rubber-tired skidder, horse, small tracked tractor-were compared in an overmature lodgepole pine stand in Montana. Five comparable units were logged using two different utilization standards-loggers' choice and 2 -inch top d.i.b. Skidding production, product volume removed per acre, and residue volume per acre are compared for each cutting unit. Skidding costs, in order of increasing costs were rubber-tired skidder, horse, and then farm tractor. On a capital investment basis, horse skidding is the most efficient. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.