Sažetak The use of skidders equipped with rubber tires is a well accepted practice for the
extraction of timber from the forest, but the application also causes considerable …

Forest soils are sensitive to compaction by forest machinery. Forest operations such as
harvesting and skidding have a high potential for soil compaction. This study was carried out …

Sažetak Skidding by means of heavy forestry machinery can affect soil physical properties.
We assessed the effects of ground based skidding on soil bulk density and total porosity …

Sažetak An 8-WD forwarder loaded with 9,520 kg of timber, and fitted with low or high tire
pressures, or tires rounded with tracks, was repeatedly driven on soil for 1, 8 and 24 passes …

The use of wheeled skidders is well accepted practice for the extraction of timber from the
forest, but this has tended to cause the greatest environmental problems. The aim of the …

The impact of skidding operations on forest soils can be divided into three major categories:
soil profile disturbance, soil compaction, and soil puddling and rutting. The present study …

Sažetak A study of the effect of bogie wheel track and slash reinforcement on the sinkage
(as rut depth) and soil compaction (as bulk density) of silt loam soil was carried out in spring …

Aim of study: The study was conducted to examine impact of skidding traffic, trail slope, traffic
frequency, and soil depth on the soil bulk density. Area of study: This study was carried out …

In forest harvesting operations usually after using skidding machinery (skidders), traces of
soil damage in the form of soil compaction and wheel and logs ruts can be seen in the forest …

he use of skidding machinery in logging operations causes destructive effects especially on
soil but has many advantages such as extracting long and heavy logs, optimum use of …